I’m still scratching my head over why Stephen Spielberg feels the need to remake “West Side Story” but when I found this photo of the original version at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre, I became curious to see how long it played there. The movie ran from December 14, 1961 until January 17, 1963, which is 57 weeks. Most movies at that time ran for about 6 weeks. In 1977, “Star Wars” ran 51 weeks, which makes the run of “West Side Story” nothing short of astounding. In fact, it’s the longest running movie in the history of Grauman’s.
When I was 9 years old in 1962 my parents brought me to see West Side Story at the Chinese Theater in LA. By far it was the biggest event of my young life. It started me on movie going and show appreciation. Tomorrow I will bring my granddaughter to the first day showing of West Side Story 2021 at the IMAX Theater in San Diego. She is already a seasoned show goer and has over 50 ticket stubs to prove it. I am proud I have had a part of that for her!
Spielberg likes a challenge.
I look forward to his West Side Story very much.
When I was 9 years old in 1962 my parents brought me to see West Side Story at the Chinese Theater in LA. By far it was the biggest event of my young life. It started me on movie going and show appreciation. Tomorrow I will bring my granddaughter to the first day showing of West Side Story 2021 at the IMAX Theater in San Diego. She is already a seasoned show goer and has over 50 ticket stubs to prove it. I am proud I have had a part of that for her!
That’s a great story, Larry! I bet she’ll love it!