Most Outrageous Snacks Snuck Into A Movie Theater
Reddit user AMosquitoBitMe asked: 'What Is the most outrageous snack that you snuck into the theater?'
Most of us can't deny that going to the movie theater is a fun experience, but we also can't deny that the concession prices have become kind of outrageous.
As a result, it's become increasingly common for people to sneak their own food or drinks in, and some of their attempts have been downright impressive.
Redditor AMosquitoBitMe asked:
"What is the most outrageous snack that you snuck into the theater?"
A Well-Deserved Pizza
"Someone snuck a whole pizza past me once when I was taking tickets. I asked if they snuck it through the emergency exit. Nope, they walked right by me and I didn’t notice."
"Props. They deserved that pizza for pulling it off."
- pontoponyo
Ready for a Fun Time
"A large sandwich from Firehouse Subs and a six-pack of Mike's Hard Lemonade."
- car0003
Awkward Whipped Cream
"Two of my friends snuck in Taco Bell and a full can of whipped cream into 'Spider-Man: Far from Home,' only they failed to factor in how loud cans of whipped cream are."
"Spider-man: 'Everywhere I go, I see his face.' [Loud whipped cream sounds.]"
"Spider-man: 'I just really miss him.' [Slightly muffled whipped cream sounds.]"
- Emo___Emu
A Toast to the Movie
"I took a liter bottle of wine into the cinema once. I was going out afterwards, so I had to combine the cinema with my pre-drinking."
"It had a plastic stopper thing on it. Unfortunately, the moment I decided to open it, the movie went suddenly quiet, so there was just this loud 'pop!' sound."
"I think a few people knew exactly what it was. I heard a few laughs anyway."
- gilestowler
Enough Food for a Long Movie
"Not me, but a lady sitting behind me brought in an entire rotisserie chicken in her purse to watch 'Infinity War' (admittedly a long movie)."
"I heard these god-awful smacking noises behind me about 20 minutes in, and I looked back to see her shoving handfuls of chicken in her mouth!"
- 97ratsinatrenchcoat
A Humble Meal
"Two cheeseburgers, two medium fries, and a 20-piece nugget."
- Balahkeh
"But what sauce?"
- TheBlueNinja0
"BBQ, ranch, and buffalo!"
- Balahkeh
Taste the Rainbow
"Like a jumbo-jumbo factory-sized bag of Skittles for ten people to split that I couldn’t get open, so I gave it one mega effort rip, and a billion tiny Skittles went exploding all over the theatre at the quietest movie intro."
- Ciinnaa21
Don't Forget the Drinks
"Two Arby’s gyro combo meals, complete with drinks."
"One night several years ago, I saw two women had snuck in full to-go boxes of wings, lol (laughing out loud)."
- spamgoddess
Weirdly Comforting
"Two boneless KFC buckets together with a four-pack of beer."
- Randomguy95x
Not So Sneaky
"I stuffed an 18-inch deli sandwich down the sleeve of my winter coat once. It was in the noisiest plastic packaging known to man."
"My brother was two seats over dying laughing as I ever so slowly tried to open it quietly. The sound in the quiet theater was super obvious."
- calis
That's Hardcore
"A can of uncooked corn."
- IPreferCorn
"Did you open it beforehand or what?"
- Illustrious_Bike1954
"No. You must be able to open the can with your bare hands."
- IPreferCorn
"Like Popeye opening a can of spinach."
- JaxBigSexy
What Childhood Memories Are Made Of
"Back in the early 90s, Burger King had a promotion: two burgers, two fries, two bucks. The BK was in the food court of the mall right across from the theater. My friend and I (maybe 12 at the time) smuggled them in our winter coats and feasted."
- AndShesNotEvenPretty
The Simpler Things in Life
"I packed Frankenberry and stuffed two 16-ounce bottles of milk in my girlfriend's purse. I had two bowls of cereal and it was amazing."
- r2celjazz
Dinner and a Movie
"Two instances I'm weirdly proud of (I was known among my friends as the one who could probably get anything into a movie theater, lol [laughing out loud]):"
"Taco Bell: I lined the bottom of my purse with napkins and then filled it about halfway up with the ten-count box of soft tacos from Taco Bell, then canned sodas (put in there RIGHT before going inside to not chill the tacos/heat the drinks; this is science), all topped with nachos and cinnamon twists (I brought ziplock bags and filled them when we got the food from the drive-thru)."
"Culver's: I put four pint-sized ice creams at the bottom of my purse, then a thick layer of napkins, then a giant order of fries and tenders, and then the napkins and spoons."
- TheBookishAndTheBard
The Definition of a "Good Memory"
"20+ years ago, a friend and I were sitting around the house. We decided that we really wanted to go see 'Bubba Ho-Tep' which was showing at the local indie theater that our roommate worked at."
"The only trouble was that we were in Minneapolis and there was an unseasonable early blizzard happening outside. Like whiteout conditions, and we were on foot. But we were determined and hungry so we decided we'd swing by Popeye's on the way to the theater and get some."
"Walking through the blizzard was exhausting, but the goal of fried chicken and a Bruce Campbell movie was worth the effort."
