Before they tore it down, I worked for the Randhurst General Cinema theater in Mount Prospect, IL during 1986 as a minimum wage ticket-ripper, popcorn popper, concessions person, etc. (that old building was replaced by a multiplex nearly a decade ago)
At the time, their trailer was the GCC logo…arranged to resemble a movie projector camera…and it had a memorable little jingle, too. I kept the film of that trailer for years after they threw them out. I don’t think I still have it, though.
My memories of that year are mainly of watching the ENDINGS of the films over 100 times, just prior to cleaning the theater between showings. I’ve seen the end of TOP GUN 150 times… “you can be my wingman anytime.” over and over.
I remember that “Back to the Future” stayed in that theater for over 7 months… well into 1986. I also remember “The Money Pit,” “Howard the Duck,” “Pretty in Pink,” and midnight showings of the “Rocky Horror Picture Show” which was 11 years old even back then. It was a fun time for me.
I worked for a General Cinema theater in Mount Prospect, IL during 1986 as a minimum wage ticket-ripper, popcorn popper, concessions person, etc. (that old building was replaced by a multiplex more than a decade ago)
At the time, their trailer was the GCC logo…arranged to resemble a movie projector camera…and it had a memorable little jingle, too. I kept the film of that trailer for years after they threw them out. I don’t think I still have it, though.
My memories of that year are mainly of watching the ENDINGS of the films over 100 times, just prior to cleaning the theater between showings. I’ve seen the end of TOP GUN 150 times… “you can be my wingman anytime.” over and over.
I remember that “Back to the Future” stayed in that theater for over 7 months… well into 1986. I also remember “The Money Pit,” “Howard the Duck,” “Pretty in Pink,” and midnight showings of the “Rocky Horror Picture Show” which was 11 years old even back then. It was a fun time for me.
Before they tore it down, I worked for the Randhurst General Cinema theater in Mount Prospect, IL during 1986 as a minimum wage ticket-ripper, popcorn popper, concessions person, etc. (that old building was replaced by a multiplex nearly a decade ago)
At the time, their trailer was the GCC logo…arranged to resemble a movie projector camera…and it had a memorable little jingle, too. I kept the film of that trailer for years after they threw them out. I don’t think I still have it, though.
My memories of that year are mainly of watching the ENDINGS of the films over 100 times, just prior to cleaning the theater between showings. I’ve seen the end of TOP GUN 150 times… “you can be my wingman anytime.” over and over.
I remember that “Back to the Future” stayed in that theater for over 7 months… well into 1986. I also remember “The Money Pit,” “Howard the Duck,” “Pretty in Pink,” and midnight showings of the “Rocky Horror Picture Show” which was 11 years old even back then. It was a fun time for me.
Erik in Chicago
I worked for a General Cinema theater in Mount Prospect, IL during 1986 as a minimum wage ticket-ripper, popcorn popper, concessions person, etc. (that old building was replaced by a multiplex more than a decade ago)
At the time, their trailer was the GCC logo…arranged to resemble a movie projector camera…and it had a memorable little jingle, too. I kept the film of that trailer for years after they threw them out. I don’t think I still have it, though.
My memories of that year are mainly of watching the ENDINGS of the films over 100 times, just prior to cleaning the theater between showings. I’ve seen the end of TOP GUN 150 times… “you can be my wingman anytime.” over and over.
I remember that “Back to the Future” stayed in that theater for over 7 months… well into 1986. I also remember “The Money Pit,” “Howard the Duck,” “Pretty in Pink,” and midnight showings of the “Rocky Horror Picture Show” which was 11 years old even back then. It was a fun time for me.
I’ll miss GCC.
Erik in Chicago