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Star Wars (1977)
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Ratings: 8.8/10 from 435,502 users
Metascore:
91/100
Reviews: 1,244 user | 207 critic | 13 from Metacritic.com A spirited farm boy, Luke Skywalker, joins rebel forces to save the Princess from the evil Darth Vader, and the galaxy from the Empire's planet-destroying Death Star. Director:George LucasWriter:George Lucas |
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Cast
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| Carrie Fisher | ... | ||
| Peter Cushing | ... | ||
| Alec Guinness | ... | ||
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| Peter Mayhew | ... | ||
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Darth Vader
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Storyline
Part IV in George Lucas' epic, Star Wars: A New Hope opens with a Rebel ship being boarded by the tyrannical Darth Vader. The plot then follows the life of a simple farm boy, Luke Skywalker, as he and his newly met allies (Han Solo, Chewbacca, Obi-Wan Kenobi, C-3PO, R2-D2) attempt to rescue a Rebel leader, Princess Leia, from the clutches of the Empire. The conclusion is culminated as the Rebels, including Skywalker and flying ace Wedge Antilles make an attack on the Empire's most powerful and ominous weapon, the Death Star. Written by P. Wong <pwong@nt.net>
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The force will be with you (re-release) See more »Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)
Rated PG for sci-fi violence and brief mild language See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope See more »Box Office
Budget:
$11,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$35,906,661 (USA) (2 February 1997) (2 Screens)Gross:
$775,398,007 (Worldwide) (25 November 2011)Company Credits
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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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Trivia
20th Century Fox was so sure Star Wars was going to be a disaster that they came within a matter of days of selling off their stake in the film as a tax shelter. Positive feedback from an advanced screening made them change their minds, and the profits from the film ended up saving the studio from bankruptcy. See more »Goofs
Continuity: When Ben gives Luke the lightsaber, and Luke activates it, the cape hanging on the wall behind him disappears while the saber is active, and re-appears when it is shut off. See more »Quotes
[first lines]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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Crazy Credits
The film has no opening credits. Instead, the first credits seen at the end of the film are presented in the order in which they would have otherwise been shown at the start. Although by the late 1990s it was commonplace for films to not have opening credits, in 1977 it was somewhat unusual for a major film to not have opening credits. See more »Connections
Referenced in "NCIS: Naval Criminal Investigative Service: Housekeeping (#9.12)" (2012) See more »
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