Boys Town, the world famous national youth care organization and the 2008 AFI 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, http://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.
The Boys Town Movie web site, with special thanks to Warner Brothers, Warner Home Video and Turner Classic Movies, is believed to be the only non-promotional web sites dedicated to a film and a real place continuing its efforts to help children. The movie, which won Spencer Tracy a Best Actor Oscar(R) (which is on display at Boys Town) is on several AFI "Top" lists of all time.
http://www.boystownmovie.com 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.
