It wouldn't have happened in Star Wars: A New Hope when it was released.
But as the George Lucas sci-fi franchise enters its fifth decade, fans of the space saga find themselves exposed to the same 21st century annoyances as filmgoers watching the most modern of stories - cellphones in the theatres.
And it was the soft blue light of a Kiwi man's cellphone that yesterday sparked a stoush which interrupted a Canadian screening of the latest Star Wars installment, The Rise of Skywalker.
![Theatre-goers listen as the man rages. Photo / via video](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/M63UGZDJQTUQAEUQVMU6JH4KJQ.jpg?auth=ffae9bcf91873dd1f16688947b6250cf8b8122aaff403ae869d132e0d626a7c7&width=16&height=16&quality=70&smart=true)
Naturally, part of the drama - where Kiwi Joseph Harrison was repeatedly screamed at by a fellow moviegoer - was all captured on smartphone video.