AMC Theatres: Feature Presentation Bumpers (1980-)

[@PopCultureJunkie]

Wow it’s been 20 years since I was a projection manager at AMC. I remember building my own custom trailer reels and showing them to my coworkers on screening nights. I would use a lot of these different clips in them.

[@manuelorozco7760]

That’s awesome

[@Tony_Airlines]

I was a projectionist for a few years at my AMC, along with 3 others and our projection manager. We were the last one in New Jersey to go digital. It was the saddest day when we were relinquished to usher duties. I quit shortly after.

[@IrisCorven]

I was a projectionist for AMC from 2012 till last year. When I do movie streams for friends, I have a playlist I can swap 80's/90's trailers in and out of, as well as the old Regal and AMC bumpers for that "You're at the movies feel". I loved working projection, but it ended up getting so automated this past year that I wasn't needed anymore, and wasn't in the mood to go back to working down stairs, so figured I'd just take my leave and do it as a hobby.

[@SouthCalifas619]

I remember that film stick figure, i completely forgot it existed til now

[@itsmasonp1006]

Clip?

[@richj6596]

Worked at AMC for 15 years , best job ever ! Brings back such good memories

[@JeikobuNippon]

2:28-4:37 The nostalgia!! Remembering my childhood going to the theaters in the ‘90s. Good times. Good times.

[@manuelorozco7760]

JeikobuNippon I wish I wasn’t scared of the house lights dimming when I was younger. I didn’t start going all the time to the movies until I was 11. I’ll be 27 next month

[@regularslick6038]

@@manuelorozco7760 For real?

[@manuelorozco7760]

Regular Slick Yes i have autism you don't understand

[@regularslick6038]

@@manuelorozco7760 I meant it's okay 🤷‍♂️

[@manuelorozco7760]

Regular Slick Thank u

[@jph4852]

I worked at an AMC in Southern California as a high school kid in the mid-to-late 80s. Seeing these bumpers brings back a whole lot of memories. I loved working there.

[@JohnJJ2020]

I worked for AMC from 1986-1991. These brought back some great memories! Thanks!

[@emutisya2012]

Cry

[@Frank-ed3db]

What was the name of the character was it clip I think

[@abbycollins]

4:42 was my childhood right there.

[@manuelorozco7760]

Abby Collins 4:08 was mine

[@infernoyt6968]

2009

[@jaydenjohnson4221]

Same

[@Helicopter7]

O

[@princepond1633]

For me it was 4:08 since I was a 2000’s kid and AMC Theaters was my go to theater

[@sifilore]

The one of 4:39 where it turns into a WHOLE field was my favorite, magical. I thought it was always going to b that way for my whole life going the theaters.

[@FriendlyFire2830]

4:37 marks the beginning of my time going to AMC theaters. I used to go once every other weekend with my friends when we were in senior year of high school, and seeing this specific presentation before the actual movie always made me feel so excited. It’s quite nostalgic now :^)

[@brittneypotter4791]

Me too, feel like I found a gold mine with these videos. I’m still trying to find the one where this woman is walking and talking about stuff and she’s super pretty and has a silver dress on, can’t find the commercial

[@wesleyboi2000]

0:00 1) AMC Theatres: "Feature Presentation" (1980-1986) 0:27 2) AMC Theatres: "Feature Presentation" (1986-1990) 1:03 3) AMC Theatres: "Feature Presentation" (1990-1991) 1:29 4) AMC Theatres: "Feature Presentation" (1991-1994) (This is the first bumper to feature "Clip", the AMC mascot from 1991 to 2009.) 1:57 5) AMC Theatres: "Feature Presentation" (1994-1996) 2:27 6) AMC Theatres: "Feature Presentation" (1996-2002) 3:01 7) AMC Theatres: "Feature Presentation" (1998) (AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies) 4:06 8) AMC Theatres: "Feature Presentation" (2002-2009) 4:38 9) AMC Theatres: "Feature Presentation" (2009-2013) 5:13 10) AMC Theatres: "Feature Presentation" (2014-) (Coca-Cola) 5:47 11) AMC Theatres: "Feature Presentation" (2015-) (Coke Freestyle)

[@politefan8141]

2009-13 was my favorite.

[@tuningin88]

The third one, from 1990, reminds me so much of the graphic designs for the Cinemax movie openings.

