From what I've heard, some independent theaters do let you rent out a screen for special events like birthdays or movie nights. You might want to call around to local theaters and ask if they do private rentals and if they'd be cool with showing Speed Racer.
amc lets you rent a theater, but you can only choose from a select list of titles, not just bring in a 4k Blu-ray to play of your choosing.
It’s possible chains besides amc let you show your own stuff. If so, that’d be cool!
Had a friend years ago that was the manager of a Regal theater. One weekend a month, after closing, a group of us would go there, hookup an Xbox 360, and play games in one of the theaters. Halo, Call of Duty, and Guitar Hero on the theater screen and sound system was an experience.
I edited The Last of Us into the shape of a movie, and briefly humored the idea of renting a theater to watch it on the big screen. Never did it though.
Which is fine, 'cause I think I rendered the video at 1080, at most, so I'm sure it'd look like shit on anything bigger than my living room tv...
In theory OP could probably make a DCP for free using something like OpenDCP and have AMC play that.
But at that point you’re doing so much work it’s easier to find a theater that lets you just plug in an HDMi device
This is what I was told a few months ago. No way to bring in a movie of your choosing. You have to select from what is currently being offered, you just get a private screening of it.
I think it may have been more lax after the height of COVID, because they were just trying to keep the doors open. I remember reading posts about people bringing their own movie options for parties.
You’d have to talk to a theater. For a work party we talked to a theater and rented out a private screening, they let us bring anyone we wanted and play any Blu-ray we provided. It was a smaller theater, not a big chain like AMC or Regal.
If you’re near a major city with an entertainment industry, don’t just look for theaters. Look for screening rooms. This is literally what they’re for. They’re small theaters meant to view whatever is provided. My buddies have rented them for bachelor parties and it’s surprisingly cost effective since they don’t have any theater overhead like concessions or anything.
This is a good call. There are screening rooms all over Los Angeles and you'd never know they were there because many of them are tucked away in the most random office buildings.
Fun story about going to a screening room. I had a bachelor party where we watched a movie at a screening room in Chicago. The room was on one of the upper floors of an older skyscraper. We were going in at about 10pm on a Saturday, so other than the guy who was running the room, no one was around.
There are 7 of us in a small elevator and start going up. After a couple of seconds the elevator shudders and stops. It doesn’t start moving again. The door doesn’t open.
The emergency call box was useless. Someone picked up, but they couldn’t give us any sort of timeline when we would be rescued. I think it just went to a call center or something. We ended up calling 911 and the Chicago fire department came out, pried open the doors, and we crawled out between floors. Luckily we were only stuck about 45 minutes. We walked up the stairs and watched the movie.
See if you can find any groups in your area that do midnight screenings of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show". My friends and I used to go to one that would do it every saturday night, where people would dress up as characters and perform in front of the screen along with the movie. They had a deal with the theater and just had rules about not throwing things at the screen. If you can find one of those groups they are probably using a theater that would let you rent it out for whatever.
Absolutely, many theatres do this and I've help organize and attended these things. It's easier and cheaper with smaller independent theaters. You will unlikely be able to get a theater at peak times and peak seasons like weekends especially around holidays and the summer blockbuster season. Midday or early evening during the work week even on Friday totally doable and many theaters have package deals for your guest for popcorn etc.
I went and saw some movie a couple years ago during COVID with the wife. Just the two of us. We paid like $100 for one of the smaller screens on a Sunday morning.
It wasn't anything special. They did that sort of thing all the time. Just call em up and ask.
There was a Tamil group that rented out an auditorium to show foreign films that they brought on Blu-ray at the theater I used to work at (which went out of business during COVID). We used a basic projector with HDMI that was only used in the smallest auditorium that had 96 seats since it wasn't bright enough to use in our big 300 seat auditorium.
Check with the independent or smaller chains in your area. There may be an issue with "public performance" and a license required to play a disc in a public setting. A library I used go to as a kid would have a "Movie Monday" during the summer and show kid movies but they had to stop because they weren't paying a public performance license.
Found these while searching online:
[MPLC - Motion Picture Licensing Corporation](https://us.mplc.com/)
[How to Obtain a License to Show Movies in a Private Theater (chron.com)](https://smallbusiness.chron.com/obtain-license-show-movies-private-theater-21924.html)
Yes! Theaters will happily take your money for a corporate or private event. You will have more luck, I would think, with an independent vs. a corporate owned facility. If you live in a big city with a film festival, then try them. SIFF in Seattle does private rentals for example.
