SOME FILMS SHOWN AT THE PLAZA THEATRE (Greenville, MS):
1974:
“The Man With a Golden Gun” (James Bond 007)
1975: “The Towering Inferno” “Jaws”
1976:
“All the President’s Men”
“The Bad News Bears”
“A Star is Born”
“Marathon Man”
“The Eagle Has Landed”
“The Enforcer” (Dirty Harry)
1977: “MacArthur” “Star Wars" “Semi Tough” “The Gauntlet” “Close Encounters of the Third Kind”
1978:
“Superman"
“Every Which Way But Loose"
“High Anxiety”
“Smokey & the Bandit” (re-release)
“Invasion of the Body Snatchers”
1979:
“The China Syndrome”
“Beyond the Poseidon Adventure”
“The Main Event"
“Meatballs”
“Escape From Alcatraz”
“North Dallas Forty”
“Apocalypse Now”
“Star Trek"
1980:
“The Nude Bomb” (Get Smart)
“The Black Stallion”
“All That Jazz”
“The Mountain Men”
“Zombie”
“The Empire Strikes Back”
“Hero at Large”
“The Blue Lagoon”
“Little Darlings”
“Caddyshack”
“Raise the Titanic”
“Walt Disney’s Herbie Goes Bananas”
“Walt Disney’s The Last Flight of Noah’s Ark”
“The Awakening”
“Private Benjamin”
I’ll add more to the list as I remember them and/or research them.
SOME FILMS SHOWN AT THE PLAZA THEATRE (Greenville, MS):
1974: “The Man With a Golden Gun” (James Bond 007)
1975:
“The Towering Inferno”
“Jaws”
1976: “All the President’s Men” “The Bad News Bears” “A Star is Born” “Marathon Man” “The Eagle Has Landed” “The Enforcer” (Dirty Harry)
1977:
“MacArthur”
“Star Wars"
“Semi Tough”
“The Gauntlet”
“Close Encounters of the Third Kind”
1978: “Superman" “Every Which Way But Loose" “High Anxiety” “Smokey & the Bandit” (re-release) “Invasion of the Body Snatchers”
1979: “The China Syndrome” “Beyond the Poseidon Adventure” “The Main Event" “Meatballs” “Escape From Alcatraz” “North Dallas Forty” “Apocalypse Now” “Star Trek"
1980: “The Nude Bomb” (Get Smart) “The Black Stallion” “All That Jazz” “The Mountain Men” “Zombie” “The Empire Strikes Back” “Hero at Large” “The Blue Lagoon” “Little Darlings” “Caddyshack” “Raise the Titanic” “Walt Disney’s Herbie Goes Bananas” “Walt Disney’s The Last Flight of Noah’s Ark” “The Awakening” “Private Benjamin”
I’ll add more to the list as I remember them and/or research them.
HERE IS THE ACTUAL HISTORY OF GREENVILLE’S PLAZA THEATRE:
1972: ABC Southern Theatres opens the Plaza Theatre.
1977: The Plaza Theatre becomes part of Plitt Southern Theatres.
1980: Plitt splits the auditorium to make it the Plaza Twin Cinemas.
1986: Plaza Twin Cinemas becomes part of United Artists Theatres.
2002: Plaza Twin Cinemas becomes part of Regal Entertainment Group.
2003: Regal closes the Plaza Twin Cinemas.