TCM Schedule for Thurs, June 25, 2026: The Beach/Cars (Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Smokey and The Bandit, Christine, more
(Disaster films, continued from June 24)
6:00 AM Gojira, aka Godzilla (1954)
Nuclear weapons testing awakens a seemingly unstoppable, dinosaur-like beast.
Dir: Ishiro Honda Cast: Akira Takarada, Momoko Kochi, Akihiko Hirata
7:45 AM The Last Days of Pompeii (1935)
A blacksmith's rise to wealth and power is jeopardized by his son's religion and a volcano
Dir: Ernest B. Schoedsack Cast: Preston Foster, Alan Hale, Basil Rathbone
DAYTIME: listings EST
9:30 AM Catalina Caper (1967)
A group of teens try to foil a group of crooks searching for a stolen scroll.
Dir: Lee Sholem Cast: Tommy Kirk, Del Moore, Peter Duryea
11:00 AM All Ashore (1953)
Three sailors on shore leave on Catalina Island sing and dance their way to love.
Dir: Richard Quine Cast: Mickey Rooney, Dick Haymes, Peggy Ryan
12:30 PM Gidget (1959)
A young girl discovers surfing and love during one transitive summer.
Dir: Paul Wendkos Cast: Sandra Dee, James Darren, Cliff Robertson
2:15 PM Big Wednesday (1978)
The lives of carefree California surfers are interrupted by a changing world and war.
Dir: John Milius Cast: Jan-Michael Vincent, William Katt, Gary Busey
4:30 PM For Those Who Think Young (1964)
Teens fight to keep a wealthy businessman from shutting down their beachside hangout.
Dir: Leslie H. Martinson Cast: James Darren, Pamela Tiffin, Paul Lynde
6:15 PM Ride the Wild Surf (1964)
Three young surfers travel to Hawaii in search of love and the perfect wave.
Dir: Don Taylor, Phil Karlson Cast: Fabian, Shelley Fabares, Peter Brown
PRIME TIME, LATE NIGHT, EARLY MORNING
8:00 PM Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)
An eccentric inventor uses his flying car to free a kingdom of oppressed children.
Dir: Ken Hughes Cast: Dick Van Dyke, Sally Ann Howes, Lionel Jeffries
10:45 PM Smokey And The Bandit (1977)
"Bandit", challenged to lead a run of illegal beer over state lines, is pursued by a relentless sheriff.
Dir: Hal Needham Cast: Burt Reynolds, Jackie Gleason, Sally Field, Jerry Reed
12:30 AM Christine (1983)
A high school loser restores a dilapidated '58 Plymouth Fury with a demonic life of its own.
Dir: John Carpenter Cast: Keith Gordon, John Stockwell, Alexandra Paul
2:30 AM The Yellow Rolls-Royce (1964)
Three episodes follow a rare Rolls-Royce as it passes through the lives of three owners.
Dir: Anthony Asquith Cast: Ingrid Bergman, Rex Harrison, Shirley MacLaine
4:45 AM Corvette Summer (1978)
A high school student takes off in search of his stolen, rebuilt Corvette.
Dir: Matthew Robbins Cast: Mark Hamill, Annie Potts, Jon Terry