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Guam reveling in role as first US showing of 'Star Wars'
Stars and Stripes
November 25, 2015
Proximity to the international dateline will allow island theatergoers to be among the first Americans to view "Stars Wars: The Force Awakens" when the film opens Dec. 18, 2015. Guam Visitors Bureau is throwing a ticket-giveaway that will allow two people to view the highly anticipated sequel a day early. (Courtesy of Guam Visitors Bureau)
The force will awaken a bit early for some lucky "Stars Wars" fans on Guam.
Proximity to the international dateline will allow island theatergoers to be among the first Americans to view “Stars Wars: The Force Awakens,” when the highly anticipated film opens Dec. 18.
Guam Visitors Bureau is taking that jump-start a step further by throwing a ticket-giveaway that will allow two people to view the seventh “Star Wars” film a day early. Contest details are available at oog.visitguam.com. The advance premier will include a "Star Wars" costume contest, trivia games and Guam-brand merchandise giveaways, a bureau statement said.
The film has experienced “unprecedented ticketing demand,” according to Fandango, the United States’ largest online movie ticket retailer.
Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill — a graduate of Nile C. Kinnick High School at Yokosuka Naval Base, Japan — and Carrie Fisher return to their iconic roles for this installment, set 30 years after 1983’s “Return of the Jedi.”