- "May the Force be with you."
- ―Obi-Wan Kenobi
| Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope | |
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| Credits | |
| Title: | Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope |
| Genres: | Sci-fi Adventure Fantasy Family |
| Directed by: | George Lucas |
| Written by: | George Lucas |
| Produced by: | George Lucas; Gary Kurtz; Rick McCallum [1] |
| Music by: | John Williams; Lionel Newman |
| Cinematography: | Gilbert Taylor |
| Edited by: | George Lucas; Marcia Lucas; Paul Hirsch; Richard Chew; T.M. Christopher [1] |
| Production | |
| Distributed by: | Lucasfilm, Ltd. Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures |
| Released: | May 25th, 1977 |
| Rating: | PG |
| Running time: | 121 min. (theatrical) 125 min. (special edition) |
| Country: | USA |
| Language: | English |
| Budget: | $13,000,000 |
| Gross: | $215,537,332 (original releases) $460,935,665 (re-issue) |
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| Previous: | Revenge of the Sith |
| Next: | The Empire Strikes Back |
Star Wars is a 1977 science-fiction/fantasy film directed by George Lucas. Released in May of 1977, it became a runaway smash-hit and begat a legacy which has proven to be one of the most popular and enduring sci-fi commercial franchises of all time. Along with Steven Spielberg's 1975 thriller Jaws, Lucas' Star Wars brought about the evolution of the "summer blockbuster" movie spectacle.
Taking place "...a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away...", the film chronicles the adventures of teenage farmer Luke Skywalker, who finds himself unexpectedly propelled into the middle of a Galactic Civil War being waged between the forces of an evil Empire and a struggling Rebel Alliance. Along the way, he awakens to his destiny to become a Jedi Knight - one of the last of an august order of guardians armed with the power of The Force. With his mentor Obi-Wan Kenobi, Luke befriends two droids named C-3PO and R2-D2, an opportunistic smuggler and pilot named Han Solo, Han's Wookiee co-pilot, Chewbacca and a young princess named Leia, late of the planet Alderaan.
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- Actor Robert Englund, who would later go on to play Freddy Krueger in the Nightmare on Elm Street horror film series, was initially considered to play Han Solo, but the part went to Harrison Ford. However, Robert did encourage his friend, Mark Hamill, to try out for the role of Luke Skywalker.
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