I was 16, I believe.
I'd been becoming more and more interested in the mafia and organized crime for a while. I remember I'd asked my parents for The Godfather VHS tape for Christmas. They told me I probably wouldn't like it...its long...and it'd probably be boring for a 15 year old.
So I don't get it for Christmas. I turned 16 a week later...and expected to receive it for my birthday. No dice.
I wait and wait...all the while reading and watching anything I could find related to organized crime.
Finally, I'm in the local video rental store with my aunt...and I see The Godfather on VHS. I ask my aunt to rent it...and she does. It happens to be her favorite film of all time!
We go home...I watch it...and the rest is, as they say, history!