Space Candy General Cinema Policy Trailer GCC

[ApacheMan2K]

This ad was actually parodied in one sketch on an episode of "Mystery Science Theater 3000", although I can't remember which one. I just know it was during the Joel "Robinson" Hodgson days.

[shannonm75]

I was looking for this a month ago and then almost on accident found it. :)

[brandonefron2064]

the last time I saw The Little Mermaid (released by Walt Disney Pictures) in 1989, the Space Candy General Cinema Policy Trailer is shown, followed by the GCC Clouds "Feature Presentation" Policy Trailer, the 1985 Walt Disney Pictures logo and start of the film.

[CookinBasic1]

some unknown trivia about this policy trailer it was done by Lucasfilm's

Industrial Light & Magic

[amcstudio30]

so fucking auwsum so many great memories

[JustieI12]

I remember seeing saw at "Who Framed Roger Rabbit"

[Aspergian]

It would really be frightening if this were happening in front of your own eyes and not on a movie theater screen. Your ears hearing it in Dolby 5.1 Surround for real, that would be unsettling.

[krrobinzine]

87 pieces

[mxslick50]

Thanks for uploading this!! I have a copy on 35mm film that is is fair condition, I use it for sound tests. I was told that the "cloud" background took a film crew sitting on a beach in Hawaii a week to film...I wonder why, lol.

[ottoskidoo]

@mxslick50 Please upload that!!

[BubuBORG]

Thumbs up if you cheered in the theater when the cup went into the trashcan...

[AGourrier]

I used to work for GCC back when I was 18...and I'm 39 now! Loved working there! Thanks for posting this.

[TBTabby]

Have you seen the MST3K parody of it?

[Fragglevision]

I figure the Space Candy would have started about 1981, which means it would have preceded The Great Muppet Caper, The Dark Crystal and The Muppets Take Manhattan. I believe it might have paired with the 1980 Feature Presentation bumper at the time of its launch. Another policy trailer launched in 1986 without visuals. It can be viewed in jonrev's General Cinema compilation after Space Candy.

[Jac2Mac]

@Fragglevision I don't think the Space Candy bumper was used until 1986 so The Great Muppet Caper, Heidi's Song and the 1983 reissue of The Sword in the Stone along with the 1984 reissue of Pinocchio would have likely used either the 1975 General Cinema policy bumper or another policy bumper from the early 80's that is not as popular as the space candy bumper.

[ne1cool]

Wow this brings back memories! Always funny when the audience applauded at the soda cup going into the trash can. GCC and Mann were the premiere theaters in LA back in the day. Thanks for posting this!

[Kitsuneranger]

Since GCC is out of the picture, All theatre chains started their vendetta against Pepsi

[acceptthis01]

@Kitsuneranger I wouldn't say that. Two of the chains where I live (Wehrenberg and Warren) serve Pepsi. Goodrich also served Pepsi when they owned theatres in my area.

[Kitsuneranger]

@acceptthis01 I meant the major theatre chains.

[everythingexecptpu99]

you are really awesome! without those memories,people would never hear of general cinema again...or maybe?

[amckaty24]

i miss this a lot even thought i didnt go to general cin that mcu i still miss it

[XzTS]

General Cinema is now owned by AMC

[amctc10]

i miss this os even though i love amc i still miss general cinema

[neversmiling]

Boy, does this bring back memories!

[7DARKHELLS]

I remember they had a count the candy contest with this trailer when it first aired. There was a money prize and I remember everyone trying to count that candy but it wasnt easy.

THANKS FOR THE MEMORIES.

[atrac88]

Yes indeed, ILM did this. There was a contest when it was first launched and it included a voice over that stated it was made by ILM and there was a contest to count the amount of popcorn that appears. I think this is still better looking than what is out there today for other chains. It looks polished.

[Rlotpir1972]

I saw "The Flintstones" in 1994 at the GCC in Plymouth Meeting Mall. It featured THIS trailer prior to the start of the movie.

