Original 1977 Star Wars trailer, the film was later renamed ‘Episode IV A New Hope’ in 1981
Original 1977 Star Wars trailer, the film was later renamed ‘Episode IV A New Hope’ in 1981
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Still sends chills up the spine. Looked so realistic, the effects were astounding, never seen before. You could believe that Universe actually existed long ago and far away.
Seems just silly, it will never catch on and be a hit
This looks good, I’ll probably go see it!
“Romance of the future”? Didn’t they read their own opening crawl?
is this news to people? Why do people think those of us saw it in the cinema call it Star Wars…
Crazy that they knew about the three prequels back in 1981.
Given how much I loved Star Wars, this is a surprisingly unenticing trailer. At least we get to hear some of the fantastic score.
That simple title is so cool!! “A new hope” sucks
And then…nerds took things too far and started threatening people over the internet debating canon or noncanon events in a completely fictional universe
The movie guy narrator’s voice was the standard for decades. All of the promotional advertisements used the same exact model.
Assistant: «Mr. Lucas, we were unable to secure the rights to Flash Gordon afterall!»
Lucas: «Eh, I think we’ll manage somehow.»
It will always be just Star Wars to me
“the most extraordinary motion picture of all-time”
probably the only time this incredible hyperbole isn’t one
“You’ll laugh. You’ll cry. You’ll kiss three bucks goodbye.”
Worst twins ever.
For those of us alive at the time, this movie will forever simply be known as “Star Wars.”
Excuse me? Romance of the *future*? Star wars is a historical film, it takes place long ago in a galaxy far away.
In 1977, 20th Century Fox illegally “strongarmed” theatres with the “sure to be the year’s biggest movie” **The Other Side of Midnight**. Any theatre that wanted to get it had to also agree to show a B-grade space opera that looked like a probable flop. The probable flop? Something called “Star Wars”.
My neighbor’s sister was the manager of the Cine Capri in Phoenix at the time. I saw Star Wars 15 times on that big, beautiful screen. They played it for over a year there. Single screen theater.
Two hours in line to get tickets and another hour or so to get in. So worth the wait.
I didn’t know that. I thought it was renamed a new hope when Lucas rereleased them in mid 90s.
“*The most extraordinary motion picture of all time*” – that’s typical advertising hype, however in this one case, it may have been accurate.
Wow! Spoilers!!
The movie I most want to see again for the first time.
“A romance from the future” but also long time ago in a galaxy far, far away.