2 people watch 123 hours of movies

Posted: Monday, October 13, 2008 9:06 pm

NEW YORK (AP) — You may want to try this at home.
Suresh Joachim of Toronto, and Claudia Wavra of Germany, claim to have broken the world record for continuous movie watching, after seeing 57 films in 123 hours in a plastic-glass house in New York’s Times Square.
A Guinness World Records spokesman said it appears the non-dynamic duo have broken the record but said it will take two weeks to officially verify.
The attempt began Oct. 2 when eight challengers started watching “Iron Man.” After 72 hours, only two remained. They watched “Thelma and Louise” until the end on 3:10 p.m. Tuesday.
Susan Sarandon, a star of that film, dropped off the final film.
The rules: Each movie had to be viewed until the last credit rolled and competitors couldn’t divert their eyes from the screen. They were allowed 10-minute breaks between movies.
Published in The Messenger 10.13.08