I missed the Star Wars phenomenon by a few seconds it seems. I was only 2 when it came out, so I was a bit young to go see it. I had a Darth Vader figure, and a few of the later ESB and Jedi figures, but Star Wars mania never claimed me. A year and a half later, Superman: The Movie became to me what Star Wars was to many.
Either way, it's more than a movie, it's modern folklore on screen. And in the end, a damn fun film. So happy birthday!
Chris
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When Star Wars came out I was stuck living in the country with parents that never took me to the movies. I would visit my Aunt every chance I got and she would take me to movies, but by the time I got to visit it wasn't in theaters anymore. I had read the comic book version before I ever got to see it. It seems like I didn't see until it had been out for a year or more, and then it was at the drive-in. I loved it so much that no other sci fi would do. Buck rogers and battlestar didn't stack up
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Sibling rivalry kept me from admiting I liked Star Wars at first.
My brother was a sci-fi nut and, in my eyes, pretty nerdy. Sooo, if my brother liked, it must be nerdy. He, of course, worshipped SW.
I'm not quite sure how a superhero fanatic like me could point at SW fans and call them nerds, but at the time, I somehow made that differentiation.
Ultimately (and by ultimately I mean a week or two), I was into the culture. I had the cards, watched the specials, etc.
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I recall reading that it didn`t actually make it here to the UK until 1978 or at least christmas 1977. The hype was already over by the time we saw it.
Just found this - http://www.mjsimpson.co.uk/starwars3.html
Yes, I was right.
I have been looking around to see if any of our local theatres will be showing it as part of the 30th aniv`- i`d love to take my lad along to see it on the big screen but sadly nowhere seems to be which is a real shame.
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Perhaps you had forsight into the fact that Star Wars nerds would one day camp outside a movie theater wearing jedi robes for months... to see the second prequel.Sibling rivalry kept me from admiting I liked Star Wars at first.
My brother was a sci-fi nut and, in my eyes, pretty nerdy. Sooo, if my brother liked, it must be nerdy. He, of course, worshipped SW.
I'm not quite sure how a superhero fanatic like me could point at SW fans and call them nerds, but at the time, I somehow made that differentiation.
Ultimately (and by ultimately I mean a week or two), I was into the culture. I had the cards, watched the specials, etc.
Evildoers tremble at the name... Aaron
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That History Channel show looks great.. I can't wait to hear what Nancy Pelosi, Newt Gingrich, and Dan Rather etc have to say about the cultural impact of Star Wars..
I was 8 when SW first came out, and I have no strong memory of it, altho I think I saw it. Same goes for ESB. I never had one SW toy.
I do remember walking the five miles to the nearest theater with a friend to see a matinee of Jedi.
I don't remember where I heard this but apparently if you asked what movie did "May the Force Be With You" come from around 80-90% of the global population can tell you.
I've had a weird day all day. I kept going back in time all day, remembering where I was and everything when Star Wars came out. I wasn't there on opening night, but I saw it about 3 weeks later. It was lifechanging for me. Happy Birthday, Star Wars!
Caught the end of ESB on TV tonight, it was a fun 15 minutes.
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