Grew up in the 80's

Re:First film you remember seeing in the theatre?

seely — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 18:56:08 GMT

Yeah my parents just moved from GR to Loveland, oddly enough. Maybe it was the prospect of another drive-in that led them there?

pippin06:

What's really cool is a few years back, I visited my friends who live north of Denver. There's still a drive-in the Loveland, CO (ish) area that's not too far from the mountains. Well, really, nothing outside of Denver is too far from the mountain, but it was a pretty cool way to catch a movie. I think I caught a double feature of Anger Management and Bringing Down the House. Hey, it was cheap.

Re:First film you remember seeing in the theatre?

Ravie13 — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 00:19:10 GMT

seely:

Wow, some classic 80's slapstick comedies there! I didn't know they still had drive-ins in the 80's?!?

They sure did! Back before the Internet existed and I still listened to records. :)

Re:First film you remember seeing in the theatre?

pippin06 — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 23:36:26 GMT

seely:

Wow, some classic 80's slapstick comedies there! I didn't know they still had drive-ins in the 80's?!?

Hello! Of course there were still drive-ins in the 80s! I refer you to my earlier post. I remember when here in Grand Rapids, Studio 28 did not yet exist, and the lot overlapping and next door (which has something else on it now) was the something or other 28 drive-in. It was right about the mid-80s that the multiplex got built, and then the drive-in next door died a swift death. Aw. Maybe it was 1984. I saw a lot of films at the theater in 1984 (Gremlins, Ghostbusters...)

What's really cool is a few years back, I visited my friends who live north of Denver. There's still a drive-in the Loveland, CO (ish) area that's not too far from the mountains. Well, really, nothing outside of Denver is too far from the mountain, but it was a pretty cool way to catch a movie. I think I caught a double feature of Anger Management and Bringing Down the House. Hey, it was cheap.

Re:First film you remember seeing in the theatre?

Kowalski76 — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 20:18:20 GMT

I'm pretty sure I saw films at the cinema before it, but the first I remember is Flash Gordon (1980). I loved it back then, now I loathe it's cardboard set cheeziness. Mike Hodges made that! The same Mike Hodges that made Get Carter. Mike Hodges made a film with Blue Peter's 'Peter Duncan'! I wonder if Peter helped build the set. It's amazing what he could do with some double sided sticky-tape and an empty fairy liquid bottle.

Re:First film you remember seeing in the theatre?

Risselada — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 19:17:22 GMT

seely:
Wow, some classic 80's slapstick comedies there! I didn't know they still had drive-ins in the 80's?!?

Ha! Well there are actually a few around today still, although I'm not sure exactly how many there are now compared to when they were at their height, but it's certainly becoming more rare.

Re:First film you remember seeing in the theatre?

seely — Tue, 14 Oct 2008 18:57:38 GMT

Wow, some classic 80's slapstick comedies there! I didn't know they still had drive-ins in the 80's?!?

Ravie13:

I remember going to drive-ins when I was little - it must have been easier for my parents to deal with a little kid when the little kid was manageable in their car/van. Kudos to them! The first ones I remember seeing (but I don't remember which was first) were Superman, Airplane and Zorro the Gay Blade (I was probably supposed to be asleep when that was on?).

Re:First film you remember seeing in the theatre?

Ravie13 — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 23:26:55 GMT

I remember going to drive-ins when I was little - it must have been easier for my parents to deal with a little kid when the little kid was manageable in their car/van. Kudos to them! The first ones I remember seeing (but I don't remember which was first) were Superman, Airplane and Zorro the Gay Blade (I was probably supposed to be asleep when that was on?).

Re:First film you remember seeing in the theatre?

seely — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 17:37:35 GMT

I saw The Fox and the Hound in the theatre, as well as a slew of other older Disney favorites. The anachronistic-ness of the whole situation bothered me and made me think perhaps my memory was creating something that never happened, until I asked my dad about it. Turns out that while I was growing up, it was common for theatres to have Saturday afternoon showings of classic children's movies at a discounted rate, most of them being Disney. I guess this isn't so common place anymore because of licensing issues and costs, so I never even thought of it. Mystery solved.

csprague:

If I remember correctly my first movie was The Fox and the Hound, but seeing as I was born after that was released, I think i was taken by my Dad to see it at a novelty movie theater in a barn somewhere. I don't know where the heck that was. But I had to have been at least 4 or 5. Some where near the house in PA. It was probably 1988. Otherwise, I remember watching Benji.

Re:First film you remember seeing in the theatre?

csprague — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 17:23:47 GMT

If I remember correctly my first movie was The Fox and the Hound, but seeing as I was born after that was released, I think i was taken by my Dad to see it at a novelty movie theater in a barn somewhere. I don't know where the heck that was. But I had to have been at least 4 or 5. Some where near the house in PA. It was probably 1988. Otherwise, I remember watching Benji.

Re:First film you remember seeing in the theatre?

Risselada — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 16:44:56 GMT

filmgal81:

Who Framed Roger Rabbit is a pretty early film memory for me as well. I also remember seeing the original Care Bears film in the theatre.

I saw Care Bears in my list of flims that I'm sure I saw when I was young, but I can't remember if I saw it in the theatre or just rented it on video. But those first couple movies were some of my first movie memories.

