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Luke Skywalker joins forces with a Jedi Knight, a cocky pilot, a wookiee and two droids to save the universe from the Empire's world-destroying battle-station, while also attempting to rescue Princess Leia from the evil Darth Vader.

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Storyline

A young boy from Tatooine sets out on an adventure with an old Jedi named Obi-Wan Kenobi as his mentor to save Princess Leia from the ruthless Darth Vader and Destroy the Death Star built by the Empire which has the power to destroy the entire galaxy. Written by Aravind R.

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Rated PG for sci-fi violence and brief mild language | See all certifications »

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25 May 1977 (USA)  »

Also Known As:

Adventures of the Starkiller: Episode 1 - The Star Wars  »

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$11,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

£6,032,329 (UK) (21 March 1997)

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ESP 1,366,116,825 (Spain) (13 July 2001)
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Trivia

Carrie Fisher found the dialogue to be very difficult, later saying, "You can type this stuff, but you can't say it". Harrison Ford had similar trouble (particularly in the scene where the Millennium Falcon leaves Tatooine), and persuaded George Lucas to let him change several lines. See more »

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When telling Obi-Wan and Luke how fast the Millennium Falcon is, Han says it "made the Kessel run in under 12 parsecs." A parsec is not a measure of time. It is a measure of distance (approximately 3.26 light years or just over 19 trillion miles.) However, he was actually referring to the shorter route he was able to travel by skirting the nearby Maw black hole cluster, thus making the run in under the standard distance. See more »

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C-3PO: Did you hear that? They shut down the main reactor. We'll be destroyed for sure. This is madness.
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When first released theatrically, prior to the film, a generic screen reading in green letters "A Lucasfilm Limited Production" appeared. In all versions from the Special Edition onward, this is replaced with a more elaborate Lucasfilm logo that shines and glows. See more »

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A kid's fantasy. An Adult's memory
3 December 1998 | by (Houston, TX) – See all my reviews

In respect to the many kids of the seventies. I rated this movie as one of the greatest movies ever made. I was thirteen and enjoyed this fantasy getaway more than I could count. Like many other kids of the seventies you left reality before walking into the theatre and escaped into the adventure once the reels begin rolling. It provided the special effects and excitement a kid was looking for. Even today when I watch this movie on VHS I recall those times. Whenever I get the chance to watch it I feel like that eager thirteen year old over and over again. I hope the new movies will meet the same expectations of kids of this decade and the next.


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