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Does this still happen in movie theatres?

Posted by grin_ferno@reddit | GenX | View on Reddit | 185 comments

Does this still happen in movie theatres?
Kind of a HS rite of passage back in 1980s! I have fond memories of dating in those years.

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Just-Huckleberry-000@reddit

Movie theatres are pretty empty these days.
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WaveBeautiful1259@reddit

Doubtful that it happens much anymore in movie theaters because everything is so expensive now. I do see people going at it in parks, on beaches, community pools, or other places that are cheap or free.
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grin_ferno@reddit (OP)

I guess it's relative. I remember paying three something for tickets in mid-80s. If you made minimum wage that was 1.5hr of pay back then. Around me in 2026 tickets are $11.25 and nobody here including kids works for less than $15 and up, so it's nearly the same.
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Jew-zilla@reddit

Alanis Morisette and Dave Coulier have entered the chat.
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TrentWashburn@reddit

I still think about watching Amadeus in the movies and having a similar experience with my gf. Someday I should rewatch it, I might have missed a few scenes lol.
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Spiritual_Cause3032@reddit

Just saying, if you were in high school or college and kissed at the movies back then (late 70s - 80s), it was considered romantic. If you kissed at the drive-in, it was more risky, and going parking was thought of as something more intimate that you might share with your best friend, but usually kept to yourself.
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Luci_Cascadia@reddit

Is that Jerry Seinfeld on a date?
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MuricanPoxyCliff@reddit

Not necessary. Pricing f*cks you upon entry. You get shafted again at the snack bar. How many times you gonna go in one night, king? At least you can both just chill and watch the movie while you recharge.
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stardustdriveinTN@reddit

I own a drive-in. I'm actually sitting here in my office waiting for Project Hail Mary to finish. If I listed the things we see at the drive-in, the GenX sub would be marked NSFW. There's plenty of things happening at the drive-in, and it's not just teenagers.
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authentek@reddit

Oh come on!! Dish mofo, _DISH!!_
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ReplyProfessional939@reddit

I hear ya! WTF?!?😆
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kevininthefoothills@reddit

Regal Unlimited
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NorthAmericanSlacker@reddit

And miss the movie???
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cosmicthepenguin@reddit

79 comments and not a single Alanis Morissette joke? Man, I thought you guys were cool.
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Oxjrnine@reddit

Excuse me, I left this one 2 days ago https://preview.redd.it/sjruvckqfasg1.jpeg?width=635&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=25af7b7aec059ddbf43c521e0048ecab27478997
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UrsaMajor7th@reddit

What's the joke? I know who she is and have heard her songs, but what's her relevance regarding a movie theatre?
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Disastrous_Cream_539@reddit

Check out the lyrics to You Oughtta Know again. Once you've done that, find the backstory for an extra laugh.
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UrsaMajor7th@reddit

Thx but no thx. Knowing that it was that it was lyric-related and not a real life incident is as far as I need to go on it.
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Disastrous_Cream_539@reddit

No problem, but apparently she was singing about something she really did. Spoiler: she went down on her boyfriend in the theater. The boyfriend happened to be Dave Coulier from Full House. Ha! Now you know even though you didn't want to.
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W0gg0@reddit

Cut. It. Out! ![gif](giphy|Sy5TpQXJlJeQE)
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thatsmilingface@reddit

Actually, you oughta know.
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Every-Cook5084@reddit

Uncle Joey was a dog!
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Zargoza1@reddit

![gif](giphy|L3WTlXoNT7B0nj51BX)
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Oxjrnine@reddit

https://preview.redd.it/whmo5wtjfasg1.jpeg?width=635&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=eeb24fc2e8db0a48190a11118b1df1c890dc866b
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Oxjrnine@reddit

https://preview.redd.it/sqvisn3k4wrg1.jpeg?width=447&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=d6ecaf69674a29a7d4b7e5d062a3ebd4f2db8bc9
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seren88@reddit

In high school French class, we would always beg our teacher to show the movie La Boum, mainly because of a scene with this happening.
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RandomObserver13@reddit

A jacket works a lot better…
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Z_Opinionator@reddit

