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Historic 1985 "The Star Wars Trilogy" NYC screening...
Historic 1985 "The Star Wars Trilogy" NYC screening...
Item # 716342
April 02, 1985
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, April 2, 1985
* Historic "Star Wars Trilogy" screening at RKO Warner Theatre
* "Star Wars" "The Empire Strikes Back" "Return of the Jedi"
* Luke Skywalker - Darth Vader - Princess Leia - Han Solo
Page 46 has a historic advertisement for: "The Star Wars Trilogy" screening at the RKO Warner Theatre in Manhattan.
AI note: On March 28, 1985, the RKO Warner Theatre in New York City hosted a special one-night-only 70mm screening of the original Star Wars trilogy (Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi) as part of a nationwide charity event benefiting children’s public television. Organized by Lucasfilm, 20th Century Fox, and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the event marked the first complete, uncut theatrical showing of all three films together. Attendees received collectible items like commemorative buttons and personalized posters, now highly sought after by collectors. The screening drew enthusiastic crowds and is remembered as a landmark event in Star Wars fandom, taking place just two years before the historic RKO Warner Theatre closed in 1987.
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because their was really no reason to save it at the time.
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Complete in 144 pages, one fold across the center, nice condition.
Provenance: This issue comes from The Village Voice's own archives, part of their in-house collection used to create their digital archive.
Alert: Many issues of The Village Voice contain articles and/or photos which some consider offensive, and are certainly inappropriate for children. If purchasing, please do so with discretion.
Category: The 20th Century
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