Grandview Cinema II

1625 Dunn Road,
Florissant, MO 63031

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oceantracks
oceantracks on July 17, 2023 at 4:51 am

I’m pretty sure this is where I saw the sneak preview of JAWS a couple months before its Summer release….the entire theater stood up and applauded when the end credits appeared….what an evening!

50sSNIPES
50sSNIPES on July 4, 2023 at 3:19 pm

The Grandview II last operated as a twin. The theater closed on September 24, 1987 with “Snow White And The Seven Dwarfs” rerelease and “Fourth Protocol” at Screen 1 and “Tear Away” at Screen 2.

rivest266
rivest266 on July 18, 2019 at 12:51 am

and: Grandview cinema openingGrandview cinema opening Wed, Oct 31, 1962 – 39 · St. Louis Globe-Democrat (St. Louis, Missouri) · Newspapers.com

rivest266
rivest266 on July 18, 2019 at 12:50 am

Bigger ad:

Grandview CinemaGrandview Cinema Wed, Oct 31, 1962 – 38 · St. Louis Globe-Democrat (St. Louis, Missouri) · Newspapers.com

rivest266
rivest266 on February 29, 2016 at 11:57 am

October 22nd, 1976 grand opening as twin in photo section

rivest266
rivest266 on February 27, 2016 at 7:03 pm

October 31st, 1962 grand opening ad in photo section.

evian257
evian257 on September 17, 2013 at 7:52 pm

I believe a Taco Bell now sits on the spot where the theater used to be.

Kyle Muldrow
Kyle Muldrow on January 23, 2013 at 8:19 pm

@Jmiller: “The Swarm” was one of the most hyped pictures I can remember (there were full page color ads in the Globe-Democrat about 1-2 months before it opened saying “The Swarm is coming!”…but like you said, once it opened, it turned out to be an epic flop!!! Right up there with Heaven’s Gate as one of the worst big-budget movie disasters of all time!

jmiller
jmiller on January 15, 2013 at 5:59 am

I infamously dragged my mother and brother here for the 1978 premiere of “The Swarm!” It was the day before our family was to head off on an RV trip to Colorado. I remember reading the abysmal reviews in the newspaper as we were on our trip!

Kyle Muldrow
Kyle Muldrow on August 18, 2011 at 5:31 pm

Since this theater became a twin after opening as a single screen, shouldn’t the number of screens be 2 rather than 1? Just wondering…

tofer
tofer on June 16, 2011 at 7:42 pm

I remember going here with my first real girlfriend. The place had a huge screen, comfortable seating and an actual smoking section within the main auditorium. Before it opened the closest movie theater was in Ferguson. I remember seeing “Judgement at Nuremburg” w/Spencer Tracy & no one liked it by me…

Chris Utley
Chris Utley on August 20, 2009 at 4:24 pm

Only movie I recall seeing here was “Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom.”

kencmcintyre
kencmcintyre on May 15, 2008 at 12:00 am

Status should be closed/demolished per the description.

JAlex
JAlex on May 14, 2008 at 11:27 pm

Grandview opened October 31, 1962 with a subrun of “The Miracle Worker.”

The conversion to a two-screen operation took place in 1976.