- William Carter auditioned for the role of Luke.
- The weapon used by the Imperial Stormtrooper in the film is the Stirling L2A3 9mm submachine gun, which appeared in the United Kingdom in the late 1940s and was widely equipped in the British and Canadian forces in the 1950s. For shooting needs, the arc-shaped magazine on the left side of the gun body The entrance has been modified. In addition, the longer gun used by the Imperial Stormtroopers was the German MG-34 machine gun.
- In the last years of Alek Guinness’s life, he often recalled the terrible experience of shooting this film, and it was his own idea to let the character he played die in the first part, because he would not have to repeat it. Those nonsense. Once, when he faced a fan who claimed to have watched the film many times, he asked the fan to do something for him, that is, stop watching the film.
- Many of the characters in the film are based on Akira Kurosawa's 1958 "The Three Evil Men in the Castle".
- James Cain, Al Pacino and Burt Reynolds refused to play Han Solo.
- Peter Mayhew, the actor who played Chubacca, was a handyman at the Yorkshire Hospital before starring in the film.
- In a scene where Luke and Princess Leia escaped together, Mark Hamill and Kelly Fisher performed the stunt personally, and it was a pass.
- Before the film was released, Kenner Toys began to sell Star Wars toys because they did not believe that the film would cause a sensation. When "Star Wars" began to be extremely hot, toy companies were at a loss for the soaring orders, and orders for December could not be delivered until March of the following year.
- George Lucas used Coppola as the prototype of Han Solo and once wanted to set Han Solo as black.
- Due to the limited funding for filming, all crew members chose to fly in economy class when flying to the UK for filming.
- Only in this film, David Boros personally used the lightsaber to fight, and in the next few movies, he used a stand-in, because he always broke the lightsaber.
- George Lucas started writing screenplays in 1974.
- 60% of the film was shot on a film that fades easily, which was eliminated in the early 1980s.
- Terri Lynn and Cindy Williams auditioned for the role of Princess Leia.
- The film was originally scheduled to be released during the Christmas season in 1976, but the post-production exceeded the expected time, so it was postponed to be released on May 25, 1977, because it was also released at the same time as "Police and Truck Robbers". The film's box office is not optimistic. When the film ended its first round of screenings in the United States, the box office totaled more than twice that of "Police and Truck Robbers."
- When 20th Century Fox launched its distribution work throughout the United States, fewer than 40 theaters were willing to show the film. Later, Fox Company threatened all theaters. If they refused to show the film, they would not be given the popular movie "Midnight Stand." "The right to show. Facts have proved that the final box office of "Midnight Love" is 10% less than the film.
- The filming budget was originally 8 million U.S. dollars, and then an additional 3 million was added.
- The design of Luke's character has been modified many times, first being a female, then a dwarf, and later turned into a 60-year-old general.
- George Lucas was hospitalized for high blood pressure due to excessive fatigue in the production of this film.
- Peter Mayhew got the role of Chubacca within 10 seconds of meeting George Lucas.
- Judy Foster is the substitute for Princess Leia.
- George Lucas considered letting Japanese actor Toshiro Mifune play Obi-Wan.
- Raising funds for the filming of this film is quite difficult, because most film companies believe that there is no market for this film.
- The profit of the film brought the 20th Century Fox Company back to life, which was on the verge of bankruptcy.
- After the film was released, the price of VistaVision cameras skyrocketed.
- The Tatooine scene was filmed in Tunisia.
- Because the garbage disposer was so stinky, Mark Hamill held his breath for a long time, so that a blood vessel in his face burst.
- The cell number 2187 where Princess Leia was held was derived from the 1964 Canadian documentary "21-87", which had a considerable influence on George Lucas and his film style.
- George Lucas gave up accepting ordinary director compensation, and instead asked for $175,000 plus 40% of the profit from the commercialization rights. So far, the profits of Star Wars related products have already exceeded millions of dollars, and Lucas’ vision laid the foundation for his future independent development.
- The film earned $1,554,000 in its first week of release in 1977, when it was released in less than 40 shows. By 1997, the film, which had been screened for more than 2,000 games, had earned more than 36 million U.S. dollars.
- Tatooine’s location was hit by a sandstorm, and the shooting was forced to be delayed for two days. 22 years later, at the shooting site of "Star Wars 1: The Phantom Crisis", a violent sandstorm struck again.
- During the filming in Tunisia, the Libyan government expressed concern about the large number of "military vehicles" assembled between the borders of the two countries. Later, Tunisia, which was under military threat, asked Lucas to move the dune vehicles away near the border.
- This film is the only Star Wars movie nominated for Oscar for Best Picture.
- The film was in the 50th (1977) Oscar. The film was nominated for 10 Golden Awards, and finally won the best art direction-set, best costume design, best sound, best editing, best visual effects , 6 awards for the best music, and was awarded the special achievement award for sound effect production.
- Tatooine is a planet full of deserts. There will not be any large area of water source. When C3PO and R2D2 wander in the desert, some dark clouds appear in the air, which is impossible in Tatooine.
- Luke experimented with the lightsaber on the Millennium Falcon. The time sword was green, and blue when he opened it again.
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope behind the scenes gags
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Extended Reading
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope quotes
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[Han answers the intercom after comandeering an attack station]
Han Solo: [sounding official] Uh, everything's under control. Situation normal.
Voice: What happened?
Han Solo: [getting nervous] Uh, we had a slight weapons malfunction, but uh... everything's perfectly all right now. We're fine. We're all fine here now, thank you. How are you?
Voice: We're sending a squad up.
Han Solo: Uh, uh... negative, negative. We had a reactor leak here now. Give us a few minutes to lock it down. Large leak, very dangerous.
Voice: Who is this? What's your operating number?
Han Solo: Uh...
[Han shoots the intercom]
Han Solo: [muttering] Boring conversation anyway. LUKE, WE'RE GONNA HAVE COMPANY!
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General Tagge: And until this battle station is fully operational, we are vulnerable! The Rebel Alliance is too well equipped! They're more dangerous than you realize.
Admiral Motti: Dangerous to your starfleet, Commander; not to this battle station.