Martin Richter… when this came out in america (a few months earlier), i was youth hostelling in wales with the school. one of the teachers (all long hair and john lennon glasses) was reading Rolling Stone and showed me a full page advert for Star Wars and said – watch out for this – it’s going to be huge! i think he was right!
Paul Crimin… What was Saturday Night Fever ‘X’? An adult version? Interesting…
Colin Bell… There’s two version’s Paul, one sanitized for TV, cinema release contained sex and very strong language
Paul Crimin… I remember seeing it at my local cinema the week it was released, I’m that old, and I don’t remember being shocked in any way. Thanks Colin, I didn’t know that there was a sanitised version.
Colin Bell… wasn’t shocked either, but it being the 70’s i’d already seen Clockwork Orange, Straw Dogs, Soldier Blue etc i think i’d become unshockable!
Paul Crimin… A fine list of films, I saw them all back then. I still can’t listen to ‘I’m Singing in the Rain’ without thinking of ‘Clockwork Orange’.
Nick Prince… the heavily edited A certificate version came out during the autumn of 1978.
Edward Adams… the flea pit
Gerry Fortsch… I remember the dirty raincoats brigade in there when we were teenager watching Chesty Morgan, what a bloody awful film that was?
Colin Bell… Bloody hell i’d forgotten that! I’ve just had a terrible flashback
Gerry Fortsch… It’s those varicose veins in those enormous boobs.
Andy Ives… I saw Star Wars the week of release but I thought it was at Classic Cinema. Maybe it wasn’t
Alan Esdaile… Yes your right Andy, as it came out in 1977.
Fred Marsh… my partner said he went to an allnight viewing of Clint Eastwood films there, well that’s his story anyway
Judith Monk… The Flea Pit…played some horrible art house type films and lots for the dirty mac brigade…
Mick O’Dowd… Star Wars was the last film shown I believe. Anybody confirm?
Nick Prince… Yes it was Mick….
Philip Mansbridge… I saw it at the cinema opposite Debenhams, where WHSmith was, there was a cardboard cutout of Darth Vader in the foyer
Mick O’Dowd… Philip, That’s where The Orion was.