One of the projectionists was a friend of mine, and I got the grand tour of the place in 1981. I learned how the films ran, (I never knew), and got to see all the little nooks and crannies of the place. It was really cool. (And now… it’s just another Oakland store that T-Mobile occupies). Blech.
I remember the last film that played there. It was Crocodile Dundee II. How do I remember this, you ask. A really good friend of mine, the late Bernie Kusibab, and I, used to go the South Hills every week for the movie. I think we went on Tuesday nights if memory serves me right. I believe they had some kind of special going on. We’d take turns driving. I’d bring the snacks, Bernie would bring the drinks, and we just had a great time. I still have the answering machine message from Bernie, (on my hard drive now), stating… “I think that Crocodile Dundee II will be playing at the South Hills for the rest of our natural lives”. See… the theater had closed and we didn’t know… but the marquee said Croc Dundee II for a very long time. Then we finally found out it closed. Kinda creepy hearing Bernie’s voice saying those words after all these years, and him now being gone. Great memories at the South Hills though.
One of the projectionists was a friend of mine, and I got the grand tour of the place in 1981. I learned how the films ran, (I never knew), and got to see all the little nooks and crannies of the place. It was really cool. (And now… it’s just another Oakland store that T-Mobile occupies). Blech.
I remember the last film that played there. It was Crocodile Dundee II. How do I remember this, you ask. A really good friend of mine, the late Bernie Kusibab, and I, used to go the South Hills every week for the movie. I think we went on Tuesday nights if memory serves me right. I believe they had some kind of special going on. We’d take turns driving. I’d bring the snacks, Bernie would bring the drinks, and we just had a great time. I still have the answering machine message from Bernie, (on my hard drive now), stating… “I think that Crocodile Dundee II will be playing at the South Hills for the rest of our natural lives”. See… the theater had closed and we didn’t know… but the marquee said Croc Dundee II for a very long time. Then we finally found out it closed. Kinda creepy hearing Bernie’s voice saying those words after all these years, and him now being gone. Great memories at the South Hills though.