Tobar wrote: Star Wars Opening Day 1977. Were you there?

Here's how the rumors get recycled:

My brother told me that the "ORIGINAL" Star Wars theatrical release was actually a 10-15 minutes longer than what is considered the original release. He said the studio sent out the shorter release after the first weekend. The studio wanted more screenings per day.

Otherwise, Good to see outside interest in the general conversation here. Hopefully the idea will get recycled for other locations.