STAR WARS Audience Reaction 1977 (AUDIO with VIDEO)

Imagine walking out that night thinking, “hmm I wonder if they’re ever gonna make a sequel” “probably wouldn’t be that good if they did”

It's really fun to see people's first impressions on the first Star Wars. Especially in a time when there was no other movie like Star Wars.

In 77, when this movie ended, a ten year old kid's life had changed forever..

When the movie opened in Japan, the audience was silent at the end of the picture. According to the country's culture, that was a sign of respect. They knew it was an incredible film.

All the cars started honking and flashing their lights, and people were yelling and screaming. I saw it at a drive in when it came out.

"If the audience claps when Han arrives with the falcon then it will be a success" cit. Marcia Lucas

I love how you can hear children giggling when Vader's spinning out of control His past mistakes haunt him

When I saw it people literally got up and cheered when the death star exploded just like at a baseball game. I'll probably never see anything like that again.

I WAS 8 YEARS OLD 1977. WHEN THE FALCON SHOWED UP PEOPLE LOST THEIR MINDS. GOOD TIMES.

It must've been something else to see this movie without the prior knowledge that we now have of it. Gives me chills to hear people cheering and clapping in the theatre.

Can we just take a moment to appreciate the fact start wars art style still holds up great 43 years later

You can definitely confirm that this is the 1977 version. The Death Star didn’t have the ring come out when it blew up

I remember the audience [at least in the theater I was in] being a lot louder when the death star blew up. The entire theater stood up, cheered, and clapped. It's the only time I've ever seen that kind of response during a movie.

I love the applause when Solo shows up. :)

The reaction to Han’s “ya-hoo” gives me chills. One of the greatest videos on YouTube. Wish I was alive then to see this.

In the 70’s an Iranian family who left Iran at the time of the revolution moved in next door to me in London. In 1978 I was 7 and I got to know the 2 children in the family well. One Friday night there was a knock at the door and the family asked if I would like to go to the cinema with them, We went along to a cinema in Ealing, West London and the film turned out to be Star Wars, and my 7 year old mind was truly blown. I will be forever grateful for their invite and remember the evening fondly. They soon after moved to the U.S. and we lost touch. Hope they are all happy and well wherever they are now.

nice, this is history

"1 in a million", from the guy that doesn't like the odds to be told.

I heard critics didnt think star wars would do well in theatres because the movie Smokey and the Bandit came out at the same time...you believe that?

I had the middle seat of the second row from the front after waiting 5 hours in two lines to get in, knowing NOTHING about the movie, since it had no trailers of any real kind and this was the first weekend that it was being shown. I thought my seat was going to be bad due to the loud sounds, but it was the absolute BEST POSSIBLE seat in the entire theater. Those spaceships coming in at the beginning literally "blew me away"... Best movie beginning EVER!!