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CuriousToyBoy · 05-25-2007, 03:13 AM

Can you believe it has been 30 years since the original Star Wars movie was released in cinemas?

25 May 1977.

No way fucking, yes?

fallenmuffin · 05-25-2007, 03:15 AM

Movie came out 7 years before I was born, lol. But I remember when they released all three in theaters in the 90s and I went and watched them all back to back. Star Wars owns.

born4porn · 05-25-2007, 03:20 AM

I was born a few years after that ... but I made up 4 lost time ever since!

Scott McD · 05-25-2007, 03:35 AM

30 years !?!?! Dayyuuummm !!

I still like watching those movies just as much as any other movies out today. Classic !!

Scott McD · 05-25-2007, 03:42 AM

I love being a Star Wars geek

30 pieces of trivia about Star Wars

The original Star Wars film was released on 25 May 1977. Much to the surprise of many involved in the project, including the studio which backed it, it became a runaway success.

To celebrate the movie's 30th anniversary here are 30 facts and figures related to the film which influenced a new generation of film-makers.

1. The first trailer for the film hit cinemas six months before it was to open - with tag lines such as "the story of a boy, a girl and a universe" and "a billion years in the making" - as executives hoped to drum up some interest in a film they had little faith in.

2. Made on a budget of $11m (£5.5m) it made $215m (£108m) in the US during its original release, and $337m (£170m) overseas. The final film in the franchise - Revenge of the Sith - cost about $113m (£57m) to make.

3. It was originally called The Star Wars, but "the" was dropped fairly early on in the creative process.

4. The full title Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope first appeared when the film was re-released in 1981.

5. Director George Lucas originally had a contract with Fox for $150,000 (£75,941) for writing and directing Star Wars. But he cannily insisted on total control and 40% of merchandising - something the studio agreed to because they had no idea of what a phenomenon Star Wars would become.

6. The famous - and often imitated - opening crawl for Star Wars was co-written by Brian De Palma, the director of Scarface. It begins "It is a period of civil war. Rebel spaceships, striking from a hidden base, have won their first victory against the evil Galactic Empire."

7. Sir Alec Guinness made a ton of money from the film having recognised its potential success and negotiating a deal for two per cent of box office takings. He also refused to do any promotional work for the film.

8. Anthony Daniels as C-3PO and Kenny Baker, who played R2-D2, are the only actors credited with being in all six Star Wars films.

9. Harrison Ford was far from George Lucas' first choice to play Han Solo as the director had wanted completely new faces for Star Wars. Ford had already starred in Lucas' American Graffiti.

10. The original release date was set for Christmas 1976 but major delays in filming saw it pushed back. The Fox studio had threatened to close down production when filming over-ran by more than two weeks.

11. Ralph McQuarrie created the paintings which were used to illustrate how the Star Wars universe could look. He started out as a technical illustrator for Boeing.

12. The Wookiee Chewbacca was inspired by George Lucas' beloved dog Indiana - an Alaskan malamute.

13. Lucas once said that the shape of the Millennium Falcon was based on a hamburger.

14. George Lucas based the character of Han Solo on his friend Francis Ford Coppola.

15. The droids R2-D2 and C-3PO are said to be based on the 1958 Akira Kourosawa film Kakushi toride no san akunin (The Hidden Fortress). Other characters in Star Wars were also drawn from the film including Han Solo and Ben Kenobi.

16. Cinemas in the US were press-ganged into buying the film after few took up the option, with the threat that they wouldn't get The Other Side of Midnight - a widely-anticipated adaptation of a Sidney Sheldon novel. The Other Side of Midnight, starring Susan Sarandon, was a box office flop.

17. Publicity supervisor Charles Lippincott was aware of the power of the sci-fi fan, going along to conventions to talk about Star Wars and what audiences could expect. He was largely credited with bringing in huge opening day audiences.

