waspattck said:
In 77, home video didn't exist yet
Yes, it did.
My coworker owned an RCA VBT200 VCR in 1977 (it was released in the US on August 23, 1977).
In 1978, his father purchased him a bootleg VHS of Star Wars: http://originaltrilogy.com/forum/topic.cfm/NEW-possibly-2nd-Generation-77-78-Bootleg/topic/14341/