Sacramento Inn Cinema I, II, III

1600 Cormorant Way,
Sacramento, CA 95815

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Previously operated by: General Cinema Corp., Landmark Theatres (USA)

Previous Names: Sacramento Inn Cinema I & II

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Sacramento Inn Cinema I, II, III

The Sacramento Inn Cinema I & II opened on June 26, 1968 with Jack Lemmon in “The Odd Couple” & Mia Farrow in “Rosemary’s Baby”. The largest screen was twinned on June 17, 1977. General Cinema Corp. (GCC) operated it for 20 years until their lease ran out in 1993.

Landmark Theatres purchased the property and began showing art house films until they re-sold the property in 1999.

The theater was demolished in 2003.

Contributed by Mike Croaro

Recent comments (view all 17 comments)

donshanley
donshanley on March 4, 2005 at 12:26 pm

The Studio closed I sometime in 1975 or 1976 and became a restaurant.

efrem1
efrem1 on September 14, 2005 at 8:26 pm

As of September 2005, only the parking lot lights and the marquee holder remain on the site.

noncmuffin
noncmuffin on April 25, 2007 at 6:10 pm

I miss the Sacramento Inn. I used to perform in a cast at the ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW which ran there for many years. I remember seeing “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” there as a kid. The last film I saw there was the “Mystery Science Theatre 3000” movie. I drive past where it was everyday and get bummed out. Along with other suburb theatres like the Birdcage Walk, the Sac Inn is just a part of my past I can’t go visit anymore.

wulfgar64
wulfgar64 on November 1, 2007 at 9:36 pm

Unfortunately (in the 70s), the most painful theater seats in Sacto. Even as a kid, had a hard time sitting for a double feature. Quit going there once I got a driver’s license.

Michael D. Jackson
Michael D. Jackson on April 26, 2010 at 6:22 pm

I never found this theatre uncomfortable. Perhaps the seats were improved after the 1970s. Saw my first indoor movie at age 5 there: MARY POPPINS. In the 1990s I was there all the time to see Indy and foreign films. Loved this place and it had a nice mid-century modern feel to it. It seemed a lot more 1958 than 1968 to me. One of the two screens was split and although it wasn’t so bad, it was always nicer to be in the big screen auditorium.

bago1
bago1 on April 28, 2010 at 4:26 am

i used to live in Sacramento back in the mid 90s . i actually never been to this Theater but i remember seeing it all the time off the Freeway when ever i would go to Arden Mall . havn’t been to Sacramento in years i had forgotten about this theater and from what i see it’s torn down .

Sneetch
Sneetch on November 12, 2011 at 10:44 pm

I also remember going to see Rocky Horror there. The other screens would be showing Heavy Metal, Fire and Ice and Pink Floyd the Wall. Also remember seeing Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure and The Pirate Movie there. Great memories of that theater.

Marklar
Marklar on February 2, 2013 at 10:52 pm

I saw Problem Child here when I was, maybe, 7 years old. Even at that age I knew what an annoying piece of garbage that movie was.

rivest266
rivest266 on May 4, 2019 at 12:40 pm

Opened on June 26th, 1968. Grand opening ad posted.

rivest266
rivest266 on May 5, 2019 at 10:03 am

The 3rd screen opened on June 17th, 1977 by splitting up the largest cinema. Another ad posted.

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