May 25, 2007
30 Years Ago Today
On March 25, 1977, "Star Wars" was released in 32 theaters across the country.
Everything about movies changed. Everything.
Merchandising, marketing tie-ins, sequels, digital effects, production budgets, opening weekend grosses, pop culture.
Everything that Hollywood is today - for better or worse - can be traced back to that moment.
And, like it or not, George Lucas has had a bigger impact on modern filmmaking than any single individual since. It just boggles the mind.
Posted by Gary at May 25, 2007 11:00 AM | TrackBackI have the coolest "Return of the Jedi" poster: It's in Swedish.
It says, "Jedins Atercomst!" and I "stole" it off of a Stockholm subway car. I was on tour that summer (1983) and watched it in English with Swedish subtitles at a Stockholm theatre with my band mates. It was SO freaking cool.
Posted by: Hucbald at May 25, 2007 03:21 PMI saw it at a drive-in when I was 8. Do drive-in's even exist anymore??
Posted by: Stillers at May 26, 2007 01:58 AMEvery grade school & high school guy had crush on Carrie Fisher...I know I did....
Posted by: kmr at May 26, 2007 05:02 AMSeventeen minutes of commercials is what I most vividly remember.
Posted by: Don at May 26, 2007 05:30 PMI saw it projected on a wall in Souda Bay, Crete.
Posted by: MCPO Airdale at May 26, 2007 09:26 PM
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