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[[File:Gentilly.jpg|200px|thumb|right|The Gentilly in New Orleans]] | [[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: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 | + | [[File:GentillyPrime.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Prime-time run at the Genitlly Orleans in September,1976]] |
'''Theater Location:''' 3869 Gentilly Road, New Orleans, LA | '''Theater Location:''' 3869 Gentilly Road, New Orleans, LA | ||
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==History== | ==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]]'' | + | The Gentilly Orleans Theater was located in New Orleans, Louisiana, and was one of the earliest theaters to show ''[[The Rocky Horror Picture Show]]'' as a midnight movie starting September 3, 1976. It also ran as a prime-time feature at the theater for several days in prime time in September 1976 as well. 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== | ==External Links== | ||
Cinema Treasures [http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/12268] | Cinema Treasures [http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/12268] | ||
Revision as of 11:12, 9 October 2017
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 as a midnight movie starting September 3, 1976. It also ran as a prime-time feature at the theater for several days in prime time in September 1976 as well. 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 [1]
