Watching movies in the rain
Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2004 2:14 pm
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,126538,00.html
Perfect Cinematic Timing
MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) — How ironic is this?
Moviegoers watching the classic 1952 film, "Singing in the Rain" outside at a Medford, Ore., amphitheater were rained on — by sprinklers that came on — and couldn't be shut off.
A theater manager says the roughly 1,000 people laughed at the irony of the situation.
But since workers were afraid the projection equipment would be ruined, they shut off the film while the sprinklers watered the park.
The movie, starring Gene Kelly (search) and Debbie Reynolds (search), has been rescheduled for next month.
A recent power outage threw off timer clocks for the sprinkler system.