Download Was Star Wars Originally Called Episode 4
Background. Back then we wondered why it said that but the awesomeness of the film made us lose interest in that little problem. Star wars was originally subtitled episode iv a new hope as an homage to flash gordon cliffhangers and not because of any the issue is that most fans have seen a version of the film where before it is a period of civil war it is written episode iv a new hope.
This fandom is just.well, not the same. One thing is for sure—although the film didn't release with a different title, it released with one that is now considered incomplete. As of december 2019, nine movies in the main series have been made by lucasfilm ltd, released by 20th century fox, and distributed by united international pictures.
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I was 8 when star wars came out in 1977. In an interview with leonard maltin prefacing the last vhs release of the star wars trilogy, george lucas said that when he was drafting ideas for star wars, he conceived it as revolving around the fall and redemption of darth vader. The full title star wars: Its always bugged me why george lucas called the first star wars film episode 4.