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Posted by jeffy3 on 05/31/06 20:10
fgoodwin wrote:
> May 25, 1977: Star Wars released
>
> http://www.historychannel.com/tdih/tdih.jsp?category=entertainment&month=10272957&day=10272990
> http://tinyurl.com/mf3ex
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> Space fantasy Star Wars opens on this day in 1977.
>
> The film became one of the most popular movies of all time, breaking
> box office records. Filmmaker George Lucas was nominated for Best
> Director and Best Screenwriter Oscars, and the film won seven Oscars
> for technical achievements and its musical score, written by John
> Williams.
>
> The movie was re-released with great fanfare in 1997.
I was 13 when it came out and I remember that it played in a lot of the
same theaters for more than a year. In fact, a special birthday cake
poster was issued on the one year anniversary. Even TITANIC only
seemed to play for maybe four months. A different world today, I
suppose, with so many more screens.
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