Did you see Star Wars in 1977?

What do you remember about it?

http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/star-wars-opened-day-1977/story?id=47624045

I was still in Italy and the hype over the movie for months before it was released was mind boggling.

I was 12 years old.

We went to see it on opening day and I thought that was the most wondrous and amazing thing I'd ever seen in my life.

There was absolutely nothing like it before it.

Even 2001: A Space Odyssey a few years earlier didn't come close to it.

Close Encounters of the Third Kind didn't come out until almost 6 months later.

I still have the comic adaptation of the movie and the 45 vinyl record of the Star Wars theme song I bought in Italy at the time.

Had them with me when we left Italy later that same year to come to the USA.

Edited May 25, 20179 yr by j7wild

I saw it in 1977.

My parents, sister and I went to the movies for a Sunday evening. We saw The Spy Who Loved Me, then we had a nice family dinner and followed that with Star Wars.

It was a great family evening lots of fun and happy times.

I was so excited in seeing 2 movies in the same day. Told all my friends at school the next day.

Has a kid I watch a lot of Scifi movies but nothing was like Star Wars. It was very impressive at the time.

2 movies in the same day!!

For a kid, that's like hitting the lottery!