Running a 47 year old STAR WARS trailer on 35mm film!

[@childe57]

I was in a showing of 'Wizards' when this trailer was first shown. There was genuine enthusiasm from the audience. Though it looks silly now, even this first look was mind-blowing for the audience in 1976.

[@user-be2dt8eg2x]

A dealer in the dealer's room at a Star Trek convention had this very trailer showing at his table back in '76. He loved it. I thought "ho hum, it won't amount to much". Boy was I wrong. Learned to appreciate Star Wars over the years.

[@JimiJamma]

It’s amazing how the movie looks totally different than it does today!

[@darkvader7231]

No music in the trailer goes to show how much power John Williams score had in elevating the whole saga!!!

[@UpInTheBooth]

Right!!!

[@hesschambers]

The trailer was released while the movie was in post production. You'll also notice they had not yet added color to the light sabers.

[@wulfnite4520]

The music was one of the best parts of the movie. Just the opening credits score alone was worth the price of admission.

[@BranakinSkywalker]

It’s amazing this little trailer spawned the biggest franchise in history

[@Joe-Exit]

Can you imagine what people were thinking after seeing that trailer back then. I wish i was old enough to remember.

[@kurtb8474]

I remember this.

[@paulmetcalf9673]

Very dramatic!! I remember it !

[@Designsbyg]

wow...now thats one to have in the collection! whats the specs on it?

[@Art-is-craft]

What would I not give to see that movie in a cinema in 35mm.

[@joshuagaude6084]

Especially an original print. Or imagine if they found a master negative in an archive somewhere and made a couple new prints from that.

[@gittes98]

Even better in 70MM and 6-track Dolby Stereo. Seeing it in 35 is great, in 70 it was a phenomenal experience. Imagine that magnificent score encompassing the entire theater. Saw it presented that way five times at the long -gone UA 150 theater in Seattle.

[@flaminghulaballoo]

I saw this trailer, over 30 years ago, in a video rental store in Brattleboro, VT, on a kind of laser disc juke box. The lack of the John Williams music, as well as the colorless llightsabers and laser blasts, made it seem almost cheap and unworthy.

[@hesschambers]

The movie was in post production when the trailer was released. The color and sounds were not finished.

[@rutgersplague4595]

Like a Roger Corman trailer, kinda battle beyond the stars is what you thought you'd get

[@PrimarchX]

Interesting that the sound effects sound ad hoc and not complete in the trailer.

[@godstomper]

I was probably 2 years old when this shown

[@billybatson8657]

Seems weird without the original soundtrack playing in the random scenes they threw together to make this trailer.

[@wulfnite4520]

I remember seeing this trailer with my older brother who panned it as looking like just another cheesy B grade sci-fi flick.

[@stuartgeorge2324]

The good ole days of Real starwars 👌 😅

[@maryblaufuss7533]

When Han shot first.

[@stuartgeorge2324]

@maryblaufuss7533 dam right brother 👍🏻

[@alexthomas5838]

If I had seen this trailer I would not have seen the movie.

[@personne7542]

In fairness though, this trailer would've been quite impressive at the time. I think the closest thing would've been the original Star Trek(obviously before they touched up those reruns in recent years).

[@kascnef]

Unkle sampled it

[@mercurymachines4311]

This is very funny to watch. Star Wars was so close to being a disaster.

[@beyondz55]

Very sweet