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'''Nicknames |
'''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" |
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'''Bumper |
'''Bumper''': On a multi-colored psychedelic screen, one of the following snipes appears from all sides and corners, merging at the center: |
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* Our Feature Presentation |
* Our Feature Presentation |
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* Prevues of Coming Attractions |
* Prevues of Coming Attractions |
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* No Smoking in This Theatre |
* No Smoking in This Theatre |
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'''Variants |
'''Variants''': |
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* Sometimes, the snipes would demerge and return the way they came. |
* Sometimes, the snipes would demerge and return the way they came. |
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* The merge is faster on some snipes. |
* The merge is faster on some snipes. |
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'''FX/SFX |
'''FX/SFX''': The psychedelia in the background, and the text movement. |
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'''Music/Sounds |
'''Music/Sounds''': An abridged version of the 1968 go-go-like tune called "Funky Fanfare" by Keith Mansfield. Sometimes it's silent. |
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'''Availability |
'''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, such as ''Kill Bill: Volume 1'' (2003), ''Machete Kills'' (2013), and the 2007 double feature ''Grindhouse'' (''Planet Terror''/''Death Proof''). |
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'''Editor's Note |
'''Editor's Note''': This is a cult classic among moviegoers. |
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Revision as of 03:51, 15 January 2021
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-?)
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, such as Kill Bill: Volume 1 (2003), Machete Kills (2013), and the 2007 double feature Grindhouse (Planet Terror/Death Proof).
Editor's Note: This is a cult classic among moviegoers.
