STAR WARS A New Hope (1977) Breakdown | Easter Eggs, Details, Making Of & Special Edition Changes

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STAR WARS A New Hope (1977) Breakdown | Easter Eggs, Hidden Details, Making Of & Things You Missed. We review, recap and explain all the hidden details, bits of trivia and things you missed in George Lucas' classic Star Wars Episode IV A New Hope. With Ahsoka right around the corner I thought we'd revisit this to uncover all the details. This film changed cinema and I hope you enjoy all the making of information and our analysis of the film along with us pointing out the major special edition changes and updates.
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Welcome to the Heavy Spoilers show, I'm your host Paul and this video we're breaking down Star Wars a New Hope.
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Taking us to a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away this movie revolutionised the movie industry and it still stands as one of the best Sci-Fi films of all time. This was a film I fell in love with as a kid and I can't even count how many times I've watched it. Throughout this video we're gonna be breaking it all down and going through it all scene by scene to talk about all the details in it.
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Now according to the legends George Lucas first came up with the after he made his first full length feature film titled THX 1138.
Lucas had been a big fan of the Flash Gordon serials and he'd been planning to adapt them in some way into his own work in films. Apparently at 1971 Cannes Film Festival when he was showing THX he started putting feelers out to see if he could buy the rights for Flash Gordon. However, they were owned by Dino De Laurentis and thus Lucas decided to do his own space opera.
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@heavyspoilers 8 ай бұрын

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@Kypduron1 8 ай бұрын

The comment you made about reshooting the scene where they reveal David's face under the mask was a documentary on Netflix called "I am your father" but even in there they were not allowed to show the actual scene, they would have got busted but lucasfilm big time. Also, in that documentary, they actually proved that it wasn't David who leaked the ending of ROTJ but George refused to comment about it, quite sad actually.

@TheBaggyT 7 ай бұрын

20:15 ....... Really?? You had to put a shot from the BARBIE movie in there?!?!?!

@leolordful 6 ай бұрын

Sorry, meant to type "leaking"

@mattcliburn 9 ай бұрын

I swear Paul, you struck gold when you decided to breakdown the classics. Great idea to keep the channel going strong!!

@heavyspoilers 9 ай бұрын

thanks so much mate, yeah the strikes and delays made me realise I had to think about stuff differently and I'm so glad people are enjoying us going back through these older films. Thanks for all your support with the membership too.

@mattcliburn 9 ай бұрын

@@heavyspoilers anytime mate

@longhairscorpio3976 8 ай бұрын

"the classics" thanks for making me feel old

@fkaHAPPY 8 ай бұрын

@@heavyspoilersI recently found this channel and I have been constantly watching your classic breakdowns. I love them so much!!

@williamgreen2949 8 ай бұрын

Awesome, great job 👏👏👏

@daddydojang 9 ай бұрын

Saw this in the theater with my parents as a kid in 1977. For the time period and the movies of that era, this movie was beyond amazing. What a feeling.

@albaniahenry-franklin2829 9 ай бұрын

Same, here and what you said is 100% unadulterated FACTS!!

@konstantinkoverchenko9587 9 ай бұрын

I remember a dude I worked with that never had a tv and saw Star Wars for tbd very first time when it first came out. Dude was blown away of course. I could only imagine seeing something that glorious before seeing anything else on tv or the big screen. 😵‍💫

@jimalexander687 9 ай бұрын

I was in my late teens and initially only went to see it because I was a fan of Alec Guinness and had read the lengthy, multi-page review in "Time Magazine". However, after seeing it, I returned to see it six more times (between late July and early Sept. 1977). It was only showing on one screen in one theater, so the lines to get in were long. I promptly went out an acquired the sound track on a double album (which I still have to this day), started buying the Topps cards and anything I could get my hands on -- including the novelization (which said on the very first page that the Emperor was the former Senator Palpatine). After the dreary, violent and sexualized films of the early seventies (following the end of the Hayes Code in the late 1960's), "Star Wars" (yes, that's what it was called; there was none of this "New Hope" revisionist nonsense), was an enjoyable and much welcomed, long overdue bit of escapism.

@kellybowe354 9 ай бұрын

Me too! Iconic. Star Wars fan forever. Wishing “Legends” was still canon. Those books and comics were fantastic!

@DennisMoore664 9 ай бұрын

We we're visiting mom's side of the family in early June in rural Ohio and in '77 all most people around there had were box fans and the like that just move the hot muggy air around. So my parents took me to see it because, most importantly, the theater had air conditioning. And also I loved Star Trek and space stuff in general so they figured it would keep me entertained for a bit. I think we went back at least twice before we left for home and not just for the air conditioning.

