Mark Hamill, best known for playing Luke Skywalker in the ‘Star Wars’ films, explains the plot of the movie, the special effects, and what his odd casting call was like as he was auditioning for the part.
George Lucas explains how he chose the cast for the first ‘Star Wars’ movie entitled ‘A New Hope.’ Lucas discusses his method for picking the actors and how he was looking for an entire ensemble of actors that could work together, not just one great solo actor.
George Lucas talks about what he thought was going to be the end of ‘Star Wars.’ He recalls being a new father and wanting to raise his kids, but then realizing as they got older he could go back to producing a ‘backstory’ for the trilogy.
George Lucas describes how his movie ‘Star Wars’ was made despite all the times he was shut down after the space movie pitch. Lucas recalls the head of Twentieth Century Fox calling him ‘very talented’ after pitching his movie ‘American Graffiti’ to him.
Tom Hanks recalls being unable to see Star Wars on opening day in Cleveland, Ohio when he was a kid and jokes about the plot of the first three movies to be released.
Actor James Earl Jones describes what it was like to record voice over for Darth Vader in the different Star Wars films and explains how he decided on the threatening tone.
Actor Harrison Ford describes the filming process for Star Wars that included a lot of green screen work and discusses when he knew the film was going to be a huge phenomenon in pop culture.