Just over 45ya I went to see #Alien when it opened at the #Woodfield mall's movie complex of 2 theatres next to the I90
https://www.space.com/alien-45th-anniversary-opening-day-1979
The world's eyes were opened that day to HR #Giger's nightmare like art regarding #AlienIntelligences.
Probably less than a 100K people had ever seen his work prior to that day. Publishers were afraid to market it to the public for fear it might be banned in unenlighted parts
I was really jazzed to see it after being subjected to an early coordinated ad campaign that had begun weeks earlier that consisted of little more than a commercial showing LED segments slowly activating to create the word Alien with a short sequence of rapid cuts of action and sets.
I was horrified at start
Driving N on the freeway to see the late afternoon Premiere screening I noted a large cloud of black smoke was billowing in the distance out by #Ohare
Flt 191 had crashed moments after takeoff shortly after 3 according to AM #newsradio