The small coastal town of Broome, in northwest Australia, is a remote village in the vast countryside.
The
small
coastal
town
of
Broome
,
in
northwest
Australia
,
is
a
remote
village
in
the
vast
countryside
.
There are no traffic jams and hardly any roads.
There
are
no
traffic
jams
and
hardly
any
roads
.
There is only the massive Australian wild land, where some houses are 500 miles apart and some driveways are 50 miles long.
There
is
only
the
massive
Australian
wild
land
,
where
some
houses
are
500
miles
apart
and
some
driveways
are
50
miles
long
.
There seem to be only two main sources of entertainment out here: the sunset at the beach and Sun Pictures.
There
seem
to
be
only
two
main
sources
of
entertainment
out
here
:
the
sunset
at
the
beach
and
Sun
Pictures
.
Sun Pictures is a very different movie theater: The seats are park benches and deck chairs, but you're also welcome to sit on the grass.
Sun
Pictures
is
a
very
different
movie
theater
:
The
seats
are
park
benches
and
deck
chairs
,
but
you
're
also
welcome
to
sit
on
the
grass
.
It is the world's oldest outdoor movie garden.
It
is
the
world
's
oldest
outdoor
movie
garden
.
Sun Pictures was built in 1916 on the other side of the globe from Hollywood.
Sun
Pictures
was
built
in
1916
on
the
other
side
of
the
globe
from
Hollywood
.
All the big films were shipped here and the lonely country was amazed.
All
the
big
films
were
shipped
here
and
the
lonely
country
was
amazed
.
Broome resident Pearl Hamaguchi has never traveled far from home.
Broome
resident
Pearl
Hamaguchi
has
never
traveled
far
from
home
.
But in the Sun Pictures chairs, under the deep blue night sky, she has been almost everywhere.
But
in
the
Sun
Pictures
chairs
,
under
the
deep
blue
night
sky
,
she
has
been
almost
everywhere
.
"And we came back excited about Gregory Peck," she recalled.
``
And
we
came
back
excited
about
Gregory
Peck
,
''
she
recalled
.
This is one of the few places left in the world where you can see two sets of stars at the same time---- -one set in the sky, the other in the film.
This
is
one
of
the
few
places
left
in
the
world
where
you
can
see
two
sets
of
stars
at
the
same
time
--
--
-one
set
in
the
sky
,
the
other
in
the
film
.
Each night, dozens of people from around the world line up at the old wooden stand, with no computer in sight, and buy their tickets to the latest films.
Each
night
,
dozens
of
people
from
around
the
world
line
up
at
the
old
wooden
stand
,
with
no
computer
in
sight
,
and
buy
their
tickets
to
the
latest
films
.
Sun Pictures is also a museum, exhibiting projectors that date back to the silent films, a portrait gallery of the famous people who never knew about this place---- even though they came here all the time.
Sun
Pictures
is
also
a
museum
,
exhibiting
projectors
that
date
back
to
the
silent
films
,
a
portrait
gallery
of
the
famous
people
who
never
knew
about
this
place
--
--
even
though
they
came
here
all
the
time
.
Every once in a while, I'm told, you might find a non-ticket holder in your seat.
Every
once
in
a
while
,
I
'm
told
,
you
might
find
a
non-ticket
holder
in
your
seat
.
That's why it's always a good idea to shake out your chair to make sure there are no spiders or scorpions.
That
's
why
it
's
always
a
good
idea
to
shake
out
your
chair
to
make
sure
there
are
no
spiders
or
scorpions
.
"We've only had a couple of scorpion incidents but no one's been stung yet," said Aaron Mestemaker, a tourist visiting from Michigan.
``
We
've
only
had
a
couple
of
scorpion
incidents
but
no
one
's
been
stung
yet
,
''
said
Aaron
Mestemaker
,
a
tourist
visiting
from
Michigan
.
Sun Pictures is a holy hall of movie history and a reminder that air conditioning and carpet are no match for grass and fresh air---even when the lizards steal the scene.
Sun
Pictures
is
a
holy
hall
of
movie
history
and
a
reminder
that
air
conditioning
and
carpet
are
no
match
for
grass
and
fresh
air
--
-even
when
the
lizards
steal
the
scene
.
The small coastal town of Broome, in northwest Australia, is a remote village in the vast countryside.  There are no traffic jams and hardly any roads. There is only the massive Australian wild land, where some houses are 500 miles apart and some driveways are 50 miles long.  There seem to be only two main sources of entertainment out here: the sunset at the beach and Sun Pictures.  Sun Pictures is a very different movie theater: The seats are park benches and deck chairs, but you're also welcome to sit on the grass.  It is the world's oldest outdoor movie garden. Sun Pictures was built in 1916 on the other side of the globe from Hollywood. All the big films were shipped here and the lonely country was amazed.  Broome resident Pearl Hamaguchi has never traveled far from home. But in the Sun Pictures chairs, under the deep blue night sky, she has been almost everywhere.  "And we came back excited about Gregory Peck," she recalled.  This is one of the few places left in the world where you can see two sets of stars at the same time---- -one set in the sky, the other in the film.  Each night, dozens of people from around the world line up at the old wooden stand, with no computer in sight, and buy their tickets to the latest films.  Sun Pictures is also a museum, exhibiting projectors that date back to the silent films, a portrait gallery of the famous people who never knew about this place---- even though they came here all the time.  Every once in a while, I'm told, you might find a non-ticket holder in your seat. That's why it's always a good idea to shake out your chair to make sure there are no spiders or scorpions.  "We've only had a couple of scorpion incidents but no one's been stung yet," said Aaron Mestemaker, a tourist visiting from Michigan.  Sun Pictures is a holy hall of movie history and a reminder that air conditioning and carpet are no match for grass and fresh air---even when the lizards steal the scene.