[@martinmoore2468]

Congratulations, AMC Theatres! 100th anniversary. 100 years of movie magic. 1920-2020.

[@SakuraCrusader]

😊

[@manuelorozco7760]

I noticed the new anniversary logo before I saw Bloodshot three months ago. Last time I stepped into a cinema before the pandemic

[@martinmoore2468]

@@manuelorozco7760 I agree. Me too.

[@manuelorozco7760]

@@martinmoore2468 I don’t get it

[@darrylwoodbury]

I've been going to AMC Theaters all of my life, over 40 years and I'm still going to AMC Theaters.

[@danamcallister1994]

AMC Theaters is the only theater I go to.

[@thatonenordicball1274]

I wish they had AMC in Mexicali but there's only Cinepolis

[@bluechocolate4315]

The title says it's from 1980- (onward), but not really. Starting in June, 1975 about to enter the 8th grade, I remember seeing "the first" feature bumper before the start of The Towering Inferno, Airport 1975, Jaws, Let's Do It Again, Grizzly, Race with the Devil, The Shaggy D.A., Logan's Run, Freaky Friday, The Spy Who Loved Me, Saturday Night Fever, The Rescuers, Caddyshack and Used Cars. All at the AMC Puente Six Theaters in Puente Hills, Calif. What an enjoyable era that was. I've been looking for that "first" bumper (with the old movie stars shown) for a couple of years now. Thank you sooooooo very much RetroMan. Extremely impressive for tracking all this down. :))))

[@martinmoore2468]

100th anniversary of AMC Theatres is coming soon! The AMC Theatres was founded in 1920 as American Multi-Cinema.

[@manuelorozco7760]

Martin Moore That sounds epic

[@abbycollins]

It's here! 2020 has arrived!

[@manuelorozco7760]

Abby Collins I hope they got big plans. Especially since I’m an AMC Premiere member

[@SakuraCrusader]

But Corona ruins everything this year. But my province only has 7 cases 😆

[@martinmoore2468]

@@manuelorozco7760 yeah. I know. And I was so totally surprised too.

[@lucascoxthewheeloffortunef6949]

The background music for the first AMC Feature Presentation reminds me of the music from Veggietales: Josh And The Big Wall.

[@rebeccagonzales9667]

Started going to our local AMC back in ‘82, started working there in ‘90, and closed that theatre down in ‘07. An integral part of my life and I remember bumpers older than these. Long live Clip!

[@darrylwoodbury]

I've been going to AMC Theaters all my life and I still love going to AMC Theaters.

[@martinmoore2468]

Me too.

[@OPENTHEGATESNOW]

Same

[@manuelorozco7760]

Darryl Woodbury I do mostly AMC but sometimes Regal and Cinemark too

[@jessicamcneill2463]

I miss going to the movies. Until AMC Theatres reopens, stay safe, stay healthy. 😔😊😎

[@manuelorozco7760]

I been to an AMC last October for War with Grandpa

[@stephensalensky1248]

I'll never forget the amc film Mascotte from my early childhood

[@gabrielr.johnsoniii2067]

Batman 1989. So much memories seeing that amc intro between 86-90

[@Zj2030]

That is an cool and interesting one for me since I’m a gen Z baby, takes you right into the experience of being in the a movie theater in the 80s 😂

[@collegeman1988]

I miss the old days of film in movie theaters that snapped, crackled and popped and had scratches on every frame.

[@manuelorozco7760]

I nowadays prefer more digital projectors

[@sarrahali9142]

Thank you so so so much for uploading this. Trying to find the 2014- feature presentation for such a long time now

[@predator5775]

I miss the film reel mascot. There was just this charm about it that these round dots don't hold up.

[@NALTOdeluxe]

Am I the only one that thinks AMC’s logo is kinda timeless? It looked good back in the day and it still looks good now.

