I had very few movie experiences prior to high school. I think I can recall each of them:
The first one was
1776. My elementary school rented out a theater for a showing. I think it was during the bicentennial, because I was only 4 when the movie originally came out. I remember Thomas Jefferson seeming to be a dashing character. He's been my favorite president ever since.
Next was
The Muppet Movie in 1979. I was 11 and went with my mom and brother (6 at the time).
In 1981, my grandfather took me and his three other grandkids (my brother and our cousins) to see
The Private Eyes with Tim Conway and Don Knotts. I've always wanted to watch it again to see if it seems as funny now as it did then.
Then, in the summer of 1982, I saw
E.T. with my mom and brother. I think that was it until high school and the freedom that a car brings.
