Wehrenberg Theaters 70's and 80's Opening (bah, bah, bah, bah)

[@TokyoStreetReport]

If you suspect someone grew up in St. Louis in the '70s or '80s, just start singing this and see if they join in. It is the only true test.

[@burnbabylonburn78]

Kevin Mcgue yep, then after that ask them what high school they went to.😂

[@gagarox78]

I WENT TO FOX IN ARNOLD, MO....GRAD 96...THEY STILL PLAYED THIS AT THE MOVIES....COMMENTED ABOVE ON KZbin

[@DavidBenkof]

I do that too!

[@burnbabylonburn78]

Heather G'Sell I graduated in ‘96 too, Parkway South.😅

[@bingobunny7862]

@@burnbabylonburn78 HOLY- I'm a sophomore at South rn!! Crazy. Nice to see an alumni

[@Liberalbeaststl]

I remember going to Northwest Plaza when the shops were all outside as a kid. Also miss Pantera's pizza.

[@ricktalley3820]

Me too lived in overland and me and my dad would walk to northwest plaza

[@amdijefri]

Ah, Panteras. First place I had pineapple on my pizza

[@charmingjim]

The pride of St. Louis

[@VanderWaals40]

Getting goosebumps listening to this. I grew up in Manchester in the 70s and early 80s. I sang along!! GREAT memories!

[@burnbabylonburn78]

VanderWaals40 Manchester FTW! 1985-2000.

[@Mackatron]

This is my daily wake-up alarm. This is how I start my day.

[@nostalgiajim]

I just broke out in goosebumps seeing this again. I remember going to the drive-in, as a kid, back in the 70s. We would always get restless waiting for the movie to start and would be told to be patient or we could just go home. Got it...mouth shut. As we circled the car, kicking the gravel, the sky would slowly darken ultimately resulting in dozens of car horns honking in unison as a demand to start the movie! Then, suddenly, with a still darkened screen, the pulsating bass line pumped out of the speaker and we had to wait no longer. In less than a minute, we would see the Wehrenberg crown enter in from the right and ease into the middle like a magic code saying "Here we go". That was such a great time to grow up...I miss it.

[@ProjectEpiphany]

nostalgiajim 100% agree! it was like a fanfare to announce royalty. this little song is a part of all my childhood movies

[@sternfan75]

I miss the old Kenrick theatre on Watson Rd. So many great memories there.

[@ProjectEpiphany]

just passing on the joy of my childhood. Tell your friends. I stream it to my TV before I watch movies. Goofy, yes, but nostaglia rocks!

[@elroyblackbean]

I can't sit through 10 seconds for a tv show opening title or credit sequence now. Unbelievable we used to sit through a one-and-a-half minute theme song for the THEATER, let alone the 20 minutes of previews that would follow.

[@krisgett]

SO much better than the new one. Brings me back to Saturday afternoons in the old Creve Coeur cinema. Thank you for posting this. Of course now it'll be in my head for days, lol.

[@janellirving4625]

krisgett I agree with you.

[@Shloz]

Creve Couer cinema - all 3 SW OT, Raiders, ET, need I go on? Burned into my memory...

[@arr0gant1]

Flash Gordon - Saturday Morning Matinee!

[@fthetm]

I've been looking for this for YEARS. This theme has been permanently burned into my brain since childhood. Thank you so much.

[@janellirving4625]

I grew up going to Northwest Plaza and Halls Ferry 8.

[@Blakehenry11]

I'm right there with you man, Hallsferry 8 was the spot. I worked there in my sophomore year in high school.

[@iee4g6]

Same

[@antfromstl1966]

Yes, my old stomping grounds. Did you ever go to the Fox theater? If I remember correctly, this was played there too. Also made me remember the old drive-ins (Orca, Jaws, the Devil's rain, just to name a few).

[@Blakehenry11]

@@antfromstl1966 Yes sirrrr.

