Angry Voicemail We Got From an Alamo Drafthouse Customer

[@AiMR]

"I wasn't texting I was using my phone as a flashlight to find my seat. Anyway, my texting wasn't bothering anybody"

[@AiMR]

***** He thinks a fleshlight is a mobile device you can text with :))

[@adott55]

Yeah. I was a little sympathetic at first to the flashlight thing... sucks, but a booting would be harsh for that... but then she admitted to texting, so screw her.

[@AWrestlingHistorian]

Sounds like another self-entitled liberal.

[@SlippyLegJones]

Officer I wasn't using my phone to text and drive, I was using it as a flashlight to see the road. Anyway, when I did text somebody, nobody in the vehicles around me seemed to care so I kept doing it. Clearly, it wasn't causing problems.

[@AmusedChild]

@@adott55 Exactly! "Mah phone was not on LOUD." HAhaha!

[@microfrogyt]

- Makes excuse for having phone out (using it for a flashlight). - Immediately negates the excuse by admitting she was texting.

[@movesinc]

"I text in every other theater where they are polite" Translation "You are the only ones with the stones to deal with me and create a great environment that other customers appreciate!"

[@DeltaTwoZero]

She's probably have blond hair.

[@daddymuggle]

And that excuse only works if she arrived too late for the usher to help. Or maybe she has really poor low light vision. Was she texting for directions to her seat? "Hey Mary-Sue, I'm in the middle of the row, now where do I go?"

[@stenodallanotte3227]

- Says she'll go to other theaters where people are actually polite - She's the first not being polite texting during film projections

[@justyumi4410]

@@DeltaTwoZero Why are the pretty ones always so dumb?

[@danhood1641]

Willingness to stand up to shitty customers and stand by your employees is a rare virtue these days. As a retail employee, I sincerely appreciate that.

[@wherethetatosat]

My first job was fast food. After 3 and a half years, I firmly believe in the phrase, "The customer is almost NEVER right and is a fucking moron."

[@MarsCapone]

I’ve been fired before for protecting the performers and venue from loud talkers. Comped them Tix and canned my ass. Bravo Alamo

[@scarlettmi]

And the thing is that it makes a better environment for the rest of their customers too. It's a win for employee morale and a win for the customers who aren't being shitty.

[@rodneycooperjr3223]

I hate to break it to you, but they weren't standing up for the employees with this one. That was for the customers.

[@connorkillmice]

as much as i love the alamo, they (at least the one i worked at) treat employees like shit. only time i’ve had to threaten legal action against an employer. that being said, the experience is great and i still go back haha

[@Viper3220]

"I've texted in all the other theaters and nobody cared" I can GUARANTEE that people were annoyed at you

[@bobaTJ]

I can guarantee you, lady, that it *was* bothering *everyone*

[@TheRosa63]

some people are to polite to say anything otherwise she would of been asked quite forcefully to quit.

[@sleepywalker87]

Gotta say it like Gary Oldman. EVERYONE!!!

[@sabalghoo]

@@sleepywalker87 Do you like Beethoven?

[@rotyler2177]

kick out everyone (who texts)Cinema manager who has never kicked out anyone in 14 year: What do you mean everyone? Me: E-V-E-R-Y-O-N-E!

[@MarsCapone]

See also how she went to a comedy club and helped the show by heckling

[@Technodreamer]

I've only been to an Alamo Drafthouse once - I was down in Texas for a wedding - and it was the single greatest theater I've ever been in. Comfortable seats, great food, and wonderful atmosphere! Loved every second of it - really the best way to watch a movie.

[@ck675]

Couldn't agree more. Can't really go to normal theaters anymore. Just unparalleled really

[@cberger]

Technodreamer You are spot on good sir. I happened to do the exact same thing, was in Austin for a wedding and went to a showing of Whiplash. Staff was awesome at every step of the way. We got in early so we ended up getting a drink at the bar before our way in, my wife spilled her whole first drink all over me, bartender was awesome enough to replace it free or charge. Made sure to throw them a good tip for the awesome service. When our theater opened up, the staff was super cool about explaining how the whole system works and they reiterated the texting and talking point several times. Best part is, they are opening up a location on the west side of Omaha so I'm now only 30 minutes away!

[@RodimusUnleashed]

Technodreamer And my sponsors are glad to have me here.

