Phoenix’s signature outdoor films, the Moonlight Movies is continuing with the second movie of the series. The Moonlight Movies 2006 series is hosted by Phoenix City Councilman Tom Simplot. All are shown at Steele Indian School Park, at Third Street and Indian School Road. The movies start at sunset and are free to the public.

“The Birdcage” screens on Friday, March 31. In celebration of Phoenix’s gay and lesbian Pride Festival, Moonlight Movies will show the zany Nathan Lane and Robin Williams comedy. In the film, Lane and Williams play a gay couple whose son is set to marry his college sweetheart. When they discover that the new fiancée comes from a conservative family, both must hide the nature of their relationship and play straight.

Third in the series is the interstellar laugh-fest “Galaxy Quest” on Saturday, May 20. Starring Tim Allen, the movie follows a group of television actors, whose claim to fame is a once-popular science fiction show called “Galaxy Quest.” During a fan convention for their series, the “Galaxy Quest” cast learns that aliens exist and that the aliens believe their TV program is real. A touching story of friendship and wonder, “Galaxy Quest” is fun for all ages.

Moonlight Movies 2006 concludes with the family favorite baseball movie “The Sandlot” on Saturday, June 24. The movie tells the story of Scotty Smalls, the new kid on the block who just wants to fit in. When he joins some neighborhood kids in a game of baseball, however, everything goes wrong. He hits the ball into the yard of the mean old man next door, and the boys must work together to retrieve it. Through it all, Smalls makes friends, plays ball and learns to believe in himself.

For more information about Moonlight Movies 2006, visit phoenix.gov/district4 or call Councilman Simplot's office at 602-262-7447.