I did when i was 4 years old with my 14 year old and 11 year old big brothers and dad during the holidays.
Who saw Star Trek IV in theaters when it came out?
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I was 18.
I was President of a 1000-strong Trek club and we assisted with a huge gala premiere night for ST IV in Sydney, Australia. We supplied a Spock-in-white-robes lookalike and 100 costumed fans, who received a free ticket, free mingling with celebs, free disco and non-stop free alcohol! We did have to form a guard of honour for the celebs and sit through an awards ceremony first, but it was worth it. (They did put a blooper on the program - "Journey" instead of "Voyage".)
Buspak by Ian McLean, on Flickr
Buspak by Ian McLean, on Flickr
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I saw it in the theater, in Minnesota. There were 4-page glossy "programs" on heavy paper; someone's selling a copy on eBay where you can see the center spread (various stills from the movie) as well as the cover ("slanted" movie title) and page 4 (the individual photos of the 10 main actors, plus two who barely had any lines, and the credits): https://www.ebay.com/itm/Star-Trek-...mount-Movie-Promo-Leonard-Nimoy-/132634040558
I did, though I'm not sure which cinema I saw it in. (There were two I regularly used at that time).
Enjoyed it too. (I think I saw three at the cinema too, though one and two were at home)
By the nineties, both of those cinemas had closed, but we had a choice of three others by that point. (Though two of those are now closed and the new one that popped up has been taken over by one that closed)
Enjoyed it too. (I think I saw three at the cinema too, though one and two were at home)
By the nineties, both of those cinemas had closed, but we had a choice of three others by that point. (Though two of those are now closed and the new one that popped up has been taken over by one that closed)
Warning: This is a sad story.
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...I was 11 years old when TVH was released, and at the time my grandmother was in the hospital for what would turn out to be a losing battle against cancer (she'd contracted it a few years earlier, but this time it was more serious, though I didn't realize how serious). My family let my younger brother and cousin and I see the film more than once, by ourselves I think, and while at the time it was a real treat to get to see a (good!) Star Trek film in the theater (multiple times!), I think I had some inkling even at the time, and certainly in retrospect, that it was a way of giving the kids something to do other than watch their grandmother fade. Within a week of us driving out to see my grandparents, she was gone. In the years since, my mom has said on more than one occasion that my grandmother went to extraordinary lengths not to let us (the kids) see how badly the cancer was affecting her.
Hell of a way to forever remember when a Star Trek film was released, but there you go.
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...I was 11 years old when TVH was released, and at the time my grandmother was in the hospital for what would turn out to be a losing battle against cancer (she'd contracted it a few years earlier, but this time it was more serious, though I didn't realize how serious). My family let my younger brother and cousin and I see the film more than once, by ourselves I think, and while at the time it was a real treat to get to see a (good!) Star Trek film in the theater (multiple times!), I think I had some inkling even at the time, and certainly in retrospect, that it was a way of giving the kids something to do other than watch their grandmother fade. Within a week of us driving out to see my grandparents, she was gone. In the years since, my mom has said on more than one occasion that my grandmother went to extraordinary lengths not to let us (the kids) see how badly the cancer was affecting her.
Hell of a way to forever remember when a Star Trek film was released, but there you go.
Saw it opening night, stood out for an hour in the cold and snow to get good seats.
I was 23 in 1986 and saw it the day it came out at the Chinese Theater in Hollywood..
[Lol - when I first posted, I thought this was about STIII.]
[Lol - when I first posted, I thought this was about STIII.]
Commander Chapel's big scene with Sarek got cut.
Dr Chapel and Ambassador Sarek in ST IV by Ian McLean, on Flickr
I own her cue card of her other scene... Years later, she signed it for me. She was very surprised to see it again, and to learn that it was bought in New Zealand and resides in Australia.
Star Trek IV cue card for Majel Barrett by Ian McLean, on Flickr
I saw it on the day it was released. Second house. As I entered the cinema a guy was gushing to his friend how, "Kirk got a new Enterprise!"
Bastard.
Bastard.
