Be Kind and Rewind on These 14 Facts About Blockbuster Video

Ah, Blockbuster. Let's take it back to those Friday nights we spent endlessly wandering the aisles of the video store, searching for the best horror movies to enjoy while cuddling up for a scary movie marathon, or finding a good Tom Cruise action flick to watch while chowing down on some popcorn and Twizzlers. Whatever you were looking for, Blockbuster video had it... unless someone had already rented it out. Then you were stuck playing the waiting game. And don't forget about the due date because the last thing you wanted to incur were those pesky fees on a late movie return. But that was all a part of the video store experience that is lost upon the endless scrolling on Netflix.

Out of all the stores that no longer exist, Blockbuster video stores reign supreme on that sweet, sweet nostalgia factor. So much so, in fact, that it was the subject to the documentary The Last Blockbuster, which chronicled the rise and fall of everyone's favorite video store and shined a spotlight on the last Blockbuster on earth (yep, there's still one single location left). Not to mention, the documentary drops some interesting nuggets of information about the (former) video giant. So, forget the late fees because we're hitting the rewind button on these 14 facts about Blockbuster Video.