18. The merchandise for the film was not in place to accommodate the demand for the first Christmas rush after the film's release. Lucas and merchandise company Kenner Toys hit upon a novel idea with the introduction of early bird certificate boxes. These were basically empty boxes that promised the receiver they would get the figures once they had been made. They sold for $16 at the time and the actual figures arrived two months later. Limited edition packs were re-released in 2005.

19. More than 250 million small action figures were shipped in the eight years after the first film, going to countries across the world. In the first year alone 42m were sold.

20. Composer John Williams won an Oscar for his score for Star Wars. The music was later named by the American Film Institute as the greatest film score of all time.

21. A New Hope was the only one of the six films in the franchise to be nominated in the Academy Awards best picture category. It lost out to Woody Allen's Annie Hall.

22. Mark Hamill, who played Luke Skywalker, was involved in a car accident following primary shooting. His face was damaged making reshoots impossible. Hamill later said he only broke his nose and reports that his face was reconstructed were wide of the mark.

23. Anthony Daniels was injured during his first outing as C-3PO when a leg piece fell off his gold-coloured costume and shattered - stabbing him in the foot.

24. On the first day of filming in the deserts of Tunisia, the country experienced its first major rainstorm in 50 years and a rest day had to be called.

25. When filming moved to Elstree it was hoped the earlier problems encountered in the desert would be finished. But a new problem arose in the shape of the strict British working conditions adhered to on set. Lucas says that filming had to close at 5.30pm on the dot, unless he was in the middle of a shot - when he could ask workers to stay for an extra 15 minutes.

26. One of the most famous bloopers from the film is when stormtroopers burst into a room and one of them hits his head on the door frame. Fans of Star Wars and the blooper have spotted hundreds of "mistakes" throughout the Star Wars franchise but many can only be spotted by the most eagle-eyed viewer.

27. Peter Mayhew, who played Chewbacca, worked as a hospital orderly in London before being cast as the Wookiee. He was said to have got into character by copying the mannerisms of animals he visited at the zoo.

28. David Prowse, the 6ft 7ins actor who plays Darth Vader, had problems filming lightsaber scenes as he kept breaking the poles that were used as stand-ins for the weapons. In the sequels, fight co-ordinator Bob Anderson stepped into the costume to film the lightsaber scenes.

29. George Lucas wanted his sets to look worn and scuffed but the studio cleaning service continually cleaned and tidied up after a day's filming - much to the director's dismay.

30. Lucas' stress levels reached such a height that he thought he was having a heart attack. He was diagnosed with hypertension and exhaustion and told to rest - something the punishing schedule would not allow

Violetta · 05-25-2007, 04:51 AM

crazy...

jdc · 05-25-2007, 04:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fallenmuffin

Movie came out 7 years before I was born, lol. But I remember when they released all three in theaters in the 90s and I went and watched them all back to back. Star Wars owns.

i watched it too in the 90's!

emjay · 05-25-2007, 04:57 AM

Way ahead of its time. My kid (6) is a Star Wars junkie...

Mr. Romance · 05-25-2007, 04:58 AM

Yeah it is and it really reminded me of how old I am

Mr. Romance

Klen · 05-25-2007, 05:44 AM

May the force be with you CTB

DWB · 05-25-2007, 05:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CuriousToyBoy

Can you believe it has been 30 years since the original Star Wars movie was released in cinemas?

25 May 1977.

No way fucking, yes?

Came out on my birthday.

And today... the new Pirates!!! Yargh!

Danny B · 05-25-2007, 08:23 AM

30 Years

Woot

rhon23 · 05-25-2007, 08:31 AM

Here in LA to celebrate the 30 years there is a huge star wars convention

WebairGerard · 05-25-2007, 08:40 AM

damn, I remember going to theater as a little kid to see it that summer!

SomeCreep · 05-25-2007, 08:41 AM

i <3 starwars

F U S I O N · 05-25-2007, 08:47 AM

Happy Anniversary! I saw this in the drive-in in the summer of '77. I was 7 and forever hooked

I think I'll throw it in the dvd player later on...

