Monday, March 22, 2010

the Term "B-Movie" and where it came from

I'm just full of knowledge today, aren't I? Thanks to Den of Geek, they have a great post up about where the term B-Movie comes from. HERE is the link, it's worth the read, but let me sum it up. Back in the day, when the depression was actually worse than it is now, they were trying to keep the poor people in the theaters by offering a package deal of 2 movies for the price of one. The first movie, or the A-Reel was the big bill, sporting a big budget with big-named actors. The second movie, meant to keep people in the seats was the B-Reel, which had very little budget, and low-named actors. For awhile, however, the B-movies were the ones that made all the money and propelled the names of many actors (including John Wayne) into Hollywood history.

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