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Rocky' Takes Over<br />
Memphis Lead at 335<br />
\1I \IIMIIS I hrce plump and satisl<br />
-- Business percentages resulted from activity<br />
I first-run theatre boxofficcs, the besl<br />
I mowing being 335 scored by "Rocky" in a<br />
week ,ii Malco Quartet 4 and South-<br />
ILrook V "Annie Hall." .it 225, and "Silver<br />
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break." at 245, also had outstanding hold-<br />
>vei weeks in multiple bookings.<br />
(Average Is 100)<br />
Ualco QuaMt-: 1. Southbrook 1. Balmoral Cmi<br />
Annie Hall (UA). 2nd wk 225<br />
Quartet 2, Whitehaven 1, Raleigh Springs 2<br />
— Islands in the Stream (Para), 3rd wk<br />
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Ualco Quartet 3--Silver Streak (20th-Fox),<br />
TaOth wk<br />
Ualco Quartet<br />
14th wk<br />
4, Southbrook 3—Rocky (UA),<br />
aramount 1, Southbrook 2—Slap Shot (Univ).<br />
5th wk 80<br />
Take the Money and Run (SR)<br />
Wizards (20th-Fox). 4th wk 60<br />
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Evel Knievel Boosts Film,<br />
Co-Stars in Atlanta Visit<br />
\ll \\ I A Interviewing Hvel knievel<br />
is .i cinch. All son have to do is to turn him<br />
on and sit back and scribble. He has opinions<br />
and strong feelings about just about<br />
every thing.<br />
His lifelong hero is Joe I ouis, the Brown<br />
Bomber, whom he classifies as one o( "the<br />
greatest men ever," Knievel savs. although<br />
he also admires Muhammad Ali.<br />
the current<br />
"<br />
(heavyweight champion of the boxing world.<br />
Knievel's real name is Robert Craig<br />
Knievel and his mission in Atlanta was to<br />
promote his new film. "Viva Knievel!",<br />
whieh opened Friday (3) in six Atlanta<br />
Metro loeations—Northlake, Tower Plaee.<br />
Six. Westgate. Mableton Twin and<br />
row n ee Country.<br />
Evel also likes Lauren Hntton. one of his<br />
. co-stars in the film, cast as a glamorous<br />
• free lance photographer: "She is my type of<br />
jnl She doesn't try to impress anyone; she's<br />
sort of like a tomboy, the girl next door."<br />
It was easv to get Gene Kelly to sign on<br />
on as Evel's co-star. "Gene's kids wanted<br />
to do it." said Knievel.<br />
He admits that he did kidnap Linda Hoik<br />
she slopped dating him. He must have<br />
mvinced her. because she married him.<br />
Ifl "We've been married 19 years now." he<br />
proudly. He also admits that his career<br />
"has got ivi be tough" on her.<br />
"The wife in my life is a better man<br />
than I am." he said simply. Although she is<br />
"very strong emotionally." she cried "the<br />
first time my son Robbie- he was 7 then<br />
rode a ramp." he recalls.<br />
Because Knievel loves kids, he periodically;<br />
conducts "safety, camps" around the<br />
Country teaching children safe motorcycle<br />
habits.<br />
{ Evel fielded the questions of the media<br />
I in the exotic surroundings of Bcnihana of<br />
Tokyo's restaurant on historic Peachtree<br />
Street and first-timers with chopsticks were<br />
saved when the wa teis provided forks.<br />
Robert Klane has been signed to write<br />
-4 and direct "Alter Dark.'"<br />
ABC FST Summer Programs<br />
Aim at All Youngsters<br />
KSONN ll l l" Then could hardl)<br />
be anv local pie school BgC children 01 ele<br />
mental v -glade school ehildien not reached<br />
bj a summei long, comprehensive Monday-<br />
Tuesday Wednesday morning screen program<br />
set m motion here bj the theatre<br />
divisions of the American Broadcasting l<br />
(meaning in this case \B( Honda State<br />
heatres),<br />
Playing a grand total ol no Monday<br />
and Tuesday dates trom Monday (6)<br />
through August 16 al five \K< I<br />
S houses<br />
I<br />
(Regency I. Kingsley I. Edgewood, s.m<br />
Marco .md I lorida), attractions will he selected<br />
and approved films horn the Motion<br />
Picture ^ss'n's children's film library, all<br />
( i rated.<br />
With good cooperation from trie city's<br />
school system, the program has a nominal<br />
