This Polaroid picture was taken in 1977 or 1978, so I would’ve been around 11 or 12.
Yeah, the original Star Wars (not the special editions) was ground breaking. And Han shooting first didn’t scar me.
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Great photo and memory. It’s sad, likely most fans today assume the original trilogy was that CGI crapfest Lucas put out in the 90s.