[@southcoastdub]

Well considering there was another theatre shooting today I might just start torrenting movies at home. Nah I'm just kidding, don't bow down to terrorism and will continue to go to movies. But I can see how some people will think theaters are too dangerous to go to after today.

[@JasonRobinsonidaho]

Tim Gothreaux just go to the movies prepared for your own defense.

[@Avykins]

If someone came to me and told me about how they got kicked out for texting in the theater, all that would do is make me want to go to that particular theater more. So all she is going to do is promote how awesome that place is.

[@highdefinition450]

well yeah that's why they used the voicemail lol

[@Bluesparkwiz]

yeah agree

[@duffthepsych]

You da real mvp for putting subtitles on the whole thing so i can watch this at work without headphones.

[@SuperEagles97]

Duff The Psych ayyyy! I see you lurk Reddit too haha!

[@percocetbingus]

Duff The Psych didn't think I'd see one of my favorite ASMRers on a reddit front page video

[@Solidude4]

Duff The Psych It's much funnier if you listen to it though.

[@anakindey1446]

Duff The Psych The voice makes it even better. Source: Listened to the damn thing

[@duffthepsych]

MadeInVolantis lol

[@DeadFishFactory]

Why do people pay money to get into a movie theater if they're just gonna text the whole time. You can do that at home.

[@ayceod]

DeadFishFactory Because they're only there to hang out with friends, and also because they're spending mom and dad's money..

[@subtenk0]

DeadFishFactory To the people who check their phone a few times they may be a doctor on call, or someone with really high status. Private security on break, or off shift. They cant pretdict when life happens, but that shouldn't stop them from seeing a movie. Maybe someones water broke and they need the person to come asap. Depends on the situation and if they actually interrupted peoples movie or just check their phone in their pocket or purse.

[@worrun1505]

subtenk0 or don't go to the fucking theatre that prohibits phone usage when on call for a pregnancy

[@Soosss]

Worrun Can you imagine someone in the theater like "Your water just broke?!!!" like its pretty obvious you should step outside for calls like that

[@rangedfighter]

***** You just dismissed everything that person said, came up with something else and then even failed that. What if you have a relative with cancer or a heart condition who could die any second but could also life for 20-30 years ?

[@youtubasoarus]

Holy shit EVERY movie theatre needs to do this. And yeah, i'd go to the Alamo if you know... there were one near me.

[@tomtrinchera8405]

We have one in Yonkers near my area & it's the best place to see a movie, hands down! They play these before the movie begins & it always draws a huge laugh from the crowd!

[@PostEpoch]

Every massive AMC theater I've been to has a PSA before the film that says "don't talk or text during the movie". If someone's doing it relentlessly, I'll say something politely to them. If they keep doing it, I occasionally get annoyed enough that I go to customer service and mention it. They typically apologize, give me a free ticket voucher, and publicly reprimand/kick them out.

[@DinoSarma]

Oh man, I'd pay to have enforcement of the no cell phones thing. Nobody wants to see your bright ass phone screen DURING the movie, BRENDA. What was the point of coming to see a movie if you're fucking texting the whole time? Everyone hates you, and you don't know it.

[@boiifyoudontgivememydiamon4524]

In texas where I live theres like 2 near me it's like a 15 minute drive

[@SomeGuyandanAmbulance]

Been in Austin almost all my life. Drafthouse is one of my favorite things about this town

[@billyweed835]

Finally,a theater with the balls to ask that people use common sense and remember that there are other people there with them.

[@geraldl5221]

I wish we had theatres like this in Canada. Bravo.

[@NJohnstonPhoto]

Ahhhh... so you admit there's at least ONE thing we 'muricans are doing right. WINNING!!!! :D

[@chickadeestevenson5440]

Whenever I go to the theater we get told not to be a jerk.

[@PauLtus_B]

I wish we had theatres like this in the Netherlands.

[@fullanalysis93]

Theatres up here are good, people shut the fuck up and don't clap or anything. Clapping in a movie is for idiots

[@bored1ca]

Agreed - Cineplex Odeon are a joke and a ripoff

[@caroflower]

LOL. They need to run this ad before the trailers.

[@notreal6512]

Carolyn Avery A good laugh before the movie lol

[@suzbone]

They do. Or did; I haven't seen this one played in the theater in a few years. They may not play it anymore. They have a whole series of Awesome funny don't talk messages that they play before showings. My favorite is the one with Ann Richards, RIP. If the girl who left them this message had gotten to the theater on time, she would have seen the no talking messages, wouldn't had to have used her cell phone as a flashlight to find her seat, and disturbed people around her by showing up late.

