tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723667248028171672.post4467011212301447143..comments2024-03-27T02:17:48.873-07:00Comments on Episode Nothing: Star Wars in the 1970s: The story of a boy, a girl and a universe: the original Star Wars teaser trailer from 1976Darren Sladehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10032557997444382751noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723667248028171672.post-89582001516102239642020-06-23T03:15:39.853-07:002020-06-23T03:15:39.853-07:00Great article. I saw this in Bournemouth in 77 may...Great article. I saw this in Bournemouth in 77 maybe? I would have been 6. I remember turning to my Mum and saying "I HAVE to see that".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723667248028171672.post-13073540597796509532017-03-05T09:00:05.463-08:002017-03-05T09:00:05.463-08:00It's always fascinating to see a glimpse of St...It's always fascinating to see a glimpse of Star Wars before it became, well, Star Wars. The original trailer lets you see it through the eyes of the average 1970s moviegoer a bit, driving home the point that Star Wars at one time was a really strange film. Thanks for the article!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16608555385026989125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723667248028171672.post-54584223819390796312016-12-28T06:45:00.105-08:002016-12-28T06:45:00.105-08:00Thanks for commenting, Gregg. Great to have the re...Thanks for commenting, Gregg. Great to have the recollections of someone who saw the trailer at a convention and at the Avco. Do you remember it going down poorly at the Avco, as Alan Ladd Jr suggested? Darren Sladehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10032557997444382751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723667248028171672.post-62000876653717925242016-12-25T16:00:29.502-08:002016-12-25T16:00:29.502-08:00I worked as an usher at the Avco Theater in the su...I worked as an usher at the Avco Theater in the summer of 77 when Star Wars came out.<br />I now write trailers for a living and I have to say, this is still one of my favorite trailers of all time.<br />It is a transition, where the trailer copy is more evocative, then it is expository.<br />Considering how rough the footage was, I remember seeing the trailer at a Star Trek convention in 1976<br />that Lippincott had brought to show, along with some slides and the audience went ballistic.<br /><br />Thanks for the story.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04818856439828459183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723667248028171672.post-7051052050258060422016-10-24T22:17:26.222-07:002016-10-24T22:17:26.222-07:00wonder why they didn't go with the story of a ...wonder why they didn't go with the story of a boy, a girl and a galaxy as opposed to universe? has a better ring to it.stevehttps://www.facebook.com/umbrellashortfilmnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723667248028171672.post-25974996780352557252016-10-20T19:47:07.849-07:002016-10-20T19:47:07.849-07:00Correct me if I'm wrong but the shot of Vader ...Correct me if I'm wrong but the shot of Vader and Obi-Wan's lightsaber fight is slightly longer in the trailer than in the final movie.Benovitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03448155592499275941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723667248028171672.post-63145121774385011692016-10-18T16:30:12.261-07:002016-10-18T16:30:12.261-07:00Chris: That's a great story. Thanks for sharin...Chris: That's a great story. Thanks for sharing. Sounds a bit like me, seeing clips from Star Wars on TV and declaring that it was going to be nowhere as good as Planet of the Apes. <br /><br />Old Ben: Thanks for that. I'll have to check out the trash compactor scene and compare. I think I was taking the word of starwars.com, which says the roar isn't in the film and is thought to be an alternate take. <br />It's striking how familiar footage can have such a different atmosphere with a slightly different sound mix and different music.<br /><br />I appreciate the comments. Do keep them coming. Darren Sladehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10032557997444382751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723667248028171672.post-6721413117758925172016-10-18T10:30:39.926-07:002016-10-18T10:30:39.926-07:00I believe the wookie roar is in the movie, when th...I believe the wookie roar is in the movie, when they get out of the trash compactor and Chewie hears the monster inside it. Chewie roars and runs away from it. Han then shoots it, and Leia gets pissed! I think all the shots in the trailer are actually in the movie, just the sound mix and the iconic music is missing, along with the visual effect details you mentioned (no color in the lightsaber).Old Ben from the Dune Seanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723667248028171672.post-75073879999586236332016-10-17T20:04:58.353-07:002016-10-17T20:04:58.353-07:00I saw the teaser trailer while seeing For the Love...I saw the teaser trailer while seeing For the Love of Benji with my mother. We were sitting in one of the front rows. She turned to me and asked "Would you like to go see that?" In my ten year old wisdom I said "Naw, that looks STUPID!" Six months later I was completely obsessed.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00578437705788757391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3723667248028171672.post-18837570639180213112016-10-17T20:02:31.694-07:002016-10-17T20:02:31.694-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00578437705788757391noreply@blogger.com