KPmusmag
Screenwriter
Sometime in 1980 I went to a Star Trek convention at the Ambassador Hotel in L.A. Raiders had not been released yet, and there was a lot of promo for it at the convention (I guess because of the Paramount connection). They had Harrison Ford there for a while signing photos of himself as Indy, and I managed to get one. Of course, he was already well-known from Star Wars so it was kind of a big deal.
Later, when Raiders was released, I had forgotten all about the convention and the photo; one afternoon, because I could drive and he couldn't yet, my brother begged me to take him to see "this adventure movie." Expecting some really lousy movie, I kind of grudgingly said ok, and we saw the matinee of Raiders at the Cinerama Dome in Hollywood, sitting in about the third row. It was overwhelming on that huge screen, I will never forget it. At the end, I felt like I had been on a rollercoaster.
After dinner, we begged and cajoled our parents to take us to see it again. I mean, we just had to see it again. So they did, and it became a huge family favorite. (I remember my parents started to get up during the scene with Indy and Marion on the ship, they thought it was over LOL). There is nothing like seeing it on a really huge screen like the Cinerama.
Sometime later, I came across the autographed photo, and showed it to my brother. His chin dropped. I later gave the photo to the girl I went to the Trek convention with; I have since lost track of her. I hope she has it displayed in a special place.
Later, when Raiders was released, I had forgotten all about the convention and the photo; one afternoon, because I could drive and he couldn't yet, my brother begged me to take him to see "this adventure movie." Expecting some really lousy movie, I kind of grudgingly said ok, and we saw the matinee of Raiders at the Cinerama Dome in Hollywood, sitting in about the third row. It was overwhelming on that huge screen, I will never forget it. At the end, I felt like I had been on a rollercoaster.
After dinner, we begged and cajoled our parents to take us to see it again. I mean, we just had to see it again. So they did, and it became a huge family favorite. (I remember my parents started to get up during the scene with Indy and Marion on the ship, they thought it was over LOL). There is nothing like seeing it on a really huge screen like the Cinerama.
Sometime later, I came across the autographed photo, and showed it to my brother. His chin dropped. I later gave the photo to the girl I went to the Trek convention with; I have since lost track of her. I hope she has it displayed in a special place.