season price of $1.50, or 50 cents for tickets<br />
bought singly<br />
A big feather in the cap ol ABC FST<br />
executives is that they have made plain to<br />
schools and parents that adults will not he<br />
admitted unless accompanied by children,<br />
thus excluding the possibility ol non-accompanied<br />
patrons who might come to prey on<br />
small children in sexual ways.<br />
Handling this big program directed at<br />
one of the nation's ten largest school districts<br />
(encompassing all of Duval County's<br />
700,000 population) have been ABC FSTs<br />
vice-president Tom Sawyer, exploiteer<br />
Ralph Puckhaber and city manager R. L.<br />
"Bob" Jones, with pertinent advice from<br />
managers of the five involved theatres.<br />
A second summer-long child matinee program<br />
by ABC FST occurs each Wednesday<br />
morning with sponsorship and copious<br />
newspaper ads contributed by the Florida<br />
Publishing Co. in its morning Florida<br />
Times-Union.<br />
This program, like the school program,<br />
is oriented to low admission prices, clean<br />
G-rated films, long and plentiful concession<br />
breaks to assist children in spending their<br />
refreshment coins and dollars, stage entertainment,<br />
good supervision and friendliness.<br />
Seagull Planning to Film<br />
'Two Solitudes' in 1977<br />
MONTREAL — locally based Seagull<br />
Productions announced that negotiations tor<br />
financial backing are nearly finalized, which<br />
will allow the firm to produce its first feature<br />
motion picture. The property involved<br />
is Hugh Macl.cnnan's Canadian novel.<br />
"<br />
I wo Solitudes."<br />
Seagull said the film would have a $2<br />
million budget and added that actors Donald<br />
Sutherland. Henry I onda and 1 ord<br />
I aurence Olivier have "expressed interest"<br />
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in the script.<br />
l»4s novel deals with the problems<br />
of a Trench-Canadian and ,\n English-Canadian<br />
family in Quebec during the period<br />
between World War I and World War II.<br />
If financing is completed as contemplated,<br />
could start this summer, according<br />
to Mrs ludith Buckner, vice-president and<br />
iinc of the lour partners ol Seagull.<br />
WOMPIs in Charlotte<br />
Cite John L. Huff<br />
( HARLOl<br />
vice-president<br />
ll lohn<br />
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-n\i,\ general iiianaeci ol the ( h.iilolle<br />
division. \B( South-<br />
eastern Theatres, was<br />
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chosen as Boss ol the<br />
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Veal I uesd.i ,<br />
iy<br />
17. by the Carolina<br />
Heritage ( h a p I e r,<br />
\ American Business<br />
V\ .imen's Ass'n.<br />
^jfc^^ lint! began his industry<br />
e.ueei upon<br />
J^<br />
graduation trom high<br />
school, starting with<br />
Paramounl in the film<br />
inspection and shipping department. His<br />
work at Pai amount's exchange was interrupted<br />
hy three years Ol army service, including<br />
an assignment with the investigation<br />
division of the provost marshal in Germany.<br />
Hull was promoted to office manager<br />
for Paramount in Atlanta, a position he held<br />
until 1959, when he became head ol the<br />
film buying and booking department foi<br />
the Atlanta ABC Theatres division. In 1971<br />
he was promoted to vice-president and to<br />
general manager in 1972. Two years later.<br />
Huff vvas advanced to his present position<br />
in Charlotte, where he supervises four district<br />
offices and 93 theatres.<br />
Huff is a graduate of the Woodrow Wilson<br />
College of Law, magna cum laude, and<br />
a member of the bar in Georgia. He is married<br />
to the former Mary Duke of Atlanta:<br />
they have three sons and a granddaughter.<br />
John Williams scored the soundtrack for<br />
"Close Encounters of the Lhird Kind."<br />
What happened<br />
to the<br />
Fairy Godfather's<br />
outer space wand?<br />
OXOFFICE :: June 6, 1977<br />
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