@nateklein7084 9 ай бұрын

I still have the VHS box-set of the original editions that was re-released in the early 90s, before all the special edition cgi got added. One of my prized possessions.

@Koexistence13 3 ай бұрын

I had them to. My kids effed them up good. I'm not pissed tho. Actually a little happy

@dalehadley3283 Ай бұрын

My step dad has those two, that's the black box set with the blue Star Wars title,right?

@elvispressplay7735 9 ай бұрын

Star Wars effectively used many tropes that became staples in storytelling but for me, this is where I saw a lot of these things for the first time. Han taking his payment and walking away only to return and help save the day at the end was probably the most prominent of these. It really resonated for me as a kid that Han was influenced by Luke's optimism and joined the Rebellion he had previously avoided. It may be overused now but it definitely affected me in my youth.

@DennisMoore664 9 ай бұрын

Overused or not, it had that impact on a lot of us. George Lucas learned his storytelling well from one of the greats. When he was in USC film school he was fascinated with the work of a Joseph Campbell, an American mythologist, writer and lecturer, best known for his work in comparative mythology and the all-important 'Hero's Journey'. And he even is quoted as saying "…that Star Wars was shaped, in part, by ideas described in The Hero with a Thousand Faces and other works of Campbell’s.” It's part of why Star Trek also had that kind of impact on me and so many others before Star Wars came out. Some of the episodes really hit hard. There's a story Nichelle Nichols used to tell about her approaching Roddenberry one day and saying, “You're creating little morality plays, aren't you?” and Roddenberry's response was, “Shhh - don't tell anyone.”

@Sci-Fi-Mike 8 ай бұрын

@@DennisMoore664it's great to hear that Nichelle Nichols story. I saw her at ComiCon a few years ago but didn't have the money for an autograph. May she rest in peace. I'll miss her acting work and ambassadorial for NASA.

@cflowers69 6 ай бұрын

He still kept the money though. Cause he’s a scoundrel.

@alexandermacdougall7873 Ай бұрын

@@cflowers69 but apparently forgot to use it to pay back Jabba. Lol

@CarltonYoung 8 ай бұрын

As a child, I was watching this movie in the theaters. When Han Solo comes in to the rescue, I remember the whole audience cheered. I raised my arms and cheered. What a unique, special and memorable experience. Yeah this movie shaped my childhood in such wonderful imaginative ways. ❤

@matthewcochran3325 7 ай бұрын

I always laugh during the part where Luke sees the lightsaber for the first time and almost kills Obi when he fires it up 😂

@mjvajda 4 ай бұрын

And himself since Luke points the lightsaber towards his eye first before he ignites it.

@matthewcochran3325 4 ай бұрын

@@mjvajda hahaha good point! "You'll put your eye out with that thing!"

@ScrambledAndBenedict 8 ай бұрын

Something I always greatly appreciated about this movie, is when that guy talks shit about Vader's beliefs and Vader begins choking him. How Tarkin lets it happen for a few seconds before stepping in and calling off Vader. He's like "We don't have time for this, but yeah, that guy DID deserve a bit of a choking for that" lmfao

@welovettrpgs 9 ай бұрын

i got to see it on the big screen in 1977 and had no idea what i was about to see. I was ten. Life changed!

@michealbohmer2871 8 ай бұрын

John Williams used a few pieces of classical music as inspiration such as Holst's "The Planets -- Mars." He also used the Wagnerian style of composition, writing themes and motifs for the characters and other elements such as the Force.

@BlackieNuff 8 ай бұрын

Damn, it never occurred to me that Obi-Wan's little smile during the duel and escape was his satisfaction of seeing "the twins" reunited. That makes that moment hit so much harder now (in a good way). All this time I thought it was just his satisfaction that everyone was good to go and escape, and he needn't "stall" with Vader any longer. I suppose that still applies, as well.

@simonpobjoy5228 6 ай бұрын

Except he didn't, when a new hope came out George Lucas had no intention or idea of making them siblings or Vader Luke's father.

