The 1970s: When Star Wars First Became A Massive Hit
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On the set of Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope British actor Anthony Daniels (who plays C-3PO) with American director, screenwriter and producer George Lucas on the set of his movie Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope. (Photo by Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images) (Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images)
Star Wars The special effects team filming space ship models during production of Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope, 1977 . (Photo by Screen Archives/Getty Images) (Screen Archives/Getty Images)
On the set of Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope British actors Peter Cushing, David Prowse and American Actress Carrie Fisher with director, screenwriter and producer George Lucas on the set of his movie Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope. (Photo by Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images) (Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images)
Star Wars Dave Prowse in his Darth Vader costume, cooling off during the filming of Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope', 1977. The Darth Vader mask is an early test prototype, which was slightly different from the one used in the finished film. (Photo by Screen Archives/Getty Images) (Screen Archives/Getty Images)
Star Wars Director George Lucas on set (lower left) during the filming of Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope', 1977. The clapper board displays the working title 'The Star Wars'. (Photo by Screen Archives/Getty Images) (Screen Archives/Getty Images)
On the set of Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope British actor Alec Guinness with American director, screenwriter and producer George Lucas on the set of his movie Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope. (Photo by Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images) (Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images)
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope Director George Lucas and star Mark Hamill behind the scenes filming 'Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope' 1977. (Photo by Screen Archives/Getty Images) (Screen Archives/Getty Images)
Lucas And Spielberg With Best Director Nomination Placques American directors George Lucas (L) and Steven Spielberg hold their Best Director nomination plaques at the Directors Guild of America annual awards dinner held at the Beverly Hilton, Bevery Hills, California, March 11, 1978. Lucas was nominated for his film, 'Star Wars' and Spielberg for his film, 'Close Encounters of The Third Kind,' though neither won. Photo by Frank Edwards/Fotos International/Getty Images) (Fotos International/Getty Images)
BENJAMIN BURTT JR.;C-3PO;MARK HAMILL THE 50TH ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS - Show Coverage - Shoot Date: April 3, 1978. (Photo by ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images)
BENJAMIN BURTT JR.;C3PO;MARK HAMILL (ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Con)
MARK HAMILL;C-3PO;R2-D2 THE 50TH ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS - Show Coverage - Shoot Date: April 3, 1978. (Photo by ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images)
MARK HAMILL;C-3PO;R2-D2 (ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Con)
MICKEY MOUSE;R2-D2 THE 50TH ANNUAL ACADEMY AWARDS - Show Coverage - Shoot Date: April 3, 1978. (Photo by ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images)
MICKEY MOUSE;R2-D2 (ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Con)
Ron Galella Archive - File Photos Actor Mark Hamill and C-3PO attend the 50th Annual Academy Awards on April 3, 1978 at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images) (Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty)
JUN 15 1977 - 'Star Wars' has Given three Performers that All-Important Break JUN 15 1977 - 'Star Wars' has Given three Performers that All-Important Break. Featured in the popular science fantasy movie are, from left, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher and Harrison Ford. The three were in Denver for a press tour. (Photo By Steve Larson/The Denver Post via Getty Images) (Steve Larson/Denver Post via Getty Images)
L-R: R2-D2;C-3PO;MARIE OSMOND;DONNY OSMOND DONNY AND MARIE - Coverage - Airdate: September 23, 1977. (Photo by ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images)
L-R: R2-D2;C-3PO;MARIE OSMOND;DONNY OSMOND (ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Con)
On the set of Star Wars: Episode IV American actress Carrie Fisher on the set of Star Wars: Episode IV (Photo by Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images) (Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images)
On the set of 'Star Wars' American actors Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher on the set of Star Wars, written, directed and produced by George Lucas. (Photo by Twentieth Century Fox Pictures/Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images) (Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images)
On the set of 'Star Wars' American actors Mark Hamill and Carrie Fisher on the set of Star Wars, written, directed and produced by George Lucas. (Photo by Twentieth Century Fox Pictures/Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images) (Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images)
May 25, 1977: Fans line up during opening weekend to see "Star Wars" at the Coronet Theatre in San Francisco. May 25, 1977: Fans line up during opening weekend to see "Star Wars" at the Coronet Theatre in San Francisco. The Geary Boulevard movie house seated close to 2,000 and became a Mecca for the "Star Wars" films, before it was demolished in 2007. (Photo by Gary Fong/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images) (San Francisco Chronicle/Hearst N/Hearst Newspapers via Getty Imag)
May 28, 1978: The Coronet Theatre in San Francisco, on the Saturday afternoon after "Star Wars" opened in the city May 28, 1978: The Coronet Theatre in San Francisco, on the Saturday afternoon after "Star Wars" opened in the city. The movie played exclusively in San Francisco at the Coronet, and lines snaked around the block for weeks. Longtime Chronicle photographer Gary Fong took this photo in the middle of the day for a Chronicle story on the movie's surprise popularity and impact on the neighborhood. On a busy day, Fong had to take the photo close to noon - he later said "the light was terrible" - but he still captured a moment in history. (Photo by Gary Fong/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images) (San Francisco Chronicle/Hearst N/Hearst Newspapers via Getty Imag)
Olivia Newton-John Singer/Actress Olivia Newton-John with Star Wars charactor R2-D2 during rehearsal for 3rd Annual Rock Awards at the Palladium, Los Angeles, CA 1977. (Photo by Mark Sullivan/Getty Images) (Mark Sullivan/Mark Sullivan)
Mark Hamill American actor Mark Hamill on a sofa holding up a 1977 copy of 'Preview' magazine featuring an article on 'Star Wars', 1978. (Photo by Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) (Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images)
Darth Vader Dave Prowse in his Darth Vader costume for publicity photo shoot for the 1977 film 'Star Wars'. (Photo by Screen Archives/Getty Images). (Screen Archives/Getty Images)
People's Choice Awards LOS ANGELES - FEBRUARY 20: Mark Hamill receiving the Favorite Motion Picture award for "Star Wars" on the 1978 People's Choice Awards show. Image dated February 20, 1978. (Photo by CBS via Getty Images) (CBS Photo Archive/CBS via Getty Images)
On the set of Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope American actor Mark Hamill on the set of Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope written, directed and produced by Georges Lucas. (Photo by Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images) (Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images)