![gif](giphy|MbHQXPGal1vlaThIZA|downsized)
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marshallkrich@reddit

![gif](giphy|26ufq9mryvc5HI27m|downsized)
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justinchina@reddit

Noooooo. Noooo you did not just post this…
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Jakes-buddy-1307@reddit

Who goes to movie theaters?
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Cracknoreos@reddit

There are still movie theaters?
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ratbastid@reddit

Well THAT never happened in a movie theater. THAT's pure AI slop.
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snotreallyme@reddit

That may be Ai but that definitely did happen at the movie theater where I grew up.
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fallcreekprepper@reddit

Doubt everyone in the theater was making out at once like in the photo.
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SnowblindAlbino@reddit

I grew up in a small town, with a small theater. On several occasions in high school (early 80s) we would go on a triple date, three couples, and we were the only ones in the theater. So indeed, this could (did) happen.
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Dr_Drax@reddit

I looked at it, and for a moment was amused at how much alike everyone looked. Then I realized why, and ceased to be amused.
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SnowblindAlbino@reddit

I still go to the movies a few times a month. Frankly it is rare to see anyone <30 at a movie at all now, unless it's a child with their parents. We had drive-ins and the local multiplex as date destinations; I'd venture that 80% of my "dates" in my teens were going to the movies. That's apparently no longer the case.
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Affectionate-Map8311@reddit

It is certainly better than watch any movie for Modern Audiences.
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tigers692@reddit

Idk, but I do know I’ve never seen an entire movie at the drive in….
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RandomObserver13@reddit

LOL…I’ve “seen” Joe vs. the Volcano at a drive in 3 times and I still have no idea what happens in that movie.
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FarMagician8042@reddit

Mine was Lost Boys.
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Charming-Insurance@reddit

This is good will hunting for me. It came out on dvd when I was dating a particular guy…
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RandomObserver13@reddit

Heheh, at least I missed a generally recognized as crappy flick. Watch GWH, you won’t regret it.
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International_Lake28@reddit

Saw it once during Schindler's List of all movies and it wasn't high school aged kids either, full grown ass adults
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FarMagician8042@reddit

Newman!
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BlownCamaro@reddit

it sure does! Ms. Boebert can confirm. 2nd base got her asked to leave the premises. https://preview.redd.it/uwi543rj61sg1.jpeg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e6494125c71e2239c27207e4a710a82d923eac5b
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GenX-ModTeam@reddit

{community_rule_7}
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MusicalAutist@reddit

It does for me lol
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GAFOffRoadJK@reddit

Only if the guys sit on the left.
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IM_The_Liquor@reddit

I honestly don’t think kids go on dates anymore… thy swipe, meet up somewhere, Fuck like stoned test bunnies then go online to bitch about how they can’t find relationships…
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poopville_USA@reddit

Yes
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Goodrun31@reddit

Hopefully to some one
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Outrageous_Plum5348@reddit

I have a Regal subscription which I use frequently and have never seen it. I think the move nowadays is app hookups. They go directly to the source.
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Mk1Racer25@reddit

That's because that pic is AI crap.
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SciFiJunkie2045@reddit

You mean Mullets? Yes this still happens. Sometimes in movie theaters too. Be careful, it might happen to you.
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InevitableOk5017@reddit

Holy crap I had the same shirt
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itgoesineasy@reddit

Junior High was when we all met up at the movies for time in the dark with our sweeties.
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MrMcGibblets86@reddit

Not when imax is $29 each! I'm watching the damn movie.
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The__Relentless@reddit

Nothing happens in movie theaters anymore.
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AdhesiveSeaMonkey@reddit

Dude. When I go to the movies, I go to watch a damn movie. Tell your girl to stay away from me. I’m tired of having to tell her this!!
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rangeo@reddit

Movies and popcorn way too expensive. Netflix and Chill
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Impressive_Crazy_223@reddit

Netflix raising prices. Gonna be old VHS tapes and chill pretty soon here.
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wrhnj@reddit

A lot more than that went down when I went to see titanic.
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The_Machine80@reddit

