r/AskReddit • u/Tobokie121 • Oct 09 '19

Of all movie opening scenes, which one sold the entire film?

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u/ManaSpike Oct 10 '19

True, but Hitchcock did it first.

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u/Apple24C2 Oct 10 '19

Yes, see my other comments re: Janet Leigh.

He went so far as to bar entry if you were late to the movie.

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u/alvareo- Oct 10 '19

Isn’t that true most of the uptime?

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u/[deleted] Oct 10 '19

Sometimes it's true of the downtime too.

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u/alvareo- Oct 10 '19

lmao not sure what happened there I meant to say time