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[[File:Gentilly.jpg|200px|thumb|right|The Gentilly in New Orleans]]
[[File:GentillyAd.jpg|200px|thumb|right|New Orleans ad for debut of ''Rocky Horror'' as a midnight movie after main feature, 1973 animated film Fantastic Planet featuring the voice of [[Barry Bostwick]]]]
[[File:GentillyPrime.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Prime-time run at the Genitlly Orleans on September 29-30,1976]]

'''Theater Location:''' 3869 Gentilly Road, New Orleans, LA 

'''Theater Open Date:''' 1931

'''Theater Close Date:''' 1978

'''Theater Status:''' Demolished

==History==
The Gentilly Orleans Theater was located in New Orleans, Louisiana, and was one of the earliest theaters to show ''[[The Rocky Horror Picture Show]]'' exclusively as a midnight movie starting September 3, 1976. It also ran as a prime-time feature at the theater for 2 days on September 29 & 30. The Gentilly had a long tradition of rambunctious [[Audience Participation]], most famously for having a motorcycle drive through the audience when Eddie emerges from the deep freeze. The theater burned down in 1978, though the fire was not caused by any ''Rocky Horror'' antics (too much [[Flicking your Bic]] during "There's a Light," perhaps? Probably just an electrical fire, as reported.) The theater was not rebuilt, but ''Rocky Horror'' opened in 1978 at two other New Orleans locations; the Plaza Lake Forest and Sena Mall.

==External Links==
Cinema Treasures [http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/12268]