The wild history of General Cinemas theater chain!
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- Опубліковано 27 бер 2024
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On this one I fondly remember the days when General Cinemas theaters dotted the landscape of this country.
I talk about crazy promotions like the Straw Vote, Taco Bell Express and summer camp movie series. Also discussing the amazing policy trailers and the impact they had on pop culture. Featuring references from Seinfeld, Sgt. Bilko and D2: The Mighty Ducks! - Розваги
I worked for a short time at General Cinemas Mercer Mall. I remember the free movies and the rats that roamed the theaters. 😆
I loved the Candy Band!!
I remember going to my local General Cinemas as a kid - we always preferred going to the Regal, but the General was closer. I had no idea this chain was so huge, or that it was the first chain to put a movie theater inside a mall.
Yeah, regal is a good theater. We still have one of those. I love the roller coaster intro they do.
worked at GCC Seaview Square in Ocean, NJ from 1986-1988. I posted some video I had of it showing the offices upstairs and projection room. fun job for a teen.
Oh that’s awesome. I feel like it was the best job for a teen. Your friends would show up. We could see new movies.
I loved the 1970s General Cinema theme, with all the drums... catchy stuff. The mascots WERE weird, though.
Yeah, they also had some good holiday ones!
Growing up General Cinemas dominated the Dallas area. The first film I ever saw in a theater was "Godzilla vs the Smog Monster" at the Big Town General Cinema. I don't remember what was playing on the other screen.
Nice! That's not the best Godzilla, but having any Godzilla as your first film in a theater is cool!
Your views are shockingly low, but when the algorithms finally catch up, your channel's gonna explode. I'm a pop culture geek, but you keep digging up fascinating factoids that I never knew about, and this one's FULL of them (Neiman Marcus ownership, Meet the Deedles lawsuit, etc.).
Well, I’m glad you found the channel! Thank you for the kind words!
I think we a general cinemas across from a Crown Cinema... We always went to crown, for what reason I didn't remember, but they had a lion dancing at the beginning. It was far and away better than Nicole Kidman is today. I wonder how many " buy movie theatre snacks commercials" you can dig up!😊
Oh wow! I looked that up and it seems like it’s a debated piece of lost media. Some people think they’ve just dreamed it up!
I love these movie policy trailers. I have such strong connections to them!
To be honest I'm only 36 years old and yeah the drive-in He's getting free two movies for $10, a service and all the commentary. Very nice 😂😂😂 that was my first job in experience Big Moe's
It’s a great first job
Remember? I used to work at one for a year, great job before it was shut down for an AMC multiplex.
Yeah, what a great place to work.
Could this be where the Aqua Teen guys got the idea for their movie intro? I put a picture on your FB post. Thanks!
No, that's a parody of a much older movie promo. Let's All Go to the Lobby
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