When it first aired on TV, my 11 aunts and uncles and nearly 40 cousins piled into gmas to see it on cable. When the head rolls into view of the hole in the boat, my uncle yelled from the back of the room. Several adults and 30 kids flew in all directions. Injuries were minor but my uncle got punched by several brothers throughout the remainder of the evening. Good times.
I tried to go opening weekend but all shows were sold out!
Was lucky to get in the next weekend , in the theatre when that head came out 2 huge ladies in front of us threw their huge buckets of popcorn in the air they jumped so hard!
You had to live in those times to really know the impact that film had, hell people were afraid to go in a frickin POOL!!!