Forrest Cinema

Bussell Highway and Parade Road,
Bunbury, WA 6230

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Forrest Cinema

Located in the South Bunbury suburb to the south of Bunbury, on the west side of Bussell Highway between Parade Road and Timperley Road. It was located beside the Forrest Drive-In. The Forrest Cinema opened on 30th April 1981 with “Private Benjamin”. The cinema closed on(12th December 1997 with “Maximum Risk”. The Forrest Cinema was demolished on 6th November 2002. The site is now a car yard.

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elmorovivo
elmorovivo on July 24, 2015 at 10:04 am

You can see at the back of the building, the screen of the Forrest Drive In, a drive in cinema adjacent to the Forrest Cinema. Both are demolished today.

davidcoppock
davidcoppock on September 17, 2015 at 12:43 am

The entrance of the Forrest Drive-in was to the right of the Forrest Cinema.

davidcoppock
davidcoppock on March 20, 2020 at 6:26 am

The Forrest Cinema screened the Australian premiere of “Crocodile Dundee”. Named after explorer and Western Australia’s first premier Sir John Forrest GCMG, and his brother(also an explorer) Alexander Forrest CMG.

davidcoppock
davidcoppock on November 16, 2023 at 9:16 am

Reopened 3 weeks after closure under new management (unknown who?) as a bargain cinema, but closed again on 12th December 1997.

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