Independence Day

[dazie]

WARNING!  CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR BEEFY BECAUSE GAMP THINKS HE MAY NOT HAVE SEEN THIS 12 YEAR OLD MOVIE YET AND DOESN'T KNOW THE FIRST LADY DIES! SO DON'T TELL HIM!

Back in the day, 1996-97, I managed movie theatres in Flagstaff, Arizona.

My main theatre was the Orpheum.  One screen, 900 seats if we opened the balcony.

We opened the movie Independence Day on July 2, 1996 to sold out shows for a week.  What a fun movie! 

And then I showed it 3 x a day, every day until November.  (except for 2 weeks when it was at another manager's theatre)

God I hated that movie by then.  I knew every line, I knew every movement, every snafu, every scratch.  (I had old equipment- we lost a lot of prints)  I hadn't watched the movie since.

Well, I found it in a $5 bin at the grocery store the other day and figured what the heck.  We watched it tonight and damned if I didn't cry when the First Lady dies, when the Prez makes his big speech and when "Russell Casse" saves the day, just like I used to before I saw it a thousand times.  What a fun movie.

[ReBurn]

I love Independence Day. I just hate what happens to poor Commander Data.

[dazie]

I thought Kate was going to wet herself when that happened.  *lol*

[Bennyhana]

Welcome ta Earfph!

[BigDun]

...and damned if I didn't cry when the First Lady dies, when the Prez makes his big speech and when "Russell Casse" saves the day...

Me too.

[Gamplayerx]

You know, it's just common courtesy to put spoiler tags if you're going ruin an entire movie for people! 

I'm kidding. 

[dazie]

You know, it's just common courtesy to put spoiler tags if you're going ruin an entire movie for people! 

I'm kidding. 

There.  Better? 

[Gamplayerx]

Hahahaha!

I have seen it, though.  I was just looking out for Beefy.

[Beefy]

I've never even heard of that.

[dazie]

Well crap.  I spent all that time modifying the post.  Twice. 

[Beefy]

Isn't that with Al Pacino?

[ReBurn]

Isn't that with Al Pacino?

I think it's Dudley Moore.

[dazie]

Isn't that with Al Pacino?

I think it's Dudley Moore.

You guys are WAY off.

It's Paul Williams.

[Alice]

Oh my god.  That movie is 12 years old?  That makes me feel old.

[DownSouth]

WARNING!  CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR BEEFY BECAUSE GAMP THINKS HE MAY NOT HAVE SEEN THIS 12 YEAR OLD MOVIE YET AND DOESN'T KNOW THE FIRST LADY DIES! SO DON'T TELL HIM!

Back in the day, 1996-97, I managed movie theatres in Flagstaff, Arizona.

My main theatre was the Orpheum.  One screen, 900 seats if we opened the balcony.

We opened the movie Independence Day on July 2, 1996 to sold out shows for a week.  What a fun movie! 

And then I showed it 3 x a day, every day until November.  (except for 2 weeks when it was at another manager's theatre)

God I hated that movie by then.  I knew every line, I knew every movement, every snafu, every scratch.  (I had old equipment- we lost a lot of prints)  I hadn't watched the movie since.

Well, I found it in a $5 bin at the grocery store the other day and figured what the heck.  We watched it tonight and damned if I didn't cry when the First Lady dies, when the Prez makes his big speech and when "Russell Casse" saves the day, just like I used to before I saw it a thousand times.  What a fun movie.

[Beefy]

WARNING!  CONTAINS SPOILERS FOR BEEFY BECAUSE GAMP THINKS HE MAY NOT HAVE SEEN THIS 12 YEAR OLD MOVIE YET AND DOESN'T KNOW THE FIRST LADY DIES! SO DON'T TELL HIM!

Back in the day, 1996-97, I managed movie theatres in Flagstaff, Arizona.

My main theatre was the Orpheum.  One screen, 900 seats if we opened the balcony.

We opened the movie Independence Day on July 2, 1996 to sold out shows for a week.  What a fun movie! 

And then I showed it 3 x a day, every day until November.  (except for 2 weeks when it was at another manager's theatre)

God I hated that movie by then.  I knew every line, I knew every movement, every snafu, every scratch.  (I had old equipment- we lost a lot of prints)  I hadn't watched the movie since.

Well, I found it in a $5 bin at the grocery store the other day and figured what the heck.  We watched it tonight and damned if I didn't cry when the First Lady dies, when the Prez makes his big speech and when "Russell Casse" saves the day, just like I used to before I saw it a thousand times.  What a fun movie.

[dazie]

Won't anyone please think of the bandwidth?