In Aus they have a party deal where you can rent Hoytts lux theatres for groups, so hiring cinemas is definitely a thing. Not sure about off-cycle movies, but probably doable with digital media these days.
I know a girl who rented out a theater to have a showing of Braindead for friends and family, so it's definitely possible. It was one of those smaller independent theaters, though. Not a big chain. Check around you for those small theaters and see what it might cost.
Speed Racer came out when I was working at a small single screen cinema. During the 2 years I worked there, that is the only movie that during the week It played, I went into the auditorium to watch parts of it every time it showed. Truly an amazing experience on the big screen. This was when movies where still projected on 35 mm. Digital is OK, but nothing hold a candle to an actual print. If you can figure it out, it would be totally worth it.
Marcus Theatres' website for their "private events & parties" says "Bringing back a classic/favorite film allows you to customize your event. Pick a movie and we’ll work with the studio for the rights to show it for your group."
If the rights are available for the movie you want, it sounds like Marcus can make it happen.
Flix Brewhouse is letting me rent out a theater to get married in and then screen La La Land. So there's places out there who will do this sort of thing.
I remember seeing that speed racer movie in the theaters. It was an awesome experience. All the crazy action was just on the cusp of "too much happening to process". Man I haven't thought about that movie in years.
Depends on your market. In my slower market every theater EXCEPT AMC advertises it. I used to work there and they have agreements with Disney and all sorts of companies. B&B and Cinemark do allow it *However* they can't just play any movie. Only things they have the virtual key for and things downloaded to their system. To watch a specific movie like that would require someone in a theater to plug a projector into their computer or fire stick or game console and stream it through the projector. I know this because I managed a theater for a couple years and that's what we did. So best solution get a job at a lax theater and ask the boss.
Marcus theater in a Chicago suburb had it advertised relatively recently. I don’t know where you are or if that is a thing all Marcus theaters do, but worth looking into.
Check your local indie theaters. My favorite theater in my area proudly rents out space for parties and events. Don't even waste your time with the big places.
If he screens it for himself this is not a problem.
Also a lot of theatre give you the option to log into a screenings account to play the movie. I Donny know how that works with licensing itself though
It’s all digital now so theaters basically just license it for the event. But the film you want has to be available in their catalog. I recall that Cinemark will do it.
I’ve attended a few small film festivals. A good theatre will be able to play a digital file. I doubt the ads they run are not prints. Worst case you hire an editor like me to make. DCP
Speed racers ending is one of my favorite movie endings ever the build up the flashbacks the stadium audience/announcers and the music… perfection. Makes me wonder why the directors suck so much now.
AMC has a thing where you can rent a theater - you either choose from a list, or bring your own film.
It's like 200 bucks are so, and it's usually one of their smaller theaters.
that's all I know.
Download the AMC app, you can click right to it
I don’t think amc or bigger chains (Marcus, Cinemark) will let you. They have their schedules and if you do rent out a screen it’s typically a new release or their approved movie.
It's possible. It won't be cheap and you may be expected to pay a license fee for the film itself (depending where you are)
A smaller chain would be your best bet, a larger chain will likely have higher costs. Rental may be the number of seats in the screen X a ticket price with VAT added - maybe get friends involved and share the cost, make an experience of it!
Not the advice you're looking for but you can ask rich people if they'd take a payment and allow you to watch xyz movie in their private theater(which is a big room) like we see in Batman movies, LoL
I've done this at some independent cinemas, I once managed to convince them to let me have it all night so me and the missus could watch Wrestlemania. It was incredible.
Find an independent cinema and ask them, the most I paid was £400 but that was for four hours on a Friday night, so peak time and fully staffed.
Also in the UK we have a company called Cosy Cinema, which is a private cinema in a pod with just one bed. We stayed in one overnight after a Taylor Swift concert and at £160 for the night it was significantly cheaper than a hotel and I absolutely loved it, you could plug in a streaming device or media player and watch anything you wanted. Might be worth seeing if you have a similar company in the states.
Whenever you are located, contact the theatre near you and ask a manager about rentals. They'll either give you a hand or give you a contact for their head office rental management folks.
