I feel the same about Empire and Raiders, 5 and 7 respectively. Empire blew my mind, I wanted to live in that world so bad. I remember being so disappointed that we had to drive home from the theatre in this primitive car, and not fly home in some cool spaceship.
My uncle took my cousin and I to see The Spy Who Loved Me. But fortunately, once we got there, a guy with a bullhorn told the waiting line the next show was sold out. We went to see this movie we never heard of called Star Wars instead. Life changing is not an overstatement. I pity the poor kids in school who didn't get to see Star Wars that summer. Excluded, you would be.
We were on a family vacation to visit my grandfather. My mom and little sister were going to see "For The Love of Benji" and my dad and grandfather were going to see "Star Wars". I made the right choice.
When I was 14 (1977) we where on family vacation - stopped in Las Vegas to see relatives. My dad wanted to see a movie- so we went and waited in a REALLY long line in 100 degree heat to see this "Star Wars" thing... got bad seats right up front, got neck cramps from having to look up, the popcorn was cold and greasy... and it was THE BEST THING EVER. My brain could barely handle what I was seeing- it's still burned in there.
He disliked the film and admitted that he only did it for the money. He didn't mind being approached by fans of his stage work and even the lightweight Ealing comedies. But he got really, really annoyed by Star Wars fans.
Look for the "despecialized" editions. Fans have carefully reconstructed what the films should have been and they sourced a large number of original prints to do the job as well as it could be done.
I was lucky enough to get a box set, which featured the edited versions of all three movies. But lucky for me, the dvd extas disk had the original movies in high definition on them. Turns out a little reseach and they were copied off some Japan Lazer disk that were created with the original film before George Lucas destoyed them in 1999. I charish them!!
I remember going to see a new Hope at the movie theater. I think it was the first movie I ever saw by myself, loved Star Wars right from the start -still do!. thanks for sharing this!. 🙏👍👊☮️
DISCO STAR WARS!!! MY UNCLE WAS A DJ AND WHEN HE PLAYED THAT RECORD FOR ME IN LIKE 1985, MY MIND WAS COMPLETELY BLOWN!!! THE WHOLE ALBUM IS AN EPIC STAR WARS ADVENTURE!
10 Things You Didn't Know About How Disney Enforces Copyrights..... (seriously guys, do you think Minty will have to get to 10 reuploads on this one???)
It became one of the first 25 films selected by the United States Library of Congress for preservation in the National Film Registry in 1989, and its soundtrack was added to the U.S. National Recording Registry in 2004.
I salute you, sir. The Star Wars franchise has been a part of my DNA since May 25th, 1977. I watched the original movie in theaters. Thank you for this. The only thing I didn't already know was the Lost Version. Keep doing the work of The Force.
I had the same experience dropping into Star Wars, but I got a comicbook from my mom: Shadows of the Empire and I was intrigued by Boba Fett and Jabba mostly..after that I first time saw all 3 movies in the 90's (upgrade versions) in cinema and I was totaly blown away
Great recap! Took me back to when I was 10 years old and Star Wars came out and joined KISS and comic books as the three-headed monster that ruled my world! :)
My brother collected all the Star Wars Comics at that time. We received the Oversized Comic and without realizing it was a 1 of 2 we only had the first part. A few years ago, I spent $100 to purchase All 3. Marvel made 1 and 2 separate, then put them together for a 3rd release. And, Yes they have that 1970s smell to them. I'm thankful the previous owner maintained them so well ✨️✌️
@@gilbertgranby9339 I bought the first and second Treasury Edition sized comics and still have them. I didn't realize there was a third, but, having just Googled it, I see that it was a combination of the first two in one bigger issue.
Sorry you had to re upload. My best Star Wars gift 😊 was a copy of return of the Jedi as it wasn't going to be available in England for over a year and when my brother took me to the only screening it was sold out. I love my brother, he got so many unavailable films in England 😁😊👍💜🐾
Fun fact: They actually did release the original cuts on DVD but for a limited time. They came with both Theatrical and Special Edition. If you buy them today though be sure to watch them on a DVD player with AV cables cause then you'll have black boxes all around your screen (Letterbox)
Strange how just a few years before they had released the original original theatrical version digitaly remastered for VHS so LucasFilm have been lying to us, I've still got my original VHS tapes from early 90s
Thanks Minty for a fond look at STAR WARS. Yes the only name it needs. I recall seeing this theatrical release, while standing in line I saw people leave the theater and get back in line, no one saw movies twice in a row before this event.
As a Dutchman I like to see Toppop in this episode... It was my to see music-show on dutch TV in the seventies when I was a kid! The longhaired girl in the clip you have shown is Penny de Jager (Dancer - choreographer)... and was the person to go to if you wanted to be a dancer in a show.
