way back then --32 years ago --movie fans must have had no minds of their own ---
instead they all depended on a few ' big name ' reviewers to tell them what to see
for this one --it was so badly panned ( in my Boston area )--as a " worthless waste of time and money "
that it was an instant box office failure

:'-( :'-( :'-(
just a few weeks after the ' grand' opening --
nobody had showed up to the big theaters -
so --by pure luck --i stumbled into it --- playing at a local tiny movie house --
for just $1.00 !!!
all the 'loser' movies ended up there for matinees only
even for a buck --there were just about 20 folks in the 100 seat place :'-(
but the cheers and laughter sounded like 200 !!!
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by great luck --movie rental shops became big nationwide --
and this ' worlds greatest movie ' has become -- i will guess -
the most popular ' cult film' EVER !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