@BlackieNuff 6 ай бұрын

@@simonpobjoy5228 Completely beside the point, but whatever. I'm not gonna argue with you f*ckin nitpicking n00bs and SW snobs trying to show how "Star Wars smart" you are when you have probably only been into the franchise since the prequels, or at best, since the 1997 re-releases of the OT, thinking you know more about SW than those of us who literally existed before the original 1977 movie (let alone any franchise) ever did, and grew up on it, learning all about GL and his vision since the 70s by reading actual books and magazine articles, as opposed to bullshit website blurbs and blogs where any idiot can be an editorial commentator. I bet you don't even know that Luke was originally conceptualized as the "princess" instead of Leia, or that Han Solo was the "old warrior" instead of Obi-Wan, or that Wookiees were cast as the villains (which looked like alien monkeys) instead of Darth Vader and his Stormtroopers - the latter of which, when they were cast as the villains (and Wookiees were reduced to just one ; the sidekick of Solo), they carried lightsabers and shields in addition to blasters, and Vader's mask/helmet was for independent space travel without a ship or other vessel. And technically, _"when a new hope came out George Lucas had no intention or idea of making them siblings or Vader Luke's father"_ ; when/if any of that were true, then it was not even called "A New Hope" yet. "A New Hope" was added later after the movie's release when it was confirmed there'd be more films, or "episodes". If you wanna nitpick, then prepare to BE nitpicked. But by all means, DO tell me more about your "vast knowledge" of the SWU... Actually, DON'T... Cos I don't care. I've probably forgotten more about SW than you'll ever know.

@gamestation2690 3 ай бұрын

@@simonpobjoy5228 Still, it's nice to think that in hindsight.

@histguy101 2 ай бұрын

@@simonpobjoy5228Alec Guinness received a vision during filming that this would be the case

@stevepettibone5794 29 күн бұрын

Well by him taking points his estate has made over a hundred million dollars@@histguy101

@ThommyofThenn 6 ай бұрын

I never knew that about the Vader actor getting such a raw deal. A shame that because as you said, the actor's sense of movement added a menacing physicality to Vader. You could tell that he's in pain but still has a LOT of strength which is being increased by the character's rage and pain. I love the deleted scene of Luke seeing the space battle overhead. I wonder what something like that would actually look like. One last thing, I first saw ANH on VHS where the original dragon-call can be heard. I feel this original call is actually the most fear inducing with the later ones sounding more like a guy yelling. Which I guess it is so maybe it makes more sense although I liked to think that Obi Wan was able to use the Force to manipulate sound/make it sound different to the Tuskens

@chrisfox961 4 ай бұрын

It is too bad that they couldn't have had him in the background of the Cantina or another scene like they had the actor for Boba Fett play an imperial officer too.

@MyPisceanNature 8 ай бұрын

I always interpreted Han shooting first as, he's the kind of guy who will fight someone how they'd fight him. He shot Greedo, because Greedo wouldn't hesitate to shoot Han first. If Han were to fight Luke for some reason, he would never shoot first, because Luke wouldn't.

@ryanparker4996 8 ай бұрын

"If I ever shoot you, you will be awake, you will be facing me, and you will be armed." Malcolm Reynolds, Firefly Mal was based on Han Solo and has very similar energy. I like to think that quote applies to what Han was thinking.

@BurnDoubt 6 ай бұрын

@@ryanparker4996 👍🏼 for mentioning Firefly here. Captain Mal was such a great character. One of the best in all of sci-fi imo. And Reverend Book. And Jane. And anara. Summer Glau absolutely killed her part... the whole crew theyre all great. 😂 matter of fact, I think it's due time for a re-watch

@ryanparker4996 6 ай бұрын

@@BurnDoubt I havent rewatched the whole series in years, I do what I call the Serenity Double Feature, I watch the Firefly Pilot episode, and then I watch the movie. If you do this, you will notice the Serenity movie plot is structured very similarly to the Pilot episode. Every beat of the plot of the first episode is called back to in the film. They both end with Mal having a heartfelt conversation with one of the Tam siblings on the bridge

@chrisfox961 4 ай бұрын

I remember seeing this in 1977 and I never questioned Han as being blood thirsty or a "bad" guy for shooting Greedo. Greedo was telling Han that he was about to kill him so it was clearly a self defense move and yes, also pretty badass!

@neverstopschweiking 4 ай бұрын

I was born in the former eastern bloc, saw the movie fir the first time in the 90s and to me the situation was clear - Han was 100% justified in shooting him. I never even heard about this being an issue until it was changed in later releases and people noticed. I can't imagine how insane you must be to think this was bad. Using deadly force against those who threaten you is the right thing to do.

@DennisMoore664 9 ай бұрын

The extra CGI in the re-release is pretty enough but I'm really glad I got to see the OG versions all those times when the movies were first released. Being eight years old, watching "A New Hope" was about the closest thing to a religious experience I'd had to that point.

@jordanayling9841 8 ай бұрын

I love the last glance Ben has towards Luke and Leia and the smirk he gives Vader. In that moment, after his decades of despair, he sees the titular New Hope, and he knows that it's all going to work out ok.

@gamestation2690 3 ай бұрын

He's thinking, "Well, my work here is done."

@heidifedor 9 ай бұрын

Actually Lucas brought in voice actor, Mel Blanc who was best known for the voice Bugs Bunny and most of the male Looney Tunes, to voice R2-D2 and C-3PO. But when he saw the footage w/Daniels voice of the character, he told Lucas that no voice actor could do a better job for the 3PO than Danials.