[@robbiespicnic]

Here's some more info about these. 0:27 started the "There Is A Difference" campaign, which they touted was the first chain to introduce a customer service program. A lot of theaters back then had pretty terrible service standards, sticky floors, rude employees, bad sound, scratched prints, etc. AMC overhauled their entire approach. This piece was filed in Kansas City at their then flagship theatre in Oak Park. There is one missing and I'll link it here and it came right after this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i3PTaZ2voLOEopo 1:04 was the beginning of digital animation in the 90's and it was used for a couple years I remember. This sounded great in Dolby and we always played the trailers in mono and kicked over to stereo with the Feature Presentation trailer. A metal band was placed at the beginning of the trailer and the projector read it to advance the sound into stereo. This is why sometimes the first few seconds of the bumper would sound low and BOOM it would kick into stereo. The projectionist would place the band at the wrong spot. This bumper was the last one before "Clip" was introduced. And you see him introduced at 1:30.

[@RageTVHTX]

I don’t remember any of these and growing up we frequented an AMC theater near us.

[@Ology007]

I cannot lie, some of these memories brought a tear to my eye.

[@cupidapple4138]

This is how they went above and beyond in the 1980s? It’s the exact definition of “Extraordinary” and “Extravaganza”

[@markduffey686]

What was the theme song/bumper music that began feature presentations for a competing theater chain back in the late 70's? It went something like, "dah dah dah tee dah ta dah dah (high hat high hat high hat).....and the graphics looked like a strip of film moving around to turn into the shape of a projector? I know it's a long shot, but I worked as an usher for a summer at one of their theaters in Tampa!

[@jumprabbit5]

Awesome! I wish the rest of them were in HD like the first one was.

[@Craiggg12345]

4:08 during my time at AMC.

[@manuelorozco7760]

Jeremy Jones Your time?

[@Kirby7601]

My god the logo still looks new. Like it was made in the 2010s

[@eascec8374]

There is a home movie I found not too long ago, that they still used the 1994-1996 variant in 1999.

[@dog8668]

4:42 Dude I can't believe I forgot about this, I saw this a million times back in the day

[@abstraction6212]

the best one was honestly the 2002 to 2009 one

[@josh24441]

Just so everyone knows, bankruptcy doesn't mean the end of a company. What it means is they're temporarily pushing aside their debts in order to pay them off, and in the process they can't have the companies or banks they owe close any of their theaters. It's just a way to reorganize themselves and their theaters. Companies file for bankruptcies all the time.

[@edwinperez6094]

1:05 who ever finds this 35mm of this logo will be congratulated

[@Brillemeister]

I think I remember the fourth one in front of The Lion King! Thanks so much for compiling these! God bless

[@franko6677]

Wasn’t there one where it was people arriving at a red carpet premiere? Late ‘90s-early 2000s? That’s the first one I remember paying attention to but I don’t see it here.

[@manuelorozco7760]

The first movie I saw at AMC was Supercross when I was 12 back in 2005. I'll be 26 two months from now. So I saw intro #8 first. My top movie theater chains are AMC, Regal and Cinemark. I get rewards at all three

[@oblongfan1]

3:01 is the most memorable for us 80s/90s kid for sure

[@zidane4028]

Seeing that one makes me tear up a little. First, it's got all the feels and second, I remember seeing it in 1998 and it takes me back to that year always

[@adbrickproductions4361]

Thank you AMC Theaters well (,stay safe and stay healthy,) :) 😍😇😷🙂 beware of COVID-19! AMC Theaters

[@mattburke7151]

You may want to update policy trailer, feature presentation, and coming attractions bumpers. It changed last year.

[@amcstudio30]

thank you so much for this ithank you

[@tuningin88]

I remember some of these “Feature Presentation” openings, 🥹🥹🥹😍😍😍 and I miss seeing them.

[@avidgames91091]

2002-09 brings back a lot of memories of me going to quail springs mall in Oklahoma and going to the AMC there every weekend!

[@manuelorozco7760]

Brings back memories of me going to the Long Beach Marina Pacifica

[@martinmoore2468]

I love the movies at AMC Theaters! I always goes to AMC because since the late 2000s I enjoyed every single minute of it, either in IMAX, Dolby Cinema, Prime, RealD 3D, BigD or D-Box. And I couldn't find any other mover theatres better than AMC. That is why AMC is my #1 choice for and to go to the movies. And I hope AMC is your #1 choice too.

[@manuelorozco7760]

Martin Moore AMC is my #1 choice too. Although I never saw a movie with Prime or D Box

[@martinmoore2468]

@@manuelorozco7760 totally.

