I remember seeing the original Terminator movie there, and I think Gremlins, while a student at nearby EMU back in the mid-1980s. I remember it in this era as being somewhat cheap & run-down.
Born in 1965 & living on Fisher Rd in Grosse Point until moving overseas in 1972, I have vague recollections of seeing several movies at the Punch & Judy. Perhaps one of the only reasons I’ve remembered it’s name after 4 decades is because the name was pretty unusual.
Movies I vividly remember seeing, and probably saw at the Punch & Judy, include now-classics like Charlie & the Chocolate Factory, The Phantom Tollbooth, and ??
It’s disgusting that Grosse Pointe Farms city council seemed to want to bring an end to the structure being used for performances which potentially create such happy memories. There’s got to be more to that story, as I’m sure the council members also had fond memories of the place.
I can see how the stereotypical fans of the Rocky Horror Picture Show aren’t exactly the type of people that snobby Grosse Pointe may have wanted.
I remember seeing the original Terminator movie there, and I think Gremlins, while a student at nearby EMU back in the mid-1980s. I remember it in this era as being somewhat cheap & run-down.
Born in 1965 & living on Fisher Rd in Grosse Point until moving overseas in 1972, I have vague recollections of seeing several movies at the Punch & Judy. Perhaps one of the only reasons I’ve remembered it’s name after 4 decades is because the name was pretty unusual.
Movies I vividly remember seeing, and probably saw at the Punch & Judy, include now-classics like Charlie & the Chocolate Factory, The Phantom Tollbooth, and ??
It’s disgusting that Grosse Pointe Farms city council seemed to want to bring an end to the structure being used for performances which potentially create such happy memories. There’s got to be more to that story, as I’m sure the council members also had fond memories of the place.
I can see how the stereotypical fans of the Rocky Horror Picture Show aren’t exactly the type of people that snobby Grosse Pointe may have wanted.