Iselin Theatre
429 US Highway 1 S,
Iselin,
NJ
08830
429 US Highway 1 S,
Iselin,
NJ
08830
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Previously operated by: Mann Theatres, National General Theatres
Previous Names: Fox Theatre
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National General operated this first run theatre in the Woodbridge area. The Fox Theatre opened on December 3, 1968 with Richard Harris in “Camelot”. Later taken over by Mann Theatres. In 1980 it was taken over by Florin-Creative and renamed Iselin Theatre. They operated it as a discount house which closed on June 6, 1982 with Ben Cross in “Chariots of Fire”.
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Very true Warren, but also a sad testament to our society that no one except the good people here on CT care about old movies and classic movie palaces.
This theatre, a single screen its entire life seated 1700 people. In its final years, they showed XXX movies at midnight on Friday & Saturday and the money they made from that paid their expenses for the entire week. The sad thing was, those were the biggest crowds they had all week too.
Movie534,
I’m certain that the date of closing you posted cannot be accurate, as I remember seeing THE ONION FIELD at this theater in August of 1979; also I remember METEOR being released in the fall of that year.
BarryM
The December 9, 1968, issue of Boxoffice Magazine listed the Fox Woodbridge as one of three new houses, all called the Fox, opened in the U.S. by NGC that month. The Fox Woodbridge opened on Tuesday, December 3. The Boxoffice item gave the seating capacity as 1350.
Barry M,
When you get to be as old as I am, and worked in more theatres than you could imagine, sometimes dates become a blur. You were right. The theatre closed on Feb 2, 1980. I looked back in my numerous logs and realized my mistake. Sorry.
I saw several films here, including Young Frankenstein, Hot Stuff and The Main Event. As a kid, the place seemed upscale to me compared to the Fords and Iselin Theaters I was used to going to.
Almost 31 years to the day it closed, a new furniture store has opened in its place, American Signature Furniture.
And now in August 2015, American Signature Furniture is being demolished, and Hobby Lobby is being built.
This opened on December 3rd, 1968. Grand opening ad in the photo section.
It was renamed the Islein Theatre in June 1980, and closed on June 6, 1982 with “Chariots Of Fire”. Florin-Creative last operated the theater as a dollar house.