I think unless you were there it is so hard to describe what the summer of 1977 was like. I was 5 years old, but i just remember it was the must see movie for EVERYONE! It didn't matter your age, your taste in movies, chances you would love it. The movie stayed in theaters all summer long through the fall and I believe up to Christmas. The funny thing about that time was without home video, the movie theater was the only way to see it cause you had to wait years for it to make it to TV. It finally premiered on HBO in 1983 so I hate to wait 6 damn years to see my favorite movie of all time again!