[@manuelorozco7760]

@@martinmoore2468 Last time I was at an AMC was Thor Love and Thunder

[@Foxonian]

I remember these from when our local theatres were AMC. They ended up being sold Cinemark in the late 90's.

[@manuelorozco7760]

No way!

[@moviesridesandmore9313]

Before I was born, my mother saw the late 1990s feature presentation bumper before watching Titanic

[@unlaneothesbfanandnbhatera4461]

Oh that 1996 one

[@luckyexplorer1053]

I really missed field strip guy. ☹️

[@nikkcade4481]

what even is this comment section 😂 anyway, nice collection here. I cant believe they've been using the same logo for so long. Its truly timeless.

[@alejandro006]

0:00: I Remember my 35mm copy of the snorks having this logo before the 1972 warner bros logo

[@arielfangirlmendez]

2:29 This brings back to my childhood

[@pricemoore2022]

My childhood has been restored

[@JustinIrvin]

My grandaughter saw before "The Rescuers Down Under" in 1990.

[@martinmoore2468]

It's movie time, America!

[@nathanielmcginnis6646]

And Now, Our Feature Presentation

[@phmphi]

Pieter Moes 1 second ago I am trying to find the pre-feature clip where various type candy bars were marching in long lines over the screen. Any body knows where that is?

[@EleventhHourPower]

Here's our mascot Stick figure made of garbage we found on the editing room floor

[@spiderguy6937]

Maybe they did cgi

[@spiderguy6937]

Animation

[@edwinperez6094]

He's a 35mm strip

[@DrunkMetalHead4]

Now that I think of it, I don't think I've ever been to an AMC theater. Always Regal.

[@manuelorozco7760]

You should give AMC a try.

[@StFidjnr]

3:02 clip the amc mascot has taken a year off to help AFI celebrate 100 years

[@northernplacecorporation]

Man, you should update this with the 2017-present day AMC Theatres Feature Presentation bumper.

[@therock184]

I remember these!

[@amcstudio30]

can someone find that AMC trailer back in the early eighties with the map of the United States

[@phoenixconditt4368]

You mean this one? kzbin.info/www/bejne/p3OYd6GliJlpbck

[@kevinrichards7640]

Saw the 2002-2009 bumper before Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa started.

[@ironjerm]

+Kevin Richards same

[@kevinrichards7640]

Saw the 2009-2013 bumper before Arthur Christmas started.

[@invaderzimfan2012]

I miss the mascot so much

[@christhe20thcenturyfanandc70]

The filmstrip one?

[@invaderzimfan2012]

@@christhe20thcenturyfanandc70 yeah, the mascot 😔😢

[@Movieboy-ly3db]

Was that Tom Cruise at 0:31

[@doloreshuntoon7698]

Wowsers!!!

[@ElNingyou]

Man, I feel like I just saw that 1996-2002 one as recently as yesterday, but it's probably just because that's about the time my grandpa took me to the movies nearly once a week.

[@manuelorozco7760]

That’s so cool! I go usually 2-3 times a month. But going every week would be fun if tickets were cheaper again

[@selectoralibaba8838]

I LIKE THIS STONK

[@notional-jumbo90]

"I saw Hotel Translvania 3: Summer vacation at AMC (IMAX) in mesa.

[@kascnef]

any bumpers from before the 1980 amc logo?

[@ejelecflametails6657]

I can't wait for 5:15 and beyond to be part of my dollar movie down the street (I live in North Carolina, and there are still more Carmike theaters than AMC theaters)

[@ejelecflametails6657]

And I watched it before

[@martinmoore2468]

Which feature presentation introduction was your favorite? Mine was the one intro with the giant Coca-Cola at 5:15.

[@supamariosoniku]

Martin Moore Mine were the film mascot and the 100 years of AFI, that one is my favorite, because o the score that plays behind it and reminds me of the times whenever me and my father would go to the movies.

[@princepond1633]

Mine was 2002-2009, that was my childhood when I went to AMC Theaters to watch a movies as a kid in the 2000’s (4:08)

[@martinmoore2468]

(3:07) Let's all go to the movies!

[@khalidbankskingofpopmjcolu6612]

4:40 MY CHILDHOOD!!!

