Who saw Star Trek IV in theaters when it came out?
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I was six years old when it came out.
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We went to see it when it opened in Merritt Island FL; I had been working for a NASA contractor for a couple of years.
We got our son out of his kindergarten class a bit early* to get there in time. He'd been sleeping in our car when we saw Trek III at the drive-in, and we'd had to leave him with his aunt when we went to see Trek II, but now he was old enough.
We got there early. There were a few fans in homemade Starfleet uniforms there. The theater was unusually warm. One of the uniformed trekkers went to complain to the manager. He came back, telling us that the AC system was busted. "Just pretend you're on Vulcan," he said, handing out some passes that the manager had given us in compensation.
As the showtime hour approached, you could hear one digital wrist watch after another beep its tone in nerdley fashion, but it was my own watch's chime that seemed to start the projector. You see, on my job I had a desk in a corner of a launch support complex, directly facing some big, impressive IRIG time display. With that as an example, I always set my watch very precisely.
Oh yeah, the movie. We enjoyed it. It was about all you'd want from a Trek film that was also a holiday film. (The air conditioning did come back after awhile.)
We got our son out of his kindergarten class a bit early* to get there in time. He'd been sleeping in our car when we saw Trek III at the drive-in, and we'd had to leave him with his aunt when we went to see Trek II, but now he was old enough.
We got there early. There were a few fans in homemade Starfleet uniforms there. The theater was unusually warm. One of the uniformed trekkers went to complain to the manager. He came back, telling us that the AC system was busted. "Just pretend you're on Vulcan," he said, handing out some passes that the manager had given us in compensation.
As the showtime hour approached, you could hear one digital wrist watch after another beep its tone in nerdley fashion, but it was my own watch's chime that seemed to start the projector. You see, on my job I had a desk in a corner of a launch support complex, directly facing some big, impressive IRIG time display. With that as an example, I always set my watch very precisely.
Oh yeah, the movie. We enjoyed it. It was about all you'd want from a Trek film that was also a holiday film. (The air conditioning did come back after awhile.)
*I remember when were planning to see the film, I mentioned to my wife that we'd have to get the kid a half-day excuse (not a whole day, as he had otherwise perfect attendance), and wondered if we could write to DeForest Kelley and ask for a Doctor's excuse. Didn't follow through on that.
Didn't see it in theatres but do remember dad had a vhs copy from work (worked in a hotel so was a hotel pre release version) was so fun!
Started the theatre at ST V . and seen every one since.
Started the theatre at ST V . and seen every one since.
Ditto. Can't say I went on opening night for any of them, but I made it out there at least once while they were showing. I was 15 for IV.
I did. My dad took me and a friend. He still calls it "the one with the whales.
