According to the October 1981 issue of Great TV Entertainment, the official schedule for Showtime and The Movie Channel, Times Square was shown six times on The Movie Channel, on October 25, 27, and 31. I could have sworn it was shown many times more than that; the showings must have continued into November, or perhaps it was also shown on HBO like everybody, including me, remembers.
Two misfit teenagers become runaway rebels roaming the streets of New York City. They find fame–and disaster-as the rock ’n’ rolling Sleaze Sisters. Trina Alvarado and Robin Johnson co-star. Language. (R-1:51) Oct.25,27,31-M
Times Square got a photo and a little blurb, which was more than Let It Be got. Maybe that’s why Let It Be is one of the few movies that’s now harder to see than Times Square. (… Nah.)
The photo, typically, isn’t a frame from the movie. It’s a publicity still shot on set that is making its first appearance in this magazine. The AFD/EMI/RSO promotion people had been sitting on this gem for a year. No wonder the movie flopped.
![October 1981 TV listings for Showtime and The Movie Channel, contents page Relevant text: [p. 2] Published monthly by TVSM, INC. Fox Pavilion Jenkintown, PA 19046 (215)-576-0363 [p. 3] 25 Times Square (R) 4 Tim Curry [Note: the images of these pages may have been separated.]](https://storage.googleapis.com/rjnet-wordpress/2018/11/Great-TV-Entertainment-1981-10-p3_1080px.jpg)
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