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Author Topic: Midnight shows Scott Norwood Film God Posts: 8146 From: Boston, MA. USA (1774.21 miles northeast of Dallas) Registered: Jun 99 posted 09-02-2003 06:21 AM                        I was recently talking with a theatre owner about this. For those who do midnight shows, what's currently popular with the college crowd? Some films seem to never lose popularity ("Clockwork Orange," "Holy Grail," "Rocky Horror," "The Godfather," etc.), but I'm more interested in current trends. "Donnie Darko" seems to be big right now. Has anyone done "Fight Club" lately? In the late '90s, "Ferris Bueller," "Princess Bride," and other '80s titles were big, as well as early '90s "indie" stuff like "Clerks," "Pulp Fiction," and "Trainspotting." Are any of these still playable? What else might be worth booking?  |  IP: Logged Bob Maar (Maar stands for Maartini) Posts: 28608 From: New York City & Newport, RI Registered: Feb 2001 posted 09-02-2003 11:21 AM                        Night Of the Living Dead Invasion of the Body Snatcher's All Monty Python Movies All Mel Brooks Movies  |  IP: Logged Bill Enos Film God Posts: 2081 From: Richmond, Virginia, USA Registered: Apr 2000 posted 09-03-2003 12:19 AM                     Fight Club and Princess Bride do very well for us. We run both twice a year Saturday misnight to 600 to 800. None of the others mentioned in either post have brought us more than 125. With the exception of Rock Horror which we will not run due to the problematic audiences and Johnny Darko which we are doing next week.  |  IP: Logged Jeff Stricker Master Film Handler Posts: 481 From: Calumet, Mi USA Registered: Nov 1999 posted 09-03-2003 10:39 AM                     THE BLOB The original with Steve McQueen.  |  IP: Logged Peter Kerchinsky Master Film Handler Posts: 326 From: Seattle, WA, USA Registered: Jan 2002 posted 09-04-2003 02:53 PM                     Scott All those titles you mentioned have played a Landmark theatre here in Seattle at midnight and I believe all have done well. I would like to see THE WANDERERS show up on the midnight circuit, but not sure if Warners have any prints. Bizarre movie! Great soundtrack!  |  IP: Logged Jason Burroughs Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 654 From: Allen, TX Registered: Jun 99 posted 09-04-2003 04:04 PM                     Any of the Indiana Jones trilogy, Top Gun, Blade Runner, Alien, Aliens would also make good midnight shows  |  IP: Logged Bill Gabel Film God Posts: 3873 From: Technicolor / Postworks NY, USA Registered: Jan 2002 posted 09-04-2003 04:30 PM                     When we had late shows at the Odeon Theatre in Westwood, Ca. (Near UCLA) We ran late shows on Sunday night and did very well with them. Here are a few titles that we ran. Apocalypse Now in 70MM Alien in 70MM Aliens in 70MM Doors in 70MM Deliverance in 70MM Road Warrior in 70MM Altered States in 70MM La Femme Nikita in 35mm Adv. of Buckaroo Banzai in 35mm We also ran a print of the "Big Bus", that one did only fair.  |  IP: Logged Josh Jones Redhat Posts: 1207 From: Plano, TX Registered: Apr 2000 posted 09-04-2003 11:03 PM                        If its the Rocky horror crowd your after, run Hedwig and the Angry Itch at midnight JJ  |  IP: Logged Mike Spaeth Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1129 From: Marietta, GA Registered: Jul 2000 posted 09-05-2003 12:55 AM                        Another big one ... I've seen audience participation/dress-up "The Big Lebowski"  |  IP: Logged Thomas Procyk Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1842 From: Royal Palm Beach, FL, USA Registered: Feb 2002 posted 09-05-2003 09:56 AM                     Howard The Duck in 70MM No wait... you want people to show up, don't you? You could always do a "George Lucas Film Fest" and not release the titles you will be showing. Just that it will be a Lucas-Related movie each night. =TMP=  |  IP: Logged Dan Lyons Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 698 From: Seal Beach, CA Registered: Sep 2002 posted 09-05-2003 03:27 PM                     I agree with Josh, try Hedwig. Here in the SoCal area we have 2 theatres that show the film monthly at midnight with a full cast. One in Long Beach at the ART, one in the Hollywood area at the Laemmle Fairfax 3. Unlike RHPS, the crowd tends to be more mature, and more peaceful. No throwing of things or screaming of obscene language. Everyone just sings along with the film and has a great time. Danny  |  IP: Logged William Hooper Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1879 From: Mobile, AL USA Registered: Jun 99 posted 09-08-2003 02:13 AM                        What about 70s - 80s retro r&r films like The Wall & Repo Man? Totally dead to the demo now? Geesh, this makes me remember Basket Case midnights at the Waverly in NYC & Rocky Horror at I think it was the Silver Screen in Atlanta. Rocky Horror was also running at I think the 4th Street Playhouse in NYC? It would be fun to recycle old ideas with "Freddie vs. Jason" out now, & do a "Midnight til Dawn Nightmare on Elm Street Marathon" or something.  |  IP: Logged Ron Lacheur Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 650 From: British Columbia, Canada Registered: Feb 2002 posted 09-08-2003 09:05 AM                     Seeing The Wall in 6track 70mm would be just awesome, but it's too bad that most of those prints have faded. I've always liked the idea of having a Dusk to Dawn " Lethal Weapon " or " Die Hard " trilogies.  |  IP: Logged Bill Enos Film God Posts: 2081 From: Richmond, Virginia, USA Registered: Apr 2000 posted 09-09-2003 01:04 AM                     These have been our best performers---run more than once to crowds over 500 Dark Side of Oz (Wizard of Oz with Dark Side of Oz soundtrace) Princess Bride Goonies the best performer of all Fight Club Office Space Neverending Story always a very rowdy crowd Exorcist Indiana Jones All Labyrinth we have never run it, but it continues to be the most requested film. There are no prints. Hinson & Associates owns it and they say they do not intend to have any prints produced. They told us that license is available if we can get a print. They did not discuss a price Bladerunner These were all poor performers Ferris Bueller A Clockwork Orange Pulp Fiction Monty Python----All Mel Brooks Comedies All The Wall Repo Man Lethal Weapon All Die Hard---the first one,never tried the rest, no need to. Airplane brought less than 50 and the print was a gorgeous pink  |  IP: Logged Rick Long Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 759 From: Toronto, Ontario, Canada Registered: Nov 1999 posted 09-09-2003 11:19 PM                     A popular film for college crowds I did not see mentioned here on my first run-through is "Harold and Maude". Great performances by Bud Cort and Ruth Gordon and soundtrack features Cat Stevens.  |  IP: Logged

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