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Merv71 t1_j4sqvl1 wrote

No. Wikipedia is not a reliable source.

Instead, ask anyone around at the time and you'll hear how the movie did pretty well in theaters (ran for months at my local theaters) and was a video rental staple/classic before Ted went on his coke-fueled buying spree in 80's

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IMTrick t1_j4sto4p wrote

You kind of beat me to it. I went to the theater to see this when it came out, as did a whole lot of other people I knew. $19.3M wasn't the same thing in 1983 as it is now, and while it wasn't a huge blockbuster or anything, I'd hardly say it was "overlooked." A lot of movies you've probably seen from 1983 didn't do that well.

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DavoTB t1_j4t8u9u wrote

A great comment. If you were around back then, you remember the film before the endless reruns. Very few would call it “overlooked “ at the time.

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greenpotatoes9 t1_j4svffg wrote

Yep. Many, many people were aware of it and watched it every Christmas long before Ted Turner bought it.

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factman1000 t1_j4sumlt wrote

Yeah, it became a classic the day that I saw it in the theater.

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