[@submetropolis]

I've seen it before movies at the draft house in Kansas City

[@swordchicken5629]

They literally do.

[@School-xo1dn]

This remains one of the best ads ever made. I immediately knew I had to go to Alamo Drafthouse, and it was even better than expected.

[@Kire486]

If you don't think you're bothering anyone while texting imagine yourself in a dark room kinda like a theater now imagine someone shining a flashlight in your face

[@ZarconVideo]

What!? What!? I thought this was America! Isn't this America!? I thought this was America

[@hang3xc1]

***** That was an instant classic!

[@chubby987]

***** Randy*

[@spacecadet2827]

Zarcon this is the MSA didn't u hear the biatch?

[@kyderdogd1559]

Zarcon LOL this half ot the world is America...

[@samuellittlefield7699]

Zarcon it is......buddy

[@janetburke8327]

I love that you posted this on youtube. This girl needs to grow up. I hope she finishes school too.

[@milesuroshevich8091]

***** School of Hard Cocks?

[@caramba421]

***** Yeah, you need at least 4 years of training to figure out how to handle that thing under a scanning tunneling electron microscope.

[@Armand_media]

I don't even live in your state and yet I want to go to your theater so badly.

[@AlamoDrafthouse]

+NerdCulture Where are you located? We have theatres located across the country.

[@Armand_media]

I'm in Southern California! Now I am off to google to see where I can go!

[@MemoBosqueVEVO]

We need you in Mexico :(

[@ikarikid]

I don't even live in your country and yet I want to go to your theatre so badly.

[@EmmyDereest]

drafthouse.com/la Coming soooooon~

[@locutus94]

I wish there were more theaters like this one. I hate it when people talk and text during the film. People these days have no fucking manners.

[@IronCurtaiNYC]

One opened near me in Brooklyn, NY. I found out about it because Trace and Frank from MST3K were riffing a terrible movie from the 40's or 50's there. I then watched 11 or 12 more movies there, and I'm sure I'm undercounting!

[@zbeebs]

Just had to come back and rematch this in light of AMC's announcement that they would be allowing texting in their theaters. I'm so grateful a new Alamo will be opening just a few miles from my home.

[@magius101]

+David Cervera I don't go anywhere else but Alamo since they opened one 15 minutes away. I laughed when I read that bit about AMC. Thought to myself "Well, did not like you anyway, thank you for making it easier!"

[@princesslulu5795]

+David Cervera They killed that plan after receiving a ton of backlash

[@wherethetatosat]

Thank you for the heads up. I will never try AMC.

[@dtxspeaks268]

@@magius101 AMC and Regal Cinemas are the bottom of the barrel of theaters tbh.

[@dtxspeaks268]

@@dustbin5044 or the fact that they rip you off with snacks and food

[@LauraWilson19952014]

Idk why people break rules and then get all angry when they get caught. Clearly you're not supposed to talk in a movie theater. It's rude and disrespectful. Some people don't think about how their actions affect others because they're too self-centered. Come on, people. You know the rules by now. It's nothing new. If you break them, expect to pay the consequences.

[@thevigilante5623]

Also, choosing to pay the ticket at that theatre to watch whatever film, it’s basically saying: “I agree to the terms and conditions applied at this establishment.”

[@dereksebold]

CTID

[@ChuckD79]

My wife and I have been going to our local Alamo Drafthouse for over 3 years now, and this is why we love it...great food (plus free refills on popcorn and beverages), reasonable prices, entertaining pre-show fare, and a zero tolerance policy for talking/texting!

[@madjackgamingandfitness498]

Wish there was one of these near where I live. I haven't been to the movies in 4 years or so. My last experience was Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland. A kid would not shut up in the back, blue screens lit up everywhere. I could only imagine this being worse now that more and more people have this technology and a lack of respect. I'm only 24, I'm not an old timer complaining, the shit that goes on in normal theaters has gotten out of hand. People need to learn to put the damn phone away for a minute.

[@SpectreSoundStudios]

Please open a location in Windsor, Ontario! I'll be there every weekend!