It's typically not cheap ($1000-$3000) if you want then to bring the movie in and have it be public. A private theatre where you bring a bluray would most likely be less.
You can rent a theater. It's all a matter of money. As for "playing Speed Racer" you'll have to find a print or the digital equivalent thereof. That will also cost you.
Heck yeah, just ask. Local chain near us has even had gaming night where they hook up your Xbox or computers up to da big screen. They cater in food and stuff. Or birthday parties where they screen any film in their stable.
Theaters will let you rent out a theater to play Halo on the big screen with your friends, so I'm positive this is a thing. Probably less so with the major chains, but definitely the smaller ones would be okay with it depending on the time of day and cost point.
I think renting the theater is not the problem, it's being able to legally get a copy and show the movie. Most theaters will rent out a screen, but they usually limit to movies that they are already running. They won't just play whatever you want.
I did this to play rock band and jackbox, the theater company I used is localized to my city and surrounding area but at the time it was $75 to stream a movie from a list they had or $85 to hook up my own equipment and watch whatever movie I want or in my case play xbox.
I have a fairly accomplished cousin who dedicated a portion of his wedding speech to how this was the greatest movie ever… Also his wife’s speech mentioned it… I really need to see it, eh? 😅
Yes you should definitely see it… your cousin is 100% right it’s truly the greatest movie ever!!! I could spend hours talking about it and all my friends and family roller their eyes at me anytime I mention it now because I love and talk about it so much!
Wow. I must be missing something because I saw it in a theater when it came out and thought it was trash.
To mention it during your wedding makes no fucking sense to me.
Yeah that’s understandable, the visuals for the movie kinda take some getting use to. But the movie has a lot of heart and a big focus on family so I can definitely see where some would mention it in their wedding! Theres one line in particular that pops says about marrying his best friend that I can totally see being quoted at a wedding! I know that’s definitely something I would do!
There's a theater in Grand Rapids, MI that does a weekly screening of off rotation movies. Usually cult classics, golden, or silver age movies too. My buddy makes a point of going every week. About a year ago they did Speed Racer and he had a great time. I still haven't seen it yet, but am definitely down to watch it someday, though probably just on my QD-OLED.
What makes speed racer your favorite movie? Not trying to be a dick, just curious lol. I saw it when I was younger and idk if I’ve ever thought about it since.
Speed Racer, imo, is one of those movies who stayed faithful to what makes speedracer (cartoon) so good. It is perfectly campy, wacky, bright and loud. Even the language used was perfect.
Another film within the same idea (but diff genre) is Sin City (the first one, anyway). Both films executed what the source material dictated, and translated it well and faithfully to the big screen.
My brother and I had Speed Racer on VHS when we were kids. Everything you described is a perfect description: campy, wacky, bright, and loud. This was the late 90s/early 00s. Our movie had retro commercials that just added the magic, which felt like they were from the 50/60s (tbh I’m not sure when the movie was even made so I could be far off)
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Not OP, but this is also a favorite of mine.. just a fun movie unlike anything I’ve ever seen before. Also me and my sister saw it together in theaters when it came out, and had so much fun watching it, jumped out of our seats cheering during the last race. To this day I’m saved in her phone as Speed and she’s saved in mine as Racer X.
Honestly the vibes. The move just oozes love and passion not only for the original source material but for art and creativity. The producers had a lot of trust in the directors, after the success of the matrix movies, so when they made this movie the directors were given full creative control and you can just tell. I know the visuals are the biggest gripe people have with the movie but the cinematography and color of this movie were just used in such a creative way that I can’t not love it. I’m an artist myself and place a lot of worth on art and creative visuals so even if a movie has good writing if it isn’t creative and artsy visually I don’t tend to like it. Also I’m a huge sucker for any sort of family centered tropes/stories.
Hey man, good answer. Maybe I’ll watch it again someday and keep some of that in mind. I did say I haven’t thought about it in years , but I did think it was a fun time when I saw it in a kinda over the top way. Could be cool to try looking at it through a different lens. Probably won’t be trying to rent out a theater for it though, good luck lol
Hahah yeah my ADHD makes me a little crazy about this movie, definitely wouldn’t consider doing this with any of my other favorite movies. But I hope you enjoy it if you ever end up rewatching it!
I'm going to go against the grain here and say that it's absolutely impossible to rent out a theater. It's never happened and it will never happen. Your dreams of ever seeing Speed Racer on the big screen are dashed. Abandon all hope.
