5/25/77 Preview with Gary Kurtz, Patrick Read Johnson

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5/25/77 Preview with Gary Kurtz, Patrick Read Johnson

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This preview introduced attendees to 5-25-77, Patrick Read Johnson’s autobiographical film about a young movie obsessive whose life is changed by the arrival of Star Wars. The presence of Gary Kurtz, producer of Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back, gave the screening a direct connection to the film’s subject. The presentation fit Celebration IV’s anniversary theme because it treated May 25, 1977 as a cultural turning point, not merely a release date. Fans saw material from a movie about the effect Star Wars had on young filmmakers and fan imaginations.