movies i recall seeing in the theater in 79 (age 10)

the jerk

superman 2

1941

moonraker

the china syndrome

meatballs

kramer vs kramer

being there

breaking away

the main event

rocky 2

goldengirl (possibly)

the in laws (maybe)

10 (kind of a stretch but...)

the muppet movie

The Electric Horseman

did not see

apocalypse now

norma rae

the rose

life of brian

the warriors

all that jazz

mad max

escape from alcatraz

rock n roll high school

manhattan ???

star trek the motion picture

the amityville horror

buck rogers in the 25th century

might have seen hair. probably saw the champ.

heres a list from tarantino.

Only saw r and r hs of all of those. Manhattan on TV. 

I saw Alien in the theater summer of '79. Once face hugger made his first move the woman next to me threw her head into her lap and began sobbing inconsolably with her hands over her ears. She stayed that way til the end credits as her date casually munched a bucket of popcorn.
- steve 5-20-2023 7:10 pm [ comments]