@chrisleneil 8 ай бұрын

@@neb6Twiki!

@spankflaps1365 9 ай бұрын

The Death Star attack scenes are based on: - Dam Busters - Battle of Britain (the Spitfires rolled out of formation, so their carbs didn’t flood) - Sink the Bismarck (X-Wings are based on the Swordfish torpedo hit on Bismarck’s rudder)

@Buzzdog1971 7 ай бұрын

It was not an issue of the carburetors flooding, it was that they would go dry from negative g's which would include being inverted.

@megashadowdancer1 9 ай бұрын

I like Han shooting first. I feel like he would've known that Greedo was about to shoot, so he shot first. That's the way I always saw it.

@thunderwarrior1759 8 ай бұрын

Back at its original VHS release my dad bought it me and i watched it once everyday for a year because it “was” the movie of my childhood and i was truly in love with it

@ragna6410 9 ай бұрын

YES I HOPED FOR THE ORIGINAL. Cannot wait for EP5. I hope you will make the Prequels too.

@7Fatguy 9 ай бұрын

Man, i need to learn how to look forward to small things, same as you lol

@7Fatguy 9 ай бұрын

It's actually somewhat inspiring

@Shoelessjoe78 9 ай бұрын

Ehh prequels. Just the OG 3. I'll skip the rest. They never happened in my head cannon.

@LightsaberGoBrrrrrr 9 ай бұрын

@@Shoelessjoe78you’re definitely at least 40. The prequels are the best Star Wars. Full stop

@GarytongueBetz-vl1fu 9 ай бұрын

@@Shoelessjoe78 Head Canons are not Canon.

@TheEricthefruitbat 8 ай бұрын

Absolutely, the best movie ever. I saw it when it came out in '77. It was serialized in my local newspaper before it was in the theater. I saved all those pages, and have them to this day. An interesting note: the emperor's name is never mentioned in the movie, but it was in the serialization.

@GymAndSun 9 ай бұрын

Totally feel you on that bit at the end. Star Wars is so nostalgic and sentimental for millions of us.

@lex_laksi 9 ай бұрын

I never realized that the last thing Obi-wan saw is Luke and Leia reunited. Awesome.

@Geekman333 2 ай бұрын

The cultural significance of this film can't be overstated. For example, the section in THIS video where you showed the Tatooine sunset and then Toby Maguire crying...I was crying. I was nine years old in 1977 and when this film came out, we all took our friends to see it for our tenth birthdays. Can. You. Imagine? The impression this made on us. It was simply THE GREATEST thing we'd ever seen. By Christmas I'd seen it six times. Fast forward to the 2000s, I was taking my own kids to see the new movies around Christmas in Gold Class, it was a family tradition until they stopped making them. I'm 56. This franchise has been a part of my life. What a great video about it. Thank you.

@anthonymiele4320 6 ай бұрын

I've always thought that the reason the droids weren't allowed into the cantina was the fact that all droids record information constantly and this was a place for scum and villainy, not walking wires.

@pong9000 3 ай бұрын

They're literally made to suffer. It's their lot in life. Somehow the subtext of droids as property and second class citizens flows through without commentary.

@bethb4432 9 ай бұрын

I am living for Paul’s older movie breakdowns. Can’t get enough!

@smosmo4617 9 ай бұрын

This is a special one Spoiler man, my big bro and I are separated by 6 years. Starwars acted as the bond that would make us as close as we are today. 35 years later still using voices and lines in humor when talking to each other . I didn't know I could learn as much as this vid provided. Another gem for your catalog. Bravo

@heavyspoilers 9 ай бұрын

Ah man that’s so kind of you, thank you and I think you’re right about this movie, was what me and my dad bonded over too. Such a special film. Thanks again for the kind words.

@MaraJadeSkky 8 ай бұрын

@heavyspoilers same for my dad, his father, and me 🥹 such good memories together SW and Indiana Jones were our most watched films.

@plektosgaming 7 ай бұрын

One thing about the music. Originally Lucas didn't have a huge budget for music and so was going to use used The Planets (Holst). Copyright law was only 28 years plus another 14 if requested but that changed in late (October) 1976 when it was raised to 70 years, retroactively. In the middle of shooting. . With the music holders of basically everything salivating at the insane royalties they could suddenly get for music from decades ago that WAS previously public domain. Lucas found himself in a problem - his "free" music no longer was available, he was over budget, and so he got Spielberg to connect him with the person who had last worked with his first movies, John Williams. He told John to make his own take/version of Holst's work. Which he did in 8 weeks (versus 3-6 months from scratch) and moved on to his next project, having made some easy money as well. It's 100% through and through The Planets re-worked, put in different keys, parts inverted and swapped around... to avoid copyright. And it works wonderfully. Most importantly, didn't cost Lucas tons of royalties as the piece was a simple paid commission which is common in the industry, even today.

