 70th Anniversary of Boys Town Celebrated with Mickey Rooney and Web Site Launch
Boys Town, the 90-year-old world-famous national youth care organization, and the American Film Institute Dallas International Film Festival will kick off the 70th Anniversary of the Academy Award-winning film “Boys Town” by honoring Mickey Rooney and launching the movie’s official web site, www.boystownmovie.com.
Hollywood star Mickey Rooney will be honored March 27 with the AFI Dallas Star Award for his contributions to film, especially his role in “Boys Town.” The movie will be screened at 3:15 p.m. Saturday, March 29 at SMU Hughes-Trigg Theater. Boys Town National Executive Director Father Steven Boes, Mickey Rooney and Boys Town alumni will attend the public event.
 AFI DALLAS will donate proceeds from "Boys Town" movie tickets purchased by Boys Town alumni and friends to the world-famous organization founded by Father Flanagan. Call 214.720.0663 to purchase your $8.50 ticket, and be sure to use the code word "Alumni" to ensure your donation. Or click here and scroll down to the 3:15 p.m. event to purchase your ticket! Limited seating available.
The Boys Town Movie web site, with special thanks to Warner Brothers, Warner Home Video and Turner Classic Movies, is the only non-promotional web site dedicated to a film and a real place continuing the effort to help children, as highlighted in the film. The movie is on several AFI “Top” lists of all time.
You can learn much more about the 70th Anniversary of "Boys Town" and how Father Flanagan's famous home for at-risk, abused, abandoned and neglected children continues to save children and heal families today by visiting www.boystownmovie.com. The web site features trivia, “reel” stories, slide shows, a trivia game and actual clips of the movie as well as links to AFI Dallas 08 and Boys Town youth care, health care and resource web sites.
 Purchase your very own copy of “Boys Town” on DVD by visiting our Gift Shop. Your purchase supports our mission to Change the Way America Cares for Children and Families by Providing and Promoting a Continuum of Care that Strengthens Mind, Body and Spirit.
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