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Summary

Princess Leia is captured and held hostage by the evil Imperial forces in their effort to take over the galactic Empire. Venturesome Luke Skywalker and dashing captain Han Solo team together with the loveable robot duo R2-D2 and C-3PO to rescue the beautiful princess and restore peace and justice in the Empire.

Cast

Mark Hamill

Luke Skywalker

Harrison Ford

Han Solo

Carrie Fisher

Princess Leia Organa

Peter Cushing

Grand Moff Tarkin

Alec Guinness

Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi

Anthony Daniels

C-3PO

Kenny Baker

R2-D2

Peter Mayhew

Chewbacca

David Prowse

Darth Vader (performer)

James Earl Jones

Darth Vader (voice) (uncredited)

Phil Brown

Uncle Owen

Shelagh Fraser

Aunt Beru

Jack Purvis

Chief Jawa

Alex McCrindle

General Dodonna

Eddie Byrne

General Willard

Drewe Henley

Red Leader

Denis Lawson

Red Two (Wedge Antilles)

Garrick Hagon

Red Three (Biggs Darklighter)

Jack Klaff

Red Four (John "D")

William Hootkins

Red Six (Porkins)

Angus MacInnes

Gold Leader

Jeremy Sinden

Gold Two

Graham Ashley

Gold Five

Don Henderson

General Taggi

Richard LeParmentier

General Motti

Leslie Schofield

Commander #1

Michael Leader

Stormtrooper

David Ankrum

Red Two, Wedge Antilles (voice) (uncredited)

Scott Beach

Stormtrooper (voice) (uncredited)

Lightning Bear

Stormtrooper (uncredited)

Jon Berg

Cantina Alien (uncredited)

Doug Beswick

Cantina Alien (uncredited)

Paul Blake

Greedo (uncredited)

Janice Burchette

Nabrun Leids (uncredited)

Ted Burnett

Wuher (uncredited)

John Chapman

Drifter (Red 12) (uncredited)

Gilda Cohen

Cantina Patron (uncredited)

Tim Condren

Stormtrooper (uncredited)

Barry Copping

Wioslea (uncredited)

Alfie Curtis

Dr. Evazan (uncredited)

Robert Davies

Cantina Patron (uncredited)

Maria De Aragon

Greedo (uncredited)

Robert A. Denham

Hrchek Kal Fas (uncredited)

Frazer Diamond

Jawa (uncredited)

Peter Diamond

Stormtrooper / Tusken Raider / Death Star Trooper / Garouf Lafoe (uncredited)

Warwick Diamond

Jawa (uncredited)

Sadie Eden

Garindan (uncredited)

Kim Falkinburg

Djas Puhr (uncredited)

Harry Fielder

Death Star Trooper (uncredited)

Ted Gagliano

Stormtrooper with Binoculars (uncredited)

Salo Gardner

Cantina Patron (uncredited)

Steve Gawley

Death Star Trooper (uncredited)

Barry Gnome

Kabe (uncredited)

Rusty Goffe

Kabe / Jawa / GONK Droid (uncredited)

Isaac Grand

Cantina Patron (uncredited)

Reg Harding

Stormtrooper (uncredited)

Alan Harris

Leia's Rebel Escort (uncredited)

Frank Henson

Stormtrooper (uncredited)

Arthur Howell

Stormtrooper (uncredited)

Tommy Ilsley

Ponda Baba (uncredited)

Joe Johnston

Death Star Trooper (uncredited)

Annette Jones

Mosep (uncredited)

Linda Jones

Chall Bekan (uncredited)

Joe Kaye

Solomohal (uncredited)

Colin Michael Kitchens

Stormtrooper (voice) (uncredited)

Melissa Kurtz

Jawa (uncredited)

Tiffany Hillkurtz

Jawa (uncredited)

Al Lampert

Daine Jir (uncredited)

Anthony Lang

BoShek (uncredited)

Laine Liska

Muftak / Cantina Band Member (uncredited)

Derek Lyons

Temple Guard / Medal Bearer (uncredited)

Mahjoub

Jawa (uncredited)

Alf Mangan

Takeel (uncredited)

Grant McCune

Death Star Gunner (uncredited)

Geoffrey Moon

Cantina Patron (uncredited)

Mandy Morton

Swilla Corey (uncredited)

Lorne Peterson

Massassi Base Rebel Scout (uncredited)

Marcus Powell

Rycar Ryjerd (uncredited)

Shane Rimmer

InCom Engineer (uncredited)

Pam Rose

Leesub Sirln (uncredited)