@jekw23 9 ай бұрын

I love how everything in Star Wars can be traced to something else. Flash Gordon, Hidden Fortress, Samurai, Hero’s Journey. Put together in its own way. Shows how important it is to focus on how you tell a story. I watched agin a few months ago and had a renewed appreciation for the editing. A masterclass in how to progress plot and character simultaneously.

@dantobias9164 7 ай бұрын

DONT forget DUNE

@Joshua-uw7wm 9 ай бұрын

To me the whole storm troopers and Vader wearing masks makes a lot of sense seeing how each planet would have a different atmosphere and require the masks to begin with

@Dom_510 9 ай бұрын

An undisputed classic, an iconic movie and massive benchmark in what’s capable in film. I will always love this movie.

@vanillathunder3024 9 ай бұрын

No matter how many times I’ve seen these movies, it’s related shows , read the. Omits and books or how many breakdowns I’ve watched (and rewatched)…I simply cannot help clicking on anything Star Wars related. The whole series has made such a mark on my life I can’t be appreciative enough. Keep it coming…

@lonewonderer1979 9 ай бұрын

I got goosebumps from watching this breakdown. Lots of nostalgia. I had the action figures, the cereal bowls, the bedsheets. At one point I had an official replica lightsaber. Even into my 30's my mom would continue to gift memorabilia. I guess I will be binging on it again real soon ;)

@D0CBEE 9 ай бұрын

You know you can rewatch the WHOLE thing yourself right?

@lonewonderer1979 8 ай бұрын

😯 "That's not true... That's impossible" lol. I have the set but don't have the time to whole series... or even just 1 in a single sitting. Maybe one day.... @@D0CBEE

@heavyspoilers 9 ай бұрын

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@bryanheilman4376 9 ай бұрын

I saw this on the big screen! I have seen this thousands of times i believe, maybe not. Thanks a million to one shot for doing this!

@SpaceWizardCosplay 9 ай бұрын

Hopefully you'll cover The Empire Strikes Back and The Return of the Jedi, someday.

@deborahjanes3706 9 ай бұрын

I don't know what's going on here... first you start giving us awesome reviews of awesome movies... then you bring some lurve into the mix with M.T. and his big-ass smile... and now this! The first movie I ever saw in a cinema (5 years old), after going ape-shit when the trailer appeared on tv, and probably my most-watched (don't tell anyone... they'll think I'm a scifi nerd 🤓), and what a satisfying review, Paul! One to enjoy multiple times while waiting for Ahsoka to give us some big-ass vibes 😋 I bow/curtsey to you, good sir, and may the sun shine ever so brightly from your derier 😊

@yeahyeah7445 9 ай бұрын

Last thing Obi Wan sees in them reunited. Except that he doesn't know that she is Leia. So much for that.

@numa333 9 ай бұрын

Who framed Roger Rabbit, maybe!?

@jeffg7 8 ай бұрын

Princess Leia's ship at the beginning was originally called the Rebel Blockade Runner, I suppose to hint that its purpose was for evading capture instead of for diplomatic missions. It makes no sense to actually name a ship that way but it works when you're nine years old. It was named Tantive IV (pronounced "tantivvy") by Brian Daley in his script for the Star Wars radio drama in 1981.

@jwardbartolome 8 ай бұрын

Another reason why HEAVY SPOILERS is waaaaay better than ScreenCrush! We're all for these classic movie breakdowns! Thank you, Paul and team!

@user-yv4mm6bx3c 6 ай бұрын

The trench run really is the most exciting piece of film making ever. Such a credit to the editors for taking the mess that they had to create something so magnificent.

@INFILTR8US 3 ай бұрын

George's wife at the time saved it with her editing.

@INFILTR8US 2 ай бұрын

@@nicksterj George took credit? YOU DON'T SAY

@INFILTR8US 2 ай бұрын

@@nicksterj She literally won an award for editing 🙄

@INFILTR8US 2 ай бұрын

@@nicksterj I’m sure he did 🤭 it was very kind of her to share the award with them.

@naiperez416 9 ай бұрын

I love these movie breakdowns it’s like watching a mini documentary and now on my favorite movie series keep up the hard work

@kawh8719 9 ай бұрын

Dude, yes. Wow this breakdown was wonderful. I'm tired of hating what has been done to starwars. Going back to what and when I loved it has been a great relief.

