Polaris Christian Church Cinema
1480 Pearl Road,
Brunswick Hills,
OH
44212
1480 Pearl Road,
Brunswick Hills,
OH
44212
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Previously operated by: Jerry Lewis Cinemas
Previous Names: Jerry Lewis Cinema, Brunswick Cinema
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The Jerry Lewis Cinema opened on February 20, 1972 with John Wayne in “Rio Lobo” & Ron Ely in Tarzan’s Deadly Silence". It was renamed Brunswick Cinema after the Jerry Lewis chain went out of business in the mid-1970’s. This single-screen cinema continued on for over 30 years, and closed on May 1, 2003 with Walt Disney’s animated feature “Piglet’s Big Movie” & Steve Martin in “Bringing Down the House”. It was taken over by a church which also screens religious movies.
The Hickory Ridge eight-plex across the street was the Brunswick Cinema’s main competition.
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A church took over the Brunswick Cinema, and is now known as the “Polaris Cinema”. Church services are held every Sunday there, and Christian-themed films play occasionally…although I’ve never seen them advertised in the local newspaper.
Closed in 2003.
The church is called “Polaris Christian Church Cinema”, according to this group that was auditioning actors for films. Definitely some movie-related things going on here:
http://tinyurl.com/5kl4uw
Auditions were recently held at the theater for an untitled Christian comedy film, according to the website.
Seems a bit odd that this theatre had 600 seats for a single screen. Most, if not all Jerry Lewis singles were 350 seats or less. The twins were usually 600 seats.
Exactly Stephenvb. The Jerry Lewis model was for smaller size theatres. I know the twin my father and uncle worked at as projectionists seated 290 in each theatre. They had a great idea but letting people into the business who had no knowledge of running a theatre, and expanding way too fast is what killed them.
Grand opening ad as Jerry Lewis February 20th, 1972 has been uploaded in the photo section.
The Brunswick Cinema opened its doors on February 20, 1972 with “Rio Lobo” and “Tarzan’s Deadly Silence” along with a marathon of cartoons. The theater closed on May 1, 2003 with Walt Disney’s “Piglet’s Big Movie” and “Bringing Down The House”.