Pornwolf · 05-25-2007, 09:40 AM

Very cool trivia. Thanks

shekinah · 05-25-2007, 09:43 AM

Congrats to Starwars and all the fans out there!

LiveDose · 05-25-2007, 09:44 AM

Damn I must have seen it when I was 5 then.

Crazeeee!

frostyimpressions · 05-25-2007, 09:49 AM

It's a shame that Lucas butchered episodes 1-3 thought

CherryLipsRosa · 05-25-2007, 10:26 AM

I am not that into it

Scott McD · 05-25-2007, 02:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by F U S I O N

I think I'll throw it in the dvd player later on...

I've got it on now.

The geek in me couldn't help it...

pornguy · 05-25-2007, 02:53 PM

My older brother and I were the first in line to see it on opening day. We had reserved seating as the camera operator was a friend of the family.

It was the first movie I ever saw without my parents there, and it was the most amazing thing I had ever seen. I was 7 years old.

Zuzana Designs · 05-25-2007, 03:26 PM

crazy to seem it has ben 30

CuriousToyBoy · 05-25-2007, 03:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by KlenTelaris

May the force be with you CTB

And with you my son.

tony286 · 05-25-2007, 03:55 PM

those facts about star wars are very interesting

Scott McD · 05-25-2007, 04:04 PM

LMAO !!!!!

I've got the DVD on just now. You know the scene where the stormtrooper hits his head as he enters the room, they added an extra 'doink' noise as it happens, obviously in the new edition. I'd never noticed it untill now...

Scott McD · 05-25-2007, 04:09 PM

Incase anyone had forgot...

DBS.US · 05-27-2007, 09:06 PM

We took our crew to the big show today. Not my thing but the girls loved it.

DBS.US · 05-27-2007, 09:10 PM

CDSmith · 05-27-2007, 11:14 PM

I was in the theater watching it in it's 3rd week in '77.

I was 14.

Those of you who weren't born yet will never have an idea of just how universe-cracking HUGE of an impact this movie had on everyone.

