42nd Street vs. Chi-Town!

Jon Putnam sent in the Chicago movie listings for this week in 1980, highlighting the grindhouses in the Loop and some of the more colorful theaters in the outlying areas. I thought it would be interesting to dig up the 42nd Street line-up for the same week and pit the two monsters against each other. Enjoy!

NEW YORK'S 42ND STREET

Victory: HOT CHILD IN THE CITY / STAR BABES / HOLLYWOOD SHE-WOLVES

Lyric: NORTHVILLE CEMETERY MASSACRE / IN SEARCH OF HISTORIC JESUS

Times Square: HARD TIMES / WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN / OUR MAN FLINT

Selwyn: ESCAPE FROM ALCATRAZ / NORTH DALLAS FORTY

New Amsterdam: GUYANA, CULT OF THE DAMNED / THE LEGACY

Cine 42
Theater I: DRAGON'S EXECUTIONER / FORCE FOUR
Theater II: SILENT SCREAM / unlisted co-feature

Harris: TIGER JUNGLE / TERMINAL ISLAND

Liberty: THE FISH THAT SAVED PITTSBURGH / BLUE COLLAR

Empire: FISTS OF THE DOUBLE K / HONG KONG CONNECTION / DEADLY CHINA DOLL

Anco: APOCALYPSE NOW / BRASS TARGET

CHICAGO

Oriental: THE FIGHTING CONVOY / BRUKA, QUEEN OF EVIL / GET DOWN AND BOOGIE (second week for this triple-header!)

McVickers: THE HITTER / FISTS OF THE DOUBLE K / THE THUNDER KICK

Woods: THE FOG

Luna: APOCALYPSE NOW

Englewood: A FORCE OF ONE / FIVE ON THE BLACK HAND SIDE

Hamilton: A FORCE OF ONE / SKATETOWN U.S.A. / SPARKLE

Ramova: A FORCE OF ONE / FAST CHARLIE, THE MOONBEAM RIDER

Rhodes: A FORCE OF ONE / GOOD GUYS WEAR BLACK

53 Drive-In
Screen #1: THE FOG / BEYOND THE DARKNESS / UP IN SMOKE
Screen #2: ILSA, HAREM KEEPER OF THE OIL SHEIKS / THE COCKTAIL HOSTESSES / INGA
Screen #3: A FORCE OF ONE / AND JUSTICE FOR ALL / MIDNIGHT EXPRESS