10 Things They Don't Tell You About Working In A Cinema

"...hundreds of kids go into the liquor store with their fake IDs, and every single one says they're 21. Pssh, how many 21 year olds do you think there are in this town?" - Fogell/McLovin, Superbad

The main issue you'll always face in a cinema is the age restrictions. Every time a new horror film is released, you must steel yourself for the onslaught of chancing teenagers. They can be difficult and abusive, but are more often dealt with pretty swiftly.

It's their mums and dads that you've got to worry about. In a country where we don't like being told what to do, many parents take very strongly to minimum wage cinema employees dictating what their children can and cannot watch.

"You mean to tell me that my daughters aren't old enough to watch a f***ing film about a talking teddy bear?" one exasperated father once ranted. Whilst "My word is law" is certainly a parenting style, it doesn't circumvent the legal requirements imposed on cinemas by the British Board of Film Classification.

This sort of thing starts young too, one new father once thought it was utterly ridiculous that his 18 month old baby wouldn't be permitted entry to Django Unchained. Presumably believing that the 18 certificate for violence and bad language meant that it was beyond the pale for a 17 month old but that their baby is now old enough to enjoy that sort of thing.