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Scott McD Too lazy to set a custom title Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Glasgow, Scotland Posts: 67,795	I love being a Star Wars geek 30 pieces of trivia about Star Wars The original Star Wars film was released on 25 May 1977. Much to the surprise of many involved in the project, including the studio which backed it, it became a runaway success. To celebrate the movie's 30th anniversary here are 30 facts and figures related to the film which influenced a new generation of film-makers. 1. The first trailer for the film hit cinemas six months before it was to open - with tag lines such as "the story of a boy, a girl and a universe" and "a billion years in the making" - as executives hoped to drum up some interest in a film they had little faith in. 2. Made on a budget of $11m (£5.5m) it made $215m (£108m) in the US during its original release, and $337m (£170m) overseas. The final film in the franchise - Revenge of the Sith - cost about $113m (£57m) to make. 3. It was originally called The Star Wars, but "the" was dropped fairly early on in the creative process. 4. The full title Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope first appeared when the film was re-released in 1981. 5. Director George Lucas originally had a contract with Fox for $150,000 (£75,941) for writing and directing Star Wars. But he cannily insisted on total control and 40% of merchandising - something the studio agreed to because they had no idea of what a phenomenon Star Wars would become. 6. The famous - and often imitated - opening crawl for Star Wars was co-written by Brian De Palma, the director of Scarface. It begins "It is a period of civil war. Rebel spaceships, striking from a hidden base, have won their first victory against the evil Galactic Empire." 7. Sir Alec Guinness made a ton of money from the film having recognised its potential success and negotiating a deal for two per cent of box office takings. He also refused to do any promotional work for the film. 8. Anthony Daniels as C-3PO and Kenny Baker, who played R2-D2, are the only actors credited with being in all six Star Wars films. 9. Harrison Ford was far from George Lucas' first choice to play Han Solo as the director had wanted completely new faces for Star Wars. Ford had already starred in Lucas' American Graffiti. 10. The original release date was set for Christmas 1976 but major delays in filming saw it pushed back. The Fox studio had threatened to close down production when filming over-ran by more than two weeks. 11. Ralph McQuarrie created the paintings which were used to illustrate how the Star Wars universe could look. He started out as a technical illustrator for Boeing. 12. The Wookiee Chewbacca was inspired by George Lucas' beloved dog Indiana - an Alaskan malamute. 13. Lucas once said that the shape of the Millennium Falcon was based on a hamburger. 14. George Lucas based the character of Han Solo on his friend Francis Ford Coppola. 15. The droids R2-D2 and C-3PO are said to be based on the 1958 Akira Kourosawa film Kakushi toride no san akunin (The Hidden Fortress). Other characters in Star Wars were also drawn from the film including Han Solo and Ben Kenobi. 16. Cinemas in the US were press-ganged into buying the film after few took up the option, with the threat that they wouldn't get The Other Side of Midnight - a widely-anticipated adaptation of a Sidney Sheldon novel. The Other Side of Midnight, starring Susan Sarandon, was a box office flop. 17. Publicity supervisor Charles Lippincott was aware of the power of the sci-fi fan, going along to conventions to talk about Star Wars and what audiences could expect. He was largely credited with bringing in huge opening day audiences. 18. The merchandise for the film was not in place to accommodate the demand for the first Christmas rush after the film's release. Lucas and merchandise company Kenner Toys hit upon a novel idea with the introduction of early bird certificate boxes. These were basically empty boxes that promised the receiver they would get the figures once they had been made. They sold for $16 at the time and the actual figures arrived two months later. Limited edition packs were re-released in 2005. 19. More than 250 million small action figures were shipped in the eight years after the first film, going to countries across the world. In the first year alone 42m were sold. 20. Composer John Williams won an Oscar for his score for Star Wars. The music was later named by the American Film Institute as the greatest film score of all time. 21. A New Hope was the only one of the six films in the franchise to be nominated in the Academy Awards best picture category. It lost out to Woody Allen's Annie Hall. 22. Mark Hamill, who played Luke Skywalker, was involved in a car accident following primary shooting. His face was damaged making reshoots impossible. Hamill later said he only broke his nose and reports that his face was reconstructed were wide of the mark. 23. Anthony Daniels was injured during his first outing as C-3PO when a leg piece fell off his gold-coloured costume and shattered - stabbing him in the foot. 24. On the first day of filming in the deserts of Tunisia, the country experienced its first major rainstorm in 50 years and a rest day had to be called. 25. When filming moved to Elstree it was hoped the earlier problems encountered in the desert would be finished. But a new problem arose in the shape of the strict British working conditions adhered to on set. Lucas says that filming had to close at 5.30pm on the dot, unless he was in the middle of a shot - when he could ask workers to stay for an extra 15 minutes. 26. One of the most famous bloopers from the film is when stormtroopers burst into a room and one of them hits his head on the door frame. Fans of Star Wars and the blooper have spotted hundreds of "mistakes" throughout the Star Wars franchise but many can only be spotted by the most eagle-eyed viewer. 27. Peter Mayhew, who played Chewbacca, worked as a hospital orderly in London before being cast as the Wookiee. He was said to have got into character by copying the mannerisms of animals he visited at the zoo. 28. David Prowse, the 6ft 7ins actor who plays Darth Vader, had problems filming lightsaber scenes as he kept breaking the poles that were used as stand-ins for the weapons. In the sequels, fight co-ordinator Bob Anderson stepped into the costume to film the lightsaber scenes. 29. George Lucas wanted his sets to look worn and scuffed but the studio cleaning service continually cleaned and tidied up after a day's filming - much to the director's dismay. 30. Lucas' stress levels reached such a height that he thought he was having a heart attack. 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