Anybody remember the 4 o'clock movies on channel 7

[ecsuser]

I just happened to turn on the Movies channel (2.2) and found 'Beneath the Planet of the Apes' playing. it made me remember the days when once a year, the four o'clock movies would play the Ape movies for a whole week. I couldn't wait to get home from school and watch.

[Bobbert]

Detroit Free Press, Sunday, February 11, 1979



They kicked off the week with a Saturday night (2/10) showing of the original Planet of the Apes at 11:30 p.m.

Then they showed movies at 4 p.m. on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday.

Saturday, 2/10, 11:30 p.m.: "Planet of the Apes,' '68, Charlton Heston, Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Maurice Evans

Monday, 2/12, 4 p.m.: "Beneath the Planet of the Apes," '70, James Franciscus, Kim Hunter

Tuesday, 2/13, 4 p.m.: "Escape from the Planet of the Apes,' '71, Roddy McDowall, Kim Hunter, Bradford Dillman, Natalie Trundy, Eric Braeden, William Windom, Sal Mineo.

Wednesday, 2/14, 4 p.m.: (TV special)

Thursday, 2/15, 4 p.m.: "Conquest of the Planet of the Apes,"' '72, Roddy McDowall, Don Murray, Hari Rhodes, Ricardo Montalban.

Friday, 2/16, 4 p.m.: "Battle for the Planet of the Apes," '73, Roddy McDowall, Claude Akins, Severn Darden, Paul Williams

[ConstipatedListener]

I used to dig Matt Helm.

[radiofann]

I remember they played “the great escape” over two days, part 1 and part 2. I remember it was so cool then.

It was “4:30 movie” also, at one time.

[sizzlechest]

Monster week ruled.

[Michiganviewer]

I remember one of the networks playing movies but I think it was on the weekend during afternoon.

[SixPlusOne]

I just happened to turn on the Movies channel (2.2) and found 'Beneath the Planet of the Apes' playing. it made me remember the days when once a year, the four o'clock movies would play the Ape movies for a whole week. I couldn't wait to get home from school and watch.

I was working at 7 during the days of the 4 o'clock movie which interestingly enough shrank significantly when we added Action News at 5PM. This of course meant that the film editors had to edit the movie down from whatever it was to fit in a one hour block instead of the previous 2 hour block. At that time I noted how the movie was significantly ruined after it was cut in half. I found this to be disgusting for the viewer.

[ecsuser]

I left it on in the background while I worked. But in the end, sadly it had lost it's magic. Oh to be 10 yrs old again.

[blizzard]

https://youtu.be/bREcK3NLTVA?si=NhxaOBqwy-gL0XWt

[blizzard]

4:30 Movie as well
(Yes, Movies TV 2.2 is a throwback)
https://youtu.be/weNBGpMdYPc?si=oqB6Kx1QjVpYMO8O

[Majik]

I remember one of the local stations showing The Bowery Boys movies every afternoon in the mid sixties.

[Sgt. Sackto]

Theme song was Sign of the Times.

[lidoshuffle]

I remember the "Monster Week" showings of Godzilla and the various movies featuring the overgrown radioactive lizard....

[sizzlechest]

I remember the "Monster Week" showings of Godzilla and the various movies featuring the overgrown radioactive lizard....

I don't know if anyone remembers when the Detroit Free Press published their own tv guide (called the TV Book), but I got it one Sunday and "baby godzilla" was on the cover with Godzilla. As an excited kid, I showed my neighbor and said "it's monster week!" He pointed at baby godzilla and said, "good, as long as that asshole isn't on."

So stupid and so funny at the same time.