[@atrimus]

Mostly Northwest Plaza and Union Station for me, but there was a spell in the summer of 95 when Halls Ferry was the spot. Saw both Batman Forever and Mortal Kombat there.

[@Bardoftoday]

We would go to Midrivers Mall growing up to see our movies. Then there was the Dollar theater right off the highway. But I remember sitting in the theater while this them was playing with the grainy audio and the occasional BOOM when they changed tracks (i guess), staring at a blank screen until the logo slowly edged up near the end. It signaled to me that I was really at the movies about to have a real movie experience. The theme was stupid, but it's forever burned into the nostalgic part of my brain. Thanks for posting.

[@DirkStryker84]

Halls Ferry 14 was practically the only theater I ever went to until high school.

[@AboveMediocrity2010]

that is how every movie should start.

[@prettyboyrandy5882]

I miss St.Clair County, IL (last county before St.Louis, MO). I remember watching movies in the St.Clair Cine. Good times...

[@survivor147]

I still miss this opening!

[@jaylouis8227]

Man, this takes me back to my days growing up in Belleville, IL and going to the movies. 🎵 Wehrenburg Theaters. Wehrenburg Theaters. Wehrenburg Theaters!! dun-dun-dun-dun-dun!!🎵

[@footofjuniper8212]

Did you go to the Ritz or the Lincoln when they showed second-run movies for a dollar? I must have gone there 50 times. Mostly though we went to the Petite 4 in Fairview Heights or the Miners Theater in Collinsville. When the St. Clair 10 Cine opened up it was a huge deal.

[@jaylouis8227]

@@footofjuniper8212 I did! My first job was actually at the Lincoln Theater back in those days.

[@footofjuniper8212]

@@jaylouis8227 Do you remember a couple of guys at "Army of Darkness" who brought in their own food? An employee came up to us and said, "Hey, if you're gonna do that, will you at least throw your trash away?" That would be some wild coincidence.

[@jaylouis8227]

@@footofjuniper8212 I don't remember that. Lol

[@binkle76]

I worked at the Quad and at the Ritz, both in Belleville, IL. Best job I've ever had! Kerasotes/BAC Theaters FTW

[@milesfrommission]

I can't find it now but there was a KZbin vid of a local high school choral group singing the bah-b-b-bah theme song at a recital. Audience was cracking up!

[@gregorygriffin6341]

ST. LOUIS STAND UP N REPRESENT!!!! ESS-TEE-EL!!

[@burnbabylonburn78]

AMEN!!!

[@robertjohnston7511]

gregory griffin St Louis Missouri born and raised!!!!

[@toyrevolver1975]

gregory griffin SAINT LOUIS BROS

[@janellirving4625]

gregory griffin Hi, I'm Janell Irving, born and bred in Saint Louis!

[@yellowford71]

Classic!!! St. Louis right there!!

[@joemckim7660]

Memories of growing up and going to the south county Wehrenberg theatres like Lindbergh 8, Keller 8 and Ronnies 8. Now with all of those theatres torn down I instead go to the Ronnies 18 and Arnold 14.

[@survivor147]

Keller 8 is still standing and is a discount house not owned by Wehrenberg anymore. It's sadly deteriorated. That was the nicest one in soco

[@fmmaj9noname332]

The Holy Trinity of St. Louis Interrogation: 1) "Oh, you're from St. Louis? What part?; 2) What high school did you go to?; 3) Do you know so-and-so?

[@Maisy5]

OMG! This brings back to many memories of living in St. Louis and going to the movies in the 70s, 80s and 90s! Love it!!

[@robertjohnston7511]

i remember this intro song i miss those days so much i used to sing along with them lol

[@jtoland2333]

Oh this brings back memories of my youth in Flagstaff, AZ. This always made me think of The Partridge Family

[@ericletford1178]

This takes me back to the 70s used to love going to the show.Lots of things were cheaper than tickets.Concessions, everything, but I always remember. This theme goes through my head a lot

[@ProjectEpiphany]

@weathered79 Glad you like it. It's just all part of the wonderful memory that is going to the movies. If I could put the smell of over-buttered popcorn in there, I would.

