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Topic: Anyone Ever Run A Hollywood Premiere?
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Bobby Henderson
"Ask me about Trajan."
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From: Lawton, OK, USA
Registered: Apr 2001
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posted 04-02-2007 09:49 PM
I've been in close proximity to a few premieres, oddly enough with a couple pre-release events having been held here in Lawton, OK of all places. Never wanted to be the projectionist for one. If something goes wrong, they blame you.
FYI, the world premiere of Geronimo: An American Legend was held in Lawton in the fall of 1993 (at the crappy and now closed Cache 8 theater, operated through much of its life by United Artists). Pretty lame that hardly any of the main actors attended the event, particularly with Geronimo having spent his last days in Lawton-Fort Sill and his grave being aboard Fort Sill. I guess the stars preferred attending a premiere on one of the coasts (and watching it on a 70mm blow-up print).
Mel Gibson visited Lawton last fall, holding a private screening of Apocalypto for Kiowa, Apache and Comanche tribe leaders at the Cameron University screening room. Gibson arrived at the event in disguise, but waved to a small crowd outside the theater once the screening was finished. He showed the film to tribal groups in Austin the next day. The videographed movie opened about a month later.
Pauly Shore made a throw-away Army comedy called In The Army Now, which would probably be inappropriate to show today in light of current events. Some of the film was shot aboard Fort Sill. A fellow I know named Allen Stokes played an Army Drill Sergeant in the movie, which was no big stretch since the tall, scary looking dude was already an Army D.I. in his day job.
People in this city are going to have another "premiere" of sorts for another retired Army Drill Instructor -a watch party for an airing of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. The crew from the TV series came to Lawton and helped a lot of local builders and volunteers make a brand new home for an Army family badly in need of one. Don't know for sure if the episode is airing April 15 or April 22. Anyone who likes watching that TV series should definitely check out this one. A real military tank was used to demolish the old house!
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Tim Reed
Better Projection Pays
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From: Northampton, PA
Registered: Sep 1999
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posted 04-03-2007 12:18 AM
Several. Most were during my long association as chief of the Kentucky Theatre booth, in Lexington. Two I can recall off the top of my head:
"Steel" (Lee Majors actioner), late 70s or early 80s. Most of the leads, the director, et.al., were in the audience.
"Superman 2", some special benefit arrangement. Ran concurrently with the L.A. and NYC premieres. Some production people were in attendance. No stars, though, I don't think.
I also remember a B-picture I ran the premiere of, because the director was from Lexington. It was called "The Evil Blade" or "Satan's Blade"... something like that. Strictly drive-in fare.
As with all my shows there, everything ran without a hitch. ![[Wink]](wink.gif) ![[Razz]](tongue.gif)
Oh, yes! I was also the LucasFilm TAP rep for some special showing of "Space Camp" in 1986, down in New Orleans. I don't remember if it was THE world premiere, but the director and cast were in attendance. I was called in for that primarily because it was being run fullcoat mag-interlock. I think they were still open to changing the cut depending on the audience reaction, since the Challenger disaster happened earlier that year.
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Christopher Seo
Jedi Master Film Handler
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From: Los Angeles, CA
Registered: Jun 99
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posted 04-03-2007 01:45 PM
Projectionists in L.A. come in four groups. First there are the non-union ones, who work the vast majority of day-to-day multiplex jobs like everywhere else. The union projectionists/technicians belong to one of three locals, depending on whether they work in theatres, labs, or studios.
In L.A., I've worked overflow houses on premieres a few times, but never the main house. I'm part of the theatre projectionists' local. As Bill mentioned, there are also studio and Dolby technicians on hand. There is always a run-through prior to the actual show to make sure everything is fine.
I did run dailies once, back when I was living in Hawaii, for the filming of "Pearl Harbor". I was the guy from the Hawaii local, and a Disney studio projectionist also flew in for this (yes, two people at the same time to run dailies!).
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