Asked the kid and she said yes maybe on a date. I asked my wife and she said no i dont want to taste your popcorn so brush your teeth first. Married life! 😂
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tequilavip@reddit

Maybe if our heads were at the same height. I’m wayyyyy up here and she’s wayyyy down there.
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theghostofcslewis@reddit

The Kirk Cameron haircut went out long ago. So this better not be happening anymore.
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JudgeJuryEx78@reddit

Well mullets are back, so be prepared.
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DMFD_x_Gamer@reddit

Saw it at the drive in last night.
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BennyHawkins969@reddit

No. Young folks are too concerned with their space and boundaries to actually engage with a human, in person. Yuck.
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HomerSectual@reddit

So, no more penis popcorn?
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happyme321@reddit

Were they watching Schindler’s List?
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W0gg0@reddit

![gif](giphy|USnfWeCOHTHB3WX0aY|downsized)
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KurtStation68@reddit

I was working at the drive-in, so MY experience was a little different - also saw what others were doing as well. 😅 Especially HS teachers and friends.
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ricperry1@reddit

I haven’t seen a full movie theater in years, so no, they don’t sell out anymore.
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BerryLanky@reddit

Twenty bucks a ticket hell no. I’m watching the film.
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hibbledyhey@reddit

Right? Just took the kids to Project Hail Mary. $62 for the three of us, just to get in the goddamn door.
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happycj@reddit

No. Because the movie theater in the photo has people in it.
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confidential-edu@reddit

No, but you would not believe what occurs at performances of Beetlejuice.
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Alternative_Sort_404@reddit

Yeah, probably more like that, honestly
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JJQuantum@reddit

I don’t know but it reminds me of a story. Early in a relationship I had with an ex I took her, her little sister and her mom to the movies. I sat on the outside, then my gf, then her mom and finally her sister. I reached over to hold my gf’s hand and started rubbing it while we watched the movie in the dark. After a few seconds it was weird and it turned out her mom had reached over to get popcorn and I was rubbing her hand instead. It was awkward for sure but we laughed it off and moved on. The weirdest thing was that her mom hadn’t pulled her hand back. WTF?
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Alternative_Sort_404@reddit

Coo, coo, cachoo… !
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dbrmn73@reddit

No, because everyone still has their nose glued to their damn phones...
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Accurate_Humor948@reddit

No. No one has worn a rugby shirt since 1994.
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Fish-Weekly@reddit

Now they have those reclining seat so….its a little different today
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Personal_Ad_4795@reddit

Someone's cloning 80s Kirk Cameron 🫣
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CawlinAlcarz@reddit

Simmering tells me that today's HS kids don't worry about finding a dark place, or being discreet...
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chr7stopher@reddit

That's Jerry watching Schindler's List with Rachel.
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Ok_Comfort628@reddit

[Newman!](https://share.google/images/xXJhX0y67X0yYHEyp)
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Bruiser21045@reddit

And a more offensive spectacle I cannot recall
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xxMalVeauXxx@reddit

You don't wanna see what people do in these dark rooms now. It was always happening, but now its just on display and they're younger than you care to find out about. I hate going to theaters anymore.
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marugirl@reddit

Hell no, with the cost of movies these days its all about watching the movie, not making out!
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1stUserEver@reddit

Right! only back when movies were under $5. getting every second worth of that movie reel now. lol
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Misanthrope108@reddit

This is tame compared to what i have seen.When i switched in my mobile phone light to find my seat.
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PreferenceWorking166@reddit

I'm not that young, and in all my years I have never seen this happen. I thought people only got intimate at the drive-in cinemas. I know that seeing the latest pic with Owen Wilson and his latest creative way of saying WOW must get everyones juices flowing, but I just watch that kind of movie at home.
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Disastrous_Cream_539@reddit

Owen Wilson catching strays in a post about making out at the theater. Who hurt you?
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PreferenceWorking166@reddit

Too much? Would you believe cumberpatch?
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DefiantPenguin@reddit

Wow
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PreferenceWorking166@reddit

https://i.redd.it/eqtmn5p1zwrg1.gif
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OldSkooler1212@reddit

