General Cinema "Candy Band"

[Dimension150]

This trailer is really the last of when "going to the movies" was truly something special.

[FragglevisionReturns]

A soda drinking a soda... soda-ception

[brandonefron2064]

this was shown before Pokemon the First Movie in 1999 (shortly before General Cinema went defunct after the release of Pokemon the Movie 2000, the 2nd film in the Pokemon Trilogy when AMC bought out GCC - the first film shown at a AMC theatre in 2001: The Princess Diaries).

[artvandelayist]

Awesome. Back when going to the movies was an experience other than getting raped by ticket prices and concessions.

[gshaunm]

wow that brings back memories. Thanks for posting that. My friends and I all used to joke how the snack audience was cannibalistic LOL.

[abehammy]

I remember going to a GCC once. I think I saw Toy Story 2 there and I vaguely remember seeing the candy band.

[Paul8820]

The last time I saw this was I think 2001 Rush Hour 2.

[GNRSOX]

This takes me back. I worked at GCC for years and AMC for a bit. I wish I could find the floating candy that they played before they did the candy band. Anyone remember that?

[poopybooyah]

cool

[RkivUnderground]

I just occurred to me that these Candy Band trailers were heavily inspired by those 50's drive-in clips. (Let's All Go to the Lobby, Intermission Concessions, etc.) Oh yeah, the rockabilly guitar tone is another 50's reference.

[isdiazfr]

Damn! I missed this! Wow,back in the day! Thank you youtube! ;)

[jhwink]

There was one of these where Popcorn Bob was waiting for his Pepsi girlfriend outside the theater. They usually showed it before they showed this one.

[jhwink]

I saw this in 1996 when I saw "101 Dalmatians" at my local GCC that is of course no longer there :o(

[adamallred58]

I love the music that was used in this. It be nice if I could find something similar for use in my home theatre. Anyone know where to look?

[MadMasterJ77]

Does anyone know how to download a high res version of this?

[memeyles]

That's cute

[njbshu]

OMG I totally worked at GCC for 5 years and I totally remember that one!!!!

[Kongman4547]

I used to go to the general cinema all the time in Niagara Falls, but it closed down years ago when I was in middle school and I had to go to the regal cinema to see a movies but that's ok I was there to see the movie and the previews the pre-show trailers only brings back memorys.

[Xavier1215]

I remember this like it was yesterday now...thanks for keeping the memories alive

[retroman1990]

Wow. This took me back so much I thought "Absolute Power", "The Game", or "The Fast and the Furious" was going to start.

Kudos to keeping the memories of GCC and the candy band alive.

[Paul8820]

Where i'm from our General Cinema theater is now AMC.

[prfsnlwannabe]

I absolutely love GCC's pre-show trailers before their movies. They are so much better than the trailers AMC plays before movies!

Even the Loews/Loews Cineplex(not to also mention Cineplex Odeon) ones were better than the ones AMC uses. Well, least it's great all these trailers live online forever!

[Dimension150]

@prfsnlwannabe I agree! This was far more exciting and fun than the stupid "clip" bumpers that AMC has now pre-show. I miss GCC.

[fatman50000]

I actually enjoyed this little opening.

Boy was I mad when General got bought by AMC. General had come to my hometown in '99 with a big 16 screen theater- beat the hell out of the old 6 screen we had before (and still do...cheaper, too).

[kascnef82]

@fatman50000 you mean clifton commons? THat was a good theater. Haven't been to it since its final year as a GC in late 2001...before AMC took over in 2002 and drove it to the ground; at least they didn't put in a fake imax in the theater and instead put several digital 3d projectors in the theater and kept the THX signs near the two large screens. It still draws crowds.

[sfericsf]

Does anybody have the beginning of this, where "Popcorn Bob" is looking at his watch waiting for the "Pepsi Girlfriend" outside of the theatre?

[lt7676]

anybody live in Boston around 2000-2001 when the former Sears building in the Fenway/Longwood area had a General Cinema?

[MmmmmPopTarts]

Dude, I was there every week.

[lt7676]

good times!

[MaryStewart]

guess amc bought gcc out hmm?

[cubdukat]

Unfortunately. And it looks like AMC brought all their bad habits with them--like a trailer block almost as long as the actual movie.

At least that's how it is in the Chicago area, and to be fair, they were doing that when the houses that are now AMC houses belonged to Cineplex Odeon and Sony/Loews. They've just gotten worse.

[dementedkirby]

And they have separate "Coming Attractions" and "Feature Presentation" bumpers. True, most of the time those don't annoy you. But it sapped the fun out of Tropic Thunder, what with the fake previews.

