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Star Wars (1. 97. Background. Star Wars (1. Star Wars, Episode. IV: A New Hope) is one of the most popular, profitable, entertaining. It ultimately helped.

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It was produced by American Zoetrope and executive- produced. Francis Ford Coppola.

He went on to direct and co- write the immensely popular. American Graffiti (1. California teenagers in the early 6. It took four years for Lucas. In total, there were really.

Two prequels in a second trilogy were released in 1. The prequels focused on how the father of. Luke Skywalker (Anakin Skywalker) succumbed to the dark side of the Force. Darth Vader: See Greatest Film Series Franchises - The Star Wars Films Star Wars Film Titles (chronological order) Director Facts Star Wars, Episode IV: A New.

Hope (1. 97. 7)Original Theatrical Version: 1. George Lucas. With a production budget of $1. Academy Awards. (including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Original Screenplay, and. Best Supporting Actor (Alec Guinness)), winning six (in technical categories. Best Art Direction, Best Costume Design, Best Film Editing, Best.

Score, Best Sound, Best Visual Effects); and winner of a Special Achievement. Sound Effects; Star Wars: Special Edition (1. E. T.. The Extra- Terrestrial (1.

Star Wars, Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1. Original Theatrical Version: 1. Irvin Kershner, George Lucas (exec- producer)With a production budget of $1. Academy Awards (Best Art Direction. Best Score), winning one (Best Sound); winner of Special Achievement. Visual Effects; famous for Darth Vader's line: .

It was the highest. To 5 (1. 98. 0) in. Star Wars, Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (1. Revenge. of the Jedi)Original Theatrical Version: 1. Richard Marquand. With a production budget of $3.

Academy Awards (Best Art Direction. Best Original Score, Best Sound, Best Sound Effects Editing), winning. Special Achievement Oscar for Visual Effects; set. Star. Wars saga. Best scene: the speeder bike chase.

Prequels Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1. George Lucas (2. 2 years after his original directorial effort)With a production budget of $1. Academy Awards (Best Sound, Best Sound.

Effects Editing, Best Visual Effects), winning none; set 3. Star. Wars films; introduced the young Darth Vader as 9 year old boy. Anakin Skywalker (Jake Lloyd), and his future love interest - slightly.

Queen Amidala (Natalie Portman); also introduced CGI clumsy sidekick. Jar Jar Binks (Ahmed Best). It was the highest- grossing (domestic) film. The Sixth Sense (1.

It was the highest- grossing. Star Wars saga. and the 4th highest- grossing (domestic) film of all- time (to date). Best scenes: the pod race. Tatooine desert, and the epic lightsaber duel. Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2. George Lucas. With a production budget of $1.

May, 2. 00. 2); opened. IMAX theatres; grossed $3. Academy Award (Best Visual Effects), without.

Digital Video using a new 2. High- Definition. Progressive scan camera; the title Attack.

Clones is a. misnomer - the clones don't attack, but come to the defense of the. Jedi; set 1. 0 years after Episode 1, with Anakin Skywalker (Hayden. Christensen) now a 1. Padawan (apprentice Jedi knight) to.

Obi Wan Kenobi (Ewan Mc. Gregor). It had stiff competition in 2. Spider- Man. (2. 00. The. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2. Best scenes: the breathtaking aerial. Yoda and the evil Count Dooku (Christopher Lee). Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2.

George Lucas. With a production budget of $1. May, 2. 00. 5); released on.

Star Wars, and the first. PG- 1. 3 rating; grossed $3. Academy Award (Best Makeup), without a win; showed how Luke Skywalker's.

Anakin (Christensen), went from a Jedi apprentice to. Darth Vader. The Sith was the evil sect.

Anakin by drawing him into the dark side of the Force. It opened with kitchen appliances substituted for spaceships. It also replaced the two robots. Q- 2 (similar to The. Wizard of Oz's Tin Man) and Arty- Deco (a vacuum cleaner), and Chewbacca.

