I ran the place in the winter of 1987-1988, and I don’t remember the heat being a problem at all, or people bringing in blankets. So this must have only been a problem the last year or so.
Though if it closed on Thanksgiving of 1989, before the busy season, that’s probably why.
I ran this place on occasion when the manager was on vacation, around 1987-1989. I remember we opened Rain Man on both screens, and sold out the entire opening night before 7PM.
This was the first theater I was ever full manager of; had to be 1987-1988, for about a year. It was a discount house, and we ran “Three Men and a Baby” for a few weeks. We had “Flowers in the Attic” for Christmas, and inexplicably a lot of families came to see it.
Biggest problem was that the exit doors went right out into the parking lot, so it was easy for customers to sneak in people and beer, particularly since all the staff was usually helping out on the candy stand before the movie. The theater was a lot of fun though.
I was one of the managers when they rebuilt/reopened the Green Acres in 1988. We opened with Who Framed Roger Rabbit in three theaters, and it wound up playing there for 6 months.
The theater was really not ready to be opened. The candystands were unfinished, and we poured soda out of 2-liter bottles. It was a while before the 3 upper-floor theaters were done.
We played The Last Temptation of Christ there, and often had a handful of protestors. Al Sharpton came to see the movie there.
The Green Acres at that time had the rep of being the quiet theater where the guy could take his girlfriend. The Sunrise Multiplex down the street is where the guy went with his buddies to raise hell.
I ran this place for a couple of months. “Field of Dreams” was huge there during that period. The theater was sort of annoying to run though; very little lobby space, plus there were no doors on the theaters, just curtains. So we couldn’t let anyone in until the previous show had cleared out, and we couldn’t pop popcorn during the movie.
I managed the National for about 18 months in the early 1990s. Some b-movies made a lot of money there; I remember Warlock making about $43,000 opening weekend.
We had the premiere of Jungle Fever there, and I got Stephen King’s autograph when he came to see Darkman.
I worked at the Shore as an usher from about 1984-1986, and than as assistant manager from 1986-1988.
I don’t think there was a fire there. I’m pretty they just tore it down to build the new one, and it is definitely in the exact same place.
The Shore was originally 1 theater, and they cut it into four, 2 upstairs and 2 downstairs. But they kept the old seats, and not of them quite faced the screen head-on.
I ran the place in the winter of 1987-1988, and I don’t remember the heat being a problem at all, or people bringing in blankets. So this must have only been a problem the last year or so.
Though if it closed on Thanksgiving of 1989, before the busy season, that’s probably why.
I ran this place on occasion when the manager was on vacation, around 1987-1989. I remember we opened Rain Man on both screens, and sold out the entire opening night before 7PM.
This was the first theater I was ever full manager of; had to be 1987-1988, for about a year. It was a discount house, and we ran “Three Men and a Baby” for a few weeks. We had “Flowers in the Attic” for Christmas, and inexplicably a lot of families came to see it.
Biggest problem was that the exit doors went right out into the parking lot, so it was easy for customers to sneak in people and beer, particularly since all the staff was usually helping out on the candy stand before the movie. The theater was a lot of fun though.
I was one of the managers when they rebuilt/reopened the Green Acres in 1988. We opened with Who Framed Roger Rabbit in three theaters, and it wound up playing there for 6 months.
The theater was really not ready to be opened. The candystands were unfinished, and we poured soda out of 2-liter bottles. It was a while before the 3 upper-floor theaters were done.
We played The Last Temptation of Christ there, and often had a handful of protestors. Al Sharpton came to see the movie there.
The Green Acres at that time had the rep of being the quiet theater where the guy could take his girlfriend. The Sunrise Multiplex down the street is where the guy went with his buddies to raise hell.
I ran this place for about half a year. The oddest thing was that the seats sloped up a little toward the screen.
I ran this place for a couple of months. “Field of Dreams” was huge there during that period. The theater was sort of annoying to run though; very little lobby space, plus there were no doors on the theaters, just curtains. So we couldn’t let anyone in until the previous show had cleared out, and we couldn’t pop popcorn during the movie.
I managed the National for about 18 months in the early 1990s. Some b-movies made a lot of money there; I remember Warlock making about $43,000 opening weekend.
We had the premiere of Jungle Fever there, and I got Stephen King’s autograph when he came to see Darkman.
It was a shame when they closed it down.
I worked at the Shore as an usher from about 1984-1986, and than as assistant manager from 1986-1988.
I don’t think there was a fire there. I’m pretty they just tore it down to build the new one, and it is definitely in the exact same place.
The Shore was originally 1 theater, and they cut it into four, 2 upstairs and 2 downstairs. But they kept the old seats, and not of them quite faced the screen head-on.