NY Hairspray Screening Disaster

I'm sooooooooooooo glad that i dint go to that!

Yeah, the same thing happened here in the Detroit area. We got to the theater to find people telling us that they aren't honoring the ones printed from online, only special black passes that came from who knows where...there were about 30-40 people waiting to get in, a few who had come from very far away, and the management was very rude and said if we had a complaint about it that we needed to call New Line because it wasn't their responsibility. I am not impressed with what happened, or the way it was handled. It's unfair to issue passes to people, have them show up ready to see the screening and then refuse them entry and say their passes aren't valid. If anyone knows who to contact to complain about this, please let me know.

It would be one thing if we all had just gotten there too late and all the tickets were taken, but that's not what happened and it's a bunch of bull if you ask me. Someone's got some explaining to do. Did anything like this happen to anyone else??

Uh-oh.

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Glad I didn't do the Pittsburgh one! So all the ones from "Evite" are invalid?

fxy2003cmu that is what happened here - but worse. My partner and I were in line around the block, when we got to the door after almost 2 hours, security came out and disbanded us, but within 1 minute of that, the NYPD was there, two cars-four cops, and shouting at everyone to get off the sidewalks and leave.

To have AMC not even tell us there was a problem, but call the police to disband us BEFORE saying anything about an issue is ABSOLUTELY OUTRAGEOUS.

The way the Theater Manager and the New Line Rep handled the upset customers was atrocious. Rude, tough, and "nothing I can do about it New Line screwed up" attitude.

We later found out that New Line made a mistake and announced two screenings, 7pm and 7:30 when there was only ONE for private screening for HAIRDRESERS???????????

MOST of the people tossed were saying things like, "I hope this film tanks" and "I will never go to another New Line Cinema Film again"

Not great PR folks, I am SURE that is not the intention of a Screening.

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The lady working for New Line also was taking e-mails with people thinking they'd be emailed free passes for the show, some silly little man even wrote can't make Wednesday. Where were the police?!? People were cursing at the lady and no cops were there, they said they would call the cops if no one left. But yea, I get there at 3:30 and was 6th in line and while waiting an employee of the theatre was arrested, it was sort of worth missing the movie for me with all that exciting drama. Anyone know who to e-mail to complain about this?

A woman died at the screening in Dallas.

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The police were on 69th between Broadway and Columbus, on the south side of the street -- directly next to the theatre. They got there a little after 7:30.

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Updated On: 7/16/07 at 09:42 PM

Brody and Stacey called it.

This sorta **** happened before and I have vowed to NEVER do these advance screenings again.

I sensed this was going to go the way it did.

Earlier this afternoon I purchased tickets for an early afternoon showing this Saturday in case it sells-out early (here's hoping). No need to arrive hours early to deal with those horror stories you guys had to go thru tonight.

I've waited since September for this movie; I can wait a few more days. Thank you.

Now where did that Beckham girl go with my phone. Ugh!

why was the employee arrested?

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I was there, and the 2000+ people waiting in line were PISSED. Doubt they'll go see the movie now.

Mateo, what's the dish?

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