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mattarga commented about Marbro Twin Drive-In on Jan 27, 2014 at 8:37 pm

I went here in September 1982 when I was 11, to see Star Trek II: The Wrath Of Khan. I have no idea why, but the night my parents took me there to see it, the screen was damaged and dark, and the sound from the radio was pretty bad too. Needless to say I didn’t even actually see the movie until a few months later on cable. Oh, well.

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mattarga commented about Happy 30th, "Empire" on Jan 8, 2014 at 4:33 pm

I remember going to the Plitt Phipps in Atlanta with my dad on my 9th birthday (May 22) to see The Empire Strikes Back. At the time the movie opened on May 21, 1980, it started out as playing as a limited engagement in select theaters, including this one. Not only that, Phipps showed the 70MM print! And there was either a rep or a bookstore guy out front in the lobby selling copies of the storybook from Random House, so you know who got a copy of that on the way in to see it. :)

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mattarga commented about Phipps Plaza 1 & 2 and Penthouse Theatre on Jul 24, 2013 at 8:59 pm

I remember going here with my dad on my 9th birthday to see The Empire Strikes Back. At the time the movie opened on May 21, 1980, it started out as playing as a limited engagement in select theaters, including this one. Not only that, Phipps showed the 70MM print! And there was either a rep or a bookstore guy out front in the lobby selling copies of the storybook from Random House, so you know who got a copy of that on the way in to see it. :)