@heavyspoilers 9 ай бұрын

Thank you

@mikey92362 7 ай бұрын

It took me a lifetime to realize this, but when Luke is looking at the twin suns of Tatooine, he's not just longing for adventure and wanting more for his life. He's realizing his feelings that something has always been missing in his life....his twin sister. He's force connected to her and always has been. He just didn't understand it. The twin suns symbolize Luke and Leia. Two things that appear to be close to each other and are always bound to each other but that are, in reality, separated by vast distances in space. Now here's the rest of the story.... Suns are stars. The twin suns are both stars and represent Luke amd Leia who have to join forces to destroy the Death STAR. It literally is a war of the stars. Or, Star Wars. How'd I do?

@gordonchen9510 7 ай бұрын

Cap

@mikey92362 7 ай бұрын

@@gordonchen9510 It's just a theory. And a pretty good one. It's fine if you disagree.

@sashastolar5218 8 ай бұрын

As the child i was, there are 3 moments that were meaningfull to me. "I find your lack of faith disturbing", "I'm all right, i'm all right...." and the kiss before the jump.

@nathangasti399 9 ай бұрын

This is the most comprehensive breakdown on all of KZfaq

@HeisntLegend 9 ай бұрын

Nothing beats Obi-wans knowing grin right before getting domed by a lightsaber. It tells you so much with so little.

@curtismartin2866 7 ай бұрын

But George Lucas didn't even know that Luke and Leia were brother and sister yet.

@GymAndSun 9 ай бұрын

Not many films have such mythology and interest and the benefit of time for behind the scenes information. This is the best breakdown by Heavy Spoilers yet 👏

@brusnt 9 ай бұрын

As a 10 year old when the original movie came out, its hard to understate its affect. Managed to convince my parents to take me to the movie 7 times before it eventually left the theaters and drive-ins. Before VHS and sequels being common it really felt that there wouldn't be a chance to watch it again. Despite the lack of the internet I also remember hearing a rumor before Empire on the identity of Luke's dad before I saw the movie so I was kinda expecting/dreading that reveal. I still enjoy the franchise (with some occasional eye-rolling) and am looking forward to Ahsoka.

@IggyStardust1967 9 ай бұрын

You and I share the same age. I, too, was 10 years old when Star Wars hit theaters. It was unprecedented for my family to go see a movie more than once in the theaters... yet I also saw Star Wars multiple times. I gave up on seeing other movies, just to watch Star Wars again, and again. Hell, my family even allowed me to watch the Star Wars Holiday Special when it aired..... I loved it back then (at 11 years old)..... but watching it NOW, in my 50s..... I can only now relate to their sacrifice in allowing me to watch that thing.

@redmatrix 9 ай бұрын

In the movie "Pitch Perfect" actress Ana Kendrick's character, Beca, states that "Vader" in German means father, so it wasn't a big surprise that DV was Luke's father. But the real word for father is "Vater" so IDK.

@ryanparker4996 8 ай бұрын

@@redmatrixits the Dutch, not German. Similar languages though

@AJ82778 9 ай бұрын

I was 7 when this came out, and I know for a fact that Han was the only one to shoot in the cantina scene, mostly because the guy in front of us shouted "Shit! He just murdered that guy!!" My mom--who was in love with Ford from American Graffiti--was absolutely shocked that her "perfect man" killed an innocent (yet gun-wielding) character. Loved this break down, by the way. I'd give more thumbs up if I could.

@trevorwhite915 8 ай бұрын

This was and still is the best Star Wars film ever made in my opinion.

@SteveSpikes 8 ай бұрын

As a first-generation fan, this is an amazing retrospective. In regards to the mention of Luke's T-16 Skyhopper, it was damaged in a Beggar's Canyon race he had against "Fixer" as depicted in the STAR WARS Radio Drama done by National Public Radio (NPR).

@heavyspoilers 8 ай бұрын

ey thank you for the extra bit of trivia

@venkatpiyush 9 ай бұрын

Perfect timing for the breakdown, i literally just finished rewatching the trilogy today!

@aurelie_frost 9 ай бұрын

Same 😂

@CaptainKiLL83 3 ай бұрын

I've still got those old gold box VHS starwars videos on my shelf.. Even though I've watched these for almost 35years Han Solo shouting YEEEEEHOOOOOOO into the the mic, while aceing a tie fighter is still the best last second save I've ever seen to this day.

@michaellogan8359 8 ай бұрын

I was 16 when Star Wars came out. I spent most of that summer visiting a friend who had moved to a small town in New York. There was bugger-all to do up there, so we went to see Star Wars 37 times.

