When I went as a kid it was 75 cents or 50 cents for a matinee. I forget what an adult paid but I remember my dad trying to get me in for the kid’s rate when I was past the kid age.
Actually, remakes were not uncommon back “in the old days”. Alfred Hitchcock made “The Man Who Knew Too Much” in 1934 and 1956. “The Maltese Falcon” was made in 1931 and 1941. “The Wizard of Oz” was made in 1925 and 1939. That’s just a few; you can find an extended list in Wikipedia by searching “list of film remakes.” Various reasons can be attributed to a film being remade, such as new technology like sound or color coming along, but the most important reason is probably that the plot has to come from somewhere and in an era without video recording of any type or no or little television, you can figure that a film released twenty or even ten years ago has not been seen by hardly anyone in the intervening time and has been pretty well forgotten.
stlmaddog5 about 11 years ago
Ha. I can remember when it cost a dime to get into the movies. Kids 10¢ Adults 25¢. That would have been about 1958-1959.
llong65 about 11 years ago
use to go to the sunday show with .50 cents…35 to get in .10 for box of popcorn and a nickel for a cup of soda from a machine in the lobby
alondra about 11 years ago
When I went as a kid it was 75 cents or 50 cents for a matinee. I forget what an adult paid but I remember my dad trying to get me in for the kid’s rate when I was past the kid age.
sbchamp about 11 years ago
And ya never saw remakes…
mconrad92 about 11 years ago
Actually, remakes were not uncommon back “in the old days”. Alfred Hitchcock made “The Man Who Knew Too Much” in 1934 and 1956. “The Maltese Falcon” was made in 1931 and 1941. “The Wizard of Oz” was made in 1925 and 1939. That’s just a few; you can find an extended list in Wikipedia by searching “list of film remakes.” Various reasons can be attributed to a film being remade, such as new technology like sound or color coming along, but the most important reason is probably that the plot has to come from somewhere and in an era without video recording of any type or no or little television, you can figure that a film released twenty or even ten years ago has not been seen by hardly anyone in the intervening time and has been pretty well forgotten.
colloc about 11 years ago
When I was a kid It cost 10 cents for a double feature, cartoon, newsreel and short subject. Candy was 5 cents, as was popcorn and a soda.
tbritt99 almost 11 years ago
We absolutely will not pay today’s movie prices. Actors are overpaid as it is.