[@davidchapman2213]

Ronnie's Drive In on South Lindbergh. Got to watch the first movie and then had to lie down in the back seat to go to sleep during the second R-rated movie. These experiences with family CANNOT be duplicated today. Would it even be safe?

[@aditi3333]

From St. Louis, the nostalgia!

[@jerryjackman1657]

This is perfect.Had to hear it,as others have said it is burned into my brains.I grew up in St Louis the entire 80's decade and movies were my life!Thank you.

[@jeffsummstl]

Jamestown Mall...not the bigger one with 12 screens or whatever, but the original two screen one.

[@ktfcto]

I was assistant manager at the Jamestown Twin (Cine') in the early 90's. She was an old one, but many fond memories...

[@michaeljones3802]

This is the best thing ever!!! I want a copy of this to play for my home theater. So throwback!

[@gagarox78]

I GREW UP AROUND STL AND SUBURBS...THIS IS HILARIOUS!!! I WAS BORN IN 1978 AND THIS STILL PLAYED AT MOST THEATRES I WENT TO IN THE 80 AND 90'S....AMAZINGLY FUNNY!!!!!

[@CitizenKang]

Who else went to the Wehrenberg Theaters near the Toys R Us in Chesterfield? They had a great arcade in that theater.

[@elr5181]

That was my childhood theater and where this melody burned into my brain. I remember the arcade too cause it was a huge deal that that had a game with holographics and it blew my mind

[@JPEEZEIE]

Me too I used to live by the Daniel Boone library on near Clarkson and Clayton

[@muzikman183]

MEMORIES!!!.. ah i miss St. Louis.. North Twin Drive-in!..

[@survivor147]

Grew up going to Ronnie's 8 and Keller 8, and rarely Lindbergh 8. Keller was the nicest out of all of them. I worked at that theater in the 90s but by then it was a newer theme that had visuals and the Wehrenberg "whisper"

[@DangerDurians]

The ba-ba-bas should be a stadium chant now that they don’t use this anymore

[@Ruger44Redhawk]

Man, this brings back memories.

[@binkle76]

I worked at St. Claire 10 Cine from 1993-1997 This tune is embedded in my brain.

[@niks4adam]

If you go to their website, there's a "scrolling" section on the top right...a bit down the list look for "Download Wehrenberg Theatres Theme Songs"...they have 3 different versions of their theme song you can download or stream.

[@Kisha_Zuri]

Swear this song scared the HECK outta me... Well I was a fraidy cat to the extreme, and maybe I'd been traumatized by some scary mov- I REMEMBER EXACTLY WHAT MOVIE IT WAS! "Maximum Overdrive!" Scarred me deeply, so this Song is my trigger... Even now at 40 yrs old, my hackles up... Sheesh! Northwest Plaza, River Roads, Halls Ferry... Lots of memories made... 💜💜💜

[@Kisha_Zuri]

And the HBO song freaked me out too! Sleeping in mom's bed and she fell asleep on some movie on HBO, I turned over and a man was being burned alive and screaming bloody murder... I have no idea what movie that was, but again, this song has stained me! Lol!

[@tsapreciousthing]

SAME oh my god, when I was like four or five this song TERRIFIED me.

[@KreKre99]

Whew this just took me all the way back!

[@elr5181]

Oh memories of the Chesterfield 6!

[@Masowai]

I climbed that pine tree next to the pavilion at Chesterfield Mall cinema and changed the titles on the marquee around '94. Good times.

[@burnbabylonburn78]

Listen to those reels go...those were the days! Now I work at an AMC in Florida.

[@CutbertLeKoo]

I'm from Flagstaff and that brings back so many memories! I never realized it was a St. Louis chain -- wonder why they decided FLAGSTAFF was the perfect place to expand? It's like right next door to Missouri and everything!

