That's how I remember it all these years.ahollis said:Opening was not that different, on the Roadshow prints the curtains opened on a dark screen with airport background voices over the black and then it fades into the opening shot of the chaos in the ticket area. The Universal logo was added at the end of the film.
Heaven help us from stupid decisions made for the ignorant masses. How else are people to learn if they don't experience different things? Pandering to ignorance is just dumbing down the experience for everyone, and as a result... we end up right where we are now. PS: while AIRPORT played in the same roadshow theatres that ran SWEET CHARITY, HELLO, DOLLY, MILLIE, etc, it wasn't booked or played as a roadshow, aside from 70mm stereo, no trailers, and the classy opening in the dark. No reserved seats, advance sale, souvenir book, etc. Just an exclusive engagement until it opened wider.ahollis said:The 35mm opened with the Universal Logo fading up with the same airport background voices over the logo that fades out and then the shot of the ticket area fades up. A gentleman with the Universal Film exchange in New Orleans said they did this for the General Release so the film would not go dark after the trailers and audience members would not think something happened to the picture,