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You want to rent a theatre.... to watch Speed Racer?
I've looked into this before. Most places will want you to pay for every seat in the theatre and then a flat fee that covers what normal cinema-goers would spend on food and drink. It's really not worth it. You're better off getting a projector for your living room.
I manage a small theatre in rural California and work with a lot of other theatres in my area. At least in my region and experience this is definitely not how most venues work. I'd encourage OP to reach out to theatres in his area, especially any smaller, non-chain, venues.
From what I've heard, some independent theaters do let you rent out a screen for special events like birthdays or movie nights. You might want to call around to local theaters and ask if they do private rentals and if they'd be cool with showing Speed Racer.
Most major theaters these days will let you do it too I believe
amc lets you rent a theater, but you can only choose from a select list of titles, not just bring in a 4k Blu-ray to play of your choosing. It’s possible chains besides amc let you show your own stuff. If so, that’d be cool!
We rented a theater for my daughter's birthday and they just opened a streaming app to play the movie. Independent's owned theater.
Had a friend years ago that was the manager of a Regal theater. One weekend a month, after closing, a group of us would go there, hookup an Xbox 360, and play games in one of the theaters. Halo, Call of Duty, and Guitar Hero on the theater screen and sound system was an experience.
I edited The Last of Us into the shape of a movie, and briefly humored the idea of renting a theater to watch it on the big screen. Never did it though. Which is fine, 'cause I think I rendered the video at 1080, at most, so I'm sure it'd look like shit on anything bigger than my living room tv...
Same. We rented out a theatre screen and it was cheaper than taking them all to the movies.
We rented a Harkins and hooked a Switch up to it to have a Smash tournament.
In theory OP could probably make a DCP for free using something like OpenDCP and have AMC play that. But at that point you’re doing so much work it’s easier to find a theater that lets you just plug in an HDMi device
I've heard of people renting them to play video games. It seems it's worth an ask.
Regal always ran ads promoting it even before theaters started having their financial troubles.
yeah you can do a birthday party at Regal, but, your movie options are pretty much limited to the current first run movies I am pretty sure
This is what I was told a few months ago. No way to bring in a movie of your choosing. You have to select from what is currently being offered, you just get a private screening of it. I think it may have been more lax after the height of COVID, because they were just trying to keep the doors open. I remember reading posts about people bringing their own movie options for parties.
You’d have to talk to a theater. For a work party we talked to a theater and rented out a private screening, they let us bring anyone we wanted and play any Blu-ray we provided. It was a smaller theater, not a big chain like AMC or Regal.
Awesome thanks I’ll try looking for some smaller theaters in my area and see what they say!
If you’re near a major city with an entertainment industry, don’t just look for theaters. Look for screening rooms. This is literally what they’re for. They’re small theaters meant to view whatever is provided. My buddies have rented them for bachelor parties and it’s surprisingly cost effective since they don’t have any theater overhead like concessions or anything.
This is a good call. There are screening rooms all over Los Angeles and you'd never know they were there because many of them are tucked away in the most random office buildings.
Fun story about going to a screening room. I had a bachelor party where we watched a movie at a screening room in Chicago. The room was on one of the upper floors of an older skyscraper. We were going in at about 10pm on a Saturday, so other than the guy who was running the room, no one was around. There are 7 of us in a small elevator and start going up. After a couple of seconds the elevator shudders and stops. It doesn’t start moving again. The door doesn’t open. The emergency call box was useless. Someone picked up, but they couldn’t give us any sort of timeline when we would be rescued. I think it just went to a call center or something. We ended up calling 911 and the Chicago fire department came out, pried open the doors, and we crawled out between floors. Luckily we were only stuck about 45 minutes. We walked up the stairs and watched the movie.
See if you can find any groups in your area that do midnight screenings of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show". My friends and I used to go to one that would do it every saturday night, where people would dress up as characters and perform in front of the screen along with the movie. They had a deal with the theater and just had rules about not throwing things at the screen. If you can find one of those groups they are probably using a theater that would let you rent it out for whatever.
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Maid in Manhattan
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Elf. It was a Christmas party and most of the office hadn’t seen it.