@mershall1971 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for the breakdown! I was 6 when this film came out and my late Dad took me to see it twice at the Odeon in Bromley. Both times he'd fall fast asleep, snore loudly throughout, and then wake up at the end exclaiming "What a great film!" 😂 Looking forward to your ESB breakdown!

@SteveBrant55 8 ай бұрын

You're breakdowns are the best! I saw this in the theater when it first opened. Can't remember how many times I went back. The research you've done taught me so much, even though I used to read magazines like Cenefantastique. Thanks again!

@JediLoreen 3 ай бұрын

*you're=contraction of "you are". Your=belonging to you. Please learn the difference and use them appropriately.

@user-gz2sn3yk6n 3 ай бұрын

I always found it interesting that C-3PO states during the opening of the film: “there’ll be no escape for the princess this time”. So he is either willfully lying later in the film by the time they get to the moisture vaporater farm, or his memory was erased by the Jawas in the interim! Interesting! It just goes to show anything goes with Star Wars!😊

@samchambers-de3tj 9 ай бұрын

This was also my favorite movie when I was a kid!!

@mortisnoctu 8 ай бұрын

This video is amazing! Great work, guys!

@stretch1681 8 ай бұрын

I rewatch the movie so much it's like therapy at this point lol

@KidFresh71 9 ай бұрын

Fantastic breakdown. The force is strong with this one! Saw "Star Wars" in the theater when I was six years old, and it made me fall in love with both movies in general, and sci-fi specifically. Actually one of my best childhood memories, when something actually lived up to the hype. Saw it 3 more times in the cinema, only to be topped by the 19 times I saw Empire Strikes Back (no I'm not kidding, I was obsessed). My Star Wars toy collection would be worth tens of thousands of dollars today, if I had kept them. I even had the Boba Fett action figure that you had to send in five (or ten?) proof of purchases to receive.

@GymAndSun 9 ай бұрын

My dad was about Luke’s age when it came out and talked about the Twin Suns blowing his mind like wow this is another place entirely. And feeling like Luke, wanting to go

@leonmilehammusic1463 9 ай бұрын

I loved this breakdown. I thought I knew pretty much everything about this movie, but there was so much I was hearing for the first time and it just reminded me how much I love this movie and this whole franchise. Great job! (As always!)

@psbates 9 ай бұрын

I get so tired of people not getting the reference about the Kessel Run. Kessel was next to the Maw, which was a huge field of black holes. In order to make the Kessel run, you had to fly as close as you could to the black holes. Han was boasting that his ship was fast enough to fly closer than anyone else to the black holes, shortening the run's length while still having the speed to escape the black holes' gravity.

@kenwheeler3637 9 ай бұрын

Great review, Paul. This is my all time favorite movie. Seen it several times back during it's original run and a myriad more in the years since. It's really hard to describe what it felt like seeing it for the first time. It was like nothing I had ever watched before. It felt......magical.

@doublet147 7 ай бұрын

Solid breakdown. You mentioned aspects i haven't heard from other YT breakdowns.

@Dmiller7239 8 ай бұрын

Porkins was also in Raiders. One of the government men wanting Indy to find the Ark

@Blasted2Oblivion 5 ай бұрын

He was one of the rebellion's top men.

@TheIronDuke9 8 ай бұрын

I love how nothing in Star Wars is original and yet when put together all of those borrowed ideas equal a story greater than the sum of it's parts

@ljohnso16 8 ай бұрын

In the final season of the clone wars, we find out that Asoka is also programming an assembling binary load lifters they’re actually violent battle droids. So C-3PO is confessing to a war crime.

@chrisb4331 8 ай бұрын

Amazing breakdown. Great video. Thanks

@heidifedor 9 ай бұрын

I’m kinda want to see 3PO’s back story before his scraps were found by Anakin.

@TheAnticorporatist 8 ай бұрын

I randomly caught this on TNT or something on a HUGE TV in some casino somewhere the other day. Am glad it was the remaster, because IT WAS AWESOME!

@juliasantosmoura1298 9 ай бұрын

The severd arm at the Cantina floo4 is certainly the only time a light saber has ever drawn blood. It's so weird

@jimbyrdiii1503 8 ай бұрын

Thanks for the memories! 🫡

@jeffleake1960 9 ай бұрын

This was the very 1st film i watched on VHS video tape it was the 1st pirated movie i ever watched and the 1st i would rewind and watch again right after it finished over and over again . I loved it

@shaunoleary8740 9 ай бұрын

Another great breakdown! Keep it up!

@maryroberts2099 8 ай бұрын

I love when Obi wan recognizes R2D2 and realizes something is up. Then he sees Leas video and knows Lea is in trouble

@marvinmauldin4361 8 ай бұрын

I'm impressed that you mention the silver leg of C3PO. I noticed it decades ago, but no one else has mentioned it in anything I've seen. Everyone flipped over the red arm, but ignored the silver leg, which even has a different design.

