Pip, pip, Hooray: Next film screening at The Outsiders House Museum features a favorite pigtailed redhead

Warmer weather means it’s time to grab a lawn chair, eat dinner from a food truck and enjoy the outdoors. And where better to get outside than The Outsiders House Museum.

The house, filming location and now museum will host a June 3 screening of the 1988 family film “The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking” along with a meet-and-greet with star Tami Erin, who played the titular character.

It’s the latest in a series of films on the lawn hosted by the museum, 731 N. St. Louis Ave., that also have included other 1980s classics such as “Valley Girl,” “Fast Times at Ridgemont High,” “Friday the 13th” and “Rumble Fish.” But of course, it all started with “The Outsiders.”

“It’s a pop culture museum, why don’t we show other aspects of pop culture,” says Danny Boy O’Connor, The Outsiders House executive director. 

Most of the screenings also feature a meet-and-greet with a star of the film. 

Erin says she got connected to The Outsiders House Museum after moving to Oklahoma in spring 2022 with her boyfriend, Tommy Parker, who is from Tulsa. 

“I first came to Tulsa from Los Angeles about eight years ago to visit Tommy and knew I loved it from that moment,” she says. “Now I live at Grand Lake and enjoy it as a water sports paradise with a bit of country. I get to stare out of this beautiful picture window and see cows every single morning. During the spring and summer, it’s so beautiful, just how green the grass and trees are. Oklahoma is truly a sight to see for anyone who has never been before.”

Erin visited The Outsiders House Museum more than a year ago and met Donnie Rich, the museum’s event coordinator.

“I grew up a fan of ‘The Outsiders’ movie before I played Pippi. That amazing cast was an influence on my life and inspiration to get into acting. I believe Pippi would have been a Greaser at heart,” she says. “I’m looking forward to meeting people from Tulsa, signing autographs and reliving the amazing experience of making this movie with everybody in Tulsa.”

Rich says the films on the lawn, which also include a food truck, are a great way to get people to the museum and bring a fun event to the neighborhood.

“It definitely brings people to an area of Tulsa who may never have been here before, and it gives people in the neighborhood a chance to walk down the street, eat some great food and take pride in where they live.”

For more details on the film series, visit facebook.com/theoutsidershousemuseum and click on the events section. General admission tickets for the screening are $16.50-$20. VIP tickets are $40.