We asked Plant City: What’s the first movie you remember seeing in theaters?
“Alice in Wonderland. My mother said that I cried out, ‘I want Alice to find her mother,’ and the whole theater cracked up.” – Sharon Marie Elizabeth
“Jaws. I was terrified. My parents took me and my brother. I was only like five. I cried that night.” – Lori Haywood
“Bambi in the late 50’s at a drive in with family.” – Gary Hughes
“I may have gone to the movies with my mother and grandmother earlier than this but, the first movie I really remember seeing in the theater was ‘STAR WARS’ in 1977.” – Vince Maniaci
“Jurassic Park: The Lost World.” – Ashley Saunders
“Coal Miners Daughter.” – Kristi Mowery
“Poltergeist in 1982. I was two, maybe not a good choice by my parents. I’m still scared of clowns.” – Tiffany Jones
“Elvis in Blue Hawaii.” – Robin Stillwell See
“World Trade Center.” – Marisela Espinoza
“The Empire Strikes Back at the old PC theater!” – Jason Venning
“It was the $1 theater in Brandon and I saw Jurassic Park.” – Chris Bryan
“Superman 2.” – Amy Lynn
“Home Alone.” – Sam Williams
“Towering Inferno!” – Sheri Kettula
“Bambi. I was four and got carried out wailing when Bambi’s mama died and cried for a week they tell me.” – Meg Scott
“The Jungle Book.” – Candice Phillips LeClerc
“Dirty Dancing.” – Erin Suzanne Parke
“Annie.” – Vanessa Borges
“The Wizard of Oz in 1972.” – Tina Garrett Hauser
“Benji.” – Elaine Bridges
“How the West was Won.” – Valerie Scotton
“Clueless.” – Samantha Sargent Hudnall
“Old Yeller.” – Beverly Pat Connell
“Who Framed Roger Rabbit at the Brandon Twin.” – Ryan Clark
“Gremlins at the old theater in the old Plant City mall.” – Jason McLemore
“Willow.” – Kara Gildersleeve-Hoyt
“Mary Poppins.” – Paula Davis Meyers
“Gone With The Wind.” – Felicia Bethune Williams
“Snow White.” – Evelyn Madonia
“Gremlins.” – Amanda LaRue Wills
“E.T.” – Lisa McGrath
“Cocktail.” – Kristina Marie Gildersleeve
“JAWS.” – Cathy Coushaine
“Sound of Music.” – Cheryl Davis
“The Lost Boys.” – Andrea Marie Mendez
“The Good, The Bad and The Ugly.” – Larry Langford
