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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)

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.

Technique: 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.

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 *The merge is faster on some snipes.
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 '''Music/Sounds:''' An abridged version of the 1968 go-go-like tune called "Funky Fanfare" by Keith Mansfield. Sometimes it's silent.