Fear is the path to the Dark Side. Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering.
-- Yoda
For the word Jedi, George Lucas was inspired by the Japanese phrase Jidai Geki, which refers to a drama set in medieval Japan during the time of the Samurai.
Antony Daniels, who plays C-3PO, and Kenny Baker, who plays R-2D2, are the only two actors who have acted in all six Star Wars films.
James Earl Jones, whose voice is used for Darth Vader, is also the voice which says, 'This is CNN.'
George Lucas will make an appearance in The Revenge of the Sith. He is the blue-faced chap called Baron Papanoida in the opera house scene, with his daughter Katie beside him. His son Jett also plays a cameo as a Jedi, Zett Jukassa.
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The Star Wars films, including the merchandise and not including the latest movie and its spin-offs, is estimated to have earned $11.5 billion to date.
All the Star Wars movies have been released in the US in May, always a week after George Lucas' birthday on May 14.
US President Ronald Reagan's missile defense system was popularly nicknamed Star Wars.
The first trilogy's most famous line -- 'I am your father' -- was never actually delivered by Darth Vader. On the sets, Vader told Luke Skywalker Obi-Wan killed your father.' George Lucas added the line later.
The original title of The Return of the Jedi was Revenge of the Jedi. This title was dropped because Revenge is not a Jedi-like trait. But the movie released with the earlier title in Japan.
In The Return of the Jedi, Darth Vader's funeral scene was added much later. It was shot near Skywalker Ranch, George Lucas' home in California.
-- Compiled by Samyukta Lakshman
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