"We managed to get our chicken (a large family size portion, because why not), and then secured it under our coats for the mile-and-a-half trudge through the snow. So we're freezing cold on the outside being pelted with sheets of ice and snow, and the chicken is burning us but kept from going cold so it was a system that worked."
"We got to the theater and our roommate saw the chicken and demanded to join us, being that there was only one other person in the theater. We headed to the balcony and set up our feast and set to it."
"About 20 minutes into the movie, the one other person watching left their seat downstairs and came up to the balcony."
"'Hey, I can smell the fried chicken from down there. Uhh.. do you guys have any extra?'"
"H**l yes, we did. We gladly invited this stranger to join our chicken party and all had a terrific time watching a movie that was a little disappointing."
- tenehemia
Going to see a movie is a fun experience, but it's obviously much less fun if you're hungry.
From ice cream to tacos and sandwiches to whole chickens, these Redditors seem to have the system all figured out!
Enjoying many movies—especially the ones that come out of Hollywood—demand that age old capacity at the root of enjoying so many forms of art: the temporary suspension of disbelief.
When we sit down to watch a movie, we make a commitment. We decide to spend an hour or two swept up in the logic of some kind of fantasy.
Sure, movies strive for a flare of realism, but they do take some liberties. Things line up perfectly for the good guy or good editing makes things seem twice as awesome for everybody.
Or perhaps it’s the way time is warped, shortened, or extended to accommodate the needs of story and character development.
Some Redditors gathered to share their favorite bits of fantasy from the movies
polysyllabic91 asked, "What unrealistic things in movies do you LOVE?"
EPIC
"When music syncs up with whats going on" -- obviouslyAtrocious
"I feel like it's a mistake to not sync the music with what's going on." -- watch-me-do-medbay
"How about when the music is playing as someone is walking along and then we see they're wearing earphones and it fades out when they take them off?" -- peon47
Excellent Balance
"Fights on moving trains rooftop" -- Dexter1399
"I just wanna see all the passengers staring up at the roof listening to the thumps as they run around." -- Pagan-za
"Or when they stop fighting for a second and lie flat for a tunnel and then continue fighting" -- bullockalayna14
Moving Things Along
"Montages. They're such a more efficient way of getting things done. I wish I could rock out a nice training montage where I'm portly at the beginning and ripped at the end." -- HoopOnPoop
"Hot Fuzz was amazing for montages of the most boring stuff like paperwork or getting a pint. Living an Edgar Wright movie is basically living an editor's perfect world." -- CompetitiveProject4
Plenty of Hours in the Day
"When people have time for diner breakfasts before work or school. LOVE IT! Wish I had time in the mornings to go out and meet someone for food." -- OMVince
"I would have the time as I'm crazy and wake up at 5am, but I know no one else who would want to see me or speak to me at 6am nor any place serving food at that hour."
"It would still be dark out." -- ramune_0
Tough to Implement
"People in their 30's with super close friends that they'd do anything for." -- testerpants
"Seriously tho! They always have a group of really close friends they go out with all the time. I have like two friends and we hardly get to hang out and we don't text each other 24/7 like the movies." -- bullockalayna14
Choreography
"When people are talking (serious or jokingly) but no one is talking over or interrupting anyone else. Everyone just respects the others time to talk." -- hencethe
"I realized that's partly why I love the dialogue in series like Firefly and Aaron Sorkin ones like The West Wing and The Newsroom. People get to say a clear, eloquent thought before someone else does the same." -- Faust_8
What are the Chances?!
"Aliens who speak Earth languages." -- ImALittleCrackpot
"I like the little hand-wave in series like Star Trek and Mass Effect that everyone is speaking their own native languages and that auto-translators are at work in the background so that everyone can understand each other."
"I especially like the implication that Capitaine Jean-Luc Picard is saying everything in French, including expressing his love of Shakespeare and tea." -- lesser_panjandrum
Double Power Is Too Fun to Watch
"The bad guy joining forces with the good guy to fight an even worse guy" -- tilobrim
"This happens more often in TV series, rather than movies, but I agree with you."
"Or sometime, the protagonist and antagonist will call a temporary truce when a worse guy come around, but as soon as the worse guy is defeated, the protag and antag resume their fight." -- PokeBattle_Fan
"Isn't this basically ww2" -- fandral20
How Convenient
"How the exact subject you want to know about, is showing on the news at that exact moment." -- gozba
"you could have a funny moment is a character calls, 'Quick, put on Channel 7 news," and they're a fews seconds too late,p.'" -- dr_hermes
Impeccable Coordination
"Chase scenes. They're always so damn well done somehow." -- FrickFrackImInAShack
"Yes, especially that there is always room to drive during rush hour." -- georgke
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Minimum wage is crap. There. I said it. We can all stop pretending it's not. If you've never worked for minimum wage, consider yourself impossibly lucky. Those of you who have will totally get what this reddit user meant when they asked:
Minimum wage workers, what is something that is against the rules for customers to do but you aren't paid enough to actually care?
We all want to think that work ethic just is what it is, but I promise you when you make next-to-nothing it's not enough money for you to chase down a poop-covered man to try and hold him until store security gets there. Yeah, that was personal experience. Nope, I didn't even consider giving chase. Here are some of the best responses - some may have been edited for content or clarity.
H/T: Reddit