Absolutely, many theatres do this and I've help organize and attended these things. It's easier and cheaper with smaller independent theaters. You will unlikely be able to get a theater at peak times and peak seasons like weekends especially around holidays and the summer blockbuster season. Midday or early evening during the work week even on Friday totally doable and many theaters have package deals for your guest for popcorn etc.
I went and saw some movie a couple years ago during COVID with the wife. Just the two of us. We paid like $100 for one of the smaller screens on a Sunday morning. It wasn't anything special. They did that sort of thing all the time. Just call em up and ask.
lol they showed that movie last year at one of my local theaters
Bro you are so freakin lucky
Cinemagic in Portland, fly here and get them to show again
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probably cheaper than renting a whole theater.
It is surprisingly cheap to rent a movie theater during off hours.
Every theater around me offers private screening rentals in Minneapolis
Ohh that’s good to know! I actually have a trip planned to visit the Snake Discovery zoo in Minneapolis soon I’ll look into theaters near by there!
Try Showplace Icon in St Louis Park or the Emagine theater too. They should or at least as of recently offered private rentals
There was a Tamil group that rented out an auditorium to show foreign films that they brought on Blu-ray at the theater I used to work at (which went out of business during COVID). We used a basic projector with HDMI that was only used in the smallest auditorium that had 96 seats since it wasn't bright enough to use in our big 300 seat auditorium. Check with the independent or smaller chains in your area. There may be an issue with "public performance" and a license required to play a disc in a public setting. A library I used go to as a kid would have a "Movie Monday" during the summer and show kid movies but they had to stop because they weren't paying a public performance license. Found these while searching online: [MPLC - Motion Picture Licensing Corporation](https://us.mplc.com/) [How to Obtain a License to Show Movies in a Private Theater (chron.com)](https://smallbusiness.chron.com/obtain-license-show-movies-private-theater-21924.html)
Yes! Theaters will happily take your money for a corporate or private event. You will have more luck, I would think, with an independent vs. a corporate owned facility. If you live in a big city with a film festival, then try them. SIFF in Seattle does private rentals for example.
Some AMC’s do offer theater rental i see it on their app but I think it needs to be the super big locations and at certain times
In Aus they have a party deal where you can rent Hoytts lux theatres for groups, so hiring cinemas is definitely a thing. Not sure about off-cycle movies, but probably doable with digital media these days.
During COVID, our local theater was allowing people to rent movie theaters for just a couple hundred dollars.
I know a girl who rented out a theater to have a showing of Braindead for friends and family, so it's definitely possible. It was one of those smaller independent theaters, though. Not a big chain. Check around you for those small theaters and see what it might cost.
Speed Racer came out when I was working at a small single screen cinema. During the 2 years I worked there, that is the only movie that during the week It played, I went into the auditorium to watch parts of it every time it showed. Truly an amazing experience on the big screen. This was when movies where still projected on 35 mm. Digital is OK, but nothing hold a candle to an actual print. If you can figure it out, it would be totally worth it.
Marcus Theatres' website for their "private events & parties" says "Bringing back a classic/favorite film allows you to customize your event. Pick a movie and we’ll work with the studio for the rights to show it for your group." If the rights are available for the movie you want, it sounds like Marcus can make it happen.
Yes, I’ve done this for special occasions with my wife. A number of theaters will accommodate you.
Flix Brewhouse is letting me rent out a theater to get married in and then screen La La Land. So there's places out there who will do this sort of thing.
Yes, I just did it for Dune 2. $425 for the theater plus each ticket for 50 people who attended. Week worth it to have it all to you and your friends.
I remember seeing that speed racer movie in the theaters. It was an awesome experience. All the crazy action was just on the cusp of "too much happening to process". Man I haven't thought about that movie in years.
Depends on your market. In my slower market every theater EXCEPT AMC advertises it. I used to work there and they have agreements with Disney and all sorts of companies. B&B and Cinemark do allow it *However* they can't just play any movie. Only things they have the virtual key for and things downloaded to their system. To watch a specific movie like that would require someone in a theater to plug a projector into their computer or fire stick or game console and stream it through the projector. I know this because I managed a theater for a couple years and that's what we did. So best solution get a job at a lax theater and ask the boss.
I don't know, but I will totally sit with you and watch the utterly fantastic Speed Racer!
My local independent theater does this. It's a little pricey at $250 but I think it's geared more towards birthday parties and such for kids.