1) I never got to see Star Wars until the 1997 release. That's how I saw the original trilogy. 2) For my birthday one year (or Christmas) about 10-15 years ago, I received the Star Wars trilogy on DVD. Each case had discs in it. Disc 1 was the digitally remastered. Disc 2 was the original theatrical cut. So, you know, it's out there somewhere.
The original versions of the original trilogy were issued as limited edition releases around 2006, with each movie as a 2-disc set. The first disc of each was the typical special edition with all the special features, like commentaries, added. The second disc of each movie is sacred to me, as they present the original versions as seen in theaters. For example, the 1977 Star Wars only shows "Star Wars," just as it first screened 47 years ago. No "A New Hope," just "Star Wars."
@@DavidProv happy to help! I was too young to catch a movie in theaters until the mid-80s, so I missed the original trilogy when it was originally released. I didn't really become addicted to Star Wars until the mid-90s, but I always had a preference for the pre-Special Edition VHS versions. Older versions had a different feel.
I think all the Star Wars movies are titled wrong. Episode I: The Rise Of Skywalker (be they find little Anikan Skywalker) Episode II: Revenge Of The Sith as they are back with vengeance) Episode III: Attack of The Clones (Order 66 they turn and attack the Jedi) Episode IV: The Return Of The Jedi (Odi Wan comes out of hiding returns) Episode V: The Force Awakens (Luke begins his training awakens the force in himself) Episode VI: The Last Jedi (Because Luke truly is the last one) Episode VII: The Empire Strikes Back (the First Order rises up and strike back on the new republic) Episode VIII: A New Hope (Rey finds Luke he then gives up his life and gives everyone a fighting chance) Episode IX: The Phantom Menace (Because Palatine returns and he truly is the Phantom Menace)
It should be noted that "Disco Star Wars" reached the number one song at one point in 1977. That's how popular both disco and Star Wars was at the time.
I grew up in Los Angeles and was 9 years old when this movie came out. My dad took our family to the Manns Chinese Theatre to see this movie. It was also the first time I could remember going to that movie theater. I remember the Star Wars everything craze thereafter.
I was 21 when it was in limited release in the Chicago Area. I was so hyped for this that I drove about 35-45 miles (45 minutes) to the theater where I was one of the 1st 50 people in line. Driving home after, I felt I was piloting an X-wing fighter and found myself speeding on the back roads home. Loved the original and always will.
I'm so happy I got to participate week after week in Star Wars being shown at the Westgate Theater in Beaverton Oregon. 76 weeks, of which I think I had a weekly showing (or more) for the last half of that.
When I first seen Star Wars in the theater I was blown away. It was unlike anything I had ever seen before, yet it had similar themes from many movies I had seen before. I was instantly transported to that "galaxy, far, far away." It was the best two hours I had ever experienced in a theater. It's hard to explain, but it probably came out at a time in my life when it probably had the most influential effect on me. Sadly, I don't think there's been a movie since that made me feel that way again. With all the copycats, advancements in special effects, and similar story lines now, I doubt if it came out today, I'd get that same feeling again. It was one of those "perfect storms" that is hard to repeat. Many great movies after that, and still coming, I'm sure, but the timing can never be repeated again.
Hi Minty, great VDO. FYI There home was not a hotel it was local caves. Troglodyte houses in Matmata are a unique form of architecture that dates back centuries (since Phoenician times) and are still inhabited by locals today. The Matmata Troglodyte Dwellings, with their unique underground structures, provide a fascinating glimpse into a lifestyle that has endured for centuries. I went there when I was younger not long after Star Wars was released.
Can't remember the performance but Toppop was a Dutch program back in the day. Like Britain had Top of the Pops, it lasted for years also. Ad Visser, the presenter, is a Dutch icon. Went on to do even more crazy shit.
"They didn't think space toys would sell' - reminds me of the record executive who turned down the Beatles: "These guitar groups are on the way out."
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As you already featured Spaceballs, it's worth to mention that George Lucas forbid Mel Brooks to use merchandising of Spaceballs... and that's why it appeared as that on the movie. Anyway, thanks George for both Star Wars AND Spaceballs!
Thank you Minty, I also only refer to the first movie as simply "Star Wars" A Long Time Ago Not Far Enough Away.... Your reminiscing was sweet, strange that Lucas underestimated the power of the merchandising lol the figures weren't out when I was a 7 year old in '77 you had it lucky, we got empty boxes in the UK, you know less is more I somehow wish the movie wasn't a hit the we would have ended up with just the one little movie which would have ended up a cult, I enjoyed learning about the spark of how this movie came to be, Kurt Russell would have been a great Han Solo. boy I loved being a kid in the 70s and a teenager in the 80s best times to be alive. Thanks Minty I enjoyed your upload.