Re:First film you remember seeing in the theatre?

filmgal81 — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 16:00:21 GMT

Who Framed Roger Rabbit is a pretty early film memory for me as well. I also remember seeing the original Care Bears film in the theatre.

seely:

I only grew up in half of the eighties, but I felt I needed to join this group as I still remember a lot of films I saw as a child. In fact, the first film I remember seeing in the theatre (quite possibly the first film I saw) was the original Transformers Movie. I was four, but I was so excited to see it and so utterly enthralled that I can still picture the opening sequence... after not seeing the film for over twenty years. I guess that should have been an indication that I'd be a film junky.

Anyone else have any memorable firsts, from the eighties or otherwise?

Re:First film you remember seeing in the theatre?

seely — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 14:37:39 GMT

I think it was fairly successful in a commercial sense. I remember having a "Follow that Bird" book, as well as having the movie on VHS at some point. I'm sure the film didn't break any box-office records, but I'm sure it didn't cost that much to make and created a big merchandising opportunity for Sesame Street. Definately a classic!

Risselada:

I wonder how successful that movie was. I just remember it was quite an event for me. I must have seen lots of Sesame Street on TV as a wee tyke, but seeing it in the theater made it seem so much more huge and alive! I think I also remember being shocked that all the muppets from different shows were interacting on the same screen. Kind of the same way I was shocked when all the different cartoon characters from different studios interacted in Roger Rabbit.

Re:First film you remember seeing in the theatre?

Risselada — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 16:34:27 GMT

seely:

Risselada:
But now reviewing the lists of movies I've seen, I think maybe it was Sesame Street Presents: Follow that Bird, since that came out earlier and I'm pretty sure I saw that in the theater. I must have been only 4 years old!

Whoa, good call! This brings into question: which one did I see first... Transformers or Follow that Bird? I remember seeing "Follow that Bird" in the theatre as well, and it looks like it came out a year before Transformers. I may have to amend my original post.

I wonder how successful that movie was. I just remember it was quite an event for me. I must have seen lots of Sesame Street on TV as a wee tyke, but seeing it in the theater made it seem so much more huge and alive! I think I also remember being shocked that all the muppets from different shows were interacting on the same screen. Kind of the same way I was shocked when all the different cartoon characters from different studios interacted in Roger Rabbit.

Re:First film you remember seeing in the theatre?

seely — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 13:15:19 GMT

Risselada:
But now reviewing the lists of movies I've seen, I think maybe it was Sesame Street Presents: Follow that Bird, since that came out earlier and I'm pretty sure I saw that in the theater. I must have been only 4 years old!

Whoa, good call! This brings into question: which one did I see first... Transformers or Follow that Bird? I remember seeing "Follow that Bird" in the theatre as well, and it looks like it came out a year before Transformers. I may have to amend my original post.

Re:First film you remember seeing in the theatre?

pippin06 — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 12:17:05 GMT

I was born the year Star Wars came out. There I said it <sigh>

My parents were weekly connoisseurs (sp?) of the drive-in. The first film that I can remember seeing in its entirety was E.T. (1982). Though I have flashes of Porky's (1981) and The Empire Strikes Back (1980).

If we are talking about the actual movie theater, I think my first actual movie theater movie was Return of the Jedi (1983) on my 6th birthday (noticing a pattern, anyone...now you know why I'm constantly talking about these movies. As if there were no other films besides the original trilogy...). If I saw any others in an actual "cineplex" or "movie house" before that one, I can't remember them.

And I can remember seeing a whole bunch after that...I guess my memory only starts at about 6. Ah well.

Re:First film you remember seeing in the theatre?

joem18b — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 07:27:45 GMT

first movie i remember: the boy with the green hair (1946) (hmm, seems to be missing from the movies list) at Moffett Field Naval Base. For a four-year-old, booorrring!!

Re:First film you remember seeing in the theatre?

Risselada — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 21:11:19 GMT

I was born in 1981. For a while I was thinking the first movie I might have seen in the theater was Harry and the Hendersons. But now reviewing the lists of movies I've seen, I think maybe it was Sesame Street Presents: Follow that Bird, since that came out earlier and I'm pretty sure I saw that in the theater. I must have been only 4 years old!

One of my favorite early memories of going to the theater though was Who Framed Roger Rabbit. It's still one of my absolute favorites. In fact I just showed it to my girlfriend this past weekend. She had never seen it before!

Re:First film you remember seeing in the theatre?

Tizzy — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:58:42 GMT

In 1980 (I was about 5), I saw Nine to Five in a drive-in. I think that's the first movie I saw in a theater (of sorts). The next one I remember actually going to a theater to see was Raiders of the Lost Ark in 1981. I didn't understand Nine to Five at the time, but I was totally excited about Raiders of the Lost Ark!

First film you remember seeing in the theatre?

seely — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 15:22:41 GMT

I only grew up in half of the eighties, but I felt I needed to join this group as I still remember a lot of films I saw as a child. In fact, the first film I remember seeing in the theatre (quite possibly the first film I saw) was the original Transformers Movie. I was four, but I was so excited to see it and so utterly enthralled that I can still picture the opening sequence... after not seeing the film for over twenty years. I guess that should have been an indication that I'd be a film junky.

Anyone else have any memorable firsts, from the eighties or otherwise?