[@jtoland2333]

Me too!!

[@sarielizard1]

That was a masterpiece!! I'll never forget it

[@themodrocker1]

Yeah we've had one in Springfield, Mo for years now

[@acelessor]

How do I set this as my ring tone?

[@Mackatron]

This is why KZbin rules and you've become my personal hero.

[@focusedchick]

So many memories! Thanks for posting this!! ❤❤❤

[@philipsmereczniak2106]

Man... I miss wehrenberg.

[@MrScott997]

I like the old one too.I got sick of hearing the other one.When you have heard it over and over.It gets old real fast.Even when you had to work their for 10 years or more.Which i did.

[@muzikdude1188]

I seem to remember that the original version of this had some other junk that showed on the screen before the Wehrenberg Theatres logo and name appeared at the end. This was later removed and replaced with a black screen like what is shown here--only the logo and name at the end were left intact. Probably not much chance that the original still exists anywhere (at least not on the internet) but that is the version I would love to see again.

[@survivor147]

What showed was on the crown. During the last 4 beats it turned from side to side and ended up in the correct position

[@topher74]

It originally showed clips/stills from a bunch of different movies. I'm assuming they dropped that because it became dated. I was really young, but i recall there was at least a still from Ben Hur and a still from The Ten Commandments in there. (as of late70's really early 80's)

[@chrisutley2859]

I know that one. Saw it at the Airway Drive-In quite frequently as part of their intermission reel. Shortened version of the jingle with stills of classic movies mixed with different angles of the Wehrenberg logo finishing off with the text “COMING SOON TO THIS SCREEN”

[@lowpass1]

Fantastic!!! Thanks so much!! I miss this intro, especially with the opening curtains. I remember when Halls Ferry 14 was only HF 8.

[@janellirving4625]

lowpass1 Same here!

[@chrisutley2859]

I remember when it was Halls Ferry 6! Was there on opening weekend in the 70’s!

[@laurasoule6837]

My question is...how on earth did anyone get a recording of this!

[@SkullKidForever]

well, i am assuming this person had some contact with someone who worked there, the people had to manually set this video before the movie would start.

[@RandomChimpDotNet]

Fan-dang-tastic! I worked at Westport Cine then Northwest Plaza during the late '80s... Baaa-ba-ba-baaa baa ba ba baa ba ba baaaa...

[@1BiggyDoggy]

lol. I worked at the Greentree in Flagstaff 96'-99'. Great times. Midnight "private" screenings on Thursday's, Rooftop parties.. Great stuff.

[@DavidFone-j8s]

You're in the theater waiting for the movie to start and they force you to sit through a minute and a half of pure darkness, listening to their theme.

[@Masowai]

@weathered79 lol. As a child, I used to get so excited myself. This theme prologued a hundred classic movies for me.

[@nicejenny83]

Thanks for posting...love the song. If anyone out there has the original introduction clip with the crowned "W" that would be so cool to see again.

[@gagarox78]

this is great!!!!

[@DarkRider69]

I'd love to have the original 70mm version from the 70s, that had the tinted stills from movies and the silly titles like "IMPORTANT FILMS" sliding past.

[@chrisutley2859]

That’s the one that used to introduce their trailers.

[@Chulva]

OMG! Memories!!!!

[@ruffnerr]

There was also the version that opened the curtains near the end and then displayed the logo

[@chrisutley2859]

Can’t believe no one has found the real one after all these years!

[@ProjectEpiphany]

I know. I'd love to sit in the theater and see the real thing roll.

[@chrisutley2859]

I thought I read that someone kept the 35MM version when their local Wehrenberg closed. Hopefully they can get that converted to film. Till then, continue to admire the folks who continuously repost this video and pass it off as the real thing. Real old school St. Louis folk know better!

[@elr5181]

This has become something spiritual for me

[@bongodoug]

bless you my son, may these tables serve us well.