George Roubicek

Cmdr. Praji (Imperial Officer #2 on rebel ship) (uncredited)

Erica Simmons

Tawss Khaa (uncredited)

Angela Staines

Senni Tonnika (uncredited)

George Stock

Cantina Patron (uncredited)

Roy Straite

Cantina Patron (uncredited)

Peter Sturgeon

Sai'torr Kal Fas (uncredited)

Peter Sumner

Lt. Pol Treidum (uncredited)

John Sylla

Cantina Voices (voice) (uncredited)

Tom Sylla

Massassi Outpost Announcer / Various Voices (voice) (uncredited)

Malcolm Tierney

Lt. Shann Childsen (uncredited)

Phil Tippett

Cantina Alien (uncredited)

Burnell Tucker

Del Goren (uncredited)

Morgan Upton

Stormtrooper (voice) (uncredited)

Jerry Walter

Stormtrooper (voice) (uncredited)

Hal Wamsley

Jawa (uncredited)

Diana Sadley Way

Thuku (uncredited)

Bill Weston

Stormtrooper (uncredited)

Fred Wood

Cantina Patron (uncredited)

Colin Higgins

Rebel Pilot, Col. Takbright (uncredited)

Ron Tarr

Jabba's Henchman (uncredited)

Anthony Forrest

Sandtrooper / Fixer (uncredited)

Frances Alfred Basil Tomlin

BoShek (uncredited)

John Cannon

Stormtrooper (uncredited)

Larry Ward

Greedo (voice) (uncredited)

Crew

Director, Writer

George Lucas

Reviews

CatEllington

February 13, 2017

(As I'm writing this review, Darth Vader's theme music begins to build in my mind...)

Well, it actually has a title, what the Darth Vader theme. And that title is "The Imperial March", composed by the great John Williams, whom, as many of you may already know, also composed the theme music for "Jaws" - that legendary score simply titled, "Main Title (Theme From Jaws)".

Now, with that lil' bit of trivia aside, let us procede with the fabled film currently under review: Star Wars. It had been at a drive-in theater in some small Illinois town or other where my mother, my older brother, and I had spent our weekly "Movie Date Night" watching this George Lucas directed cult masterpiece from our car in the parking lot. On the huge outdoor screen, the film appeared to be a silent one, but thanks to an old wire-attached speaker, we were able to hear both the character dialogue and soundtrack loud and clear. We even had ourselves a carful of vittles and snacks - walked back to our vehicle, of course, from the wide-opened cinema's briefly distant concession stand. Indeed, it had been a lovely summer evening that July.

From the time the film started, with my brother and I following along as our mother sped-read the opening crawl, I began to feel rather antsy, thinking that this movie, the first in a franchise that would soon be world-renowned, was going to be boring, due to its genre being Science Fiction: A respectably likable, but not a passionately lovable genre of mine DURING THAT TIME. I just didn't believe I was going to like Star Wars all that much ... But I soon found myself intrigued ... And awed.

George Lucas is a man with a phenomenal, and I do mean phenomenal imagination. Apart from his human characters (Han, Luke, Leia, and Obi-Wan Kenobi, among others), the droids: C-3P0, R2-D2, R2-series, and IG-88, not to mention those unusual characters like Jabba the Hutt, Yoda, and Chewbacca, just to name a few, are all creations of Lucas's phenomenal imagination. And I was completely in awe of each one of these strange beings. Then there was Vader ... And the evil Emperor ... And the Stormtroopers ... And the Spacecraft ... And the galaxies (I'll admit that I am a huge lover of the Universe in all its Celestial glory) ... And the magnificent planets ... The Lightsabers ... And so on. Star Wars is a gorgeously shot space opera; it is truly an epic masterpiece. We enjoyed this film tremendously. And my brother was a die-hard fan from that night onward. He, my brother, had even received for Christmas that year, nearly every Star Wars action figure that my mother could find, including two of the spacecraft: The Millennium Falcon and Star Destroyer. The Death Star space station had too been wrapped beneath our Christmas tree - tagged with his name. It was totally crazy, what the new Star Wars era. Frenzied! But it was great ... Even still, to this day.

I don't personally know anyone whom has yet to see Star Wars, but that certainly doesn't suggest there are still a few people out there who haven't. And if you're one of the latter, then you should know that this classic space opera comes highly recommended. The entire series is told backwards, so you'll definitely want to see Star Wars first, followed by its two sequels: The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi ... In that order. I trust that you'll too discover yourself to be a lifelong cult fan in the wake. 😊