The Making of 'Star Wars' (1977) (TV)

User Rating:

7.3/10   

Director:

Robert Guenette

Writer:

Richard Schickel (writer)

Release Date:

16 September 1977 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary

Plot:

Ever wonder how they ever managed to make a movie like Star Wars? Well, bickering droid duo C-3PO and...

Plot Keywords:

Star Wars | Host | Behind The Scenes | Fan | Film Making

Cast

Anthony Daniels	...	C-3PO
George Lucas	...	Himself
Carrie Fisher	...	Herself
Mark Hamill	...	Himself
Harrison Ford	...	Himself
Peter Mayhew	...	Himself
David Prowse	...	Darth Vader
James Earl Jones	...	Darth Vader (voice)
Alec Guinness	...	Himself
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
William Conrad	...	Narrator (original narration from 1977)
Peter Diamond	...	Stunt coordinator
Gary Kurtz	...	Himself
Don LaFontaine	...	Narrator (voice)

Runtime:

50 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Germany:6 (video rating) | Germany:12 (original rating) | UK:U (video rating) | Spain:T | USA:Unrated

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Trivia:

William Conrad was the original narrator. On later VHS releases another voice was dubbed over Conrad's.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Bring Back... Star Wars (2008) (TV)

Very nice Documentary

I have had this particular show since the Early 80's. I believe I picked this one up in Japan at a military exchange store. Since home videos were still new then, I figured this was the only way to get a copy of anything "Star Wars" for a while.

I have always like to watch it for many reasons, none the least of which is the background on the series. (Seeing George Lucas in his early-mid thirties reminds one of watching old home movies.)

The droids bickering is still the same, amusing. Seeing Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher and Harrison Ford, before all of their later work, is nice, too. Harrison Ford in particular, compares Han Solo to Bob Falfa (interesting parallel in the names, huh), because that was what he'd done at the time. Of course, no mention of Indiana Jones, Jack Ryan and other memorable Ford Characters. Another funny comment by Mark Hamill is how "George [Lucas] was so successful with the first one, he could set the next one in Redondo Beach."

One added bonus that I had forgotten about was a trailer (yea, AFTER the credits) for Empire. I had forgotten about it and only saw I because I watched end credits to see when the show was made (and couldn't find the remote.)

Hopefully, when the Original trilogy gets put onto DVD, Lucasfilm will be able to resurrect this.

Now, let's hope we can convince them to include the "Star Wars Holiday Special".....Sorry George, just kidding. :)