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Author Topic: Movies Featuring Projectionists as Characters Justin Hamaker Film God Posts: 2253 From: Lakeport, CA USA Registered: Jan 2004 posted 01-11-2014 08:10 PM                        I haven't had a chance to watch the video yet, but there is a scene in The Postman (Kevin Costner) which has a projectionist.  |  IP: Logged Steve Matz Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 672 From: Billings, Montana, USA Registered: Sep 2003 posted 01-12-2014 06:29 PM                     quote: Steve Matz "TARGETS"-1968... Karloff's last Screen Appearance. Best Projection Booth Scene yet. You even get to see him thread the Projector,etc. Poor guy ends up getting shot by the Maniac Sniper hidden in the outdoor theater Screen. Peter Bogdanovich Directed....Looked like XL's with Mighty 90 Lamps. Said projectionist, Byron Betz, was the drive-in's actual projectionist. When I was looking at Screen Credits for this Film I saw the man that gets shot in the Phone Booth was M*A*S*H* actor Mike Farrell(B.J.Hunnicut) must have been a struggling actor back then. Screen Credit just says "man in phone booth. I was also looking at Trivia and was wondering if anyone up here resides in RESEDA,CAIFORNIA. The Drive-in was called the RESEDA. I was just wondering what resides on that Property Today.(Please don't say a TARGET STORE) TRIVIA FROM IMDB: Drive-in scenes were shot at the since-closed Reseda Drive-In Theatre in Reseda, CA, as clearly shown on the marquee and screen tower. Early in the movie, the Sepulveda Drive-In in Van Nuys is briefly shown in the background as Bobby drives down the highway. On the DVD commentary, Peter Bogdanovich incorrectly credits this as being the Reseda Drive-In.  |  IP: Logged Jonathan Goeldner Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1360 From: Washington, District of Columbia Registered: Jun 2008 posted 01-12-2014 10:34 PM                     doesn't surprise me that Alfredo in 'Cinema Paradiso' is the most famous 'projectionist' character.  |  IP: Logged Sam Graham AKA: "The Evil Sam Graham". Wackiness ensues. Posts: 1431 From: Waukee, IA Registered: Dec 2004 posted 01-14-2014 03:34 PM                        quote: Steve Matz I was also looking at Trivia and was wondering if anyone up here resides in RESEDA,CAIFORNIA. The Drive-in was called the RESEDA. I was just wondering what resides on that Property Today.(Please don't say a TARGET STORE) Industrial park.  |  IP: Logged Timothy Eiler Expert Film Handler Posts: 126 From: Litchfield , Minnesota, USA Registered: Mar 2000 posted 02-13-2014 01:22 PM                        From 1993 Last Action Hero  |  IP: Logged Steve Matz Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 672 From: Billings, Montana, USA Registered: Sep 2003 posted 02-14-2014 12:38 AM                     I guess you could count the "Gremlins" as Characters in the Film with their name.When they thread up the projector to show Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs...  |  IP: Logged Mike Blakesley Film God Posts: 12767 From: Forsyth, Montana Registered: Jun 99 posted 02-14-2014 11:50 AM                        Since Snow White wasn't in release at that time, I'm surprised Disney didn't make them use their most recent animated flick.  |  IP: Logged Buck Wilson Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 894 From: St. Joseph MO, USA Registered: Sep 2010 posted 03-20-2014 11:10 PM                     Late model Simplex in Arrested Development S2:ep18 Slightly off topic, but not worth starting a new thread. Currently on Netflix  |  IP: Logged Steve Matz Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 672 From: Billings, Montana, USA Registered: Sep 2003 posted 03-21-2014 01:19 AM                     When the original "THE BLOB" came out in 1958 I was only 9 years old. I remember after seeing the part where the BLOB is coming out the Projection and Viewing Port windows.Everytime I went back to that Theater for the following few weeks I was always looking up at the Projection Ports through out what ever was Playing to make sure nothing was coming out those Ports. I'm glad I got over that; You miss a lot of the Movie your watching worrying if that OLE BLOB is gonna get you or not..LOL!  |  IP: Logged Manny Knowles "What are these things and WHY are they BLUE???" Posts: 4247 From: Bloomington, IN, USA Registered: Feb 2002 posted 03-29-2014 07:24 PM                     HOLLYWOOD BOULEVARD (1976) by Joe Dante & Allan Arkush Drive-in projectionist/rapist (!)  |  IP: Logged Paul Mayer Oh get out of it Melvin, before it pulls you under! Posts: 3836 From: Albuquerque, NM Registered: Feb 2000 posted 03-29-2014 07:56 PM                        Steve Matz previously mentioned "Come See the Paradise". My favorite line from that film: Dennis Quaid's character finds out that the previous projectionist (a Japanese immigrant) at that theater had committed suicide. Quaid's response, "What'd he do, miss a changeover?"  |  IP: Logged Michael Coate Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1904 From: Los Angeles, California Registered: Feb 2001 posted 03-29-2014 08:57 PM                     quote: Steve Matz I guess you could count the "Gremlins" as Characters in the Film with their name.When they thread up the projector to show Snow White and the 7 Dwarfs... quote: Mike Blakesley Since Snow White wasn't in release at that time, I'm surprised Disney didn't make them use their most recent animated flick. One of the numerous re-releases of "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" was during the summer of 1983, which coincided with the period of time "Gremlins" was in production. So, in a sense, "Snow White" was Disney's then-most-recent animated flick.  |  IP: Logged

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