MovieChat Forums > General Discussion > First movie you remember seeing

First movie you remember seeing


What was it?

Probably the first I saw was on TV. Don't remember which one. First I do remember is The Haunting.

In a theatre, might have been a revival of Snow White.

You?

reply

Heidi

reply

Were you forced to watch this when it interrupted the NFL football game??

reply

Or hockey?

reply

You're probably too young to know this, but back in the late 1960s there was quite a hubbub about this. A televised game ran over, but instead of continuing the broadcast, the network switched to the movie 'Heidi.'

reply

I am aware of this.

reply

I thought you would be, but I was directing my comment to Cat, because, you know, she's a 👩.

reply

[deleted]

Right you are! 😉

reply

there was a sportscaster here in Toronto (long dead now) who was watching this football game when they switched to Heidi. He used to talk about it all the time.

reply

It became a legendary blunder, didn't it? I think there would be riots in the streets if this happened today.

reply

King Kong

reply

I think it was the Aristocats .

reply

Believe it or not (and I wouldn't blame you if it were or not), I've never seen that one.

reply

I totally believe that.
I'm sure The Aristocats isn't on the top Disney movies of all time.
The only thing I remember is one of the Gabor sisters was a voice and it had a bunch of cats in it.
I'm sure it was epic.

reply

A double creature feature at a drive in theater in Orangeburg, NY (sadly, its long closed)
'Food of the Gods' and 'Orca'
It was the late 70s and i might have been 5 or 6...i was terrified LOL
Ive seen both movies more recently...both are still pretty entertaining crap-fests but not scary at all:)

reply

With the hands clean

reply

?

reply

Maybe a Romanian film.

reply

[deleted]

A Romanian movie

reply

The Birds.

reply

I saw that on TV when I was a kid. Terrifying back then.

reply

I don't remember the movie name, but my parents had taken the six of us to the theater in the next town over. My brother, who was five at the time, turned the wrong way as he left the men's room and ended up outside the theater. The usher at the door wouldn't let him back in, so he walked home! It was about a three-mile walk.

reply

Your 5 year old brother was a boss
That must have scared the whole family

reply

I still don't understand why my parents didn't realize he was missing until the movie was finished. But then again, with six kids, a darkened theater, several of us making trips to the restrooms... Obviously, this was decades ago when it was normal for young kids to go some places on their own.

reply

WOW! Was just going to post about my first movie...and I'm sure I'd seen movies before it, but this stood out. I was five years old, my Uncle took me to see the movie, "Excalibur" (which was goddamn terrifying btw). I went to the restroom alone, walked out the wrong door and suddenly found myself locked in between two sets of doors, the other set leading outside.

I freaked out pretty good, was pounding on the glass and hollering...probably wasn't there five minutes until some passing employee heard me, opened up the door and suddenly had a 5-year old kid pounce into his arms, crying his ass off. Man I'll never forget that.
Was scrolling down to post that and saw this...the usher not only didn't let your 5-year old brother back in, but didn't offer to go look for his parents...nothing, just sent him packing? Really??
A lot of roaming kindergartners scamming theaters in that area? lol that's just bizarre man, what an asshole.
That'd make the news in this day and age...maybe even nationally, and the theater would most definitely be hearing from someone's lawyer. There'd be hell to pay.

No BS, huh? Five years old?

reply

A lot of roaming kindergartners scamming theaters in that area? 🤣

No BS. It actually happened. I don't know what the usher was thinking - or maybe he wasn't. "Just following the rules, little man. No ticky, no entry!" I don't know how well my brother stated his case, or maybe it was a teen-age usher who didn't see anything wrong with giving a five-year-old his walking papers.

Your story sounds scary, but credit for howling up a storm! Some kids would simply sit down and cry.

reply

[deleted]

I think that, even at that young age, my brother was a curious, observant, and adventurous little kid. He could have just waited outside the theater until the show was over. Instead, he went for a walk.

reply

[deleted]

To be fair, we grew up in a time of playing outside a lot, running around the neighborhood, going to the park, Sunday drives in the arboretum, bike rides, etc. And almost no screen time. I think it made us much more aware of our surroundings.

reply

What a smart kid your 5 year old brother was! Rather resourceful and independent for such a young age, to boot! wow!

reply

Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory

reply

Excellent movie🏄🍻🌞

reply

It sure is. I never miss it when it gets a play on tv

reply