The Last Blockbuster

2020
TV-14
1h 26m

IMDb RATING

6.7/10

6.2K

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Ione Skye, Kevin Smith, Jamie Kennedy, Doug Benson, Adam Brody, Eric Close, Lloyd Kaufman, Samm Levine, Brian Posehn, Sandi Harding, Paul Scheer, Ron Funches, and Jared Rasic in The Last Blockbuster (2020)

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This nostalgic documentary reveals the real story of Blockbuster's demise, and how one last location in Bend, Oregon keeps the spirit of a bygone era alive.This nostalgic documentary reveals the real story of Blockbuster's demise, and how one last location in Bend, Oregon keeps the spirit of a bygone era alive.This nostalgic documentary reveals the real story of Blockbuster's demise, and how one last location in Bend, Oregon keeps the spirit of a bygone era alive.

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IMDb RATING

6.7/10

6.2K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

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Trivia
Paul Scheer mentioned working at a Blockbuster in the early 90s. The Blockbuster he worked at was located in Syosset, New York.

Goofs
The captioning for Kevin Smith calls him "Jason" - - most likely for frequent working partner Jason Mewes.

Quotes
Jared Rasic: Video stores and movie theaters have always kind of felt like my church. They always felt like the place where I go to feel the most, like, the calm, the normal human being that I've always wanted to be, but I'm too weird to ever get there. But I walk into the video store and I'm like, "Oh. This is where I'm normal."

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5/10

More about the Bend, OR Blockbuster and Nostalgia

I turned on this documentary in hopes they would dive into what happened to the Blockbuster chain but was disappointed that the documentary only briefly glosses over these details. If you want the story of the family-oriented last Blockbuster, then it's a nice and wholesome documentary. Most of the interviews revolve more about nostalgia than actual experience of Blockbuster's demise, which made me question why the people being interviewed were picked over someone else who was a Blockbuster member. Their memories are an accurate depiction of how many of us feel about Blockbuster so if you want the nostalgia trip, here it is. Overall, if you want the business side of Blockbuster and the company's fall, I wouldn't watch this.