

“I think it’s the third time we’ve shown it. “‘Black Panther’ always does well at the market,” Gann said. It all closes out with Marvel’s blockbuster “Black Panther” (2018) on Friday, Oct. … The music of ‘Encanto’ is fantastic, it’s easy to sing along.” I think everyone has seen it on a small screen, so to see it on a big screen will bring a completely different dimension to the film. “‘Encanto’ will have just been released for drive-ins this summer, so we’re looking forward to showing it. “We always try to show something new,” Gann said. The fifth screening brings Disney’s “Encanto” (2021) on Friday, Sept. … Dancing, singing, yelling out lines is all part of the experience and what makes it a fun, communal time.” There’s lots of people who have great summer movies about seeing ‘Dirty Dancing’ at either a drive-in or movie theater. “‘Dirty Dancing’ is a classic,” Gann said. The fourth screening brings “Dirty Dancing” (1987) on Friday, Aug. Some people come with really classic cars, we’ve had a few people come with Porsche convertibles in the past, it’s just a great movie, lots of people know the lines and start yelling them.” “We’ve shown it a few times at the market over the years, but it always does well, people love it, it’s a classic movie. “We showed that our first year,” Gann said. The third screening brings “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” (1986) on Friday, July 8. I’m expecting a lot of people to show up and dance and sing along. Of course with loud music, it’ll be a great place to dance, too. “There’s so much going on in the background, the dancing is fantastic and I think it will look great there at the market. “‘In the Heights’ is a great movie to watch on a big screen,” Gann said. The second screening brings the musical “In the Heights” (2021) on Friday, June 10. “It’s a great family movie, kids love it, adults love it, it’s funny, it’s timeless and it shows really well at the market.” The lineup kicks off with the original “Space Jam” (1996) this Friday, May 13. “We use a fantastic state-of-the-art laser projector, we have great speakers out front for those who don’t have cars, the sound is great, the picture is fantastic, we try to bring the best movie experience we can.” “Union Market is blessed with this fanatic, three-story, white brick wall, so we’ve been projecting movies against the white wall,” Gann said. The movies are projected onto the wall like a scene out of “Cinema Paradiso” (1988). Everything is for the family, it’s all open-captioned … the sound is transmitted through your FM radio in your car. “We have some new films we haven’t shown before, we have some classics we showed throughout the years that people seem to really love. “It’s our 10th season, we’re really excited,” Founder Jon Gann told WTOP. this Friday for six months of movie classics. The Union Market Drive-In returns to D.C. WTOP's Jason Fraley previews the Union Market Drive-In (Part 1)įor a decade now, it’s served as the only drive-in movie theater in the nation’s capital.
