Attend the 50th Anniversary Screening of 'Ride the High Country' the Reyes Adobe

The Agoura Hills Cultural Arts Council’s is presenting a special movie experience with the anniversary screening of the 1962 classic film Ride the High Country under the stars at the on July 14. Directed by Sam Peckinpah and produced by Richard E. Lyons, the revisionist Western won numerous awards in 1962 that included First Prize at the Cannes Film Festival and Film of the Year by Newsweek.

Guest speaker for the anniversary screening of Ride the High Country is author, screenwriter and television producer David Weddle, who wrote the biography on Peckinpah, If They Move…Kill ‘Em!, The Life and Times of Sam Peckinpah. Weddle is currently a writer/co-executive producer for the television series Falling Skies. His past credits include writer and producer for CSI and Battlestar Galactica, and writer for the television series The Fearing Mind, The Twilight Zone and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.

In addition to writing the biography on Peckinpah, he authored Among the Mansions of Eden, Tales of Love, Lust, and Land in Beverly Hills. As a journalist, he has written for such publications as Rolling Stone, Los Angeles Times Magazine, Washington Post, San Francisco Chronicle, San Jose Mercury News, L.A. Weekly, Sight & Sound, Film Comment and Variety.

Ride the High Country, starring former Thousand Oaks resident Joel McCrea, Randolph Scott and Mariette Hartley, is a story about two aging lawmen finding it difficult to adapt to the changing times. 

Originally appearing as a second feature in 1962, the movie earned its way up to top billing through public appeal, said Calabasas resident David Leopold Lyons, son of the producer. “This was my father’s best film and is still relevant today with a message many of us can relate to as we get older—how do we keep up with an ever changing fast paced environment?”

The Ride the High Country anniversary screening is one of the many innovative public programs being developed by the Agoura Hills Cultural Arts Council. In the scenic backdrop of the Reyes Adobe Historical Site that features an 1845 rancho and barn, the classic western is being shown on a professional screen provided by CommCinema, a Malibu-based digital cinema company.

The event begins at 7 p.m. with the movie showing at dusk. Admission is free; event donations are being taken to support the Reyes Adobe Historical Site.  Seating is limited and patrons should bring their own chair or blanket.

Reservations are recommended and may be made by calling (818) 597-7361. The Reyes Adobe historical site is located at 5464 Reyes Adobe Rd. For more information call (818) 597-7361 or visit http://www.agourahillsrec.org