THE NUB NUB SONG! In 1997, when I saw the re-release of Star wars at the theater, my best friend and I were so bummed that they changed the song at the end. We loved that song. We were cool teenagers and we still would have sung along to the whole thing, bouncing in our seats.
YEEEESSSSS !!! Always Star Wars and ONLY Star Wars. Saw it in Theater in 1978, played with those figures all through the 80s and think I was graduated from college before I ever heard/read "A New Hope". Nah, just Star Wars
Thanks Minty, I'll make sure to talk to George about the original release. Great job on revealing these hidden facts about SW. We love you! Tony & Gale
*Robert Englund* (A Nightmare On Elmstreet) auditioned for the part of Luke Skywalker. However, he felt they weren't going for him so he suggested his friend Mark Hamill to give it a try. Harrison Ford at the time couldn't find any acting gigs and was employed by Lucas as a carpenter. Lucas had already used him as the bad guy in American Graffiti.
Since George Lucas won't give this to us, here's something to keep in mind: 1) Harmy's De-specialized edition is a pure recreation of what it was like to see the movie in the theater in 1977, warts & all. Cleaned up and compiled from various sources, but still the best reference version of what the theatrical release was like originally. 2) Adywan's Star Wars Re-visited, a true, decade+ long labor of love by an incredibly skilled fellow who *loves* the Star Wars movies. Color graded, thousands of errors fixed digitally or otherwise, hundreds of enhancements small and large (but consistent with the universe), pristine look & sound. The purist version of this is now my personal reference for how the original Star Wars movie should be watched by new viewers today. Absolutely stellar, extraordinary work. He also released The Empire Strikes Back, and its a work of art.
One of the things I remember that most about the original release of Star Wars, and something that younger people probably scratch their heads when it is mentioned, is that in my area we only had 2 theaters, each with only a single screen, and Star Wars was held over for more than 6 months and right until the last night had lines around the block
Your opening is exactly how sooooooo many millions of kids felt in the 70s about Star Wars. It is essentially the movie that introduced so many young kids to the movies and fantasy come to life. It’s horrendous what Disney is doing to Star Wars and the Star Wars universe in current day.
I was in 7th grade a big SIFI nerd when i seen the tv comercial for star wars and my mind was blown. I couldn't a movie like so right down my alley made to looks so awesome. When it came out i went and seen it. Then i went 6 more times within a weeks time😅😂❤
I was going to say "you haven't watched the original Star Wars yet?" As I "re-watched" this, I remember things that I've seen before. So, I know I've watched this before. But, it's always fun to watch your movie reviews!
I don't remember when I first watched Star Wars - A New Hope. The way I remember it was Empire Strikes Back was my first Star Wars movie. I was living in Sicily at the time(i was a Navy brat, and my father was stationed in Sicily. This was when I was five years old, living in Sicily around 1980) Well, I remember sitting on the floor at our Sigonella home listening to the Star Wars - A New Home soundtrack. It was a vinyl record. I loved the music and the pictures on the inside cover. On the back, was a picture of Darth Vadars helmet with a star field background. I studied it! I was entranced by that picture. I pondered the meaning of a guy who thought he could explore all these stars, conquer them all. And, why? Why did he want to conquer all these people? I think I passed the test of not falling for the Dark Side of the Force!
Fun fact, Ralph Bakshi needed money to finish Wizards and so did Lucas,that is why he renegotiated the deal,Mark Hamil also has an uncredited voice over as Sean the fairy in Wizards
That C3POs cereal came out in 1983, after •Return of the Jedi• proved its mettle-cut to 4 years later, that same cereal was rebranded as something with a name like •Power 8• (the bits of cereal were shaped like the numeral 8), marketed to Ironman-type athletes 🤪
Bro, Dead set. You're a legend! Very well put together, and the knowledge you have shown is awesome. I AM NOT YOUR FATHER. But I'm bloody proud to see what you've made of your dream. Keep it up.
Just remember , the red cord in some bathrooms is NOT a clothes line,😂😂 wife thought it was once and you can’t believe how fast they came to check us out in the room!
Yeah, you could say they all had chemistry together. Considering they all slept together as per carrier fishers interview on the gram Norton show when she warned the up and coming actress playing Rey in force awakes “a word of advice. Don’t sleep with your co stars.”
I'm imagining a world where we got Kurt Russel as Han Solo and Christopher Walkin as Obi Wan. Make no mistake, I love the cast we got, but that would have been a great film too.
