Matilda at Bay Theatre (Weekend Special)

Bay Theatre’s Weekend Special on Saturday, June 27: a one-showing-only screening of “Matilda,” Danny DeVito’s 1996 classic adaptation of Roald Dahl’s beloved story about a baby genius and her unlikely allies against a meat-grinder school.

Doors at 12:30 PM, show at 1:00 PM.

In Bay Theatre’s own words: “Danny Devito’s directing chops are matched only by his razor-sharp outfits, pitch-perfect insults, and his (and real-life wife Rhea Perlman’s) dumb-as-nails parenting skills in this classic adaptation of Roald Dahl’s incredible story of finding your own power when the world tells you you’re too small to matter. Matilda (Mara Wilson) is a baby genius born into a family of certified bozos, who send her to school at an absolute meat grinder, only to find new nemeses and unlikely allies as she blossoms into her most powerful self.”

A perfect Saturday afternoon family movie for kids who haven’t seen it and adults who’d like to revisit. PG, 1 hour 38 minutes. Concession stand open before and during the show. The Bay Theatre is a single-screen, classic-feel movie house at 464 Morro Bay Boulevard in downtown Morro Bay, exactly the kind of venue Matilda begs to be seen in.

$10 admission. Watch the trailer.

Plenty more happening across Morro Bay this weekend, see what else is on.