Simply Sci-fi
Jedi Knight
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Reading through the text of my book, I'm short of memories about the excitement the Star Wars trilogy generated.
There were queues around the block at cinemas in many areas. I don't remember a queue to see Star Wars though. I think my dad was canny enough to wait until the end of the run locally, so as not to waste time not getting into the cinema.
Any memories of shelves being stripped of Star Wars toys? I recall how Romford town centre was entirely emptied of Star Wars toys in the Autumn of 1979. Only one market stall had a lonely Palitoy Landspeeder with a massive price tag that my mum bought as a joint present for me and my brother. We played with the toy to utter destruction, but as 'proper' collectors we kept the box and it survived in pretty good shape up until today.
People were also talking about the films among their friends and family. Various theories were being discussed too about what the films would contain before they were released. I had assumed as a child that Star Wars was American but one of my uncles would always make a point of telling me that the special effects were entirely British. I must admit, I didn't believe him! There was a very patriotic flavour to many of the news reports in 1977/78 so I don't blame him for picking up on the hype.
Any memories would be very useful.
Craig.
There were queues around the block at cinemas in many areas. I don't remember a queue to see Star Wars though. I think my dad was canny enough to wait until the end of the run locally, so as not to waste time not getting into the cinema.
Any memories of shelves being stripped of Star Wars toys? I recall how Romford town centre was entirely emptied of Star Wars toys in the Autumn of 1979. Only one market stall had a lonely Palitoy Landspeeder with a massive price tag that my mum bought as a joint present for me and my brother. We played with the toy to utter destruction, but as 'proper' collectors we kept the box and it survived in pretty good shape up until today.
People were also talking about the films among their friends and family. Various theories were being discussed too about what the films would contain before they were released. I had assumed as a child that Star Wars was American but one of my uncles would always make a point of telling me that the special effects were entirely British. I must admit, I didn't believe him! There was a very patriotic flavour to many of the news reports in 1977/78 so I don't blame him for picking up on the hype.
Any memories would be very useful.
Craig.