[@sifilore]

My 20's

[@misskookie6242]

I love amc theater so much the movies in my life of having a free popcorn and Coca Cola forever

[@manuelorozco7760]

Miss Joker At least I have AMC Premiere rewards with free popcorn on my birthday month

[@nomadcowatbk]

after a 1/2 hr of previews

[@joshuazhao]

I remember the 5:15 one when I saw the Hunger Games and Divergent in theaters, missed The Reds 2 after that since I wasn't a common movie goer back then. Now I go almost every week since I have A-list. Can't say no to three free movies a week for only $21.95 a month on ANY screen. Pretty sweet deal I must say. Saw The Line of Magic too many times. Even better when you go to the AMC Empire 25 in Time Square because one normal screen movie there is almost $20. NYC is not cheap even for movies.

[@martinmoore2468]

I love this part.

[@logansmoviecorner8527]

Why is there a lot of scratches on the bumpers?

[@chriswestergaard4506]

Old footage in dire need of some restoration

[@ThePowerpuffHotline]

0:00 if anyone finds the actual film reel of this logo, this will be official

[@erickpaolod.santos3719]

AMC Is a Movie chain Cinema Theatres In America and the world It was Founded in 1920 also known as American Multi Cinemas (Not be confused with the TV channel AMC Network which is The home of The Walking Dead)

[@retrorob3248]

That means AMC Theatres turns 100 this year!

[@rudy7333]

Wow this is Great! Going to shares some of these with Apes on Twitter! $AMC to da moon!!! 🦍💎🙌🚀🌕

[@RCNdamix13]

On AMC movie theater actor GOd N Heaven exist ?

[@tonyparra8459]

I remember 2002-2009.

[@l.tc.5032]

Tony parra me too. I miss it. Bring clippy back!

[@manuelorozco7760]

Me three. The last time I saw it was the start of the Star Wars Clone Wars pilot movie

[@princepond1633]

The AMC Theater feature presentation 2002-2009 was my childhood when I went to AMC Willowbrook in Houston, Texas which I still live there. Some my childhood movies of Revenge of the Sith, Harry Potter, The Polar Express, Incredibles, Finding Nemo, SpongeBob Movie, and others to name a few

[@edwardthompson4600]

1:05-1:54 my teenage years

[@crystalpurpleyt7685]

AMC Theaters Our Feature Presentation Logo

[@tuningin88]

AMC; All My Cinemas. LOL. 😄😄😄❤️❤️❤️

[@almaswaythemesong5762]

Amc theatres popcorn stack up for bedtime

[@abbycollins]

I feel like AMC has become the coke sellout theatre at this point.

[@manuelorozco7760]

Abby Collins Even I love their Coke Freestyle machines

[@TravisHouze]

Abby Collins even Regal does it as well

[@manuelorozco7760]

Travis Houze But Regal Just transitioned to Pepsi

[@Nintendude1357]

and cinemark

[@X0209-l2r]

3:25; To The Stars from DragonHeart

[@kevinrichards7640]

In 1990, my mom saw Jetsons the Movie.

[@martinmoore2468]

Me too.

[@christhe20thcenturyfanandc70]

Jetsons the Movie was my Nostalgia

[@j6ajackson34]

I like the AMC clip mascot better than the 2019-present version and the terrible 2021-present Nicole “We make movies better”.

[@manuelorozco7760]

I actually like Nichole Kidman’s intro

[@brandonreina871]

AMC is the acronym of American Multi-Cinema. I went to one a few years ago in Houston to see Chicken Run because they are sold out of tickets for "Pokemon the Movie 2000" but I got a free mysterious Pokemon card from the film that was shown before I got there.

[@ejelecflametails6657]

Guess what happens when you see Pokemon the Movie: I Choose You

[@tamacat2001]

EJ Elec Flame Tails My AMC is playing that. And yeah, I heard they're passing out free cards for that movie too.

[@ejelecflametails6657]

Not just cards, but also a QR code that has Ash Hat Pikachu for Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, It's surprising that these will be handed out _before_ Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon comes out

[@jimscottsoldchannel7103]

Did you see the 2002-2009 trailer on Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel?

[@manuelorozco7760]

I saw it at a Pacific Theaters

[@nathancruz9172]

Can you do Krikorian 🎭, too?

[@RossStern]

The one at 4:06 is my childhood

[@nickallen3663]

Aaron Saw Lethal Weapon 4 at age 27 in 1998