May I offer a nonmusical related, but still sorta along what I wanted to say here? Right-
I used to work in a movie theater, and during that time, we were scheduled to get "Looney Tunes- Back In Action." Since we were locally renowned for being a very family friendly theater, the lowly, underpaid employees thought this we could- more kids meant more revenue at the snack counter meaning possible pay raises.
Two weeks prior to the Looney Tunes opening, the posters and stands for it were replaced by ones for "The Last Samurai." We were told that our theater had switched films with a larger theater down the road- one that was already getting big box office draws (ie LOTR, The Matrix, etc.). Our holiday season was only saved by the fact that we had Elf, but it still hurt us a bit.
Now, why did we get "Last Samurai?" Our head manager believed that Tom Cruise was a bigger draw than a bunch of cartoon characters. ANd, while he's right, and both films did okay at the box office, we didn't get many people to see the film after it's release.
"During this performance, please feel free to let your cell phones and pagers ring willy-nilly. However, do remember that there are heavily-armed knights on stage and you might well be dragged up and impaled."
(Pre-curtain announcement at the new Broadway musical Monty Python's Spamalot)
Updated On: 1/10/05 at 09:58 PM