[@thisisabadchannel.stopsubs2952]

I am gonna go to the St . Clair 10 cine tomorrow

[@GoKreKre]

Halls Ferry 14...ohhh the memories 😩🥹

[@jenniclar]

So happy to randomly find this song. KZbin is hilarious

[@Clarinetboy82]

For some reason I remember one similar to this theme, but before the familiar whispering theme. However I may be thinking of the old Dickinson Theaters theme. The problem with that is I cannot find any recordings of the old Dickinson Theaters themes anywhere. Eh, I'll just keep driving myself crazy over it. Could be fun. :)

[@bretsteinmetz3342]

You have a large popcorn and coke, and the theater goes dark and the bass starts… you know you’re in for a good time!

[@JoeDWhiteTalks]

This was back when Ronnie's was Ronnie's 8.

[@joethecounselor]

Whisper it: Wherenberg! Wherenberg!

[@johnreichle3932]

this use to play at the drive ins before the movies

[@chrisutley2859]

Can’t believe no one has found the original authentic one after all these years! Surely someone has the means to convert their old 35MM copies to digital!

[@ProjectEpiphany]

@DailyBrusher No, when they went to the silly whisper theme in the 90's they sold a cassette tape of the old theme.

[@ProjectEpiphany]

@JohnathanPozzi not true. I just learned that Wehrenberg had at least one theater in Flagstaff! Then there is Cedar Rapids Iowa as well.

[@claudiarhen7049]

Memories

[@dsmitty882010]

thumbs up if you were always the one whispering "Wehrenberg" even though the intro went off! LOL

[@severusdeath]

Maryland Heights here. I didn’t know this was an STL thing🤪

[@donaldcasalone4243]

The "Ba-ba-ba-ba..." part sounds like the 70s theme from To Tell The Truth

[@meine.wenigkeit]

I downloaded the hell out of this hahahaha also where'd you all go to high school haha jk ;)

[@bradhig]

Halls Ferry 8 and Jamestown 2 Cinema before the 14 screen theater was built.

[@billysings]

When the Creve Coeur Cine' opened, and for many many years after, Wherenberg played an upbeat songlist through the speakers until the movie started. CAN ANYONE tell me how to get that list?

[@SKM980]

Nice work, ProjectEpiphany!

[@kimit4673]

Where did you go to high school? Also, can you hum the Wehrenberg theme? 😂

[@ProjectEpiphany]

Francis Howell North '92. I always hum the theme when I go to the movies. It is essential to the experience LOL

[@CheeseMiser]

I mean I like the whispering one though too

[@Smokosfunktime]

love this one saint louis, yes

[@chrisutley2859]

Google search a site called The Transfer Station out of CA (I tried to post the link, but YT won't let me. They will transfer film to video. Send them that coming attraction and opening leader tape you've got, post in on You Tube and you'll be an instant HERO!

[@DailyBrusher]

Wait... do you mean that you re-recorded the entire song? However you did this, I really appreciate it... actually one of my favorite pieces of music from my childhood! Thanks!

[@ChancetheHedgehogEntertainment]

Ernest Rides Again (1993)

[@AnnieONeill]

The only thing missing is the fart-like audio sound at the end! I need this as my ringtone, STAT! But how?

[@1BiggyDoggy]

@CutbertLeKoo So all the VP's could have a place to vacation to and write it off as "work".

[@chrisutley2859]

Looks like Marcus Theatres has removed the Wehrenberg name from their St. Louis area theatres. Sad.

[@NaaimSiddiqi]

Hey, the Whisper theme is awesome! That's what I grew up with :( How dare you spit on my childhood :p

[@ProjectEpiphany]

@Firedan1176 That's the new one. Go to any theater and watch a movie :)

[@Smokosfunktime]

yes!!!

[@ProjectEpiphany]

@noneskull1 did they use this theme in '91?

[@bobbyschengber7797]

I grew up in DesPeres❤