1979 - The Making of Star Wars. The first Star Wars VHS to be sold wasn't actually a Star Wars movie but a documentary that aired in 1977 and showed some behind-the-scenes footage of the making of ...

For only $4, I purchased the original Star Wars trilogy on a VHS set released in 1990, seven years before George Lucas put out controversial Special Edition cuts of his classic sci-fi movies.

The Making of Star Wars is a three-volume series that provides an in-depth look at A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi. By Jon Bitner on May 2, 2024 at 10:23AM PDT.

The ‘A New Hope’ Change. The first time Lucas’ Star Wars hit cinema screens, as well as its first spate of re-releases in 1978 and 1979, a moment where 20th Century Fox cemented its ...