Was 1 when Star Wars came out, so I have no memory of anything pre-Star Wars. Saw ESB @ age 4. All the kids really talked about from 1980-1983 was Star Wars and to a lesser extent, video games.
I'm curious what were the kids into in 1976 before Star Wars hit and changed everything?
^SPIDERMAN, JAWS, TREK re-runs....
On this day - 27th December, 1977 - Star Wars in the UK (or some of the UK)…
https://uk.movies.yahoo.com/on-this-day-star-wars-new-hope-uk-release-014137029.html
^ A short article - with a decent video and some cool back in the day images.
A few more articles…
Star Wars in the UK: The first Star Wars Christmas - at StarWars•com
Star Wars in the UK: Late 70’s, early 80’s - at StarWars•com
1977: Star Wars fever hits Britain - at the BBC
1977: when Star Wars hit the UK – in pictures - at The Grauniad
December 27, 1977: Star Wars is released in London - at Episode Nothing
My memories of Star Wars are only from a certain point of view… - at Digitiser
Star Wars opened in the UK this day, 1977 - at FanthaTracks (from 2019)
40 years ago Stars Wars opened in the UK - images at Pinterest (from 2017)
December 27, 1977: Star Wars at the Dominion Theatre - at the Dominion Theatre facebook page
When Star Wars first arrived in Birmingham - at the Birmingham Mail website.
How Liverpool first welcomed Star Wars 38 years ago - at the Liverpool Echo (in L’pool 1978; from 2015)
Star Wars & Me - at Milner’s Blog (in Leeds in 1978; from 2012)
1978: A scene from a film-going galaxy, far, far away - at The Herald (in Scotland; 1978; from 2019)
A little patience goes a long way on this old-school Rebel base. If you are having issues finding what you are looking for, these will be of some help…
Welcome to the OriginalTrilogy.com | Introduce yourself in here | Useful info within : About : Help : Site Rules : Fan Project Rules : Announcements
‘How do I do this?’ on the OriginalTrilogy.com; some info & answers + FAQs - includes info on how to search for projects and threads on the OT•com
A Project Index for Star Wars Preservations (Harmy’s Despecialized & 4K77/80/83 etc) : A Project Index for Star Wars Fan Edits (adywan & Hal 9000 etc)
… and take your time to look around this site before posting - to get a feel for this place. Don’t just lazily make yet another thread asking for projects.
You Brits and your love of queuing! 😉
Thank you for the post, I am enjoying reading the links.
I was 12 when it first came out and it was a great time as others here have said. For me and my friends it was a great time for Star Wars fans, nerds, science fiction and kids in general. All the way up to the time of the Special Editions, where Lucas’ attempts to change our memories and experiences with his new Special Editions, and then trying to wipe the original films from existence.
Back then in the 70’s and early 80’s Star Wars was everywhere which unlike today’s film advertising and was rare to see. It was even on the more serious TV shows that our parents and teachers watched, on the news, and often featured stories and interviews in the newspapers. It was such a cool thing to see something that all us young kids loved so much being shown that way, being talked about, and the general buzz surrounding the film.
“The other Sequels were the result of an over-anxious press. The original intention was to make three [films], and that was really the end of it. It was not until 10 years after the first [film] that I thought of doing a back story.” - George Lucas, speaking at the Premiere of ROTS in 2005
Funny how in 1977, no Star Wars fan was considered a nerd, it was normal and expected to be overly enthusiastic about watching it again, and again.
I love to occasionally look up old toy aisle photos from back then. I’m just a smidge too young to have seen it first hand (though I do remember toy aisles like this, they were just Transformers and Ninja Turtles).
Man how fun would it be to walk into a store like this today?!