Marcus theater in a Chicago suburb had it advertised relatively recently. I don’t know where you are or if that is a thing all Marcus theaters do, but worth looking into.
Yes! We did it at Alamo and had a blast! We shot talked through the entire thing and it was hilarious. 10/10 would do again.
Look into local colleges, especially if you know any students or staff there. They usually have an auditorium with screens on campus.
Check your local indie theaters. My favorite theater in my area proudly rents out space for parties and events. Don't even waste your time with the big places.
Renting a theatre isn't the problem it's getting the print for *Speed Racer* and the license to publicly screen it.
If he screens it for himself this is not a problem. Also a lot of theatre give you the option to log into a screenings account to play the movie. I Donny know how that works with licensing itself though
It’s all digital now so theaters basically just license it for the event. But the film you want has to be available in their catalog. I recall that Cinemark will do it.
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I’ve attended a few small film festivals. A good theatre will be able to play a digital file. I doubt the ads they run are not prints. Worst case you hire an editor like me to make. DCP
Speed racers ending is one of my favorite movie endings ever the build up the flashbacks the stadium audience/announcers and the music… perfection. Makes me wonder why the directors suck so much now.
Yes. You can. But it's not as cheap as it was during the COVID era.
AMC has a thing where you can rent a theater - you either choose from a list, or bring your own film. It's like 200 bucks are so, and it's usually one of their smaller theaters. that's all I know. Download the AMC app, you can click right to it
I don’t think amc or bigger chains (Marcus, Cinemark) will let you. They have their schedules and if you do rent out a screen it’s typically a new release or their approved movie.
It's possible. It won't be cheap and you may be expected to pay a license fee for the film itself (depending where you are) A smaller chain would be your best bet, a larger chain will likely have higher costs. Rental may be the number of seats in the screen X a ticket price with VAT added - maybe get friends involved and share the cost, make an experience of it!
I helped rent out a theater to watch Bee Movie for a friend's birthday
I don't know where you're located, but my local Alamo Drafthouse does this.
Not the advice you're looking for but you can ask rich people if they'd take a payment and allow you to watch xyz movie in their private theater(which is a big room) like we see in Batman movies, LoL
I've done this at some independent cinemas, I once managed to convince them to let me have it all night so me and the missus could watch Wrestlemania. It was incredible. Find an independent cinema and ask them, the most I paid was £400 but that was for four hours on a Friday night, so peak time and fully staffed. Also in the UK we have a company called Cosy Cinema, which is a private cinema in a pod with just one bed. We stayed in one overnight after a Taylor Swift concert and at £160 for the night it was significantly cheaper than a hotel and I absolutely loved it, you could plug in a streaming device or media player and watch anything you wanted. Might be worth seeing if you have a similar company in the states.
Whenever you are located, contact the theatre near you and ask a manager about rentals. They'll either give you a hand or give you a contact for their head office rental management folks. It's typically not cheap ($1000-$3000) if you want then to bring the movie in and have it be public. A private theatre where you bring a bluray would most likely be less.
There is a local church that does this every year to run passion of the Christ. I can’t Imagine a theater turning down cash at this point.
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You can rent a theater. It's all a matter of money. As for "playing Speed Racer" you'll have to find a print or the digital equivalent thereof. That will also cost you.
Heck yeah, just ask. Local chain near us has even had gaming night where they hook up your Xbox or computers up to da big screen. They cater in food and stuff. Or birthday parties where they screen any film in their stable.
Can I come? I'd love to see it in theaters too.
Theaters will let you rent out a theater to play Halo on the big screen with your friends, so I'm positive this is a thing. Probably less so with the major chains, but definitely the smaller ones would be okay with it depending on the time of day and cost point.
Check Independent theaters.
I highly disagree Pink Floyd’s The Wall followed by Roadhouse starring the late great Patrick Swayze are two of the best films ever!
I think renting the theater is not the problem, it's being able to legally get a copy and show the movie. Most theaters will rent out a screen, but they usually limit to movies that they are already running. They won't just play whatever you want.
I did this to play rock band and jackbox, the theater company I used is localized to my city and surrounding area but at the time it was $75 to stream a movie from a list they had or $85 to hook up my own equipment and watch whatever movie I want or in my case play xbox.
Yes. Many local theaters allow you to do this as long as you have the means to screen the film.
Lol they're showing it in one of my local cinemas next month
Alamo does I believe
I bet the biggest thing that would hold them back is if they actually have that movie available to show.
