Dudley's Cinema Saloon
W. 95th Street and Antioch Road,
Overland Park,
KS
66212
W. 95th Street and Antioch Road,
Overland Park,
KS
66212
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Previously operated by: Commonwealth Theaters Corp.
Previous Names: Valley View Cinema I & II, Dudley's Cinema 'n Drafthouse, Antioch Cinema 'n Drafthouse
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Located in the Kansas City suburb of Overland Park. Built by Central Cinema of Overland Park, KS, in 1972. The Valley View Cinema I & II opened May 24, 1972 with “Nicholas and Alexandra” & Nigel Davenport in “Living Free”. Designed for roadshow presentations and family entertainment at popular prices, it would feature matinees. Each of the twins had 300 seats. The Valley View Cinema I & II was leased to Commonwealth Theatres in 1980 and they closed it in 1985.
It was reopened on August 17, 1985 as Dudley’s Cinema ‘n Drafthouse and closed on March 2, 1986 with Michael Douglas in “A Chorus Line” & Mikhail Baryshnikov in “White Nights”. It became a comedy club. It reopened as a movie theatre in August 1986 but soon closed. Reopened as Antioch Cinema 'n Drafthouse on October 2, 1987 with Jack Nicholson in “The Witches of Eastwick” & Kevin Costner in “The Untouchables”. It was closed as Dudley’s Cinema Saloon on June 23, 1988 with Matthew Broderick in “Biloxi Blues” & Tom Selleck in “Three Men and a Baby”.
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The address given in the Valley View’s ads is “95th and Antioch.”
Became the Dudley’s Cinema ‘n’ Drafthouse on August 17th, 1985
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Circa December 1973 photo added credit Brad Moore.
Grand opening ads posted.
Dudley’s once closed on March 2, 1986 after its second-run screenings of “A Chorus Line” and “White Nights” when it made the full transition to a full-time comedy club, before planning back as a movie theater that August (minus the beer after Overland Park rejected in the club’s request for the liquor permit).
Because of that beer eject, now the children can enjoy the place at all times despite Overland Park already having a nearby Showbiz Pizza Place for the youngsters, but unfortunately that movie theater relaunch for Dudley’s immediately failed big time when it became a rock venue for teenagers. They did retain big-screen television sets that were originally used for big major network sporting events, but at the time, it became a screensaver for MTV music videos. This failed when they flushed a grand total of $500,000 down the toilet in extensive remodeling.
The following year in 1987, new owners were hired and they tried to succeed where the original ownership failed as a first attempt for a movie house. The second attempt was approved, reopening as the Antioch Cinema ‘n Drafthouse on October 2, 1987 with “The Witches Of Eastwick” and “The Untouchables” under a $2 second-run admission. They brought back beer, but requires a license to receive it.
This last operated under the name “Dudley’s Cinema Saloon” as a $1.25 second/third-run house and closed for the final time on June 23, 1988 with “Biloxi Blues” and “Three Men And A Baby”.