Star Wars Resource Page

In a galaxy long ago and far, far away, the Rebel forces of good battled the Empire forces of evil, and there characters such as Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Princess Leia, Yoda and scores of other characters brought the saga to life.

The idea for the Star Wars story belonged to George Lucas, who had created a story line to follow the characters in a 9 movie series. After completing plans to introduce a big movie spectacle, Lucas and Universal Pictures released Star Wars on May 25, 1977. The movie, with its story of good vs. evil, groundbreaking special effects and outlandish characters became an immediate smash hit. In the U.S. alone Star Wars has grossed over $460 million making it the 3^rd highest money making film of all time. 

·       Star Wars: the office site for the Star Wars series

·       Star Wars Origin: information on how Star Wars came into existence

·       Virtual Exhibit: virtual tour of the National Space Museum's Star Wars exhibit

·       Filmography: information from Lucasfilm on the Star Wars movies

Buoyed by the success of Star Wars, Lucas filmed the 2 sequels and released The Empire Strikes Back on May 21, 1980 and Return of the Jedi on May 25, 1983. Due to personal problems at the time of completing the final installment, Lucas scrapped his plans for the sequel trilogy, but was still intrigued by the idea of how the characters evolved into the characters we were familiar with in the original Star Wars series.

After years of developing story lines for the prequels, Lucas released Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace on May 19, 1999. The much anticipated movie was a financial success, ranking as the 5^th highest money making film of all time in the U.S., but with the loyal fanbase, it never reached the artistic success of the original. In fact, the subsequent films, also were financially successful, but never satisfied loyal fans of the series. Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones was released on May 16, 2002 and Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith was released on May 19, 2005. All 6 of the films have done very well at the box office, earning a combined $2.4 billion dollars worldwide.

·       Prequel Concept Art: drawings and resources on the visual aspects of the prequels

·       Prequel Trilogy: information about the first three episodes in the series

·       Prequel Trilogy: resource with facts on the prequel to the Star Wars trilogy

The Star Wars series has been one of the most talked about movie series of all time. Millions of loyal fans have watched and discussed the films on websites and forums all around the world. The series has spun off to animated series, comic books and other merchandising. Even though the series is finished, the Star Wars story will be with us for many years to come.

·       Women of Star Wars: resource talking about the women and the characters of the series

·       Star Wars Characters: listing of characters from the Star Wars movies

·       Character Descriptions: major character pictures, descriptions and more for Star Wars

·       Cast Information: information on cast in the Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope

·       Movie Cast: listing of cast members of the Star Wars movies

·       Modern Day Fable: resource on how Star Wars will be a modern day classic tale

·       Historic Perspective: comparison of the Star Wars trilogy to events in history

·       Technical Commentaries: information on the technology of the Star Wars series

·       Locations: listing of where scenes of the movies were filmed

·       Movie Locations: information on filming of scenes of the movies

·       Costumes: guide to costuming of the prequel series

·        Costumes: information on Star Wars costumes

·       Costumes & Props: resource on the costumes and props used

·       Music: videos with music from the Star Wars series

·       Star Wars Images: collection of images and icons from the Star Wars series

·       Star Wars Pictures: selection of photos from the series