Throwback Thursday: What was the first movie you at the theatre? #TBT

[Kristján Geir Mathiesen]

It's Thursday!

Alright good folk, can you remember? I believe the first movie I saw at the movie theatre was Star Wars, back in 1977.

My older brothers attended the University of Iceland and it had a huge lecture hall that doubled as a movie theatre in the evenings. They would get student discounts and took me to see Star Wars (episode IV). I was seven 😊

How about you? Can you remember how old you were, where you saw it at, and with whom?

Have a great Thursday!

[John Funk]

WOW - that was a LONG time ago. I don't remember the first one but would have been back in the early 70's. It might have been Gone With The Wind as I remember seeing that in the theater. Not the original showing, of course. ;-)

[Kristján Geir Mathiesen]

Time flies, doesn't it @John Funk hahaha. To be honest, I do not remember much from going. I remember parts of the movie, of course, but hardly anything surrounding the event :) 

But was it the 1939 version of Gone With The Wind that you saw?  That sucker is long!

[John Funk]

Yes, it was the original! And something like 3 hours or so. I remember there being an intermission.  :-)

[Omar Mohamed Fathi]

NICE 

[Jimmy Seddon]

@Kristján Geir Mathiesen I don't know for sure.  But the earliest one I can remember seeing was the original "Land before time".

[Kristján Geir Mathiesen]

@Jimmy Seddon  yeah it is hard to think that far back :) Unless it was some major experience. This is a good one!

[Jimmy Seddon]

@Kristján Geir Mathiesen I should have also pointed out that 1997 was the first time I saw a Star Wars movie in theatres when they re-released them for the 30th anniversary.  My Dad took me to see a Episode IV - New Hope!

[Ivan Lima]

I don't remember exactly when (better off this way... it's been a long time), but for sure, my first one was The NeverEnding Story.

[Kristján Geir Mathiesen]

Ahh, Limahl and that song! Classic movie as well. I like it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yL5G8w5mVdE

[Jimmy Seddon]

To this day, I still don't think I have every watched this movie in it's entirety.

[Kristján Geir Mathiesen]

Now that you mention it @Jimmy Seddon  I don't think I have either. But I have seen most of it few times :)

[Ivan Lima]

I remember watching it a few times. To me, one of those movies that bring lots of good memories.

[Gökçe Gürsel {Appfire}]

Lion King :) The original one of course.

[Kristján Geir Mathiesen]

Excellent movie! 

[Gökçe Gürsel {Appfire}]

Yeah, it is :) I gotta watch it again sometime.

[Yee Frost]

Jurassic Park was my first one.

[Jimmy Seddon]

I loved this movie as a child (actually I still do!).  I watched the VHS so many times there was a point where I could quote every single line in the movie word for word.

[Daniel Eads]

Lion King here too. It's strange to consider my kids are into "Frozen" like we were into Lion King at the time. Doesn't seem like that long ago but a whole era of Disney has already come and passed in that span.

[Brant Schroeder]

ET was the first movie I remember.  I think I even got a little scared.

[Jimmy Seddon]

This one I watched on Betamax, also multiple time over!

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist-]

I do not remember exactly.  I do remember Dad taking me to see Star Wars: A New Hope and 2001: A Space Odyssey when the Granby Theatre at Cemetary Junction in Reading was running Sci-Fi season (and that was before we saw ET in New York on its first release, I remember queuing around the block for that)

The inexactitude is that I have a feeling my grandparents took me to see a couple of Disney's before that.

[Kristján Geir Mathiesen]

Good flicks!

[Taranjeet Singh]

As far as I remember, "Jurassic Park" was my first Hollywood movie that I saw in a theater in my hometown in India. I as 9 at that time, and it was a special "Movie Event" organized by our school and was a fun experience watching this amazing movie as a kid with all my school friends and class teachers.

[Yee Frost]

Jurrasic Park was my first one as well.

[Kristján Geir Mathiesen]

That is an excellent movie with great cast!

[Martin Bayer _MoroSystems_ s_r_o__]

Same as @Gökçe Gürsel {Appfire} ... Lion King. I was about 6 years old and our dad took us to the theatre. It was amazing. I remember it was recorded with Czech subtitles. I probably could not read so fast but I remember the music... it was the best part. I still listen to this soundtrack.
There is also great musical (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewOAsUWQJvo), sorry I had to share :)

[Kristján Geir Mathiesen]

Yes, awesome music in that movie!

[Monique vdB]

Mine was Annie! Great songs, iconic cast, still holds up today. Does anyone else remember the fireworks spelling out "A-n-n-i-e"? For years I thought those were real and was disappointed every fourth of July when the fireworks didn't spell anything. 

[Kristján Geir Mathiesen]

Awesome movie for sure, @Monique vdB  !

[Kat Warner]

I'm not sure what movies I saw at the theatre as a child but the first movie I went to with friends without a parent/grandparent/relative was:

[Kristján Geir Mathiesen]

I don't think I have seen this one, might just have to add it to my list :)

[Sharon Helms]

I remember this as the first "scary" movie I ever saw in the theater -- as a young child, I was terrified when the shrinking woman fell down the garbage disposal!! The humor was definitely lost on me... 😆

[Kyren Wong]

 

As a theatre kid and film enthusiast I gotta say the Princess Bride really hits home, from the first time I watched it in the second grade till now even, I catch something new! That script is MUAH 💕chef's kiss💕

[Jimmy Seddon]

As you wish.... ;)

[Kyren Wong]

👏🏼yaaaaaassss👏🏼

[Kristján Geir Mathiesen]

Da best! Da very best! I love it ;)

[Monique vdB]

@Kyren Wong did you see the table read they did a few months back? It was so amazing. Loved every minute. 

[Daniel Eads]

The first time I saw the movie, I was perhaps a senior in high school? It was a nice movie but at the time I didn't get the hype other than people's nostalgia. Now all this time later I've read the book, and would love to go back and watch it again. Can we host a Community teleparty? 😁

[Kyren Wong]

@Monique vdB OH LORDIE I know what I'm gonna watch after work today 

[Kyren Wong]

@Daniel Eads 🤩🤩🤩

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist-]

One of the best films ever made.  Watched it again a few weeks ago, and it's still superb.

[Kristján Geir Mathiesen]

YES! Princess Bride is da best! Totally agree :) Just keeps getting better.

[Jack Brickey]

Not sure how I missed this post! Great topic @Kristján Geir Mathiesen !

I can't be 100% sure but, like @John Funk the first I can remember was Gone with the Wind. However, I was so young and the movie (at the time) was so uninteresting to me and my brother I recall us just playing hide-and-seek in the theater. :-)

The first I recall really sitting down and watching would have been Old Yeller. 

"Yes, Mama. But he was my dog. I'll do it."

[Kristján Geir Mathiesen]

Thanks @Jack Brickey  It's kind of fun to reminiscent, isn't it! I've never seen Old Yeller, might have to try to find it. Thanks for sharing.