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John Scott
Master Film Handler
Posts: 252
From: Oakdale, MN, USA
Registered: Jul 2000
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posted 07-06-2002 07:27 PM
That may be true Brent, but you need to also figure in the cleanup costs and such associated with having Rocky due to the participation.Around the block from the former theatre I managed was a theatre that every saturday night played Rocky for their midnight show (They've had a booking of it for at least 10 years now, probably more.) with a floorshow and the full participation. The ONLY reason they had success with it is because the floorshow company also agreed to volunteer to clean up after the show. The extra cleaning costs alone (even with 300-400 for a show) could more than eat up all of the potential profits on this film. While your manager might have said no because "it has a transvestite in it," other factors such as horror stories most of us have heard about auditoriums being trashed due to the audience participation could have played a part in the decision.
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Dave Macaulay
Film God
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Posts: 2321
From: Toronto, Canada
Registered: Apr 2001
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posted 07-10-2002 08:29 AM
What kind of morons do you have there? RHPS ran in Toronto for years, every weekend. I think the RH shows kept that place alive for years. The cleanup was slightly more than normal, but you have to sweep anyway so what's a little rice and toast with the popcorn, really? Nobody slashed seats, tore curtains, blah blah blah. Sometimes the screen gets a little water sprayed on it, not a big deal. People bring squirt guns and make "rain" for a few seconds, this is NOT a general attack on the screen.The fans are there for a good time, not a riot. They are strangely dressed, a bit weird, sometimes stoned - sound like Star Wars fans a bit? They want to come back next week so they aren't about to wreck the place. Run the show. Make money. Keep an eye on the crowd. Is this different from any other night? If you don't want to deal with the public, you're in the wrong business.
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