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