Draft:Generic Theatre Bumpers

Background

This is a fan nickname given to probably the single most infamous set of theatre snipes ever made, created by the National Screen Service in the late 1960s.

(1960s-1970s, 2003, 2007, 2013)

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Nicknames: "And Now, Our Psychedelic Feature Presentation", "FP of Psychedelicness", "Feature Presentation in the Sixties", "The World's First Feature Presentation ID", "The Grindhouse Vortex", "Psychedelic Vortex"

Bumper: On a multi-colored psychedelic screen, one of the following snipes appears from all sides and corners, merging at the center:

• Our Feature Presentation
• Prevues of Coming Attractions
• Intermission
• Coming Soon
• Our Next Attraction
• Starts Friday
• Starts Saturday
• Starts Sunday
• Starts Monday
• Starts Tuesday
• Starts Wednesday
• Starts Thursday
• Friday Saturday
• Friday Saturday Sunday
• Saturday-Sunday Matinee
• Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday
• Also
• And
• Also Selected Short Subjects
• Late Show Friday & Saturday
• Children's Matinee
• No Smoking in This Theatre

Variants:

• Sometimes, the snipes would demerge and return the way they came.
• The merge is faster on some snipes.

FX/SFX: The psychedelia in the background, and the text movement.

Music/Sounds: An abridged version of the 1968 go-go-like tune called "Funky Fanfare" by Keith Mansfield. Sometimes it's silent.

Availability: Various, ranging from uncommon (Our Feature Presentation and Prevues of Coming Attractions) to extinct (several of the lesser-known Daters). Used at drive-in theaters by various companies in the 1960s and 1970s. Made a surprise reappearance on certain Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino films Kill Bill: Volume 1 (2003), Machete Kills (2013), and the 2007 double feature Grindhouse (Planet Terror/Death Proof).

Legacy: This is a cult classic among moviegoers.