Sweetwater Theatres

1920 Sweetwater Road,
National City, CA 91950

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rivest266
rivest266 on May 4, 2024 at 1:41 pm

Opened on May 25th, 1983. Grand opening ad posted.

P1SimonBarSinister
P1SimonBarSinister on August 21, 2014 at 8:25 pm

I remember watching Return Of The Jedi here. I was 12 years old. I remember during the scene in Jabba’s palace, the film burned and we had to continue the movie in another theater. I also remember this theater played Return Of The Jedi for more than a year.

SanDiegoNative77_98
SanDiegoNative77_98 on August 29, 2013 at 12:33 pm

I saw Return of the Jedi four times in that theater! Twice in the first year of its initial release (August 1983 and January 1984); during its 1985 re-release; and the Special Edition in 1997!

I can’t believe the not-too-far-away single screen Vogue theater (opened in 1945) outlived the Sweetwater Theater (opened in 1983) in business.

SanDiegoNative77_98
SanDiegoNative77_98 on August 29, 2013 at 11:59 am

No, this was NEVER an AMC Theater. It was Pacific 6 as it started with six screens. Then three more were added during its final years.

Filmwrath82
Filmwrath82 on March 7, 2013 at 1:20 am

At one point, did this use to be an AMC theater in the late 80’s early 90’s? I remember the name you mentioned, “pacific 6 theaters” but from my memory, it was a lot bigger. Any thought(s)? Thanks in Advance :)