Marquee de Sad

An ongoing source of amusement for me is the marquee at the Starlight Drive-in Theatre in Atlanta. During the past few years, it has been a scarce (if ever) occasion when all of the movie titles have been displayed correctly.

The moment I heard of the recent car crash into the sign, my reaction was:

"Spelling Lover Decides to End It!"

My friend Stan is a projectionist at the theatre. He has tried with little success to improve the accuracy of the Starlight sign, regularly pointing out the parade of blatant errors to the keepers of the lame, but corrections have been rare.

I guess they ain't be paid for no spellnin'.

Last week's displayed bloopers included "MY SUPER X GIRLFRIEND" (suggesting a porno flick, not the mainstream comedy) and "MONSTER HOUES." You can see those misspellings in the FOX5 News image. Notice the "A" is missing in "PIRATES." I'll give them the benefit of the doubt that the impact of the collision might have knocked the letter to the ground, along with the rest of the title, "OF THE CARIBBEAN...."

The Starlight signpost also advertised "TOKYO DRIT" on one side and "TOKYO DIRFT" on the other. "NCAHO LIBRE" and "MONSTRE HOUSE" were on view, too.

When management relayed the news that an out-of-control vehicle had jumped the curb from Moreland Ave. and plowed into the mammoth marquee, Stan's immediate response was:

"Did they hit it hard enough to knock the letters into the correct spelling?"