Ram Triple Theater
136 E. Rosemary Street,
Chapel Hill,
NC
27514
136 E. Rosemary Street,
Chapel Hill,
NC
27514
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Mel Gibson’s BRAVEHEART played here to capacity crowds in 1995.
Correction: The original BATMAN movie did not played first-run at Chapel Hill’s Ram Theater on June 23,1989.
The original BATMAN movie played first-run at Chapel Hill’s Village Plaza 3.
MOVIES THAT PLAYED HERE FIRST-RUN AT THE RAM TRIPLE:
“TERMINATOR 2: JUDGMENT DAY”
“HOME ALONE” AND “HOME ALONE 2”
“RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK”-the original Indiana Jones
“THE COLOR PURPLE” and “DO THE RIGHT THING” 1ST Run!
This theatre wasn’t up to much!!
On the Marquee for the Movies 3 on November 28,1975
1-Diana Ross and Billy Dee Williams are breaking record attendance crowds for the final week of MAHOGANY-We urge movie goers to attend our matinees and avoid the capacity crowds!!!
2-Michael York and Sarah Miles in CONDUCT UNBECOMING
3-THE NIGHT CALLER-One of the scariest movies ever made!!! If you think The Exorcist was terrifying you haven’t seen nothing yet!
LATE SHOW-Back by popular demand!!! The biggest boxoffice sensation from France comes to Chapel Hill with Sylvia Kristel as EMMANUELLE-Absolutely No One Under 18 Not Admitted!!!
COMING SOON: “COOLEY HIGH” and “TAKE A HARD RIDE”
On the Marquee for the Movies 3 on November 21,1975.
1-Diana Ross is breaking record attendance and sold out performances in MAHOGANY-(Held Over for 3rd Week!)
2-Charles Bronson in HARD TIMES(4th and Final Week!)
3-Sylvia Kristel as EMMANUELLE-No One Under 18 Admitted-Late Show Friday and Saturday Night!!!
On the Marquee for the Movies 1-2-3 on November 7,1975
1-Charles Bronson in HARD TIMES-(Held Over!)
2-Diana Ross in MAHOGANY-(First Run Showing)
3-No One Under 18 Admitted Rated “X” FLOSSIE
On the Marquee for the Movies 1-2-3 on October 31,1975
1-Charles Bronson and James Coburn in HARD TIMES
2-Robert Mitchum in FAREWELL MY LOVELY
3-BROTHER,CAN YOU SPARE A DIME?
Late Show Friday and Saturday CHARLOTTE-Adults Only!!!
On the Marquee for the Movies 1-2-3 on October 24,1975
1-Chuck Connors in WINTERHAWK
2-Tom Laughlin as Billy Jack in BORN LOSERS-re release
3-Held Over CHARLOTTE-(Adults Only Rated X)
On the Marquee for the Movies 1-2-3 on October 17,1975
SCREEN ONE-Barbra Streisand in FUNNY LADY
SCREEN TWO-THE SEX THIEF
SCREEN THREE: CHARLOTTE-(Adults Only-Rated X)
On the Marquee for the Movies 1-2-3 on October 10,1975
SCREEN ONE: Robert Altman’s NASHVILLE-Rated R
SCREEN TWO: BUGS BUNNY SUPERSTAR-Rated G
SCREEN THREE: Walt Disney’s FANTASIA-Rated G (reissue)
This was also the venue for it’s midnight late shows on Friday and Saturday nights…..
–“Emmanuelle in America”
–“The Devil In Miss Jones”
–“The Story of O”
were some of the late night venues that played here at the Ram Triple,which was also the Movies 1-2-3 that opened on October 3,1975. Yes,these were straight up Rated “X” films!!!
Mike Rogers: “TAKE A HARD RIDE” remains a VERY underrated Western from the mid-1970’s(it was release in 1975)that featured three of the biggest black action superstars of the era:
-Fred “THE HAMMER” Williamson
-Jim “SLAUGHTER” Brown
-Jim “BLACK BELT JONES” Kelly
Released by 20th Century-Fox,this was one action packed Western and it is a must for movie fans to really see it for those die hard fans who are fond of good Westerns!!! It is available on DVD!!!!
The building where the Ram Theatres is still vacant.
The nightclub closed in 2007 and its been empty ever since. However,a barber shop has opened next door where it took over part of where the club was at the main entrance of the theatre.
What a horrible movie to open a theatre “MASTER GUNFIGHTER” bye bye,Billy Jack. “TAKE A HARD RIDE” on the other hand,is VERY underated Western I urge Western movie fans to see it if one can find it.
Thanks raysson.
Raysson:
Correction Here:
The official opening of the Movies 1-2-3 was on October 3, 1975.
The opening attractions were:
Screen One: “The Master Gunfighter” starring Tom Laughlin
Screen Two: “Give'em Hell Harry” with James Whitmore/Robert Vaughn
Screen Three: “Bugs Bunny:Superstar”, an animated cartoon feature
The Coming Attractions that came to the Movies 1-2-3 were
“Three Days of The Condor”, “Mahogany”, “Cooley High”,
“Take a Hard Ride”,and a adult X-rated feature title “Fossie”
The Ram Triple was also a “grindhouse” theatre that basically showed a LOT of first-run features,independent films,and at one time showed adult films(when it was originally The Movies 1-2-3) before Martin Theatres took over operations in the mid-1970’s.
I highly remember the Ram Triple Theatres late shows every Friday and Saturday nights between 11:30pm and Midnight. The late show favorites were “Mel Brooks' Blazing Saddles” and “Young Frankenstein"
along with "Wizards”,“The Last Picture Show”,“Harold and Maude”,and the all-time favorite at the Ram: “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” which played one night to capacity crowds. They even showed as a late night venue one evening the X-rated version of “Fritz The Cat”.
A lot of good movies played here at the Ram Triple Theatres:
The lines snaked all the way down Rosemary Street in 1981 for the opening show of “Raiders of the Lost Ark” which was screened in cinema one to capacity crowds.
Other movies that played here were “First Blood”,
“The Last American Virgin”,“Tim Burton’s Batman”,
“Rambo:First Blood Part II”,“Marathon Man” when it was a first-run theatre.