It was back in the early 1980′s and most people didn’t have a VCR. Even the elementary school I went to, had not yet got a VCR. It was a new piece of technology and it was just too expensive for most families to own. One day, out of the blue, my neighbors got a brand new VCR. I was amazed! They were not a rich bunch living next to me. They did have a few adults living at their household and I guess enough of them donated the money to buy a new VCR, back in the early 80′s decade.

I visited their home as they watched their first movie on VCR. I don’t know if they remember which movie they saw, but I sure did. It was the movie Porkys. It was a Rated R Movie and one that a 10 year old kid does not get to see too often. I was sitting in the floor with my best friend, as both of our eyes gazed at the 30 inch TV screen. I wasn’t even sure if this was “THE” movie, I had heard about. I said in a small whisper “doesn’t this movie show naked women“. She laughed and said “yes“, then proceeded to tell the rest of the family what I said. The embarrassment factor didn’t last long, cause I was about to see some flesh on the TV screen and I had never seen it on television before.

Later on, my family would buy our first VCR. It was a total shock for me. I didn’t think my parents had the money to afford one. I got my first VCR on a Christmas morning day. My Mom had got 2 movies by rental, for us to watch. I’m not sure what they both were, but the first movie we saw, on our own VCR, was the movie Tank with James Garner.

At my elementary school, the first VCR movie I saw there was Karate Kid with Ralph Macho and Pat Morita. Our school librarian liked the movie so much, she showed it to a lot of classes at my elementary school. A year or two later, our class would watch the movie War Games at school on the Video Cassette Recorder or VCR. Can you remember what the first VCR movie was you ever saw? Did you watch it at home or at school, when you seen your first VCR movie?