Old School STAR WARS Film Strip
October 3, 2008 by Jason Bean
Filed under Kids & Family, Movies & Television, Online Videos
Do you remember these old film strips you used to watch in grade school? The audio would beep and you’d know to advance to the next slide? I was trying to remember if these were the ones with the flexible, square records that you needed to put a coin on to hold down to the turn-table. Or, were they just the ones with a cassette?
Either way, if you’re a STAR WARS fan, you’ll probably enjoy this flashback to your childhood memories.
Uncovered by: Ryan Smith
I think they were still regular vinyl LP’s in ‘77. I remember that, when the cassette units came out, they freakishly advanced the film strips automatically via some sort of demonic magic — this usually resulted in the filmstrip being one frame behind what the tape was talking about.
Not only did the “automated filmstrip advancing machine” provide our first clues (back in 1979) that robots would one day become our benevolent overlords, but it also completely destroyed classroom discipline by eliminating the glamor (and pretty much only perk) of being the teacher’s pet.
Great find though.
I remember a film from 8th grade science class, circa. mid to late 70’s, about a scientist who colonized a planet much like planet Earth only to destroy an intelligent species of “worm” like creatures. I think it was called “Mind Scream”, “Mind Freak” or something like that. Any knowledge of this most timely Jr. High school sleeper?