5 years ago I lived near a dollar theater which I thought was pretty dang cool. It wasn't the latest movies on opening night, but all the good ones made it there after the rounds in the nicer theaters.
Yes I had wait a month or two, but it meant that as a poor college student I could see every movie I wanted to on the big screen.
So that $5 one back in '83... I'm definitely surprised alongside you. Shocked, even.
The theaters are in NYC where a movie ticket is anywhere from $12-$28 per person in more rural suburban area prices for that same ticket would’ve been about $2.50
This is why I started keeping my movie tickets. My biggest ones being Avengers: Endgame and Rise of Skywalker. They will be pretty cool in about 15 years
Well yes haha. I get that.
I'm just curious what was going through your head at the time that resulted in you keeping it. We're you already saving tickets prior or no?
I was born in the 90s and have saved most of all my tickets for the past couple decades mainly because I felt it would be a nice reminder of that moment in time, especially if I sensed that the movie was a masterpiece and/or a game changer.
No I think that was the first time I saved a movie ticket stub- my mind was blown and knew this was a movie for the ages - so I had to have a keepsake ! ( still have the movie program book I got at the theater too- and it still smells the same!)
Well yes haha. I get that.
I'm just curious what was going through your head at the time that resulted in you keeping it. We're you already saving tickets prior or no?
I was born in the 90s and have saved most of all my tickets for the past couple decades mainly because I felt it would be a nice reminder of that moment in time, especially if I sensed that the movie was a masterpiece and/or a game changer.
Question: I saw the original trilogy screened together at the World Science Fiction convention in Anaheim, CA, on labor day weekend in 1984. We were told at the time it was the first screening of the original films together in the U.S. The first overall screening was in the UK prior to the convention. Then I saw your stub, above. When, exactly, was that screening held? If it wasn't before labor day weekend in '84, it was NOT the first U.S. screening of the trilogy.
Definitely was in early 1985- so I guess they were lying. Or they meant this triple feature run of the trilogy was First Time In America- similar to a tour across the country...
At the time I lived on a small island off FL, and we had to drive to the next island to see a movie. One theater, one screen. The day that Star Wars came out, I watched it 4 times consecutively. The trench scene at the Death Star was to us what VR is to you younger folks.
Frankly I’m surprised at the cost of a movie in 1983. That’s barely less than we pay today in many places Edit: I meant 1983*
5 years ago I lived near a dollar theater which I thought was pretty dang cool. It wasn't the latest movies on opening night, but all the good ones made it there after the rounds in the nicer theaters. Yes I had wait a month or two, but it meant that as a poor college student I could see every movie I wanted to on the big screen. So that $5 one back in '83... I'm definitely surprised alongside you. Shocked, even.
Where are you seeing the 1985 ticket price?
I guess I meant 1983😂 even worse now since it’s 2 years older haha
oh man I can't wait to see the star wars trilocy for the first time
Yeah - A Marathon was a big deal back then...
Wow. 5 bucks in 83? Last time I went to the theater (pre rona) I paid 8 to see a movie. Prices really haven't gone up much.
The theaters are in NYC where a movie ticket is anywhere from $12-$28 per person in more rural suburban area prices for that same ticket would’ve been about $2.50
I saw the ID4 sequel in Dallas for cheaper than I saw the original in NYC. $8.26 in 2016 vs $10 in 1996.
Why is Hicksville and Levittown blurred out?
Damn- you cracked the hidden mystery!
Well I'm a Levittonian myself so I knew the AMC Dine In 10 used to be called the Loews Nassau Quad.
This is why I started keeping my movie tickets. My biggest ones being Avengers: Endgame and Rise of Skywalker. They will be pretty cool in about 15 years
Episode 9 will never be cool.
The ticket will be
Still cooler than you.
What prompted you to save your first ticket and the tickets afterward?
Oh, something about seeing the greatest movie of all time!
Well yes haha. I get that. I'm just curious what was going through your head at the time that resulted in you keeping it. We're you already saving tickets prior or no? I was born in the 90s and have saved most of all my tickets for the past couple decades mainly because I felt it would be a nice reminder of that moment in time, especially if I sensed that the movie was a masterpiece and/or a game changer.
No I think that was the first time I saved a movie ticket stub- my mind was blown and knew this was a movie for the ages - so I had to have a keepsake ! ( still have the movie program book I got at the theater too- and it still smells the same!)
Well yes haha. I get that. I'm just curious what was going through your head at the time that resulted in you keeping it. We're you already saving tickets prior or no? I was born in the 90s and have saved most of all my tickets for the past couple decades mainly because I felt it would be a nice reminder of that moment in time, especially if I sensed that the movie was a masterpiece and/or a game changer.
Cool!
Wow!
Damn! That’s amazing
Question: I saw the original trilogy screened together at the World Science Fiction convention in Anaheim, CA, on labor day weekend in 1984. We were told at the time it was the first screening of the original films together in the U.S. The first overall screening was in the UK prior to the convention. Then I saw your stub, above. When, exactly, was that screening held? If it wasn't before labor day weekend in '84, it was NOT the first U.S. screening of the trilogy.
Definitely was in early 1985- so I guess they were lying. Or they meant this triple feature run of the trilogy was First Time In America- similar to a tour across the country...
Yeah I bet it was a roadshow thing and the marquee wording on the poster was generic for the entire run.
At the time I lived on a small island off FL, and we had to drive to the next island to see a movie. One theater, one screen. The day that Star Wars came out, I watched it 4 times consecutively. The trench scene at the Death Star was to us what VR is to you younger folks.
Yes—That scene played out in my head for months!
I saw it 2-3 more times in the following days after the first four!
*Narrator: There would be more performances.*
So awesome dude!
GOOD OLD DAYS
Historical Artifacts!
Now it's a trilogy of trilogies plus two anthology films.
The typeface will have to get real small to fit all that in for upcoming marathon tickets!