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Visit – Calendar – Rebel Without a Cause
October 27, 2025
6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Griffith Observatory

Rebel Without a Cause

Celebrate two Hollywood milestones at this special event: Griffith Observatory’s 90th anniversary and the 70th anniversary of the theatrical release of Rebel Without a Cause. Enjoy exclusive after-hours access to Griffith Observatory. See iconic Observatory locations where key scenes in the movie were filmed. Attend a special presentation of the film in the Leonard Nimoy Event Horizon theater.

Cutout of James Dean and Natalie Wood from Rebel without a Cause set against the Observatory in the background.
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THIS EVENT IS SOLD OUT.

Celebrate two Hollywood milestones at this special event: Griffith Observatory’s 90th anniversary and the 70th anniversary of the theatrical release of Rebel Without a Cause. Enjoy exclusive after-hours access to Griffith Observatory. See iconic Observatory locations where key scenes in the movie were filmed. Attend a special presentation of the film in the Leonard Nimoy Event Horizon theater.

     Monday, October 27, 2025

     6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m., PDT

     Griffith Observatory

     $45 Member Admission

     $50 General Admission

Admission includes

  • Complimentary parking
  • After-hours access to Griffith Observatory’s exhibits and instruments
  • Griffith Observatory/Rebel Without a Cause scavenger hunt
  • Pre-screening talk with Griffith Observatory Director Dr. E.C. Krupp and screenwriter and special guest, Howard A. Rodman 
  • Commemorative 70th anniversary screening of Rebel Without a Cause in Dolby Atmos sound
  • Opportunity to purchase an exclusive limited edition poster

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Howard Rodman

Special Guest

Howard A. Rodman is a professor and former chair of screenwriting at the USC School of Cinematic Arts. He is a past president of AAUP/USC and the Writers Guild of America West, and currently serves as Vice President of the Motion Picture Academy.

His films include Savage Grace, starring Julianne Moore and Eddie Redmayne; August, starring Josh Hartnett and David Bowie; and Joe Gould’s Secret.

He is the author of the novel The Great Eastern, published by Melville House Books/Penguin Random House.

Griffith Observatory Foundation

This special event is hosted by Griffith Observatory Foundation and directly supports Griffith Observatory in its mission of inspiring everyone to observe, ponder, and understand the sky.