What's the first movie you remember seeing in a theater ?

[deftron]

I think the first one I remember was Return of the Jedi

I was about 6 years old.

It must have been opening night. I remember it being a huge deal, with people dressed up as Star Wars characters and everything

 

I'm pretty sure the first movie I saw was Fried Green Tomatoes.

 

[RabbitNYC]

I remember going to watch E.T. in Manhattan with my aunts and uncles when I was about 4 yrs old. Well, I dont remember much about the movie but I remember finding this plastic E.T. figure before going into the theater.

 

[crypticlogin]

Superman 3. The computer scene with the parts attaching to the lady really freaked me out!

 

[NogginBoink]

Star Wars.

Yes, I'm *that* old.

 

[cherrytwist]

Wow, tough call.

I think it's the Muppet Movie.

I remember staying to watch it a second time.

Back in "tha day" you could do that with little hassle from the ushers.

 

[FeathersMcGraw]

Originally posted by: NogginBoink
Star Wars.

Ditto. And I think it was at a drive-in.

 

[Kadarin]

Good question! I have a vague memory of my parents taking us to see "The Great Waldo Pepper", but it's really vague. My parents said they walked out of the theater "because we didn't like all the swearing"...

I do clearly remember Star Wars, however... (that movie was badass for its time.)

 

[misle]

My parents told me it was ET. But the first one I remember is either The Muppets take Manhattan or Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo. I was about 6 when that came out.

 

[lowtech1]

Can't recall which was first, but it has to be Enter the Dragon or Dirty Harry.

 

[HiveMaster]

I saw THIS MOVIE in a Naval Base theater.
In Pearl City, Hawaii. In 1965.

 

[Soulflare]

Transformers.

 

[Blayze]

the first two movie I remember seeing are Gremlins and Transformers

 

[shiner]

Jaws.....the same damn summer my family decided to go to Florida and hit the beaches for vacation....smart.

 

[lowtech1]

This thread trigger my fond child hood memories of many weekends & Wednesday at the theater. It was the only time I get to spend time with my dad, because he worked as a film critic/advertising agent.

Come to the think of it, I may have seen on of the movies below first at the theater.

Gold Finger
From Russia with love
Ben-Hur
Gigi
20 000 Leagues Under the Sea
Singing in the Rain
The African Queen
Lawrence of Arabia
The Sound of Music

 

[ScottyB]

Bambi

 

[Azraele]

Some cartoon movie (All American Rabbit?) about a red white and blue bunny that did good.

 

[UglyCasanova]

The first movie I ever saw in a theatre ws "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles"

 

[d33pt]

ROBOCOP!

 

[DeschutesCore]

Originally posted by: ScottyB
Bambi

Same here. Oh, the shame...

DC

 

[Amused]

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid is the first one I remember in early 1970. I was 2 1/2 years old.

I'm actually surprised I remember seeing that movie in the theater.

 

[HombrePequeno]

The Little Mermaid when I was 4 years old.

 

[mpitts]

Time Bandits

I was about 6 years old.

 

[glen]

Bambi

 

[loup garou]

Return of the Jedi.