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re: What's the biggest audience reaction you've seen in a movie theater?

Posted on 10/20/23 at 2:11 am to
Posted by Tejada
Member since Oct 2023
200 posts
Posted on 10/20/23 at 2:11 am to
The first midnight showing of The Dark Knight when Joker made the pencil disappear and when Heath Ledger's name appeared in the end credits.
Posted by EyeOfTheTiger311
Lafayette, LA
Member since Aug 2005
4595 posts
Posted on 10/20/23 at 12:05 pm to
I saw an early screening for LSU students of Knocked Up back in the early 2000's. When Katherine Heigl was delivering the baby and they did a quick cut to the baby's head crowning, the entire theater including myself freaked the hell out

Never forget the "OOOHHHHH!!!" when they showed that
Posted by gumbo2176
Member since May 2018
20052 posts
Posted on 10/20/23 at 12:25 pm to
The entire movie "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" when it was featured at midnight at the cinema in Gentilly back in 70's and garnered a cult following.

People would dress up like the characters and break out in song and dance during the entire movie.
Posted by REG861
Ocelot, Iowa
Member since Oct 2011
38177 posts
Posted on 10/20/23 at 1:02 pm to
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I saw “Independence Day” opening day. The initial attack (White House, Empire State Building, and Tower Records blowing up) with the spreading blast, right at the end, when the dog jumps to safety at the last second, was the biggest reaction I’ve seen in a movie. A ton of clapping, cheering, etc. It wasn’t just for the dog, it was for the entire slow motion wave, spreading out across the cities.


Second this. Granted I was a kid but still. So much contagious energy. Will smith was still cool then and everyone was clapping and cheering when the good stuff happened.

Also, the collective audience OOOF when “John Lark” got taken out at the end of Fallout, plus the collective holding of breath to see if Ethan saved the day was an all timer.
Posted by FLBooGoTigs1
Nocatee, FL.
Member since Jan 2008
59285 posts
Posted on 10/20/23 at 3:08 pm to
"Bad Grandpa" when Grandpa blew it out with the Shart on the wall in the restaurant and also the scene when he went to the strip club and was hustling the black ladies. Everyone in that movie was laughing their a$$ off.

The other movie experience was a "A Quiet Place". I remember there was like no sound for like the first 15 mins of the movie and then someone decided to make a loud sound with a popcorn bucket and everyone jumped and then there was a few laughs.
Posted by VOR
New Orleans
Member since Apr 2009
68838 posts
Posted on 10/20/23 at 3:19 pm to
When I was in L.A., Julia Louis Dreyfus literally jumped out of her seat when Malkovich shot the fisherman with his plastic gun in “Line of Fire”. I think the guy and his buddy were fishing. They admired the weird gun me mentioned it to Malk. Then bang!
Posted by Gondor
Jacksonville, Fl
Member since Nov 2004
1030 posts
Posted on 10/20/23 at 4:12 pm to
Rocky. Members stood up and cheered.
Posted by Cow Drogo
Member since Jul 2016
7837 posts
Posted on 10/20/23 at 4:19 pm to
The last Jedi when like whithered away and died off site, after being shite on and turned into a cowering wasted character
Posted by Viceroy_Fizzlebottom
Member since May 2019
297 posts
Posted on 10/20/23 at 10:29 pm to
"Hair gel" scene in something about marry was an outright riot in the theatre. One huge, collective uncontrollable belly laugh.
Posted by chinese58
NELA. after 30 years in Dallas.
Member since Jun 2004
33822 posts
Posted on 10/21/23 at 12:53 pm to
A guy standing up yelling, "NO!" during The Cowboys (1972).

The whole audience gasping when Charlton Heston and Nova round that curve on the beach and see what they see at the end.

Posted by TTB
LA to L.A.
Member since Nov 2006
3310 posts
Posted on 10/21/23 at 1:08 pm to
The only time I’ve seen a whole movie theater stand up in a roaring applause was after Uncle fricker in South Park: Bigger Longer and Uncut. It was AWESOME!!
Posted by Bama and Beer
Baldwin Co, AL
Member since Oct 2010
85554 posts
Posted on 10/21/23 at 4:30 pm to
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first paranormal activity
I saw this on the big screen and I will admit, it scared me more times than I want to say
Posted by Allyn McKeen
Key West, FL
Member since Jun 2012
4853 posts
Posted on 10/22/23 at 5:13 pm to
Animal House with a drunk college crowd. Wild.
Posted by northLAgoomba
Grand Cane, LA
Member since Nov 2009
3979 posts
Posted on 10/22/23 at 9:59 pm to
Took my date to go see Colors in Shreveport at St. Vincent Mall. Big mistake. Half of the movie was being playing out in the theater with the Bloods & Crips talking shite. We were too scared to stay, but even more scared to leave. Luckily, I was wearing an LSU shirt.
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