Hundreds of Whitman students, armed with warm clothing, blankets or heavy-duty sleeping bags, flocked to the Reid side-lawn for a paired showing of “The Incredibles” and “Dr. Strangelove” Saturday night.

This event, known as the biannual “Drive-in Movie,” is put on each semester by the Campus Activities Board (CAB).

An e-mail sent out by Katie Phelps prior to the event suggested, “Bring blankets and a cuddle buddy, and we’ll provide the popcorn, cotton candy and two awesome movies.” One group of first-years took this suggestion further and zipped together five sleeping bags. This seems to reflect the idea of togetherness promoted by the event.

It also helps provide extra warmth, as nights outside in Walla Walla can get quite cold, and many students, albeit bundled up, were shivering through the movies.

The theme of this year’s pair of movies was “The end of the world.” According to CAB Chair, Phil Lundquist, “Dr. Strangelove” was selected because it is ranked number five on the Whitman Facebook Network. “Mrs. Doubtfire” was originally chosen to be paired with it, but could not be shown due to technical problems with rights to the film.

“The Incredibles” was then selected as another popular option that had come up during brainstorming and that CAB felt could complement “Dr. Strangelove” well. This more family-friendly film was shown first for the benefit of young children who might potentially come to the event.

Attendance was relatively high for “The Incredibles,” although it went down as the night went on. But Lundquist felt the event was fairly successful.

“It wasn’t quite up there with the big guns,” like a previous pairing of “Mean Girls” with “Batman Begins,” Lundquist said.

“[But] it’s a good way to spend time with your friends on a weekend night that doesn’t involve drinking or partying.”