I saw this movie in the Summer of 1975 in Ocean City, NJ, after it was released. I saw it with my family. Don Knotts was hilarious. There were so many nice movies released during the early to mid 1970's that I will always remember.
shareI had just turned 8 when I saw TADG for the first time in August 1975 at the drive-in on a double-bill with "The Swiss Family Robinson." Saw it four more times over the next couple of weeks, then two more times a year later in August 1976 when it was re-released as a co-feature with "Treasure of Matecumbe." That November it premiered on NBC's The Wonderful World of Disney. It would not be until 1982 when we bought our first VCR and joined a video club that I would see the film again. I just showed the DVD to my two stepsons (ages 10 and 6) last night for the first time and they loved it.
"The Lord poured your brains in with a teaspoon and somebody joggled his arm!"
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Saw it at Wineland's Super Chief Drive-In (Fort Washington, MD) in both 1975 and 1976. Coincidentally, years later in August 1984, the final film I saw there was "Red Dawn," which co-starred Brad Savage (Clovis in TADG). The theater closed just a couple of weeks later and was demolished not long after that.
shareVery first movie I *ever* saw on the big screen. Either Herndon Twin (Herndon, Virginia) or Sterling Theater (Sterling, VA ... *not* Dranesville, but the Graffiti's / Archery / Laser Tag predecessor). Gem of a movie. Made me a theater lover.
shareDid you see it at the theater on the boardwalk? Was that around at that time?
I was fed a steady diet of Disney movies back then, and this was one of my favorites.
You smell like beef and cheese, you don't smell like Santa.
I saw it at a drive-in in Marin County when I was nine. I don't remember what it was paired with, maybe Dark Star? I remember that my older sister was out of town staying with my cousins. No one to torment me in the back of the car. Great summer.
sharePaired with "Dark Star"...I can see that. Both films are rated G, and "Dark Star"'s theatrical run was pretty much limited to the drive-in circuit. I didn't see "Dark Star" until DVD in 2001 but every time I watch it I can't help but think of how perfect a mid-'70s drive-in co-feature it is.
shareSaw it in Salem, Oregon, first run, end of summer (we got movies late up there) 1975...we were friends with a family who had seen it and believed it to be "the funniest film ever made." So they joined us and we all went together. It boggles my mind to think about it now--the theater was full-unto-being sold out, and we, as two whole families, were going to a movie together, in the afternoon. A *disney* film, yet!
Does this still happen anymore?
Like many kids my age I had seen everything Disney released in the early-to-mid 70's and this one, "Herbie Rides Again," "Island At The Top Of The World," "Freaky Friday" and "The World's Greatest Athlete" were my favorites...I've been re-watching all these old flicks lately and I still find those films amazingly entertaining. I've seen ADG a few times over the years and have, frankly, gotten a bit bored with it. I'm going to watch it tonight in widescreen on a nice tv and see if that makes a difference.
The MAIN thing I remember about ADG at the time was that it concerned earthquakes; I had begged my dad to take me to "Earthquake" (in sensurround!) earlier, around Easter of '75, it was my first ever official "PG" movie and it literally traumatized me, I was in no way ready for that movie at the time! I was glad to see a movie with an earthquake in it that was a little more kid-friendly to watch, by contrast!
Coincidentally, they showed "Earthquake" at the huge, beautiful Egyptian in Hollywood around Easter of this year to a very appreciative and respectable audience. 1975 Lives.
Nilbog! It's goblin spelled backwards! This is their kingdom!