[@MTRX2011]

it's not that great. the only part that's really good is drinking beer while the movie is on, but it's kinda weird, cuz if you get drunk you talk, you talk, you go. everyone's talking in there anyways. the food ain't that great, but meh. beer n movie. not too bad. don't go rocky horror night. they will degrade you for fun. ;)

[@MrMRCTV]

SpectreSoundStudios Fuck you Glenn! :D

[@18FrozenAngels]

There aren't many of them, although, I am extremely lucky to have one in my town. It's the best movie theater ever.

[@x0xJinx0x]

Hello fellow Windsorite

[@dametalone]

+SpectreSoundStudios Looks like Glen browses reddit. FUCK YOU GLEN!!!

[@corv2731]

She talks with the same cadence as Eric Cartman from South Park lol

[@7001pv]

Your comment made me laugh out loud! 😃

[@jkrenee]

Even though I will never go to this theater because of geographic location, I want to say thank you as an avid movie goer. I wish this was standard policy in all theaters.

[@Scott31815]

wish I lived in the area so I could come spend my money in what is obviously a fine establishment. Ya know?

[@Scott31815]

well, same thing in your case.

[@TheBrokenLife]

You need to send copies of this as a community service to every theater in the nation. I boycotted theaters in entirety in 2008 because of texters and got dragged back last year because we finally got an IMAX.... Nothing changed. If there was an Alamo in my town, I'd be there all the time. Toss those assholes out on the ears!

[@WSC9293]

I stopped paying to go to movies a long time ago because of the clientele nowadays. I'm loath to spend good money to watch a movie when so many people just cannot survive without turning on that glowing screen every ten minutes for whatever reason. Not only that, but I can't stand people who think the theater is their living room and talk indiscriminately during the feature presentation. Also, I wish people would learn basic manners such as keeping their feet off the seats. I didn't go to a theater to sit in whatever crud was on the bottom of your shoes. Good job, Alamo. You're definitely taking a step in the right direction.

[@aNewKingdom]

Who are the thousand people that disliked this video? They like purchasing tickets to look at facebook?

[@lyjwb8]

to everyone who's saying "but what about emergencies? like i have to text my babysitter blah blah" -- ITS TWO FUCKING HOURS. If you have SUCH AN EMERGENCY situation that you can't be at a movie theatre for 2 hours to watch a movie, stay the fuck home.

[@LauraWilson19952014]

Well emergencies to happen without warning, so it's not always their fault. But they do need to go in the lobby area or outside if they don't have a signal.

[@wendydarling5790]

Then you keep your phone on vibrate, and if necessary, step outside. Of course, they wouldn't want to miss any of the movie, so they prefer to ruin it for others.

[@locutus94]

Laura Wilson If you are too afraid of an emergency happening at home so much that you can't turn your fucking phone off, then guess what... You just don't get to go to the movies that day. It's that simple. If you can't trust your baby sitter to handle your offspring for a couple hours, why waste the money to begin with?

[@giglathplaze5001]

Or put the phone on vibrate, get an aisle seat, and go use your phone in the LOBBY. Problem solved.

[@MarsCapone]

Is the concept of lobby foreign to the Netflix generation? That’s where you do that shit

[@pal2tech]

Well done. Very well done. I'm so glad that you do this. I hope more theaters do the same.

[@jjlad5037]

From now on, Alamo is my preferred cinema. Good job!

[@epic27]

Thank you so much for the great experience last night! It's rare for me to go to a theater and not get annoyed by other theater goers.

[@Achilleas7]

now that's some quality advertising right there! thanks texter! xD Great job guys!

[@Bowen151]

Hate people like this. People need to raise their kids better... If you are the parent of this child you have failed.

[@coletrainhetrick]

Bowen151 it's not always their fault, at the end of the day, parents actually can't force their kids to not do this. When I tell my kids not to do marijuana they'll go right ahead and I'll pick them out.

[@cannibaliowa]

@@coletrainhetrick except Marijuana can be medicinal and an amazing source of pain and stress relief for many people who can't afford medical care due to the fact that is prohibitively expensive in the U.S. This person came to a private establishment and disobeyed simply common courtesy rules and argued they should have been able to, despite the fact that a light in a dark theater is obviously distracting. Smoking weed doesn't hurt other people, and blindly telling your children not to smoke it on pricinuple alone is how you lose the trust of the very people you brought in this world and is your responsibility to protect. Don't lie to your kids and pretend you're raising them to be little angels when all you're doing is teaching them that a plant with several health benefits should never be smoked, because of your preconceived notions on it.

