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This is a fan nickname given to probably the most well-known set of theater snipes ever made, created by the [[w:National Screen Service|National Screen Service]] in the late 1960s. |
This is a bumper complication of generic theatre bumpers without the main major theatre name (AMC, Regal, Cinemark, etc.) They are well-known for the Astro Daters bumper which was a fan nickname given to probably the most well-known set of theater snipes ever made, created by the [[w:National Screen Service|National Screen Service]] in the late 1960s. |
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===Bumper (1960s-1970s)=== |
===Bumper (1960s-1970s)=== |
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Background
This is a bumper complication of generic theatre bumpers without the main major theatre name (AMC, Regal, Cinemark, etc.) They are well-known for the Astro Daters bumper which was a fan nickname given to probably the most well-known set of theater snipes ever made, created by the National Screen Service in the late 1960s.
Bumper (1960s-1970s)
Visuals: 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: Camera-controlled animation.
Audio: An abridged version of a 1968 go-go-like tune called "Funky Fanfare" by Keith Mansfield. Sometimes it's silent.
Availability: Used at drive-in theaters by various companies in the 1960s and 1970s. Made a surprise reappearance on the following Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino films: Kill Bill: Volume 1 (2003; directed by Tarantino), Machete Kills (2013; directed by Rodriguez), and their 2007 double feature Grindhouse (Planet Terror/Death Proof).
Legacy: This is a cult classic among moviegoers.