# Sequential Theater Marquees **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 8, 2005, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-theater-marquees/289072 "2005-02-08T22:46:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2005, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-theater-marquees/289072/1 "2005-02-08T22:46:54Z")
So, last Saturday, **SolGrundy** and I were walking past a movie theater, and decided to see what was playing. There were five movies there: _Are We There Yet_, _Hide & Seek_, _Boogeyman_, _Coach Carter_, and _Meet the Fockers_. The marquee over the box office wasn’t quite big enough to display the full titles, though. On the right, they said: _Coach Cart Fockers_ Which will someday be the name of my ska band, if I ever decide to start a ska band. Even better, though was the left side of the marquee: _Are We The Boogeyman Hide and See_ Which was genius. Anyway, felt that needed to be shared. ---
**Author:** ![Hal\_Briston](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a9a28c/32.png) [@Hal\_Briston](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hal_Briston)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2005, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-theater-marquees/289072/2 "2005-02-08T23:36:08Z")
Hey, did you know [Erin Brockovich Screwed My Dog Skip](http://allenarena.com/allenarena/humorhall/04_04/erin%20brockovich%20screwed%20my%20dog%20skip.jpeg)? ---
**Author:** ![Enola\_Straight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dec6dc/32.png) [@Enola\_Straight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enola_Straight)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2005, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-theater-marquees/289072/3 "2005-02-08T23:51:08Z")
Talking Heads with Simple Minds ---
**Author:** ![Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/troy_mcclure_sf/32/4150_2.png) [@Troy\_McClure\_SF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Troy_McClure_SF)\ **Post date:** [February 8, 2005, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-theater-marquees/289072/4 "2005-02-08T23:52:41Z")
I saw a photo (coulda been doctored, who knows) of a marquee that said: Spy Kids Blow Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2005, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-theater-marquees/289072/5 "2005-02-09T00:10:29Z")
I remembered another one from some years ago, at a theater that was looking for new employees. The marquee said, _Mission to Mars_ Underneath was a banner that said, “Now hiring!” NASA’s really cut back on the standards for the astronaut program, I guess. ---
**Author:** ![Jenaroph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e8c25b/32.png) [@Jenaroph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jenaroph)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2005, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-theater-marquees/289072/6 "2005-02-09T00:13:16Z")
Spotted…jeesh. Nearly 20 years ago, judging by IMDB: _Girls Just Want To Have Fun Where the Boys Are_ ---
**Author:** ![FatBaldGuy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecd19e/32.png) [@FatBaldGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FatBaldGuy)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2005, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-theater-marquees/289072/7 "2005-02-09T00:28:16Z")
Another one from long ago: _Blazing Saddles Where Does it Hurt?_ ---
**Author:** ![CalMeacham](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/calmeacham/32/35_2.png) [@CalMeacham](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CalMeacham)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2005, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-theater-marquees/289072/8 "2005-02-09T00:46:52Z")
\*\*Pepper Mill[/B says she saw this one: **Hannah and Her Sisters Extremities** I’ve seen these in photos, and I suspect he theater owners did them on purpose: \*\*Alien Meatballs Escape from New York The Howling 101 Dalmations 101 Dalmations Dying Young\*\* ---
**Author:** ![voguevixen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5ac83/32.png) [@voguevixen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voguevixen)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2005, 2:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-theater-marquees/289072/9 "2005-02-09T02:44:46Z")
Another “on purpose” one (because they obviously slammed two titles together): **Dennis the Menace to Society** We had **Boyz in the Hood** and **Robin Hood** playing on both screens of our theater once, but we couldn’t convince the boss to put up **Boyz in the Robin Hood** From the “similarly themed” category: **Blink 8 Seconds Short Cuts** ---
**Author:** ![Scissorjack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c67d28/32.png) [@Scissorjack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scissorjack)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2005, 11:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-theater-marquees/289072/10 "2005-02-09T11:13:43Z")
My sister, who is usually reliable, swears that a few years back she saw the following advertised outside a theatre: _The Firm_ _Free Willy_ ---
**Author:** ![Ignatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3be4f8/32.png) [@Ignatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignatz)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2005, 2:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/sequential-theater-marquees/289072/11 "2005-02-10T02:58:12Z")
Long time ago, on a marquee across the street from a barber shop: \*The Bad and the Beautiful Just Across the Street\* The barbers complained (in jest) to the local press about their slandered reputations. _Snatch Blow Pecker_