[@coletrainhetrick]

@@cannibaliowa im teaching my kids that people like you are actually fucking stupid.

[@neliaironwood7573]

Judging by this woman and that this was back in 2011, this is probably an 80s/early 90s millennial woman. When you take in account that many Karens are 80s/90s millennials, this really hits.

[@gwx11]

I was pissed at the AMC news today about texting, but then found your chain is opening a NYC location Summer 2016. One word: GOD SEND.

[@scatterbrainart]

AMC just issued a press release stating that they're ditching the idea of allowing texting. I guess the social media backlash worked. If anything, theater chains should take a leaf from the Alamo Drafthouse's book and vigorously enforce the no texting/talking rule. People like me might actually go to the movies more often.

[@AuraGlyph]

Ah, love the Drafthouse! Food, beer, no babies, no texting or talking like a wanker during the show. Thanks for being awesome, Alamo!

[@dmpyron2]

I actually went there for lunch on a Tuesday or Wednesday. Now I watched "Django Unleashed", but still. Even the fracking popcorn beats the popped-last-week stuff you get elsewhere. Their "adult" milkshakes are another "reason enough".

[@SirDerpDerpDerp]

To all the people complaining: I'm so happy there are theatres like the Alamo. I can enjoy a peaceful film away from assholes that think nothing was wrong with what that girl did. Go somewhere else. Better yet, wait for the DVD.

[@censor1934]

Wow. Drunk lady is drunk.

[@jessnut4967]

I like about how she claims she was using it just as a flashlight and then goes on about how no one else has a problem with her texting in other theaters. I can guarantee people cared about her texting in the other theaters, just no one wanted to deal with her.

[@gaterunner64]

Jess Nut fine example of excellent grave digging skills. She is going to reduce to some prosecutor work week to half a day .

[@Tranceplant82]

***** I don't think so. She sounded like a child. Like 15 years old max. Couldn't be drinking at that age...

[@Stokedhavok]

+Tranceplant82 You do realize that underage-drinking is a thing, right? Or were you being sarcastic?

[@Tranceplant82]

Stokedhavok I know, doesn't mean they should drink at that age.

[@SpeedTripleR1200GS1]

Perfect example of so many people's attitudes today. Betcha 10 million dollars this jewel of a gal texts and drives all the time.

[@RossMacRae]

Disappointing she couldn't articulate, and convey her frustrations in a more meaningful manner.

[@KMCobra64]

Bill Chulowzky the 2nd ....well. That escalated quickly.

[@seanchaney3086]

Grow up

[@cannibaliowa]

People have always been like this. The U.S. is filled to the brim with people like this shouting loudly since before anyone alive today's time. Of course, its not all or even most, but nationalists will fervently claim how "this is America, I should be free to do what I want" to frequently justify small acts of rudeness like this, all the way towards pure xenophobia and hatred of anything that seems to be "censoring" them, when really they are either losing a platform they never had a right to in the first place- or they're actively trying to hurt others rights and are being criticized for it.

[@mr.dudemeister7321]

I'm sure she'd say "the road is too dark, I was just using it as a flashlight!" if pulled over

[@redknight801]

I sincerely hope that woman comes across this video!

[@williamelliott7825]

I hope she also sees these comments to realize that everyone else in the world besides just the company thinks she is wrong

[@redknight801]

William Elliott Someone with a ton of 'followers' on twitter or facebook needs to post this on those sites..if it becomes viral enough, she will surely come across it...since she is always on her phone, apparently.

[@Razzlion]

Br0ccoliface Mission accomplished.

[@redknight801]

Br0ccoliface woohoo!!! Loving it!!

[@redknight801]

***** That is awesome!

[@jairbear619]

Hey Alamo Drafthouse, I am SO happy that you enforce this rule! That is always a pet peeve of mine that people use their phone during a film, and it bothers me so much that they paid money for a ticket just to text or view their phone instead of enjoying a film. I just found out that El Paso, Texas (where I live) is getting an Alamo Drafthouse Cinema here, and I am definitely going there on opening day. I never been to any of your cinemas before, but I am really excited about it!