[enigma413]

We had a General Cinema theatre here. But it closed down and was either torn down or renovated. Now there is what was a restaraunt. And all there is are memories.

[alchemistamnael]

I Saw This Bumper When I saw Star Trek First Contact

[AvantGardeGuy2]

Oops! I was typing too fast again. Forgot the word 'was'.

[AvantGardeGuy2]

I remember seeing this when I still very young. I also had no idea that AMC bought GC. Who would have thought?

[shane4345]

Hey it didnt really go bankrupt they were still very much in business AMC Theatres bought them out in 2000 or 2001 i think. AMC also bought Loews Cineplex as well in last 2 years.

[cubdukat]

And unfortunately all of them seem to have inherited Loews/Sony's bad habit of showing 20 minutes of crap before the actual movie starts.

[oiromaha]

Well, yes they did in 1999. However, GCC was able to stay independent for a few years after. The debt load was too much, and the movie business was stale. After a few years a judge ordered the company lquidated or put out of business all together. It was liquidated in 2002 when AMC bought the company out.

[gorgusgurbul]

I miss the Candy Band. And General Cinema. It reminds me of my childhood. Always made me want to be in a movie.

[busterth]

General Cinema went bankrupt because greed will ruin you.

[machelo05]

esta propaganda aqui en la argentina se proyecto en las salas de hoyts general cinema desde julio de 1997 hasta julio de 2002 aproximadamente.. muy nostalgico. tambien habia otra propaganda mas corta en la que pochoclin entraba al teatro y decia " proximamente" en donde se veian los films a estrenar.. esa no la he encontrado por ningun lado

[cartoonyboy]

I don't understand what you're saying!

[magicianspirit]

Best that I can make out what he said is: This ad ran in the Argentinean general cinema from July of 1997 to 2002 July approximately. very nostalgic. also had another ad but is cut

[rollerskater911]

hi, i was windering how to download this because weve been trying to find it for a very long time, please send me a email on my file so i can tell u my email adress

[poweke]

I remember seeing this trailer when I went to see Pokemon The First Movie! I love it! thanks for uploading it!

[airwolf1023]

what happend to GC?

[DeadRaymanWalking]

It went bankrupt.

[bookmdano]

Isn't a soda drinking a soda promoting canabalism?

[SoJustCool]

@bookmdano shes refuling

[rucb1alum]

@bookmdano We thought so too! Weirdest bumper ever.

[Trefology]

I think this version is truly awful. I remember hating it as a kid, too. You just couldn't top the pure simplicity of the original. Do you have the original from this is based?

[bdsnook2]

Cinemajig has uploaded the refreshments in space policy! Go check it out!

[apolofan]

I sure miss General Cinema theatres. I loved going to matinees at the two theatres they had in Everett Washington. Was very sad to see them go away. I can't stand these super Mega-Plex theatres like Loew's. What fun to see the candy band again! I hope others have more GCC clips to post.

[withonea]

This is so sweet I miss seeing it so much!

[dink0614]

is it possible to download these? thanks

[SellawEvets]

I remember when GCC switched from Pepsi to Coke, they had to cut out the Candy Band part (because the female character was a Pepsi cup) and just show the GCC logo appearing in the sky.

[AngelofRent]

I remember this ad from when I was a kid! I remember being pissed by it, too!

I miss it, now, actually.

[DanteUmbra]

I miss the old one where the food was flying around in space, and the soda cup went flying into the trash. That one was special. towards it's last days, the whole theater was clapping to it. Does anyone know where that can be viewed?

[meanwolf21]

dailymotion has that on it's site and more GCC stuff.

[DanteUmbra]

Thanks. Seeing that brings back memories. They changed it in the early/mid nineties.

[lakes6]

There were several variations of this one. I recall one that had popcorn bob's nose getting caught as the curtain closes at the end.

[gencinjay]

This was the Candy Band 2. There were only two versions made. The original had the Raisinets guy's nose getting caught at the end. I have the actual celluloid of it. I wish I had a way to record it to share.

[dgontar]

This was made in about 1992. Can someone post the 1986 logo, with the time lapse photography of the clouds and synthesizer music? Does anyone know where it is? No one at Cinema Treasures has it.

[HulkieD]

I think this is later than 1992, cuz I know there was a Candy Band trailer before this that didn't have Popcorn Bob...

[sfericsf]

IIRC, the orginal Candy Band trailer ran 1992'ish-1996. This Candy Band trailer ran 1996 forward ('til all the GCC's closed in my area around 2000).

[Lynchfan777]

This was back before the post CGI craze going around these days, that's why I think it's special.

[Lynchfan777]

I saw this when I was a young boy.

