{"id":289,"date":"2007-09-02T03:55:03","date_gmt":"2007-09-02T10:55:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.filmforno.com\/?p=289"},"modified":"2007-09-02T08:37:55","modified_gmt":"2007-09-02T15:37:55","slug":"all-things-must-pass-jerrys-video-reruns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.filmforno.com\/?p=289","title":{"rendered":"All Things Must Pass – Jerry’s Video Reruns"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nWhat a bummer! My favorite video store is closing down! I just found out that they will close their doors for good on Tuesday after 20 years of operation.<\/p>\n

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Now What was it I was going to rent?<\/em><\/p>\n

This is a place where you could find really obscure stuff, a lot of things only available on VHS. Tapes with stickers that said “$400 if lost or damaged”. Jerry and his wife are being forced out, victims of escalating rent and other expenses.<\/p>\n

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Jerry & Mary<\/em><\/p>\n

Some corporate crap house will no doubt take over his space. Yuck! Many’s the night a small crowd would be gathered by the counter talking film, watching a bizarre clip Jerry would be playing on a monitor by the door. “Hey Jerry can you show my friend the opening of Cemetary Without Crosses<\/em>?”<\/p>\n

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Wait a minute, I reserved Showgirls! Give it back!<\/em><\/p>\n

I would recommend movies to people if they showed an interest. When an actor died news people would call Jerry for a clip. Writers and directors would rent reference films , researching projects, ripping off, I mean getting inspired by old films. Jerry was interviewed about William Castle, Ed Wood, his favorite movie-King Kong<\/em>, Wah Chang, etc., etc. He always knew the name of every obscure character actor, he was always talking about particular episodes of long forgotten TV shows. He’s a great source of Hollywood history.<\/p>\n

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Filmed in Percepto! You are the clerk!<\/em><\/p>\n

I’d see lots of Celebrities in there. One Time Leonardo DiCaprio was shining a laser pointer at passing cars from the parking lot!<\/p>\n

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Hey Mister! Are you a Celebrity?<\/em><\/p>\n

Maybe Jerry will offer a phone in information service. ” Hello, Jerry’s video info!” ” Yeah, umm, who was the guy that played Gort in The Day The Earth Stood Still<\/em>?” I guess running a video store can get to be a grind, when I asked Jerry “What are you going to do now?” he replied” As little as possible!” So lift up a stein of Belgian Beer and toast the passing of a movie oasis, an island of cool films that’s sinking beneath the waves of corporate media.<\/p>\n

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So Long Old Friend<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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