A man came in to my theater to watch a movie (and is in a movie right now, actually), and his actions seemed a little strange and I was wondering if anyone had an idea of who he could be. It's more of a curiosity thing than a major worry.
He came in through the doors with a soft briefcase-like carrier and said loudly while entering, "Do you know what day it is today?"
I said, "Thursday?"
He shook his head, and began to unpack a few folders from his briefcase onto a table near the concession stand. It was far enough away that it was impossible for me to tell what business it was. He said, "No. Today is a day that I watch TWO movies".
I said, "Oh okay. Maltese Falcon, and...?" (Maltese Falcon was the next showing, and he was a half hour early).
"I can't remember the other one."
"My Blueberry Nights?" I asked. "That one is more popular. It stars Jude Law, Natalie Portman..."
"Yeah I'll take that one."
He asked for coffee, which is not a usual request, but when people request it, we make it and give it out free (it's cheap coffee). He handed me his thermos from his briefcase and after brewing some, I filled it up for him. He asked how much he owed me, and I told him that it was free. He seemed confused. He sat down and took out a book, although he spent a lot of his time looking around and not reading it.
He came up to the counter and said "I really need to pay for my coffee". I said "Don't worry about it". And he said, "No. I INSIST on paying for it". He gave me two dollars and I said "I will put it in our donation box". (We are a non-profit theater). He laughed and said "Donation?! I don't know what that means!" (I have no idea what he meant by that).
About 5 mins before the showtime (he was the only one that had been in so far), he said, "What theater am I in?" I tend to be very straightforward in my thinking, and said "The Harbor Theater". He said "in Muskegon, Michigan?" and I said, "Yes." He nodded and started to walk to the auditorium doors (we have two screens). It dawned on me that perhaps he meant "WHICH AUDITORIUM AM I IN", and I told him to go into the left theater for his first movie.
His questioning the town could have been a very dry sarcasm, but he seemed genuine with his question.
a few more people came into the theater, and he didn't seem to take any notes of them. He sat in the middle, not the back of the theater.
Who could this guy be??
Is it possible that he could be reporting our ticket prices to a film studio? I know Warner Bros. has been on our backs a little for charging a lesser amount for WB classics and a higher amount for new WB movies. They want it to be the same, higher price. We said that we would not show WB classics at night and thus consider them a MATINEE. The guy bought a classic ticket and a new release, although My Blueberry Nights isn't from Warner Bros.
Any ideas??? Should I just ask him if I am so darn curious or would that be offensive or pointless because he could just lie to me?
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