Bum at Regal Cinema

Me and "S" (he's paranoid about being mentioned online, in anything, so this is me respecting his privacy) went to see Juno last night at Regal Cinema, Union Square. Quite possibly the most ghetto theater in NYC. After settling in and previews had started rolling, a man scooted into the roll behind us. And then it smelled REALLY BAD.
When I say REALLY BAD, i mean like a huge waff of uncleaned horse stable. But I figured, if the guy paid for a ticket, you can't complain. Then I looked behind me, the blond to his left was terrified and climbing over the seat in our row. The couple on his right left the theater, b/c there weren't any more seats together.
I thought, "he's probably homeless" but figured it was quite moving that he decided to spend his pan handling money on a film about a knocked up 16 yr old. But then I turned around to notice he was asleep. The whole paying $12 for a movie and instead just enjoying a warm nap didn't add up. So I told "S" to go complain. Always a gentleman, he did.
Regal Cinema staff returned, only to ask to see his ticket. He mummbled to them, never showed a ticket, and ignored their polite asking him to leave. They said they'd have to call the police.
What happened next? NOTHING. He stayed for the entire movie, smelling bad enough to actually have a large effect on mine, and other people's experiences. Stupid ass Regal Cinema didn't have the decency to actually get him out of there. Until after the movie, when an employee with "Security" on the back of his shirt, woke him up and escorted him out.

As you can see, he was a very small man. And moved extremely slowly.


So slowly, I have trouble figuring out how the ticket collector (pictured below) didn't notice him crawling by. Yes, he really is wearing a G-Unit sweatshirt. It's nice to know Regal Cinemas is "down" like that, letting employees express their personal style, especially when it involves celebrating gun culture, pushing drugs, and objectifying women.

I complained, and the manager did give me a free ticket. I honestly thought of trying to milk him for two, but I didn't. When I asked why this happened, the guy said they were understaffed at the ticket collecting point. This guy was collecting tickets from 9:30 to about 11:45 when I left, perhaps never having a break. Apparently, they were also too understaffed to get the paper towels into the dispensers, they just lay them on the counter. Cause that makes so much more sense when they get knocked over on the wet counter.

In short, don't go to Regal Cinemas unless you want a bad experience. And to wait about 20 minutes for popcorn because only two people work the entire concession stand.