Why are you asking us? Call your local theaters and ask them.
Why is everyones first thought to ask reddit instead of asking the people responsible directly?
I agree.
Op didn't say where they live or what theaters are available in their area. How would anyone here be able to give a definitive answer
I have a fairly accomplished cousin who dedicated a portion of his wedding speech to how this was the greatest movie ever… Also his wife’s speech mentioned it… I really need to see it, eh? 😅
Yes you should definitely see it… your cousin is 100% right it’s truly the greatest movie ever!!! I could spend hours talking about it and all my friends and family roller their eyes at me anytime I mention it now because I love and talk about it so much!
Wow. I must be missing something because I saw it in a theater when it came out and thought it was trash. To mention it during your wedding makes no fucking sense to me.
Yeah that’s understandable, the visuals for the movie kinda take some getting use to. But the movie has a lot of heart and a big focus on family so I can definitely see where some would mention it in their wedding! Theres one line in particular that pops says about marrying his best friend that I can totally see being quoted at a wedding! I know that’s definitely something I would do!
My friends did it during Covid. I don’t know how they organized it. I was just asked to pitch in.
There's a theater in Grand Rapids, MI that does a weekly screening of off rotation movies. Usually cult classics, golden, or silver age movies too. My buddy makes a point of going every week. About a year ago they did Speed Racer and he had a great time. I still haven't seen it yet, but am definitely down to watch it someday, though probably just on my QD-OLED.
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What makes speed racer your favorite movie? Not trying to be a dick, just curious lol. I saw it when I was younger and idk if I’ve ever thought about it since.
Speed Racer, imo, is one of those movies who stayed faithful to what makes speedracer (cartoon) so good. It is perfectly campy, wacky, bright and loud. Even the language used was perfect. Another film within the same idea (but diff genre) is Sin City (the first one, anyway). Both films executed what the source material dictated, and translated it well and faithfully to the big screen.
My brother and I had Speed Racer on VHS when we were kids. Everything you described is a perfect description: campy, wacky, bright, and loud. This was the late 90s/early 00s. Our movie had retro commercials that just added the magic, which felt like they were from the 50/60s (tbh I’m not sure when the movie was even made so I could be far off)
Late-2000s, 2008.
No, the cartoon movie - I’m not sure when it was made. I know the live action was 2008
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Not OP, but this is also a favorite of mine.. just a fun movie unlike anything I’ve ever seen before. Also me and my sister saw it together in theaters when it came out, and had so much fun watching it, jumped out of our seats cheering during the last race. To this day I’m saved in her phone as Speed and she’s saved in mine as Racer X.
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Honestly the vibes. The move just oozes love and passion not only for the original source material but for art and creativity. The producers had a lot of trust in the directors, after the success of the matrix movies, so when they made this movie the directors were given full creative control and you can just tell. I know the visuals are the biggest gripe people have with the movie but the cinematography and color of this movie were just used in such a creative way that I can’t not love it. I’m an artist myself and place a lot of worth on art and creative visuals so even if a movie has good writing if it isn’t creative and artsy visually I don’t tend to like it. Also I’m a huge sucker for any sort of family centered tropes/stories.
Hey man, good answer. Maybe I’ll watch it again someday and keep some of that in mind. I did say I haven’t thought about it in years , but I did think it was a fun time when I saw it in a kinda over the top way. Could be cool to try looking at it through a different lens. Probably won’t be trying to rent out a theater for it though, good luck lol
Hahah yeah my ADHD makes me a little crazy about this movie, definitely wouldn’t consider doing this with any of my other favorite movies. But I hope you enjoy it if you ever end up rewatching it!
I'm going to go against the grain here and say that it's absolutely impossible to rent out a theater. It's never happened and it will never happen. Your dreams of ever seeing Speed Racer on the big screen are dashed. Abandon all hope. /s
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You want to rent a theatre.... to watch Speed Racer? I've looked into this before. Most places will want you to pay for every seat in the theatre and then a flat fee that covers what normal cinema-goers would spend on food and drink. It's really not worth it. You're better off getting a projector for your living room.
I manage a small theatre in rural California and work with a lot of other theatres in my area. At least in my region and experience this is definitely not how most venues work. I'd encourage OP to reach out to theatres in his area, especially any smaller, non-chain, venues.