tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723667248028171672.post8168313044665600381..comments2024-03-17T02:27:31.894-07:00Comments on Episode Nothing: Star Wars in the 1970s: Star Wars comes home: the Super 8 releases from Ken FilmsDarren Sladehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10032557997444382751noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723667248028171672.post-45906326171170434562017-08-11T16:07:17.275-07:002017-08-11T16:07:17.275-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16793151108488316006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723667248028171672.post-13884915775565715362017-08-11T16:07:16.616-07:002017-08-11T16:07:16.616-07:00What a great article and the link is very interest...What a great article and the link is very interesting. I've done a lot of research into the history of Star Wars in the U.K and have found some interesting stuff about the Super 8 releases. British Super 8 dealerships had no restrictions on importing copies of Star Wars from Ken Films in America in 1977, even though the film had yet to come out at the cinema. The highest profile dealer was Mountain Films and they produced an A4 B & W leaflet to promote the release of Star Wars. At some stage they released a poster too. When the official list of licensee companies was released by 20th Century Fox, Mountain Films was listed as the supplier of Super 8 reels. Mountain Films was the official licensee for The Empire Strikes back too.<br /><br />I'm lucky enough to have abridged copies of Star Wars and The Empire Strikes back in their entirety and also the full-length widescreen copies. All I need now is some decent equipment to project them with!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16793151108488316006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723667248028171672.post-38341569698949360102015-10-25T14:15:52.750-07:002015-10-25T14:15:52.750-07:00As far as I know, it's not worth serious money...As far as I know, it's not worth serious money. You don't say whether you have a version with sound and colour, but this post at Starwars.com suggests they can be bought fairly cheaply: http://www.starwars.com/news/5-awesome-star-wars-media-collectibles/<br />Don't take my word for it, though. I've been enjoying Star Wars since 1978 without managing to collect very much of value.<br />Darren Sladehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10032557997444382751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723667248028171672.post-40519547671786295982015-10-22T20:13:14.914-07:002015-10-22T20:13:14.914-07:00Is this worth any serious money? I have this and a...Is this worth any serious money? I have this and another super 8, selected scenes version of the empire strikes back. The front cover on this other version seems painted (not hand painted) but the illustrations of Harrison Ford, c3p0 and what not. Just curious to know if there's any financial interests in these. Cheers for any info you can provide.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723667248028171672.post-17528550761012022602013-11-01T02:32:20.715-07:002013-11-01T02:32:20.715-07:00Like me Darren, you probably lay awake at night an...Like me Darren, you probably lay awake at night and walked around all day long thinking of the possibility of watching Star Wars at home any time you wanted - after seeing that ad in Star Wars Weekly!<br /><br />I remember asking my mum and dad if there was any slight possibility..?<br /><br />Star Wars fandom really was a mixture of joy and torture.<br />Johnjohnnyivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00130386732383767651noreply@blogger.com