Vulcan Video: The Exit Interviews Part 2: Encounters With the Nice & Famous

Our series of recollections by former Vulcan Video employees about the much loved and now departed video store continues with some anecdotes about the many famous people who made their way through the aisles. You’ll hear about the ones who paid their late fees, the ones who paid strangers’ late fees, and the ones who rented their own movies many times. Somehow, none were jerks and all were nice.

Of special interest is the behind the scenes story of the famous Jimmy Kimmel/Matthew McConaughey “commercial” for Vulcan Video. They were probably degenerate Hollywood weasels right? Nope. Super nice and supportive. Maybe watch the commercial first if you haven’t seen it, then check out Chapter Two of the Vulcan Video Exit Interviews here:

Also, since there are a lot of great stories that don’t really have a home in the thematic edits we are preparing, we are going to share the occasional Easter Egg, just a short cut with maybe one fun little story. This one is about the rivalry between I Luv Video (we luv them too!) and Vulcan Video, culminating in a few beer-and-glory-soaked Sunday trivia showdowns at the Alamo Ritz. We’ll let Brian, Susan and Maxim tell you all about it.

If you missed the first installment of the Vulcan Videos: Exit Interviews series, click here, and enjoy.

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