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- 5-25-77 is a coming-of-age comedy inspired by the true story of a nerdy, alienated, hopeful filmmaker named Pat Johnson about growing up, falling in love, and becoming the very first fan of the movie that changed everything, Star Wars.
Jul 21, 2022 · 5-25-77 is a coming-of-age comedy inspired by the true story of a nerdy, alienated, hopeful filmmaker named Pat Johnson about growing up, falling in love, and becoming the very first fan of...
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Jan 31, 2023 · It’s also the true story of how he became the first ever fan to ever watch the original Star Wars movie, which came out on, you guessed it, May 25, 1977. Johnson’s story is featured on a new episode of Dan Delgado’s The Industry podcast, which has been following the saga since 2011.
- Margeaux Sippell
5-25-77, released as 25-5-77 in the United Kingdom, is a 2022 coming-of-age film written and directed by Patrick Read Johnson and produced by Fred Roos and Gary Kurtz. It stars John Francis Daley as a teenage director living in Wadsworth , Illinois , and his excitement for the premiere of Star Wars on May 25, 1977.
May 5, 2023 · Although he got a good number of other films under his belt in the meantime, 5-25-77 took him more than two decades to make. “It's true,” he says.
In Patrick Read Johnson's "5-25-77," John Francis Daley (best-known as the great Sam Weir in "Freaks & Geeks") plays, basically, Patrick Read Johnson, who visited his idol Steven Spielberg on his spring break in 1977 (while Spielberg was finishing up "Close Encounters").
That boy is Pat ( John Francis Daley – Spider-man: Homecoming, Game Night) and that film is Star Wars. Now the long-awaited, captivating feature, 5-25-77, based on the true story of Patrick Read Johnson – written and directed by the man himself – is out now on UK digital thanks to 101 Films.
Feb 6, 2023 · CHICAGO - While Star Wars has been beloved by fans around the world for decades, the new coming-of-age true story 5-25-77 makes the (very believable) cast that the film’s very first fan is from...
