I (somehow) got to see this on opening day at the Seaview Square Cinema in NJ. I just remember the huge line of people starting outside. It was amazing that we got in because on subseqeunt viewings at the same theatre I had to wait hours and hours and hours in pre-ticket holder lines and ticket holder lines, etc.
Opening day was the funnest experience I ever had in my life at any movie. Every time a good guy made their first appearance onscreen the place would roar with applause, and every time a bad guy died the same would happen. When Darth Vader threw the Emperor into the pit everyone in the theatre got to their feet and the place exploded with cheers. At that point a few tears came into my eyes…
They made such a big deal out of this movie before it opened. They had the videogame released before the film came out and there were Tron videogame contests at Aladdin’s Castle arcades.
My friend and I couldn’t wait. And then, when they released it, it didn’t play anywhere near me! I was in Monmouth County NJ….:(
I didn’t get to see the film until years later on TV.
I remember my older sisters going to see Rocky Horror every weekend in the 70’s. It was quite an event at the time.
I caught The Empire Strikes Back there right before it closed. They had an incredible sound system.
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I (somehow) got to see this on opening day at the Seaview Square Cinema in NJ. I just remember the huge line of people starting outside. It was amazing that we got in because on subseqeunt viewings at the same theatre I had to wait hours and hours and hours in pre-ticket holder lines and ticket holder lines, etc.
Opening day was the funnest experience I ever had in my life at any movie. Every time a good guy made their first appearance onscreen the place would roar with applause, and every time a bad guy died the same would happen. When Darth Vader threw the Emperor into the pit everyone in the theatre got to their feet and the place exploded with cheers. At that point a few tears came into my eyes…
They made such a big deal out of this movie before it opened. They had the videogame released before the film came out and there were Tron videogame contests at Aladdin’s Castle arcades.
My friend and I couldn’t wait. And then, when they released it, it didn’t play anywhere near me! I was in Monmouth County NJ….:(
I didn’t get to see the film until years later on TV.
I remember the barn shape! I miss this place!
I remember my older sisters going to see Rocky Horror every weekend in the 70’s. It was quite an event at the time.
I caught The Empire Strikes Back there right before it closed. They had an incredible sound system.