Eastmont 4 Theatres
136 Eastmont Mall,
Oakland,
CA
94605
136 Eastmont Mall,
Oakland,
CA
94605
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The September 13, 1971, issue of Boxoffice Magazine said that AMC’s Eastmont 4 Theatres had opened to the public on August 18, 1971. Total seating capacity was given as 1300, with two 350 seat and two 300 seat auditoriums.
This theater opened originally in April 1970.
From www.reeldistraction.com, this was the programming for that theater on Dec 25, 1974 (they had a copy of the Oakland Tribune theater guide listing):
Black Caesar 1:45, 5:15, 8:45
Cleopatra Jones 1:45, 5:05, 8:25
Green Hornet 1:55, 5:15, 8:35 (Kato & the Green Hornet—This was a theatrical compilation of 3 Green Hornet TV episodes from the 1960s that were edited together to make a feature. It was done to cash in on the death of Bruce Lee, who played Kato on the show.)
Education of Sonny Carson 2:00, 7:00
Ad also stated “Under 16 not admitted unless accompanied by an adult-Evening performances only”
When I was a kid I watched a double feature of The Karate Kid and Gremlins at eastmont! Those were the good ol' days I have no memory of it ever being a rough theater at all.
Also showed a lot of kung-fu in the 1970’s. Those were the days!
The Eastmont Mall was not as scary as previously reported, in fact that area of East Oakland was, at the time, fairly quiet and residential. The Eastmont 4 was one of the few places in the Bay Area where you could see drivein movies in a hardtop. Not only blaxpolitation but weird, horror, and “hard R” flicks would play here. The theatre was nicely designed and, when AMC ran it, was clean and well-staffed. The auditoriums were small and sound would bleed from one auditorium to another (not unusual for a 4-plex but the bleed was worse than usual). Many good memories there. No one ever bothered me. The only hardtop I know of that ever played KILLER SNAKES uncut. In fact, the Eastmont 4 would show titles that did not play anywhere else in the Bay Area!
i see that one person that left a comment said he didn,t come here because there were way to many black kids well i used to go here al the time and i,m mexican and i never had problems here a lot of black and mexican kids would come here to watch movies i have found memories of this theater .
The Eastmont 4 was opened and originally operated by AMC (American Multi-Cinema).
Never went there as there was too many black youths that would start fist fights and steal from non black kids. This was a time when going out to the mall was a scary proposition.
Eastmont 4’s address was 136 Eastmont Mall.