Saw the original on opening day at the Cinerama in Seattle. Waited in line around the block. I was in HS.
Went to a free private screening of Star Wars in Wash DC during a winter school trip and did a private survey afterwards . Our all boys school group were waiting in line for another movie .
Skipped my last day in high school to see opening night.
I saw the original the Friday that it opened at a mid afternoon matinee at the Stuart Theater in Lincoln, Ne. The theater was only about one third full. I went with a friend and his older brother and one of his friends. The older brother and his buddy were both stoners and had read that the movie had great special effects so those two blazed up before we went. Being only 13 I did not participate in that. I ended up seeing Star Wars 9 more times over the next year and a half in the theater. That movie was so awesome back then and it was mind blowing. I would love to see the original again in the theater but it doesn’t sound like it will be in wide release. I saw the original trilogy in the theater and the one with Jar Jar Binks in the theater but that’s it.
Saw it opening day in Chicago. That and James Bonds films were the reason to stand in line and create memories for a lifetime.