Bank Cinemas I & II
307 4th Avenue,
Pittsburgh,
PA
15222
307 4th Avenue,
Pittsburgh,
PA
15222
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The cinema was located on the second floor of the building, and opened on Christmas Day in 1976 as the downtown Pittsburgh theaters were going into decline. It was closed in 1986.
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Jan. – June 1984:
01/01 Uncommon Valor; Two of a Kind
01/20 Uncommon Valor; Gorky Park
01/27 The Lonely Guy; Gorky Park
02/03 The Lonely Guy; Yentl
02/10 Unfaithfully Yours; Yentl
02/17 Footloose; Unfaithfully Yours
02/24 Footloose; Terms of Endearment
03/09 The Buddy System; Footloose
03/16 Footloose; Tank
03/23 Children of the Corn; Tank
03/30 The Prodigal; Children of the Corn
04/06 Hard to Hold; Up the Creek
04/13 Hard to Hold; Romancing the Stone
04/20 The Hotel New Hampshire; Romancing the Stone
04/27 Romancing the Stone; This Is Spinal Tap
05/04 Police Academy; Romancing the Stone
05/11 Romancing the Stone; Moscow on the Hudson
05/18 Making the Grade; 16 Candles
05/25 Firestarter; 16 Candles
06/01 Streets of Fire; Star Trek III
06/15 Star Trek III; Caged Women/Gates of Hell
06/22 Star Trek III; Rhinestone
06/29 Cannonball Run II; Rhinestone
July – Dec. 1984:
07/01 Cannonball Run II; Rhinestone
07/06 Cannonball Run II; Top Secret
07/13 The Last Starfighter; Cannonball Run II
07/20 Gremlins; The Last Starfighter
07/27 Gremlins; The NeverEnding Story
08/03 Gremlins; Best Defense
08/10 Gremlins; Ghostbusters
08/24 Sheena/Oxford Blues; Ghostbusters
08/31 The Karate Kid; Ghostbusters
09/14 Tightrope; Ghostbusters
09/21 Tightrope; Escape from Women’s Prison
09/28 The Wild Life; Brady’s Escape
10/05 Teachers; The Wild Life
10/12 Teachers; Irreconcilable Differences
10/19 The Razor’s Edge; Teachers
10/26 The Razor’s Edge; Thief of Hearts
11/02 American Dreamer; Ninja III: The Domination
11/09 Ninja III: The Domination; Body Double
11/16 Just the Way You Are; Oh, God! You Devil
11/21 Supergirl; Just the Way You Are
11/30 Supergirl; Give My Regards to Broad Street
12/07 Missing in Action; Revenge of the Nerds/Bachelor Party
12/14 Starman; The Terminator
12/21 Johnny Dangerously; Starman
Jan. – June 1985:
01/01 Starman; Johnny Dangerously
01/11 Dune; The Flamingo Kid
01/18 Dune; That’s Dancing!
01/25 Maria’s Lovers; That’s Dancing!
02/01 Heavenly Bodies; The Cotton Club
02/08 Heaven Help Us; A Soldier’s Story
02/15 Turk 182; Vision Quest
02/22 Vision Quest; Mrs. Soffel
03/01 Night Patrol; Missing in Action 2: The Beginning
03/08 Missing in Action 2: The Beginning; The Sure Thing
03/15 Dungeonmaster; Missing in Action 2: The Beginning
03/22 Porky’s Revenge; Beverly Hills Cop
03/29 Porky’s Revenge; The Last Dragon
04/12 Police Academy 2; The Last Dragon
04/19 Moving Violations; The Last Dragon/Police Academy 2
05/03 Gotcha; The Last Dragon/Police Academy 2
05/10 Zombie Island Massacre; Rustlers' Rhapsody
05/17 Gymkata; Rustlers' Rhapsody
05/24 A View to a Kill; Ghoulies
06/07 A View to a Kill; Brewster’s Millions
06/14 Daryl; A View to a Kill
06/21 Perfect; Daryl
06/28 Lifeforce; Secret Admirer
July – Dec. 1985:
07/03 Back to the Future; Rambo
07/10 Back to the Future; Pale Rider
07/19 Back to the Future; E.T.