I’m not that young either but I definitely would sit in the back row of theaters with my girlfriend to make out in the 80s.
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yanknga@reddit

No idea. I haven’t stepped foot in a movie theater in 20+ years. The last movie I saw in a theater was Lords of Dogtown which I think is fitting for this sub.
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Disastrous_Cream_539@reddit

I think you meant *set* foot. ✌️
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mmoonbelly@reddit

Yeah. Hairdressers learn one style then convince their ~~victims~~ customers that it’s the best for them.
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reginaphalangie79@reddit

No, people are mostly too busy being annoying on their phones now 🙄
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seniairam@reddit

good ol times, went to see Tom Cruise samurai movie but cant tell you anything about it.
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garagedooropener5150@reddit

I have SEVERAL of those at the Drive-In from about ‘89 til around ‘94.
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LevelCan764@reddit

Not for you
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Fair-Wishbone-1190@reddit

Ask Lauren Bobert.
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Kuildeous@reddit

To this day, I still could not tell you how exactly *La Bamba* played out. Hope he found success.
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DoubleDownAgain54@reddit

Hilarious. Same experience.
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therocketn00b@reddit

Not at these prices.
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Fat-Finger-8906@reddit

Handjobs only
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OE2KB@reddit

I skipped a step and made a hole in the bottom of my popcorn bucket I place on my lap…. IYKYK
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Illustrious_You_6210@reddit

Peewee? Is that you?
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drone-on-and-on@reddit

The old popcorn trick.
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sysaphiswaits@reddit

I don’t see teenagers in movie theaters very often.
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jeffe101@reddit

I feel like streaming at home is pulling everyone away from theaters. So it doesn’t surprise me that you see them there much.
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BoltActionRifleman@reddit

The likelihood of three instances of the same guy being in the theatre at once? No, that’s an 80’s thing and simply not possible anymore.
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Helithe@reddit

Steve Harrington and his great hair got around, you know.
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718Brooklyn@reddit

Come to Brooklyn.
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liquilife@reddit

Been there. And it was not this lol
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Natural_King2704@reddit

Until her boyfriend comes back
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dewihafta@reddit

I saw stargate twice in the theater with my boyfriend. Still have no idea how it ended.
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mattwb72@reddit

I “saw” one of the Friday the 13th, Jason X and no idea what it was.
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BonesRocks49@reddit

Yes, my wife and I before the start of every film. Since ‘89. (my girlfriend back then)
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4rt4tt4ck@reddit

It's all Netflix and chill now.
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Enough-Cow-6869@reddit

No, it's too expensive to miss the movie now days.
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hapster85@reddit

Tell that to all the jerks who can't stay off their goddamn phones.
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Background_Tax4626@reddit

What? Are you taking pics in the theater of other people? You're a young GenX. Guaranteed
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TheRateBeerian@reddit

During Schindler’s list?!
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couldbeworse2@reddit

![gif](giphy|c8YC8htf5YQg0)
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Usual-Asparagus-1299@reddit

Do I have to spell it out? He was moving in on her like the storm troopers on Poland!
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Mistervimes65@reddit

I kiss my wife in the movie theater. Honestly, I kiss my wife everywhere.
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SpiralOutski@reddit

I, too, kiss this guy’s wife.
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iftheygivinitaway@reddit

Everywhere . . . / Not geographically.
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Mistervimes65@reddit

I said what I said.
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Sea_Ganache620@reddit

Ask Representative Boebert.
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Z_Opinionator@reddit

![gif](giphy|tcetx1eG5Nh96) This always reminds me of her
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goodness247@reddit

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
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TwoBitFish@reddit

![gif](giphy|RCX9vhBZu3oqM5SpwV)
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DaddyRhyno79@reddit

![gif](giphy|WH8yUt23cDGda)
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Endless_Patience3395@reddit

Damn.
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Perfect-District@reddit

Perv
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Boson_Higgs_Boson@reddit

A camera flash during a movie? Yes. More often now than the 80s.
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No-Estimate999@reddit

That was called “necking” when I was a kid.
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Thorns99@reddit

Get a room 🖕🏿
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GunnerTinkle22@reddit

