Does anybody remember Wometco Home Theater?

[jack p sampson]

In Nj and Ny in the late 70s and early 80s, people subscribed to this Miami based movie service. It consisted of a decoder box and antenna and was the only source of pay movies and really coincided with the growth and popularity of vhs. The first film i saw was the Last Hard Men, the first R rated western i ever saw in my house and i remember it being a major event because my tv reception was terrible and seeing clear sharp pic resolution was such a revelation. The one drawback to this was that a microphone was needed for the audio and everyone had to remain absolutely quiet during a recording. Sometimes the sounds of dinner plates and conversation would be heard on playback, lol. A fun time tho.