[@proudguardofwhiterun5770]

I work at a Hotel, and our breakfast/dining area closes at 11pm. We'll let people sit in it quietly, ya know. Reading, doing some work on a laptop, whatever. But if you are in a group, or loud enough that we can hear you at the front desk, we kick you out. Every time we kick people out, they have a similar reaction, or leave us bad reviews. This one time, after being asked to leave the dining area, the guest walked up to the front desk and asked for assistance. My coworker went over with him to the dining area, and he points at his pile of beer cans and says: "Clean that up for me" When my coworker refused, he went off on how we're suppose to be making him feel hospitable. I don't know why people think they can act like this.

[@johnnyboy5976]

She was texting but she was only using her phone as a flashlight.

[@EnglerCreative]

I think I will go to an Alamo Drafthouse tonight.

[@darthshaggy316]

I wish every theater would start kicking people out for texting or talking. I pay my money to see a movie, not listen to someone talking or blinded from their stupid phone light. Rules are rules after all.

[@ThePirateprincess23]

Honestly, I have a feeling that she was aware but just did not care. More movie theaters need to grow a spine and start enforcing the No Cellphone policy like you guys did. Awesome job ⭐️.

[@SuperfluousIndividual]

1 - Private property, you're not free to do what you want in a private property.... anywhere in the world. If you're in a friend's house, you'll respect his rules, why won't you respect someone else's rules as well? 2 - If you have to use a flashlight to find your seat because it was too dark, you were late to the theater anyways, so you're being a nuisance anyways. 3 - Politeness includes not ruining the show to other people... it's like trying to sleep when someone is texting and watching TV right next to you. It's impossible for most people. Someone please teach her good manners... or it might be too late, I don't really know. Way to go Alamo Drafthouse :D

[@MarcosElMalo2]

The problem is treating pieces of shit like customers, but it’s difficult to tell ahead of time who is a considerate human being and who is trash. I applaud Alamo Drafthouse for giving everyone the benefit of the doubt initially.

[@meta-alien]

"Didn't know I wasn't supposed to text" hahahahahaha

[@camouflagejumpsuit]

Thanks Alamo for misspelling the words just exactly the way she said them. Priceless 🤣

[@whitiscool1]

MAGNITED states of america

[@KB_13247]

"do you guys enjoy treating your customers like pieces of crap?" only when they are actual pieces of crap.

[@notreal6512]

I have never been to the Alamo Drafthouse but I really want to go upon recommended by the company RoosterTeeth. Talking is not allowed and No PHONES?! Sounds AWESOME. You Keep doin you Alamo Drafthouse.

[@lvlechanicalMan]

While I was watching "Creed" at Campbell 16 in Springfield, MO last year (which will soon be re-opening as an Alamo theater), another patron actually answered a call on his cell phone and carried on a conversation for several minutes. I don't know how practical it is to police this behavior, but anything done to kick these jerks out is appreciated. I've already joined Alamo Victory and look forward to visiting the theater when it opens. Thanks for doing what you can to prevent disruptive behavior, and good luck in Springfield.

[@Dokujitsu]

Good for you guys setting an example! I wish every theater would follow suit!

[@rseepersaud]

Best advertisement for a theater I have ever seen!

[@TroyWiggins36421]

I love this direct approach with a business. Way to go Alamo Draft House, I'm a fan!

[@k_mysti]

I love Alamo Drafthouse for this. I have been to movies at other locations in the past and irritated by people chatting or using their phones while the movie is playing. MORE theaters need to be like you. Thank you!!!

[@andrewjtfisher]

I live in Canada and I think from now on I will ONLY see movies at the Drafthouse. HEAR HEAR!

[@richardv.4044]

"It was on silent, it wasn't on loud!" Was dying 😄

[@PeaceNYC2011]

Didn't know you can text in theaters? As if anyone needs to be distracted, after paying $13.00-$15.00 for their ticket, by your 15V phone? Amazing that ANYONE over the age of three does not understand how rude it is to use one's phones in cinemas, theaters, church, funeral parlors, libraries. Hint: it is. Go outside if you can't manage your time. Your lack of time management and your addictions to your phones are no one else's problem but your own. It is a phone, not an electronic tracking device. Positive that life will be okay without your checking your phone constantly. Honest.

[@patrickpghfan]

I am now 40 but a few years back while seeing Avengers there was a person on the phone talking in a normal voice. She was older than me I believe....Sometimes the the idiots are way to old not to know better (not that it matters) and not just the teens that are going through the phase where the world revolves around of them

[@c.j.arellano2347]

I come back and watch this video every 2 years or so just to feel alive again.

