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Author Topic: Record times showing single film. Robert DeLoss Marken Film Handler Posts: 11 From: stockbridge, ga, usa Registered: May 2004 posted 10-03-2004 11:59 AM                     After surfing thru the thread about when/where you ran your first solo show, I thought it would be fun to see who has the record for times running the same movie. I ran the movie “From Here to Eternity” 138 times. During my college days, during the summer months, I worked vacation relief for the Des Moines Projectionist Union in the neighborhood theaters. I would go from one to another for a 1 or 2-week stay while the regular projectionist went on vacation. That movie seemed to follow me that summer, think 1953 but maybe 54. In Ames, Iowa, where I attended ISU, I worked full time at the theaters there while being a student. So when I went back to college that year in the fall, sure enough, here comes “From Here to Eternity” again. And it was held over for 2 weeks. I now have a copy of that movie and have run it again 2 times at my hangar theater, so total showings is now 140.  |  IP: Logged Ian Price Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1714 From: Denver, CO Registered: Jun 99 posted 10-03-2004 12:59 PM                     I don't know, we ran My Big Fat Greek Wedding 7-months and Winged Migration 11-months. About half the months were a clean 4 or 5-shows per day and half the months one-show per day.  |  IP: Logged Mike Olpin Chop Chop! Posts: 1852 From: Dallas, TX Registered: Jan 2002 posted 10-03-2004 01:53 PM                     For me, probably Napoleon Dynamite. We got it mid June, and we're still running a full set a shows daily. Our print looks better than most megaplexes look after just a week or two! Thanks Film-Guard!  |  IP: Logged Dean Kollet Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 591 From: Florida State University Registered: Jul 2003 posted 10-03-2004 02:02 PM                     this summer I worked 6 days a week and at one time we had 5 prints of Shrek 2....my best guess is about 210 times running Shrek 2  |  IP: Logged Brad Allen Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 688 From: Evansville, IN, USA Registered: May 2000 posted 10-03-2004 06:31 PM                     Star Wars, first release. 4 shows per day for one full year. You do the math. Would of been longer, but Fox pulled it from release. Most time's we brought back the same film....Raiders of the Lost Ark.....7 different engagements over a 2 year period.  |  IP: Logged Hugh McCullough Expert Film Handler Posts: 147 From: Old Coulsdon, Surrey, UK Registered: Jan 2003 posted 10-03-2004 07:40 PM                        Ran 'Raiders of the Lost Arc'in 70mm for 16 months on changeovers. Had short break of about four weeks and then ran a 35mm copy for two months on cakestand. I believe that the 70mm copy was sent to America to be used on a re-release.  |  IP: Logged Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 10-03-2004 08:58 PM                     Beauty and the Beast - over 1500 passes and it left in pristine condition.  |  IP: Logged Dean Kollet Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 591 From: Florida State University Registered: Jul 2003 posted 10-03-2004 10:39 PM                     was that in the days before FG?  |  IP: Logged Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 10-03-2004 10:47 PM                     Nope, it was a FilmGuard test theater.  |  IP: Logged Manny Knowles "What are these things and WHY are they BLUE???" Posts: 4247 From: Bloomington, IN, USA Registered: Feb 2002 posted 10-03-2004 11:18 PM                     TITANIC -- sold out for six months straight, including matinees; pulled to make room for other features booked to play.  |  IP: Logged Stephen Brown Film Handler Posts: 91 From: Newcastle, NSW, Australia Registered: Jan 2000 posted 10-04-2004 06:14 AM                     "Grease", 160 times on changeover (20 min reels), Carbon Arc Lamphouses, Kalee 21 projectors. Thats 1120 thread ups and changeovers. Geeeezzz, that was a fun time...... (Edit: Sorry forgot to add, support feature and trailer reels, so it was a whole lot more thread ups and changeovers, gee I'm choking back the tears now) Steve Brown  |  IP: Logged

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