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Little Critters Star in Family Film Fest

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Golden West College launches its “Outdoor Family Film Festival” on July 8 at dusk with the animated feature “An American Tail: Fievel Goes West.”

The 1991 movie will screen in the campus’s amphitheater, as will the series’ other films. It continues the adventures of Fievel Mousekewitz, a rodent eager to explore the Wild West.

On July 15 is “Lassie Come Home” (1943). The well-known picture tells about a family forced to sell its beloved collie.

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“Tom Thumb” will screen July 22. The 1958 movie stars Russ Tamblyn in this version of the Grimm’s fairy tale.

On July 29, the recent release “Beethoven’s 2nd” is scheduled. This film about a couple of Saint Bernards stars Charles Grodin.

“Thumbelina” will screen Aug. 5. Another recent release, this animated feature tells the story of a bite-sized dancer born to normal-sized parents.

Next on Aug. 12 is “Snowball Express,” starring Dean Jones as a guy who tries to turn a dilapidated hotel into a ski resort.

The series ends on Aug. 19 with the Disney classic “Mary Poppins.” * “An American Tail: Fievel Goes West” screens July 8 at dusk (between 8 and 8:30 p.m.) at Golden West College’s amphitheater, 15744 Golden West St., Huntington Beach. $2 a person, $8 a family (up to six people; $2 each additional person). (714) 891-3991.

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