'Star Wars' Flashback: What Happened When 'The Phantom Menace' Teaser Debuted — hollywoodreporter.com

There will be Star Wars this weekend: 88-seconds worth. The news that Disney will debut a trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens in more than two dozen theaters nationwide over Thanksgiving weekend brings to mind the last time that an outsized reaction greeted a brief clip for a new version of the series. One day was Tuesday, November 17, 1998, where moviegoers gathered to watch a sneak preview of The Phantom Menace trailer that would hit theaters nationwide days later. Below is an excerpt from a Hollywood Reporter column recounting the scene.

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