Sesame Street character Cookie Monster (now named . The light- saber of Fluke Starbucker was a flashlight. Spaceballs (1. 98. Mel Brooks A satirical parody film of Star Wars, with fractured. Planet Druidia, Princess Vespa. Leia), Prince Valium, Dot Matrix (droid C3- PO), Dark Helmet (Darth. Vader), Pizza the Hutt (a mafia boss), Barf (Chewbacca), Yoghurt (wise.

Yoda), the Spaceball One flagship (the Death Star), and. Schwartz (the Force). Zack and Miri Make a Porno (2. Kevin Smith A romantic comedy.

Desperate to make money, Zack Brown. Seth Rogen) proposed to film a pornographic version of Star Wars.

Star. Whores, co- starring with his roommate Miri (Elizabeth Banks). TV, and Animated. The Star Wars Holiday Special (1. Steve Binder, David Acomba (uncredited) One of the first official Star Wars spin- offs.

A notoriously. bad, two- hour variety TV special for Thanksgiving season that aired. CBS- TV on November 1. Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, C- 3. PO - Anthony Daniels.

Chewbacca - Peter Mayhew) and guest stars including Bea Arthur, Art. Carney, Harvey Korman, Diahann Carroll, and the rock group Jefferson. Starship. The incomprehensible plot involved Han Solo with his Millennium.

Falcon getting Chewbacca home to his family for celebration of the. Wookiee holiday - called ! Lucas reportedly ordered no. DVD release), while the bootlegged, poorly- dubbed video. The Muppet Show. February 2.

TV episode (4th season)  In 1. February 2. 1), an episode (# 8.

TV show in its fourth season (episode 1. Star Wars as guests. Mark Hamill played both Luke Skywalker.

Mark Hamill, affectionately loved. Miss Piggy (portraying Princess Leia).

The Star Wars crew. When We Left Earth Episodes. Swine Trek, and faced off against Dearth Nadir. Gonzo) holding Chewbacca prisoner. Family Guy (2. 00.

Three Trilogy Spoofs: Blue Harvest (2. Something, Something, Something. Dark Side (2. 00. It's a Trap (2. 01.

Seth Mac. Farlane. Family Guy: Blue Harvest (2. Fox- TV animated show Family Guy which. September 2. 3, 2. It was an hour- long spoof authorized. Lucas (to celebrate Star Wars' 3.

CG- animating over previously- filmed live action shots, with the. Star Wars (1. 97. Over the next four years. Family Guy cast. as Star Wars characters.

Family Guy: It's a Trap (2. Return. of the Jedi (1. May 2. 2, 2. 01. 1. Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2.

Dave Filoni. A feature- length, CGI- animated science- fiction film. TV series of the same name (see below) that premiered only a few. It was the first animated theatrical film for the Star. Wars franchise. Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2.

A half- hour, computer- animated TV series (each season. Cartoon Network in the fall.

It was expanded from the earlier 2- D animated series of Clone. Wars 3- minute. shorts. Events took place between the Attack of the Clones (2. Revenge. of the Sith (2. Anakin Skywalker, Obi- Wan Kenobi, Padme Amidala, Mace Windu, Count. Dooku) with new characters.

Produced jointly by Lucas's company Lucas. Film. Warner Bros and Turner Broadcasting. Plans were for five seasons. The impact of the first film in the series was enormous - tremendous. Lucas' state- of- the- art special effects. Industrial Light and Magic (built in Marin County north of.

San Francisco), and merchandising associated with the film encouraged an entire. Star Wars- related items (i. In a revolutionary approach. Hollywood film- making and merchandising, Lucas had wisely accepted only.

Star Wars Corporation. The. first six . However, this appealing film was criticized for encouraging. It soon became the most commercially- successful.

Prophetically, a few. Soviet Union became the 'Evil Empire' during the Presidency. Ronald Reagan, and Reagan proposed a strategic space- defense program. SDI - Strategic Defense Initiative), dubbed . Although Lucas went to court to protect his. It was nominated for ten Academy Awards, and won in six (mostly technical). Best Art Direction/Set Decoration, Best Sound, Best Original Score.

John Williams), Best Film Editing, Best Costume Design, and Best Visual Effects. It was the first feature film to be screened in Dolby Stereo.