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Jul 26, 2017 at 8:17 pm
The theater often showed more than just double features in the 1970s and ‘80s. I loved triple features for more bang for the buck. For example, “the worst Science fiction movies” triple feature, which had “Plan 9 from Outer Space,” “Astro Zombies”, and “Killer Tomatoes.” When Peter Sellers died (1980), I they played a triple feature there of his films, including “Pink Panther” and I think “Dr. Strangelove”, ending with “Being There”, whose ending was particularly poignant given his recent loss. Theater was almost always full, at least when I went.
When Meridian Quad first opened, it was really the only multiscreen indoor theater in Silicon Valley. We were accustomed to huge theaters such as the Century 21 on Winchester Blvd in San Jose, or other smaller single-screen theaters. We joked about it—such small theaters, and four in one building! It couldn’t possibly make a go of it! Of course within a few years multiplexes were springing up everywhere. Wish I could find info on when it opened.
The theater often showed more than just double features in the 1970s and ‘80s. I loved triple features for more bang for the buck. For example, “the worst Science fiction movies” triple feature, which had “Plan 9 from Outer Space,” “Astro Zombies”, and “Killer Tomatoes.” When Peter Sellers died (1980), I they played a triple feature there of his films, including “Pink Panther” and I think “Dr. Strangelove”, ending with “Being There”, whose ending was particularly poignant given his recent loss. Theater was almost always full, at least when I went.
When Meridian Quad first opened, it was really the only multiscreen indoor theater in Silicon Valley. We were accustomed to huge theaters such as the Century 21 on Winchester Blvd in San Jose, or other smaller single-screen theaters. We joked about it—such small theaters, and four in one building! It couldn’t possibly make a go of it! Of course within a few years multiplexes were springing up everywhere. Wish I could find info on when it opened.