Reported in the Lancashire Telegraph, 2 May 2000
Staff at the town centre cinema shocked the audience by staging a mock stabbing to celebrate the opening of the film Scream 3.
A fake screen was erected in front of the real one, and the trailers projected on to it.
Staff then staged a “breakdown” of the equipment and the lights came up to reveal a person dressed as the baddie from the movie series.
The evil character then “killed” his victim before bursting through the fake screen.
The newspaper carried an image of staff re-enacting the stunt: David Meats, Sam Hayes and Adnan Mustajbasic.
Naz Asghar (left) returned to The Exchange in 2023 to share his memories with local historian and author, Howard Foy (right)
