Classic Movies you saw on opening day..

[Spawn67]

What classic movies or really any older movie do you remember seeing on opening day?
For me it was RETURN OF THE JEDI
Line was so long I must have waited 2 or three showings to finally see it!

[Gorn Captain]

London, Leicester Square Odeon, 1980.
The Empire Strikes Back!

South Africa, Johannesburg, 1983.
Return of the Jedi!

Both combined with my vacation...

[Mikey]

Hmmmm

Star Wars

Star Trek The Motion Picture

Star Trek 2

Star Trek 3

Star Trek 4

Young Frankenstein

Blazing Saddles

Jaws

The Black Hole

Close Encounters

Silent Movie

Godfather 3

Godzilla 2000

Buck Rogers

Flash Gordon

West World

Logan's Run

Towering Inferno

Earthquake

..... more


When I was younger I was all into being there on opening day

Today, I couldn't care less

[MIB41]

I AM a classic so it's hard to say...Uhm... First movie I can remember seeing in the theater was "Beneath the Planet of the Apes" in 1970 or '71. If you talking blockbusters, it would have to be Jaws.

[david_b]

None..

Seriously.., I believe Star Wars, Empire, and Trek-TMP were within the first few days of release or so. Never bothered to wait in mile-long lines.

I was at one of the US Premieres for DW's "The Five Doctors" (all shown on the same day). Does that count..?

david_b

[toys2cool]

not really classics yet but for me they are, all the lord of the rings

[wilbs518]

Empire
Jedi
Back to the future 1,2,&3
Black Hole
Flash Gordon
ET
Raiders
Temple of Doom
Last Crusade
Ghostbusters
Karate Kid
Top Gun
Ferris Beullers
Gremlins
Batman
Superman 2
Goonies
There are so many. I was obsessed with going to the movies when I was young. At least 2-3 a weekend.

[megoapesnut]

Jaws, in a little movie theater in the beach town of Lewes, Delaware (which reminds me quite a bit of Amity!). I didn't get in the water past my ankles the rest of the vacation!

[Spawn67]

There are so many. I was obsessed with going to the movies when I was young. At least 2-3 a weekend.

Me too! Seems every movie that came out from 79-88 I saw in the theatre. R rated from 85 on..lol. PS-I really miss those days!

[Mikey]

I also saw Saturday Night Fever PG on opening day

That one was really crowed -- with kids

[megoapesnut]

Does Scream 4 count? I am going to see it in about an hour

[johnmiic]

Opening day? Roxanne, Indiana Jones & The Temple of Doom, Star Trek III - ST6, Day of the Dead, Robocop, Back to the Future 2, but those were rare occasions. I had to sneak out just to see 2010: The Year We Make Contact & Back to the Future when they played in theaters. My parents would let me dissappear all day sometimes in the huge local park, (Flushing/Corona, NY), but not let me see a movie by myself. Makes no sense.

[cjefferys]

The only movie I think I actually saw on opening day was Kill Bill Vol 1. I caught the very first showing on the first day at around noon because I couldn't wait to see it. There were only about a half dozen people in the whole theatre because it was the middle of the day on a week day. I sat riveted though out, what a great film. In most cases, I usually wait a week or so before seeing a film so that the crowds die down. Unless I think that a film might only play for a week because it's not exactly mainstream (that's why we saw "Mystery Science Theater 3000 The Movie" on opening weekend )

[UnderdogDJLSW]

Does Howard the Duck count? I couldn't wait to see that, then wished I could have waited.

For me ST TMP through STVI
Return of the Jedi
2010
I'm sure some others, too, but it is hard to remember all of them.

[LonnieFisher]

I know I saw Star Wars the first day. I hated sitting outside on the curb of the parking lot all day, but the movie was more than worth it. I wish I still liked it, though. It was my favorite movie for a lot of years.