[@Rachel-td7ul]

lolol first she said she was trying to find her seat, and then she changed it to she texts at other theaters and nothing is ever said. I wish we had an Alamo Theater where I live!

[@mellowyellow415]

Ever since I've called it the Magnited States of America.

[@JamesLee-pb8rq]

nothing worse then a douche on there phone when your trying to watch a movie and then randomly seeing bright lighting in the theater to distract you and hinder the full enjoyment of a movie you wanted to see

[@DevinMillarDM]

Never gets old.

[@hagensteele4447]

An entitled, precious snowflake of a girl, angry about an establishment that refused to accept her self centered, rude behavior? Shocking.

[@AllisonHigginsgirlofkrypton]

Hagen Steele Couldn't have said that better myself! People like that make me want to punch them in the face, and when they have the NERVE to complain to the establishment about not being allowed to do what they want...wow. What a spoiled brat.

[@Devo13]

Hope people kept track of her and ruined her life by actually doing the same thing back to her where ever she went. It's only fair.

[@beij0]

Devo13 this is psychotic and you need help 💀

[@mgrann03]

Any chance you're going to upload the Star Wars version of this that played before The Force Awakens? It had me in stitches - so unexpected and very well done. Thanks!

[@AlamoDrafthouse]

+mgrann03 We're planning on uploading it after the new year. We wanted to give everyone a chance to be surprised when they see it in the theater.

[@derekr1954]

+Alamo Drafthouse THANK YOU!!! I live out of state now and I've been dying to show it to friends to compare it to the original. I ALWAYS go back to the Drafthouse when I'm home

[@bosh_talk]

+Alamo Drafthouse It's after the new year.

[@DangerousMuteLunatic]

AHAHAHA OH MAN AMC really oughta watch this vid and learn from it. These are the kind of people they're catering to.

[@strongandskinnyfitness2031]

I've been to Alamo Drafthouse twice. And I've immensely enjoyed both experiences. Thanks for being awesome. To the caller: stay classy!

[@kagapeme]

I like this place already! :D

[@AstroBalrog]

The theater near my home plays two requests for viewers to NOT talk or text before each movie. Even with that, I've seen the management eject people for doing both. It's a shame you have to remind people NOT to be rude.

[@joeyclemenza7339]

"I didn't I couldn't text in your theater" also "I was using my phone as a flashlight" also "my texting wasn't bothering anyone!!" riiiiiight.

[@thehoodedman4271]

Welp, whoever that person is, they are now immortalized in the ad for all of eternity.

[@Sghian]

Bravo to Alamo drafthouse. More places need to be like this. I used to work in a movie theatre and I would regularly kick people out for being on their phone or being too loud. Granted this was way back when and in a different country, but I have noticed that theaters in the US don't really seem to care, either not enough staff to walk the halls or actually just don't care. I have stopped going to theatres because of all the ignorant people that pull out their phones or decide to have conversations through the whole movie. It is a shame because I really love watching movies on the big screen.

[@WayneWerner]

1.7K people like texting during movies

[@fufutg9543]

>Claims she didn't text >Defends texting in theatres Now that's a poor coverup if ever I saw one.

[@michaeldowney7870]

Thank you Alamo - The reason why I love you. I was searching for this video to include details of it in a review of all things great about Austin and I had to listen to it again.

[@Julian_Edits]

you guys are awesome! Texting has no place in theaters.

[@mattbellamymate]

Everything about the stereotype is on point, right down to the accent. Amazing.

[@yonotananari2794]

Hey alamo! I really really really love the studio ghilby tribute you guys have playing at the theater. Any chance itll make it onto your KZbin channel?

[@AlamoDrafthouse]

+Yonotan Anari Here you go! prod.cdata.app.sprinklr.com/DAM/484/05b422df-9a5f-4451-b6de-aaf944bea85e-1452772396.mp4

[@yonotananari2794]

+Alamo Drafthouse thankyou so much 😄

[@danbuter]

+Alamo Drafthouse Wow, that was really cool!

[@MaxWitherspoon]

+Alamo Drafthouse Gotta say, I'm a grown man but that made me tear up. Thanks for sharing.

[@robertlauncher]

0:24 That is actually how much respect people who keep their phones on once the presentation has started have for cinema

[@bk2524]

The funniest thing about this video is the caption "reglear", which is exactly how she said regular.

[@Alluveal]

Anyone else picture Pennsatucky from OITNB when listening to this? Meth teeth and all?

