With You Only Live Twice celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, the Pickwick Theater in Park Ridge, Illinois, will be holding a special screening of the film on Thursday, May 18th.
The event is part of the Pickwick Theater Classic Film Series. Two special guests will be appearing: Colin Clark (member of the Ian Fleming Foundation) and Raymond Benson (James Bond novelist). In the theater lobby, the Bell 47 helicopter (Little Nellie), used in the film, will be on display.
You Only Live Twice was released on June 12, 1967. It went on to become the seventh highest grossing film of the year. At the time, Sean Connery had publicly announced that the film would be his last as James Bond.
As part of the Ian Fleming Foundation’s participation, attendees can enter a drawing to win a free tour of the Ian Fleming Foundation’s collection of 36 Bond vehicles. The collection is located in a facility near Kankakee, Illinois, south of Chicago. The foundation had once planned to build an official museum near Kankakee to permanently display the vehicles.
The Pickwick Theater had also screened Goldfinger and Thunderball for their 50th anniversary celebrations, in 2014 and 2015. The theater is located just north of Chicago. Of note, the theater first opened in 1928 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The film will have two screenings: a 2:00 matinee and a 7:30 PM show. The evening show will also include pre-screening music by organist Jay Warren. Ticket prices are $10 for the evening and $6 for the matinee.