By
      A.
      Chisholm
     
    
   
   
    
     
      When
      Star
      Wars
     
     
      premiered
      twenty
      years
     
     
      ago,
      many
      of
      us
      were
      not
     
     
      even
      old
      enough
      to
      go
      to
     
     
      the
      theatres
      alone.
      Regard-
     
     
      less,
      we
      found
      a
      way
      there
     
     
      and
      Star
      Wars
      figures
     
     
      highly
      in
      the
      childhood
     
     
      memories
      of
      this
      writer
      at
     
     
      least.
      We
      had
      the
      action
     
     
      figures,
      we
      hagipe
      colour-
     
     
      ing
      books,
      and
      we
      had
      the
     
     
      Halloween
      costumes.
      Even
     
     
      sitting
      in
      a
      movie
      theatre
     
     
      today,
      you
      can
      hear
      the
     
     
      whisper
      as
      a_
      character
     
     
      comes
      on
      the
      screen
      --
     
     
      “Hey,
      did
      you
      know
      he
      was
     
     
      Darth
      Vader?”
     
    

    
     
      Even
      if
      it
      was
      along
     
     
      time
      ago,
      in
      a
      galaxy
      far,
     
     
      far,
      away,
      many
      of
      these
     
     
      beloved
      characters
      are
      still
     
     
      on
      your
      screens
      today.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Princess
      Leia:
     
    

    
     
      Carrie
      Fisher
      made
     
     
      her
      starring
      role
      debut
      as
     
     
      Princess
      Leia.
      Fisher
     
     
      comes
      from
      a
      family
      heav-
     
     
      ily
      involved
      in
      theatre
      and
     
     
      film,
      such
      as
      her
      father
     
     
      Eddy
      Fisher.
      These
      days
     
     
      however,
      she
      is
      behind
      the
     
     
      cameras
      as
      a
      writer.
      One
      of
     
     
      her
      most
      famous
      screen-
     
     
      plays
      was
      Postcards
      From
     
     
      the
      Edge,
      which
      she
      based
     
     
      on
      life
      with
      her
      mother.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Han
      Solo:
     
    

    
     
      Harrison
      Ford
      stole
     
     
      the
      hearts
      of
      women
      every-
     
     
      where
      with
      his
      portrayal
      of
     
     
      the
      dashing
      adventurer
      Han
     
     
      Solo.
      He
      carried
      on
      this
     
     
      character
      in
      the
      famous
     
     
      Indiana
      Jones
      Trilogy.
      Ford
     
     
      is
      arguably
      the
      most
      suc-
     
     
      cessful
      of
      the
      Star
      Wars
     
     
      cast,
      having
      starred
      in
      such
     
    

    
     
      movies
      as:
      Regarding
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Panther
      Prints
     
    
   
   
    
     
      star
      wars:
     
    
   
   
    
     
      coming
      soon
      to
      a
      theatre
      near
      you
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Henry,
      Patriot
      Games,
      The
     
     
      Fugitive,
      Force
      Ten
      from
     
     
      Navarone,
      Blade
      Runner,
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Mosquito
      Coast,
      and
     
    

    
     
      Sabrina.
     
    

    
     
      Luke
      Skywalker:
     
     
      Mark
      Hamill
     
    
   
   
    
     
      seemed
      to
      disappear
      off
      the
     
     
      face
      of
      the
      earth
      after
      his
     
     
      Star
      Wars
      success.
     
    

    
     
      He
      has
      appeared
      in
      a
     
     
      plethora
      of
      “B”
      grade
      sci-fi
     
     
      movies,
      and
      has
      a
      growing
     
     
      career
      acting
      in
      CD-Rom
     
     
      games.
      He
      did
      make
      at
     
     
      least
      one
      serious
      film
     
     
      attempt,
      as
      a
      photographer
     
     
      in
      a
      murder
      mystery
      movie
     
     
      shown
      often
      on
      ATV.
      (If
     
     
      anyone
      knows
      the
      name
      of
     
     
      this
      movie,
      give
      the
      Prints
     
     
      office
      a
      call
      --
      the
      first
     
     
      correct
      response
      will
      get
      a
     
     
      free
      CD.)
      Perhaps
      his
      most
     
     
      recognizable
      role
      since
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Luke
      is
      as
      the
      voice
      of
      the
     
     
      Joker
      in
      the
      Batman
      car-
     
     
      toon
      series.
      In
      other
      words
     
     
      --
      Mark
      Who?
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Darth
      Vader:
     
    

    
     
      While
      James
      Earl
     
     
      Jones
      wasn’t
      really
      the
      man
     
     
      in
      the
      suit,
      he
      did
      give
     
     
      Darth
      Vadar
      that
      memora-
     
     
      ble
      voice.
      You
      can
      listen
     
     
      for
      his
      booming
      voice
      in
     
     
      various
      commercials,
      and
     
     
      in
      the
      movies
      Conan
      the
     
     
      Barbarian,
      Field
      of
      Dreams,
     
     
      and
      Hunt
      for
      Red
      October.
     
     
      “Luke,
      I
      am
      your
      father...”
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Yoda:
     
    

    
     
      Hey,
      everyone
      loves
     
     
      this
      wrinkled
      little
      guy.
     
     
      Frank
      Oz,
      muppeteer
     
     
      extrodinaire,
      made
      the
      Jedi
     
     
      Master
      come
      to
      life.
      ET,
     
     
      eat
      your
      heart
      out.
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
      RETURN
     
    
   
   
    
     
      i
     
    
   
   
    
     
      et
      eased
     
    
   
   
    
     
      January
      28,
      1997
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      S
      P&C
      RAL
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      OAT
     
    
   
   
    
     
      SPECIAL
      EDITION
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      Star
      Wars
      Revolution
     
    
   
   
    
     
      As
      Star
      Wars
      reaches
      its
      twentieth
      birthday,
     
     
      the
      film,
      famously
      set
      “a
      long
      time
      ago
      in
      a
      galaxy
      far,
     
     
      far
      away,”
      retains
      its
      golden
      glow.
      The
      ensuing
     
     
      chapters
      --
      7he
      Empire
      Strikes
      Back
      (1980).
      and
     
     
      Return
      of
      the
      Jedi
      (1983)
      --
      from
      the
      core
      trilogy
      of
      an
     
    
   
   
    
     
      unfolding
      saga
      that
      will
      finally
      resume
      with
      a
      trio
      of
     
    
   
   
    
     
      aN
      mete
      films
      that
      will
      soon
      go
      into
      production
     
    
   
   
    
     
      In
      the
      meantime,
      ‘
     
     
      1977
      release
      that
      started
      it
      all
      will
      be
      celebrated
      with
     
     
      the
      Star
      Wars
      Trilogy
      Special
      Edition,
      a
      theatrical
      re-
     
     
      relase
      of
      the
      ane
      films
      enhanced
      with
      digital
     
     
      artistry
      provided
      by
      Lucasfilm’s
      own
      Industrial
      Light
     
     
      and
      Magic
      (ILM)
      visual
      effects
      division
     
    
   
   
    
     
      (Press
      release
      files
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      644
      AL
      EBSD
      EAAEADADATS
     
    
   
   
    
     
      the
      twentieth
      anniversary
      of
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      SPECIAL
      EDITION
     
    
   
   
    
     
      STRIKES
      BACK.