Daz, here is a story for you. When I was a kid, my Aunty was the highest Manager at Hoyts Picture Theatres in Pitt Street, Sydney. When she retired many years later, she had been working there for close to 50 yrs. (It was her first job as a kid and she worked there her entire life).
My brother and I were put into a huge theatre before the actual release of the Star Wars movie, and with my brother and I only, we watched the movie in a private session by ourselves, just the 2 of us. How cool. This process was repeated for many many years and we always got the royal treatment. My aunty had a guy (the same guy for well over a dozen years) always look after us and bring us popcorn n lollies etc, and he was a top bloke.
When i was 17/18 yrs of age, it was always cool taking a girlfriend to Hoyts and again my Aunty would do a private screening etc. It sure impressed the girls.
My aunty is still alive and she is 87 yrs of age and still going strong. When the original owner of Hoyts passed away, he left ALOT of money to my Aunty and a percentage of the Hoyts company. (this was the fellow who employed my aunty when she was 14 yrs old, and watched her grow over the next 40 plus years).
Whenever i am in Sydney, I always visit Hoyts and it brings back great memories. My aunty still sends me a free ticket (yearly gold pass) that gets VIP'S into the movies for zilch. My Aunty is probably the kindest lady walking the planet and always has been. Anyway, a bit of movie history for ya !
