For what it's worth, I'd choose a workprint screening of a Harrison Ford film over a friend's birthday -- well, Harry Ford circa 1982, anyway!
For what it's worth, I'd choose a workprint screening of a Harrison Ford film over a friend's birthday -- well, Harry Ford circa 1982, anyway!
I remember seeing the poster in the theater but had not seen a preview of it, and I was just a wee bit shy of age. It doesn't count but I did see the director's cut in Chicago. Neat to hear about the workprint viewing.
I saw a preview in London. Starburst (that magazine Birdie mentioned) had printed a cut-out free ticket, so all you had to do was turn up on a Sunday morning. Despite thinking we'd never get in, my brother and I went into town to find a queue literally around the cinema.
We joined the back and stood there trying to guess how many people were in front of us, compared to how many seats the cinema had.
Luckily we got in with no trouble, and were amazed by the film. It was like nothing we had seen - or heard - before. On the way home we were very quiet, because we were still in the world of the film, not ready to let go.
A friend at school (who 'always' saw everything first) asked me how it was, and I said it was great but I didn't like the cheesy voice-overs. I had no idea how controversial they would become...
My sister took me opening weekend. I was 13.
I remember the ice cream afterwards and then off to the comic book store to make sure that I wouldn't tell my parents that she took me to a movie with nudity. They would have killed her for taking me to an rated-R movie. I think she thought it would be a combination of ET and Raiders of the Lost Ark and she had a thing for Harrison Ford.
I blackmailed my sister for months that I would tell! Surprisingly, she didn't take me to many movies after that.
Hey...I was there too......Mike Rush said:
I saw a preview in London. Starburst (that magazine Birdie mentioned) had printed a cut-out free ticket, so all you had to do was turn up on a Sunday morning. Despite thinking we'd never get in, my brother and I went into town to find a queue literally around the cinema.
We joined the back and stood there trying to guess how many people were in front of us, compared to how many seats the cinema had.
Luckily we got in with no trouble, and were amazed by the film. It was like nothing we had seen - or heard - before. On the way home we were very quiet, because we were still in the world of the film, not ready to let go.
A friend at school (who 'always' saw everything first) asked me how it was, and I said it was great but I didn't like the cheesy voice-overs. I had no idea how controversial they would become...
Too young to get in. Didn't have my connections at the time. I bought the magazine though.
I was there- remember not liking it-- man has that changed. I love it now.
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