@erikagholston6610 7 ай бұрын

My dad took me to see this in 1977 & it changed movies for me.

@shiddy. 8 ай бұрын

all 3 of my starwars VHS tapes were worn out to the point of being noticeable ... what a great time to live through

@Seansyoutubehandle 9 ай бұрын

Love it mate, can’t wait to see your breakdowns of Ep 5 and 6

@louisberry4403 9 ай бұрын

One of the best films ever. Exciting, Fun And a prime example of how to start a franchise. Ford deserved a Oscar nomination. The Twin Suns scene is one of the best scenes ever. Can't wait for The Breakdown For The Empire Strikes Back which tops this on every level.

@geoffowen7627 9 ай бұрын

This is what makes the original trilogy so fantastic, years of work, refining, passion and dedication. An art that seems to be lost these days, Hollywood seem to grab draft scripts and demand its in the cinemas within a few months.nowadays. The difference shows glaringly, oh how I miss the days filmmakers had full control and the time to take the care needed to complete a project. Good times. (Yes im old 🤣🤣🤣🤣) 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

@Korra228 8 ай бұрын

It's amazing how simple and simultaneously genius this movie is. No fat, no useless lore, not a second of screen time wasted. And it didn't have a post-credit scene with Yoda walking into the frame from a shadow or some bullshit like that.

@wigglemd 9 ай бұрын

Saw it In 78 in England I Had This On Betamax When I was a Kid, Taped from ITV Watched It Every morning Before School. I knew the script by heart, still do today

@necrotoaster94 5 ай бұрын

Really great one Paul! Hard to do these kinds of videos with such iconic movies but I still learned new things even after seeing this many dozens of times over the last four decades. For the curious folks, if you haven't heard of or seen the Harmy Despecialized Edition project of the original trilogy movies it's worth a look IMO... it's actually my favorite version of the original trilogy at this point. Again, great work and looking forward to more of these retro reviews. 😁

@KismetBP 8 ай бұрын

Watched Star Wars in 1977 in LA at Mans Chinese theatre at age 7. It’s the first time I saw adults stand up and cheer after a movie and then go get back in line that stretched around the block. I had all the original Star Wars toys. I much prefer the hero’s journey then watching how people turn evil in the future movies or become super overpowered with zero training. ❤🤘

@jasonpugh2908 7 ай бұрын

Just found your channel. Excellent work! Cheers!

@jubjub7101 7 ай бұрын

My best friend and I growing up, we would sleep over one of our houses every Friday night. We would watch either one of the three original Star Wars movies or one of the Back to the Future movies. Seen them literally hundreds of times.

@grahamisaac9481 9 ай бұрын

Great video paul, your enthusiasm shines through on the commentary and i found out some things i didn't know! Love your work and very best wishes

@samsmith4554 9 ай бұрын

Great vid paul really enjoyed this

@richardtbrown756 8 ай бұрын

This classic movies breakdowns are EPIC! ❤

@HNXMedia 8 ай бұрын

1st live action film I ever saw (back 77). Your love of this film is palpable. Excellent video.

@robertlund2775 9 ай бұрын

No fucking way! I just watched this last night with my GF who had never watched Star Wars before. Perfect timing my man!

@Stevesautopartsify 8 ай бұрын

I'm old but having been able to see the first 3 movies on opening weekends was something that was so special I'll take it to my grave!!

@WesJansonsGodson 9 ай бұрын

Another great video, Paul!

@thomasmauritsen687 9 ай бұрын

Excellent breakdown, thank you. Bring on the rest!

@chadcognac5626 9 ай бұрын

Great way to spend my Sunday afternoon.

@kklipp6688 9 ай бұрын

Excellent!!!! Loved this video. I’m again enjoying all the films with my grandson.

@michealbohmer2871 8 ай бұрын

Star Wars was the first movie I'd ever seen in a movie theatre. I was only 6 years old and I still remember that screening vividly. I remember thinking it was raining because of all the crackling chip packets and I also remember being disoriented when we were leaving because it had been daylight going in but now it was night. I even remember the Iggy Igloo cartoon they played before the movie started. That's the impact this wonderful opening chapter of what became a 14 hour long movie (if you haven't watched all 6 movies in a row I urge you to do so, the end of RotJ has so much more weight to it). Like you, heavyspoilers, I couldn't tell you how many times I've seen ANH, I stopped counting after 300 times. I used to watch it every afternoon after school; I'd put it on while I "did my homework!" ESB is also my favourite of the sextet, but my second favourite is a tie between ANH and RotS. Thanks for the video, I really, really enjoyed it.