[meanwolf21]

Does anyone remember the last one, with the musical number, where a cell phone interrupts, and is kicked over the edge by a clap board? It featured Coke products.

[enigma413]

I do remember the GCC theater that was in Greensboro. It vanished in the early 2000s. I wish there were more GCC films here.

[DanH1985]

Whoa! Flashback 1993! I rememeber this right before seeing "Jurassic Park"! Great times! Yes, if anyone has the space one post it!

[bdsnook]

No, couldn't be 1987...this was GCC's last policy film. In 1987 they were using the flying refreshents in outer-space. That was my favorite policy...when the trash went into the can at the end, it lit up, and then said "Please no Smoking". Hilarious.

[sega3dmm]

How old is this?

[lakes6]

1987

[sega3dmm]

Very decent animation for 1987.

[LaDracul]

What about the one with the snacks floating in space? That was the best when I was a kid, and it was parodied on MST3K.

[jimmahh91]

does anybody remember the trailer that looked almost like a neon carnival?

[jimmahh91]

does anybody remember the one where it told you all the things (no smoking, concessions, etc.) and it was like a huge neon carnival?

[KingdomHeartsRules]

OMG! I use 2 go 2 that theater, but i moved 2 CT (i use 2 live in FL)

[tbob32]

This is great. Does anyone have the Dancing Raisen's Jazz Group snack trailer from GCC? that was my favorite.

[Ian16545]

There's one GCC trailer I recall best: it was seeing the camera zoom in on three spotlights, then turn upwards, revealing the G-C-C in the spotlights, then the circle outline zooming out and placing itself on the G-C-C. One variant is when the circle outline slid in the left of the screen. Anybody got a copy of that trailer?

[Chaser892]

Trivia item: The music at the very start while the drummer taps the cymbal is the original GCC jingle.

Great post! Thanks a ton from a former GCC employee. Would also love to see the Space Gummies. Or better yet, earlier trailers with the animated film starting through a projector that morphed into the GCC logo. The C's were reels and the hook of the G was the projector lens.

[buddha5003]

YEAH! I've been asking everyone if they remember the GCC film projector trailer, But I just get puzzled looks. If anyone has the film or soundtrack, please post. The high hat and music are great.

[khatru1972]

That's the one I remember from the 1970s. I was searching for that when I found this clip (which I'd never seen before). And yes, I instantly recognized the cymbal as the old GCC theme!

[kascnef82]

I used to see this trailer at the Clifton Commons when it was first opened in 1999 and last saw it the last time I saw it (with "Monsters, Inc") before going to more local theaters. Comparing this trailer with the AMC previews that play at these former sites, I think General Cinema was the best.

[MeInTX]

Rest in peace General Cinema

[Arn54]

Thanks a lot for this video and the amazing moments that i lived ther

[Arn54]

i used to worked there, but in León Guanajuato Mexico, and i truly can say that being there was the most amazing thing that could ever happened to me, thanks General Cinema.

[joecool85]

I first saw this at the GCC Glendale Central 5 in Glendale, CA back in 1997. But when General Cinema switched from Pepsi to Coca-Cola in 2001, the "Candy Band" trailer was cut, which was a shame. AMC really ruined this fine theatre chain and the theatre in Glendale closed down in 2004. It's now a office space building.

[nextg]

Don't remember this one exactly, but compare this to Kaleidoscope and you'll see that this has a similar melody!

[poweke]

Hey! I remember seeing this when I was little!

[wwdarth]

Awesome..if anyone has a version to download, would be insane to have that on my home theater..thanks!

[brisco32]

I'd like to see gummy bears in space again. and the clouds, too.

[lakes6]

I do remember a GCC policy trailer showing the logo in the clouds. That would be a great find if someone could post it

[jasonlmaier]

I have the clouds policy trailer, if you know an easy way to transfer it over let me know.

[MotherBoardsPictures]

Cinemajig uploaded that.

[Takbuster]

I used to work for Gineral Cinema before AMC bought the company. Still have my old uniform and name tag. Thanks for the video.

[ProductionX]

So that's what happened then. GC never did try to infiltrate the Toledo area at all, but we used to had AMC up to the mid 90's when National Amusements decided to gobble up the competition and has ruined my town ever since. I want another chain to come back here now. :-(

[magiccone1]

THIS MADE MY DAY WHEN I SAW IT.AWESOME

[tophtucker]

Whoah, this is practically like the Holy Grail! I was heartbroken when Popcorn Bob said goodbye to the cinema scene, and it's great to see him back after so many years. Thanks! :)

[memphisguy]

Ah the memories this brings back. Thanks for sharing!