No, I was not a projectionist. In the summer of ‘77 I was the manager of the Continental. I transferred over to the Cooper/Cameo that same summer as the manager (Star Wars had been playing about a month). I honestly do not remember upgrading to 70mm; to the best of my recollection it was 70mm throughout the time that I was there. I left the theatre business in November of that year.
There was a startup paper in Denver in ‘77, WestWord (it is still published). The feature story for the inagural edition was on the toll that the Star Wars crowds had on the theatre and staff. I have a copy stashed somewhere — if you contact WestWord, they may have photos in their files.
I worked at the Cooper (actually the Cooper/Cameo at that time) during the 1977 Star Wars frenzy. I have some great memories of the theatre and staff. If there are other photos of the interior, I would also enjoy seeing them.
No, I was not a projectionist. In the summer of ‘77 I was the manager of the Continental. I transferred over to the Cooper/Cameo that same summer as the manager (Star Wars had been playing about a month). I honestly do not remember upgrading to 70mm; to the best of my recollection it was 70mm throughout the time that I was there. I left the theatre business in November of that year.
There was a startup paper in Denver in ‘77, WestWord (it is still published). The feature story for the inagural edition was on the toll that the Star Wars crowds had on the theatre and staff. I have a copy stashed somewhere — if you contact WestWord, they may have photos in their files.
I worked at the Cooper (actually the Cooper/Cameo at that time) during the 1977 Star Wars frenzy. I have some great memories of the theatre and staff. If there are other photos of the interior, I would also enjoy seeing them.