Movie Theater To Go On Tour

ilsie writes "The Austin, TX based Alamo Drafthouse theater is undertaking a massive 6000 mile, 21 day tour across the western United States. They will be screening "12 famous films in their original shooting locations, chosen specifically to intensify the viewing experience," using their 20'x40' inflatable rig."

Comments

Why not.......

[Jambon]

.....Jaws in shark infest waters?

Re:Why not.......

[Anonymous Coward]

Actually they've done it. Sort of.

http://www.dailytexanonline.com/media/paper410/new s/2004/08/09/Entertainment/The-Alamo.Drafthouse.Ta kes.Its.Show.On.The.Road-701786.shtml

"...played host to eccentric events - like a showing of "Jaws" at Lake Travis, where moviegoers watched the film from inner tubes while swimmers under the water pinched their legs."

Lake Travis is just outside Austin, TX. It's not shark-infested, the most fearsome creature I've ever seen while scuba diving there was a giant catfish maybe 4-5 ft long. Hard to tell, it was dark and murky, scared the willies out of me coming up from behind!

Re:Why not.......

[pinopino]

They screened Jaws a couple years ago on Lake Austin, with the audience in innertubes. I think they had divers swimming around and grabbing at peoples ankles during the scary bits. You don't want to know what they did during the screening of Deliverance.....

Fortunately

[Timesprout]

they decided against showing Titanic, event though its possible a few viewers may have survived by clinging to the inflatable rig.

I miss Austin

[Anonymous Coward]

Alamo Drafthouse is the best movie theater in the country, hands down.

They frequently have free showings of B-movies at midnight. Like a comedy club, they usually expect you to buy a drink or two, but it's always a memorable experience.

Not to mention, I've never been to another theater that has 'Bucket O Beer' on the menu. :)

They have a history of creative events

[lou2ser]

Check out the Photo Archive of past events.

http://www.originalalamo.com/archives/photoarchive s.html

They had a Mullet Premiere with free admission if you agreed to get a mullet (http://www.originalalamo.com/archives/mullets2002 /index.html)

Re:They have a history of creative events

[Ryan Amos]

Are you kidding me? The Alamo Drafthouse is legendary (and extremely successful) in Austin, TX. They've recently expanded to Houston and Dallas. Look for them to go national; a movie theater where you can buy beer and pizza for about the same price as soda and popcorn anywhere else will be very successful. Not to mention they are totally willing to throw you the fuck out if you're noisy/talking on your cell. At their all-day Monday matinee showings, they sell $1 sodas and popcorn. On Wednesday nights at midnight at the original location they show free B-movies which you are encouraged to get drunk and heckle.

In other words, after going to the Alamo, I rarely see movies elsewhere. They survive by selling some pretty decent food (nothing spectacular, but it beats Chilis) for about the same price you'd pay at a normal restaurant, except you get to watch a movie while eating. Pray they open one in your town, the Alamo is run by film buffs for film buffs without that snooty film buff atmosphere.

Re:The Films:

[Spy der Mann]

1) Gone with the Wind

I'm just hoping that WASN'T the inflatable rig. *swoosh*

Someone's gotta say it

[FlyByPC]

"Let's get this show on the road!"

Wait!!!

[slapout]

The MPAA can't allow this! It's just another form of distrubited clients!

Re:The Films:

[BlaKnail]

Mod parent down, or at least change from informative to funny.

The real list:

LAST PICTURE SHOW IN ARCHER CITY, TX (RRSHOW)
Friday, August 19
8:00 pm (No Passes)
IT CAME FROM OUTER SPACE - 3D! in ROSWELL, NM (RRSHOW)
Sunday, August 21
8:00 pm
ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST IN MONUMENT VALLEY (RRSHOW)
Tuesday, August 23
8:00 pm
PLANET OF THE APES AT LAKE POWELL, UT (RRSHOW)
Wednesday, August 24
8:00 pm
REPO MAN ROAD RALLY IN LOS ANGELES, CA (RRSHOW)
Friday, August 26
8:00 pm
NORTH BY NORTHWEST IN BAKERSFIELD (RRSHOW)
Sunday, August 28
8:00 pm
BULLITT ROAD RALLY IN SAN FRANCISCO, CA (RRSHOW)
Tuesday, August 30
8:00 pm
THE GOONIES IN ASTORIA, OR (RRSHOW)
Thursday, September 1
8:00 pm
CLOSE ENCOUNTERS AT DEVILS TOWER, WY (RRSHOW)
Saturday, September 3
8:00 pm
CAT BALLOU AT BUCKSKIN JOES, CO (RRSHOW)
Monday, September 5
8:00 pm
HUD IN CLAUDE, TX (RRSHOW)
Wednesday, September 7
8:00 pm

Bad movie insurance

[ajlitt]

In addition to all the wonderful things that others have to say about the Drafthouse, there's one point others may have overlooked. This theater provides ample insurance against having a bad time despite a bad movie.

First off, they serve excellent food, but more importantly they serve beer. Amazingly, a pint of Guinness costs less there than a large drink at a chain theater.

If that weren't enough... You know how most theaters will show ad slideshows before the movie? Instead, each theater has a video projector in addition to the film one, and for some time before the movie (over an hour at a special event) they show related and often funny material related to the movie in question.

Example: I went to see Episode III at the Drafthouse on opening night (well, 12:01am opening day). Not only did I have the option of getting hammered if it turned out to be crap, I was entertained by the pre-movie screening of parts of the Cartoon Network Clone Wars short animations mixed between the likes of excerpts of Turkish Star Wars, Star Crash, various interviews, Mark Hamill's appearance on The Muppet Show, and (possibly worth the price of admission) the Star Wars Thanksgiving Special.