[@jordanlewis9822]

h-lah-la

[@mimiisaunicorn]

Yes!! The entire time! She talks just like her. Has the voice and everything

[@donttouchyourjoystic]

YES. YES.

[@ErinQgly]

Lady, people did care at the other theaters - everyone around you who was probably VERY ANNOYED at your texting, but didn't want to speak up. I'm sure you've ruined a lot of movies for a lot of people

[@alikaalex]

And I can only imagine how she would have reacted if someone had made a comment to her at one of the other theatres!

[@ColeYatesVEVO]

This is why I love Alamo Drafthouse. It's pitch black in the theater, they don't allow texting and phone use during showings, and they will just plain kick people out for not following the rules.

[@gwx11]

Now that the Brooklyn, NY, location has opened and having watched 3 movies there, all 3 experiences were great. The waiters walking around did not bother my watching experience. Great job at training them to move about theater and still not be a distraction. All the movies I planned to watch at Regal or AMC, if Alamo has them, I will try best to watch them at Alamo. Big fan of DC, so I can't wait to enjoy Wonder Woman and Justice League at Alamo, free of the texters. I might even watch some special screenings. I love how the other theaters have their pathetic "please be quite and courteous to others" PSA. Its just paper tiger. Like the jerks won't text just because you ask nicely. Thank you for being a company that has principle, even at the risk of losing future business. Lastly, having being to Alamo, this lady texter is completely lying through her teeth. The employees manning the box office at Brooklyn location always finish the ticket sale with a texting/talking warning. Before each movie starts, the same warning PSA is played in theater. She also flat out lies that she needed her phone to find her seat. I am near-sighted and wear glasses. Today at Doctor Strange, with the movie on and lights dimmed, I could clearly see my seat number with no need of extra lighting.

[@TheDarkSatirist]

It’s been 8 years. I wonder if the original lady ever found out about this. Also I hope she grew up in that time

[@TLCruises]

Good riddance to bad rubbish! The rest of us love Alamo Drafthouse all the more!!

[@jessevids_5995]

Thank you! Alamo Drafthouse! Thank you for understanding that people go to the movie theatre to enjoy a movie in peace, not to hear people talk or see little lights of people who can’t live without their phones!, yes you are in the USA but you’re not at your haus to be using your phone and if it was “too dark to find your seat” then get there early when the lights are still on, again Thank you Alamo Drafthouse one of the best theatres out there

[@kimkinsey579]

I love that you kicked her out, and that you posted her response. Thank you, Alamo Drafthouse - you are awesome! :)

[@thegreatattila]

I drive about an hour to head to the Alamo Drafthouse in northern Virginia and it's worth it. Always a good theater experience.

[@ownage003]

if you have a phone call, step outside. it's not a hard concept, just common courtesy. same with screaming and crying children. You go to the movies to enjoy a MOVIE, just as most other people in the auditorium do. If you can't handle not being on your phone for an hour and a half or two, then you shouldn't go to the movies or bring your cell phone. If anything, just turn the damn thing off. pretty simple concept lol

[@pcvetic]

I don't get the anger of those that disagree...You don't have to go to this theater. If you want to text go to a normal theater and text away...most don't want to leave report you & miss the movie even if they are annoyed. Problem solved. 99% if the people that are mad are not of age to enter this theater and if they are are too dense to grab the concept that people go here to ENJOY the movie without distractions. Is society that addicted to cell phones. Now doubt if you put it on silent and left the theater to make a call that they will care if it is not excessive.But an emergency means you probably need to leave the movie and take care of your business otherwise it can't be that much of an emergency.

[@dmpyron2]

Are these the same people who have to get a new phone when they drop the current one while texting. And peeing?

[@monsterofmud]

I wonder if in the past 13 years the caller has ever discovered this is online 😂

[@avenger2807]

Idiots like this are the very reason I LOVE the Alamo Drafthouse!!! Keep up the great work! Saw 'Ghostbusters' at Alamo Lakeline Friday night and it was an awesome experience, as usual. You guys are the best!

[@milkm53785]

I wish that the movie theaters here would do the same thing. Good job Alamo for not putting up with people that do this.

[@tombyrne0]

Thanks for giving this voicemail a bit of a treatment and throwing it out there. I like that. I like you folks. You're A-OK in my book!

[@babykosh5415]

THANK YOU Alamo Drafthouse .... you have standards and we appreciate that!