08/07 Real Genius; Back to the Future
08/16 Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure; Fright Night
08/23 Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure; The Bride/Fright Night
08/30 Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure; The Gods Must Be Crazy
09/06 Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure; Year of the Dragon
09/20 Cocoon; Year of the Dragon
09/27 When Nature Calls; Warning Sign
10/04 Invasion USA; Walking the Edge
10/11 Silver Bullet; Remo Williams
10/25 Silver Bullet; The Stuff
11/01 Guardian of Hell/Fright Night; Commando
11/08 Death Wish 3; That Was Then, This Is Now
11/15 Target/To Live and Die in L.A.; That Was Then, This Is Now
11/22 King Solomon’s Mines; Once Bitten
11/27 Santa Claus; King Solomon’s Mines/Godzilla 1985
12/11 Santa Claus; Jewel of the Nile
1986:
01/03 Jewel of the NIle; Young Sherlock Holmes
01/10 Jagged Edge; Transylvania 6-5000
01/17 Iron Eagle; Troll
02/07 Witness; Youngblood
02/14 Quicksilver; Prizzi’s Honor/Youngblood
02/21 Quicksilver; F/X
02/28 The HItcher; My Chauffeur/Quicksilver
03/07 Wildcats; HIghlander
03/14 Crossroads; Highlander
03/21 Crossroads; House
03/28 Lucas; The Color Purple
04/07 House; The Color Purple
04/11 Nomads/Police Academy 3; The Color Purple
04/18 Murphy’s Law; The Color Purple
05/02 Nightmare on Elm St. 2; Sudden Death
05/09 Fire With Fire; Dangerously Close
05/16 Hamburger; Hands of Steel/Fire With Fire
05/23 Jo Jo Dancer; Free Ride/Loose Screws
05/30 Critters; House on the Edge of the Park
06/06 Critters; Invaders from Mars
06/13 Cobra; Invaders from Mars
06/20 The Manhattan Project; Poltergeist 2
06/27 Labyrinth; Short Circuit
07/02 Big Trouble in Little China; American Anthem/Labyrinth
07/11 Big Trouble in Little China; Running Scared
07/18 Running Scared; Psycho III
07/25 Out of Bounds; Vamp
08/01 Maximum Overdrive; Karate Kid II
08/08 Karate Kid II; A Fine Mess
08/15 Manhunter; The Fly
08/22 – 08/28 Manhunter; Aliens
Boxoffice of December 23, 1974, said that architect Bernard J. Liff was designing the twin cinemas that were to be built in the downtown Pittsburgh development called The Bank. The house was to be operated by Morgan American Management Corporation. Liff was also the lead architect for the Eastland Mall Theatre at North Versaille, Pennsylvania, and might have designed other theaters as well. He launched his practice in the mid-1930s.
71dude,Thanks for listing all those movies.I worked in the business most of the 70’s and off and on in the 80’s so many of those titles I had forgotten.
You’ll possibly be happy to know that ONE of these original theaters is now The George R. White Theater of Point Park University, a fully equipped digital theater with fully-wired individual seat fibre-optic capacities and a large screen.
I am a professor in the Cinema and Digital Arts department and all of my classes take place in this theater. Many of the greatest films ever made are screened here regularly, in-full, for courses such as The History of American Cinema, the History of International Cinema, American Cinema of the 1970s, American Cinema of the 1990s, International Masters, American masters, The French New Wave … many more.
The space which Bank II occupied is now four converted classrooms.
csepe, What wonderful news to hear what Bank Cinema I & II have transitioned to. My only regret is that I just found this out and the info on Bank I&II in my soon-to-be-published book “Where The Movies Played In Downtown Pittsburg(h)” (from Rosedog Books) may not have the chance to be updated. However, thank you so much for sharing this info with us all and thank you for all the great things you do!
As I lived downtown at the time these theatres opened ,I know I saw movies here. For the life of me I cannot remember any titles though. I did enjoy having dinner at the Rusty Scupper in the Bank Complex before going to the movies though. Can anyone help with titles,it would have been from 1976-78