For the love of film: Back to the 80s
who are Arc Cinema?
Arc Cinema is a luxury cinema brand owned by the Melcorpo Group. Along with two additional venues due to open in 2023 and 2024 respectively, they have venues in Great Yarmouth, Peterhead, Hucknall, Beeston and of course Daventry.
Their newly opened Daventry venue boasts features such as: 4 screen rooms, luxurious leather electric recliner seats and digital laser projection to name a few.
Stage One: The BRIEF
Although now fully engrained in classic pop culture, it’s often easy to forget that the 1980s were such a great decade for movies – so it’s no wonder that Arc Cinema’s brief for their “Back to the 80s” event was to recreate all the wonder of time travelling, blaster shooting, sci-fi loving 80s films.
The aim was not only to satisfy the growing demand for all things 80s but also to introduce a new generation to the wonderful world of movie nostalgia, a generation that has recently been introduced to this genre through recent TV series such as ‘The Book of Boba Fett’ and ‘The Mandalorian’.
Stage Two: The Venue
No 80s event would be complete without the Supreme Commander of the Imperial Military, Darth Vader and the gentle giant- Chewbacca greeting guests, posing for photos and even serving popcorn and drinks!
The venue also featured a replica of the iconic Back to the Future DeLorean, a replica of the Kuwahara bike that Elliot rode in Steven Spielberg’s E.T., and even a replica of the self-aware robot, Johnny 5, from Short Circuit.
And if all that wasn’t enough, one lucky winner was also in for the chance of winning a replica of the Hoverboard from Back to the Future II!
Stage Three: Immersive Entertainment
After serving popcorn and drinks, Darth Vader and Chewbacca even found time to patrol the local area, spreading news about Arc Cinema’s “out of this world” 80s event and of course posing for photos with members of the public, local business’ and friends of Arc Cinema.
Stage Four: Bring in the Guests!
As the doors opened and the lights dimmed guests enjoyed screenings of their favourite movies: from ‘Dirty Dancing’ to ‘Labyrinth’, ‘Short Circuit’ to ‘Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure’ and even a double helping of ‘Back To The Future’ Part I and Part II.
“Thats great! we loved having you!”
– ALISON SMITH
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