I’m gen z and had my first couple makeout sessions this way
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doknfs@reddit

Is that Jerry Seinfeld making out in a movie theater?
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37sbtb@reddit

A more offensive spectacle I cannot recall.
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Life_of1103@reddit

Is it a screening of Schindler’s List?
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Ecstatic_Army1306@reddit

“Do I have to spell it out for you? He was moving on her like the storm troopers into Poland.”
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DoookieMaxx@reddit

***Lauren Borbert has entered the chat*** ![gif](giphy|SjMaytDmlzWkhc0AEY)
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dab70@reddit

Core middle school and high school memory unlocked. Yeah, that was definitely a thing.
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12DollarBurrito@reddit

*Processing img dj9nwfrf7wrg1...*
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ziethammer@reddit

Yeah, depends on the movie. Making out to the Lego movie was really frowned on by some parents.
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Ok_Fun3933@reddit

Schindler's list?
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Witchy_Wookie5000@reddit

What a great question! And I don't think they do! Gen X here and go the movies 2-3 x a month, and I never see anyone making out.I see a lot of snuggling type behavior but thats about it. But I generally go during the week at 9-10pm showings so I am not seeing the theater at peak date night times.
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Ok_Tangerine_9464@reddit

Mostly handies and bjs
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Socalwarrior485@reddit

Lauren Boebert, is that you?
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REDDITSHITLORD@reddit

I remember finger banging my GF during Balto. So there's the headline. The fact is, I worked the late shift, and her and I both knew that NOBODY would be watching Balto on the "Midnight Matinee", so we figured this was our chance to get a little freaky in a theater. And sure enough, we had the place to ourselves.
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muddlebrainedmedic@reddit

Does what happen? People filling a theater? No.
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Only-Database6447@reddit

No, because the age of the mullet is over.
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BaldBombshell@reddit

That is sadly untrue. The mullet has returned.
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Few-Pineapple-5632@reddit

Those are awesome haircuts. I will die on this hill.
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claycat80@reddit

I don’t think so now since it’s usually $60 plus for tickets and snacks you are paying attention to the movie now lol
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Starkville@reddit

Sometimes my husband and I smooch a bit just for the old-fashioned-ness of it. We go to movies during the day and it’s a fun date.
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person_8688@reddit

Not with those haircuts.
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Fluid_Anywhere_7015@reddit

He’ll. My wife and I still do this.
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Tiny-Balance-3533@reddit

Damn. I hope you’re at a dollar theater or whatever passes for such these days
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DaddyRhyno79@reddit

My wife and I do too, it’s the best.
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Inside-Chemist-5956@reddit

I barely saw Back to the Future the first time at the drive in.
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RootHogOrDieTrying@reddit

I missed most of Willow.
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DrumsKing@reddit

I don't remember the 2 movies that were playing. In a heavy storm. \*shrug\* Steamy windows I remember!
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Bigchunky_Boy@reddit

No just over the pants and under the shirt stuff .
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Tangigirl-1968@reddit

It just happened to me at a beer garden.
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Oxjrnine@reddit

https://preview.redd.it/uv1kbvwz3wrg1.jpeg?width=635&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=56c4d4a4d7cfb5a38fd28d095a3c02d99c2d4e59
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SouthTexasCowboy@reddit

i went to a ton of movies and never saw a single one
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RickyDontLoseThat@reddit

Yeah, we'd get clones making out all the time. One time it turned out that they *were* actually a pair of triplets on a group date!
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Katerinaxoxo@reddit

When I was married this is all we would do anytime we went to the movies… good times
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CryptographerOk3814@reddit

omg, summer of ‘89. Batman came out. Went to the movie. But didn’t see the movie.
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Beneficial-Goal1304@reddit

I heard you eight nine. Is this true?
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Acceptable_Trash_749@reddit

Did those three guys all go to the same barber shop, Mullets-R-Us?
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Lumpy-Detective-1978@reddit

If someone buys my ticket and my snacks, I might even put out.
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out_day475@reddit

Hell I remember getting a handy in a theater back in the day
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goodness247@reddit

I believe the kids call it Netflix and Chill nowdays. Whats a movie theater?
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