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131. One of my best movie memories!

Sun Jan 12, 2025, 05:31 PM

Jan 2025

We used to go to the midnight showings down in Iowa City (the theatre was like a big concrete swimming pool on its side and I assume that made it easy to hose out afterward) and one Halloween, they had a really horrible punk band play before the movie. I mean, they were maybe the worst band we’d ever seen… I finally got tired of waiting for the movie to start and reached into my bag of props and pulled out my newspaper and held it up in front of me to block out the band.

Immediately, the crowd started howling. I turned around (we were in the third row), and it looked like EVERYONE in the theatre had done the same! The lead singer quickly got pissed and tried insulting us for having no taste, and the band grabbed their equipment and left, to the cheers of all.

Such a satisfying experience—and it was probably the most enthusiastic RHPS crowd ever. We had a blast!

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Yes! SheltieLover Jan 2025 #9

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I love The Sound of Music, too, Deb! SheltieLover Jan 2025 #4

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Thank you SheltieLover. Love their dancing. I am looking for a place were I can find very old movies--even silents. No debm55 Jan 2025 #17

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I like the old films too. Thank you bedazzled. debm55 Jan 2025 #25

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Thank you very much. LogDog75. Very good selections. debm55 Jan 2025 #24

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A Hard Day's Night Cartoonist Jan 2025 #28

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Thank you very much buzzycrumbhunger. Your list is terrific. debm55 Jan 2025 #34

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Thank you FuzzyRabbit.Very good choices. debm55 Jan 2025 #66

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Thank you Shambala.He was very talented debm55 Jan 2025 #68

Thank you very much, catbyte. I really like your other choices too. debm55 Jan 2025 #67

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Jeremiah Johnson was a great film. Robert Redford was wonderful in it. debm55 Jan 2025 #70

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Indeed, Thank you keithbvadu2. debm55 Jan 2025 #72

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Dead Poet's Society KitFox Jan 2025 #62

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Murder By Death madamesilverspurs Jan 2025 #63

Thank you and I agree. You don't see very many "new" movies on this list. I agree with you for the reasons why. debm55 Jan 2025 #75

I love that one, too! Easterncedar Jan 2025 #126

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Thank you Eugene. Wonder films. I can see why you would watch more then once. debm55 Jan 2025 #79

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Ha ha heh! It's one of my favorite scenes, always loved the flying monkeys, and of course the scene when the SWBTATTReg Jan 2025 #117

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I went to a Rocky Horror Picture show where you dress as the characters and throw things at the screen, It was so much debm55 Jan 2025 #82

We never dressed up, but occasionally my sis, I, sometimes her then boyfriend, and another friend would go to a movie electric_blue68 Jan 2025 #93

One of my best movie memories! buzzycrumbhunger Jan 2025 #131

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That's for sure. LoisB Jan 2025 #138

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Thank you ,The Wizard. Great movie. Enjoy. debm55 Jan 2025 #107

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Thank you LeftinTX. I do the same with my favorites. debm55 Jan 2025 #122

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Thank you Easterncedar. Loved the Great Escape. enjoy your choices. debm55 Jan 2025 #127

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Thank you Different Drummer. Me either. debm55 Jan 2025 #130

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A lot of posters have jogged my memory of more movies LogDog75 Jan 2025 #133

Excellent list, thank you LogDog75 debm55 Jan 2025 #143

There are so many. discntnt_irny_srcsm Jan 2025 #134

Thank you discntnt_irny_srcsm. debm55 Jan 2025 #144

I forgot Alistar Sim's Scrooge, considering over the decades I've watched ?60+ times! 😀 electric_blue68 Jan 2025 #137

Thank you electric_blue68 debm55 Jan 2025 #141

Groundhog Day, Jaws, Terminator 2...the list goes on. subterranean Jan 2025 #140

Thank you subterranean. I very much enjoy Hitchcock films too debm55 Jan 2025 #145