[ApacheMan2K]

Didn't Industrial Light & Magic create all of the trailers for General Cinema? I remember reading that, not very long ago.

[AnnainCA]

Wow, this is a blast from the past! I definitely remember this intro. There were two GCC theaters in my area when I was growing up: Fashion Island Cinema in Foster City and Hillsdale Cinema in San Mateo, CA. Sadly, both of them closed down by the mid-late 90s.

[pjc858]

Whaaa? Wheres the turn the cell phone off reminder? :-p

[amctc10]

Does anybody know if general cinema is still in bussness anywhere

[pjc858]

@amctc10 nope, bought out by amc

[amctc10]

I miss this so at general cinema in the houston galleria

[mickeysalazar]

I Went to General Cinema back in 1994 and saw Toy Story and another movie cant remember the movie long live GCC 1935-2002. I Would Have Loved To Have Worked For General Cinema.

[JeterSwisherFan88]

Those Space Candies and Pepsi cups made me wanna reach out and grab them.

[BadIdeaSociety]

I remember the MST3K guys lampooned this General Cinema intro during their Comedy Central episodes. They opened their "external cambot feed" and there was a bunch of movie garbage floating on strings. Joel and the bots then proceeded to perform the General Cinema Space Candy theme a Capella. It was stupid, but funny.

[DeadRaymanWalking]

I believe I saw this when I saw Aladdin back in late 1992. When I passed by that General Cinema theater at the mall, it was now an AMC. Long Live GCC.

[amctc10]

i miss general cinima as well

[zombiemutt007]

Forget which movie I saw this first at, but it was definitely 1986 when they premiered. Damn, I miss General Cinema.

[amctc10]

my name is marcus from houston and i remember this from a movie i saw in the galleria area of houston when i was watching spaceballs

[rhlstener]

I am a former GCC employee. LOTS of memories associated with this policy trailer. Too many to mention.

Thank you so very much for posting this!

[bigman2257]

same here.... worked for GCC from 1989 to 95 and that was the first policy trailer I remember playing.

[FordMustangSVT2018]

@rhlstener

I MISS GENERAL CINEMA ALOT HOW LONG DID U WORK FOR THEM. MY FATHER WAS A GENERAL MANAGER FOR GENERAL CINEMA FROM 1983-1994

[har9020]

LOVING IT!!

[Pauluk33]

thats dam bizarre, that gc cloud segemt lokks suspuciously like an early laptop screen, thats so weird. i'm likeing this cenema stuff

[CravenK]

I remember seeing this while watching "The Great Mouse Detective."

[Jac2Mac]

Which was rereleased in 1992 so it still used the 1986 General Cinema logo. Disney used to reissue their films a lot for fear that a video release may kill off future theatrical revenues.

[rejeffrey]

This is amazing! Thank you for excavating our collective memory bank with this priceless piece of long-forgotten film!

[kukufu]

Thank you so much. I was looking for this specific policy trailer for a long time. Thought it would be forever relegated to the ole' memory bank.

[Proletariat6]

Your welcome. It is nice that people keep these memories alive on You Tube.

[amcstudio30]

@Proletariat6 thank you so much i live thease days

[amcstudio30]

@kukufu this was this shit back in the day

[JML101582]

Takes me to back to when I was a six-year-old boy watching the movies at the Everett Mall.

KarmelKorn and candy with not a care in the world.

God, I wish I was a little kid again!

[pookie67]

a prime example of how miniatures and motion control look so much better than CGI

[214scifi]

It gives me a warm fuzzy feeling seeing that General Cinema logo.

I lived not far from one in Katy, Tx from 87' to 88'. I saw a lot of movies at that six screen theater!

[enigma413]

I remember they had a contest to see who could come close to the actual pieces of popcorn in this bumper. I think the winner got lifetime passes to GCC. I doubt if AMC would honor that today.

