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Author Topic: Best Legs Competition Joe Tommassello Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 547 From: Coatesville, PA, USA Registered: Jan 2008 posted 08-05-2009 02:26 PM                  What movie had the best legs of any you have shown? I am particularly interested in some of the older veteran's stories. My time in the booth was short - only four years. Without a doubt "Titanic" was the runaway champ for me. Ten weeks after it came out we were still selling out late shows on weeknights. Imagine 300 people on a work night going to see a movie that isn't going to end until 1:00AM. It was fantastic. Granted I was at the premier theater in the area - the new GCC Franklin Mills 14 - the only theater in Philadelphia that had all digital sound and stadium seating at that time.  |  IP: Logged Mitchell Dvoskin Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1869 From: West Milford, NJ, USA Registered: Jan 2001 posted 08-05-2009 04:32 PM                     Star Wars (1977) played well over a year in several theatres here in northern NJ. In fact, Fox sent out a special 1-sheet poster in 1978, intended to be used in those theatres on the anniversary of the films release. It had all the major characters around a birthday cake with one candle in the center.  |  IP: Logged John Wilson Film God Posts: 5438 From: Sydney, Australia. Registered: Dec 1999 posted 08-05-2009 04:37 PM                      |  IP: Logged Justin Hamaker Film God Posts: 2253 From: Lakeport, CA USA Registered: Jan 2004 posted 08-05-2009 06:45 PM                        My Big Fat Greek Wedding. If I remember correctly, we ran it for about 16 weeks. I was not working in theatres when Titanic came out - it was during a short period where I was between two theatres and working at Kinko's.  |  IP: Logged Joe Redifer You need a beating today Posts: 12859 From: Denver, Colorado Registered: May 99 posted 08-05-2009 07:04 PM                        Mine personally was Big Fat Greek Wedding at a bit over 6 months. Same print, still looked perfect when it ended due to a competent booth staff. I know Brad ran it longer as well as Beauty and the Beast since this topic has been brought up before. What I am more interested in hearing about is the longest runs of a single print. Did you guys all keep the same exact Star Wars prints for over a year? What condition were they in when they left your theater?  |  IP: Logged Benjamin Putman Film Handler Posts: 3 From: Alameda, California, USA Registered: Nov 2008 posted 08-05-2009 07:53 PM                     Not counting Rocky Horror, still trying to purge those memories... For me, it's a tie between "Like Water for Chocolate" and "Amelie" at 6 months each.  |  IP: Logged Louis Bornwasser Film God Posts: 4441 From: prospect ky usa Registered: Mar 2005 posted 08-05-2009 08:39 PM                        Sound of Music, Lawrence, Star Wars, tons more. 1 year plus in 70mm r2r. Louis  |  IP: Logged John Wilson Film God Posts: 5438 From: Sydney, Australia. Registered: Dec 1999 posted 08-05-2009 09:48 PM                     quote: Not counting Rocky Horror, It shouldn't be counted anyway. One screening per week does not cut it. Seasons only. For example, I ran BARAKA in 70mm for over 6 years, but only once per week and sometimes not even that so even though 'technically' we did, it doesn't count for much. We ran CROCODILE DUNDEE for around 70 weeks. The distributor replaced the print around week 56. Top Gun also ran for around 60 weeks.  |  IP: Logged Clint Koch Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1435 From: San Luis Obispo, CA, USA Registered: Feb 2002 posted 08-06-2009 12:02 PM                     Could'nt help myself.  |  IP: Logged Michael McGovern Film Handler Posts: 57 From: New Britain, CT, USA Registered: May 2008 posted 08-06-2009 12:15 PM                    I remember running Shrek 2 from the day it came out until literally the weekend before it was released on DVD, and the print still looked like new after all that time. Slumdog Millionaire and Gran Torino this year were 2 more recent films that stuck around forever as well and continued to do business.  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 08-06-2009 01:45 PM                        This is yet another thread that should be about Jen from Film-Tech.  |  IP: Logged Chris Slycord Film God Posts: 2986 From: 퍼항시, 경상푹도, South Korea Registered: Mar 2007 posted 08-06-2009 04:42 PM                     Tina Turner burns legs for insurance money?  |  IP: Logged Jeremy Jorgenson Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1002 From: Chicago, IL, USA Registered: Feb 2005 posted 08-09-2009 07:13 PM                        They've both already been mentioned here, but it would either be Titanic or My Big Fat Greek Wedding ... but I'm not sure which, I was at different theatres for each, and neither had it from week one, so ... Well, that would be for 35mm. I've also played a number of 15/70 and 8/70 films for quite a while, but that's a different story.  |  IP: Logged Luke Anderson Film Handler Posts: 25 From: Spokane, Wa Unites States Registered: Jun 2009 posted 08-10-2009 12:51 AM                    Sort of on topic. As many of you working for the big chains understand not booking our own content can be interesting to say the least. I have had lots of films come and go over the years playing a couple times at my theatres. Ex: The big hollywood opening, and then re-releasing it a few months after it dies out or bringing it back for it's Oscar Run. In that vain we played "No Country for Old Men" on three different booking changes in a 6 month period as it went from Indie to wide release and then again for its award run. Seemed kind of crazy at the time , but it did pretty good each time we got it back. -Luke  |  IP: Logged Tony Bandiera Jr Film God Posts: 3067 From: Moreland Idaho Registered: Apr 2004 posted 08-10-2009 01:38 PM                     Teaser title!! teaser title!! I was expecting to see some hot legs too...  |  IP: Logged

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