Story highlights Projector stops during a showing of "Star Wars" at a theater in Hollywood

15-20 minutes of plot gets bypassed before movie restarts

(CNN) How much do moviegoers love "Star Wars"?

A crowd watching "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" at a theater in Hollywood collectively pitched a fit Friday night when the projector stopped, then restarted 15 or 20 minutes ahead in the action, said Erik Melendez, who spoke to CNN and posted cell phone video of the moment on Facebook.

From the screams in the ArcLight Theater, you'd have thought the "Star Wars" franchise had been abandoned, not reborn.

Most people thought they were about to see the ending of the movie without preceding plot developments, Melendez said.

Some people in the audience yelled "No no no!" over and over.

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