[alchemistamnael]

I Remember seeing this bumper when I saw The Voyage Home,Only I Didint See THe space candy trailer.

[Jac2Mac]

Did The Manhattan Project and Ferris Bueller's Day Off also use the 1986 General Cinema logo or the 1980 one instead?

[AdamJ617]

Long live GCC

[mxslick50]

I was told that the clouds at the mid point was filmed by a crew who spent six days on a beach in Hawaii to get that shot..what a rough gig that must have been... :)

[DrSurprise]

no wait, it sounds like the carnival is back in town!

[DrSurprise]

wow, it looks like some kid's fantasy type intro

[busterth]

General Cinema...What a bunch of cheap bastards they were.

[Jac2Mac]

What month in 1986 was the first to use the General Cinema Space Candy bumper?

[hevyonez97]

june 1986....i remember going to see rodney dangerfield's "back to school", and that was the first time it was shown in joliet, il.

[Jac2Mac]

So Cobra, Top Gun and The Delta Force still used the 1980 General Cinema logo, even though they all came out in 1986, right?

[hevyonez97]

"cobra", yes..."top gun" i din't see until the fall...it was at our plitt theater before moving to a general cinema in october '86....."the delta force" came out around late february/early march '86 at the plitt cinema...i din't see that until it came out on vhs....

[Jac2Mac]

And I think Flight of the Navigator and Transformers: The Movie also were some of the first films to feature the new 1986 General Cinema logo, right?

[hevyonez97]

"transformers" was, but "flight..." came to a plitt theater that summer, which was taken over by cineplex odeon....

[Jac2Mac]

Did Ferris Bueller's Day Off and The Manhattan Project use this Space Candy bumper or the 1980 General Cinema logo?

[hevyonez97]

"ferris bueller" went to our plitt/cineplex odeon theater....i never saw "manhattan project" until it came to cable.......

[Jac2Mac]

What year was this General Cinema Space Candy bumper first used?

[POWERSAW1980]

I haven't seen or heard this in years. Thank You.

[cosmowanda868]

Ah, memories. I remember seeing this in theaters many times in my childhood, from the whimsy "concessions available, toss your drink when done, no smoking" policy trailer to the "Feature Presentation" trailer with the cloudy sky fading to space background with the familiar majestic synthesized fanfare. These bring back memories...

[dgontar]

When you see this in the movie theatre with better sound and video quality, it is much more impressive. This upload does not do it service.

[dgontar]

If you go to the filmtech website be sure to watch the crown neonopolis 14 video. It's quite good.

[husseinobama08]

Thanks, I just suspected you were Brad because anyone else who posts this snipe usually gets pulled, but yours remains. Also one of your favorites is what Brad shot a link to on his site.

[Proletariat6]

No, but they also have a version there, as well as many other policy trailers.

[laudnergomez]

Yeah, but they're mean. And they refuse to do ANYTHING with their product. No DVDs or nuthin'.

Please put this on Google Video so we can all download it and enjoy it. Thanks.

[dgontar]

Proletariat, if you dont mind me asking, where did you find this video, is there a site on the internet that has it with good video quality?

[sonicandCodeLyokofan]

The policy trailer is cool. And so is the Feature Presentation one. But National Amusement's (Showcase in the UK) one still is cool in my books.

Wait. 'How about a douchebag?'

[dgontar]

This trailer was made in 1986, not the early 90s.

[astanhope]

I remember being told that if you could "count the popcorn" you would win a free drink/candy/ticket/whatever.

I was most likely stoned at the time.

[RayChiTown]

I used to work at a General Cinema theater. I was working there when they first started using this trailer. Dgontar was right, it was around 1986, although they may have continued using it through the early 90's. When they first started using this trailer, they had a contest to guess the number of pieces of candy. You had to fill out a card and drop it in a box. I forget what the prize was.

[dgontar]

The last time I ever saw this logo in a theatre was on Dec 31, 1993. I've been looking for a decent mpeg of it online for years, but still havent found one.