101 MORE Facts About Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope

[@a.j.e4349]

I'm 54 years old I went to see "A New Hope" in 1977 at the age of 9.5 at the cinema with my father one sunday afternoon almost 45 years ago. Talk about you learn something new everyday I think I knew of probably 3 of the 101 facts on your splendid video pa!.

[@MaraJadeSkky]

I saw it with my father and his father. We re-watched it so many times together over the years. It's a great memory to have.

[@crazyjedi5994]

So amazing that even all these years later, there’s more to learn about the film.

[@sebwarriner]

The most interesting bit to me was that the Death Star's aiming at Yavin was not added until post-production. Imagine that not being in the movie, the final fight wouldn't be nearly as iconic.

[@hefoughtabear118]

yep. Star Wars was saved in the editing room

[@paulcarboni4511]

@@hefoughtabear118 Yep. There's even a really good documentary on KZbin called something like, "Star Wars: Saved by the Edit." It mentions this exact edit plus many others that DEFINITELY made the movie much better.

[@gabriel.skywalker44]

The whole story of A New Hope is beautiful

[@RogueBagel]

That bit about the holo-chess characters blows my mind. What attention to detail! I love knowing the people creating Star Wars love it as much as the fans do; it's not "just a job" to them.

[@EricTheKartoonKing]

I’m legit shocked that I didn’t know about 80% of these facts. What a pleasant surprise!

[@minicle426]

During the meeting on the Death Star there was originally a line of dialogue filmed which identified Vader as a Sith, but this was ultimately cut out of the final edit. So the actual title wouldn't be spoken onscreen until the Prequels came out.

[@ahmedkhanfar4314]

Unless u read some of the books before the prequels which did include the sith name.

[@minicle426]

@@ahmedkhanfar4314 * Onscreen *

[@Compucles]

Ah, I see. I had wondered where certain EU projects had gotten that word before it was actually mentioned in Ep. 1. Most notably, author Timothy Zahn had misinterpreted Vader's "Lord of the Sith" title and wanted to use the Sith for what became the Noghri species until he was obviously shot down.

[@grobblin]

I love how if something gets cut in Star Wars, it usually ends up being used somewhere else

[@TheHonoredMadman]

I love that chewie was inspired by George's malamute riding in his car with him.

[@JettQuasar]

I'm amazed that there is still new information coming out about the original Star Wars movie after all these years.

[@sergioreyes61]

"...So he didn't have to follow any real-world physics or rules", yeah, tell that to the KZbin "plot hole" nitpickers community. I love that Lucas always thought of it as fantasy more than science fiction.

[@Kazavop]

that last fact about the release date is quite interesting. very smart thinking by George ( 19:11 )

[@bold1066]

I saw an interview with Mark Hamill where he talks about the change from Starkiller to Skywalker. He said they brought him in for the reshoot and his first thought was that instead of reshooting it he should ADR it and use the camera angle from the back. But, they wanted that line where the camera is on his face. Great list!

[@OneRedFeatherStudios.]

I quite enjoyed this one. And yes....learnt a lot from it too. Really well done mate.

[@latewizard301]

Always interpreted Luke's reaction to Owen and Beru as anger. He didn't learn to controll his anger until after Empire after all.

[@timmy-the-ute2725]

I graduated from High School when Star Wars(1977) came out. George was right. It was the big talk at our graduation events.

[@Jedi_Spartan]

7:18 I assume that's where the idea of the cave came from in the Kenobi trailer.

[@haydo-9916]

In Kenobi, we’re gonna see him live in a cave close to The Lars Homestead and some years later he would live in a hut on top of the hill.

[@jonathandejesus5574]

Great video! Didn’t know a lot of these. ANH was the first movie I went to see in theaters. I was 4 or 5 years old. After they all got out of the trash compactor, the film reel broke! We all started walking out and my family were a few feet from the exit before they told us it was fixed. We returned to finish the movie

[@michaelroboski6885]

You’ve done such a great job once again! Thank you for consistently sharing your passion with us! This channel has only deepened my love for Star Wars with each and every video.

[@shadowdramon01]

I prefer not having Jabba appear until Jedi. Not only because, as mentioned in the video, his appearance is redundant because his conversation with Han is almost word-for-word the same one Han just had with Greedo, but also, because it builds him up as this mysterious and powerful figure for when we finally do see him.

[@lookingforwookiecopilot]

I'll never not be able to watch Tarkin without picturing him in slippers now. 😆

[@myriadmediamusings]

I highly recommend "The Hero's Journey" KZbin miniseries by SFDebris if you wanna really get into the nitty gritty of George Lucas's efforts to get A New Hope made. It takes as much of the verified sources out there and attempts to put it in a cohesive documentary tale.

[@Auntydaren]

I am so glad you mentioned the Star Wars radio drama. It’s a shame it’s no longer canon because there are a lot of good ideas at the start.

[@JBTriple8]

Not only my favorite Star Wars Movie but My Favorite Movie of Al Time

[@marcusyee2211]

"The Flying Hamburger" lol

[@Soundwave.Superior99]

Nice that obi wan’s cave got brought back in kenobi

[@bobbyvee9950]

Great Video!

[@justinganz1173]

These facts were awesome hoping we can get one for each movie!

[@lettuceman306]

Honestly, I liked the idea of Leia speaking in a British accent in more formal, serious situations while maintaining her American one otherwise. That's always how I rationalized it.

[@ironspider23]

Love this very cool Star Wars video very cool facts and information came out this video Alex keep up the good 😊 work !!!!!!!!!

[@NoUploadJustComment]

Its amazing how a movie with a bloody severed arm, genocide, and 2 burnt human carcasses would have been rated G back in '77 but nowadays one wrong word can bump a Disney film all the way up to a PG on the spot.

[@Compucles]

The ratings were rightly shifted when the PG-13 rating was introduced in the 80's. However, you are correct that the ratings have shifted even more in more recent years. Hardly anything manages to get a G rating these days, and I still don't get why all of the Disney Star Wars movies deserve a PG-13 rating compared to Eps. I & II getting PG ratings. Maybe "Rise of Skywalker" and/or "Solo" should still be PG-13, but the rest?

[@Robocopnik]

7:24 - It's the legendary Tatooine Bee!

[@MartinCliffe]

Definitely some new nuggets there for me, thanks!

[@haydo-9916]

A New Hope is the best movie ever released in 1977 because it perfectly introduced Star Wars to the whole world

[@rocknrollanp]

Loved this!

[@gridcoregilry666]

well done! I learned some new tidbits here and there! thx!!!

[@EthanFrowen]

Excellent video buddy

[@john9377]

I didn’t know that Porkins was “Top Men” in Raiders of the Lost Ark lol

[@ayelmao1224]

16:00 Also fact about Dennis Lawson: he’s Ewan McGregor’s uncle

[@thebavariansidonithano9050]

I love, that Episode IV is your favourite Star Wars film. Mine is Episode V.

[@marshalllatta2073]

George Lucas had a lot of big plans for Star wars in the future it's too bad we didn't see all these cool star wars facts in star wars

[@fettmatic4106]

I learned quite a few things. Ty.

[@carlporrazzo1237]

Great video 👍

[@mr.e4140]

Episode 4 was added after the re release of The Empire Strikes Back in 1981. Empire came out in 1980.

[@samot4100]

4:03 I've heard this one before but I've also heard it wasn't actually true because the sandcrawler was a miniature?

[@darkstorm08]

Love this since I only entered once Mando came out I've been needing all forms of knowledge

[@yourmajesty3569]

Wait..... Wuut???? New to the SW universe?? 😲 Well then let us formally welcome you to the fandom. May the Force be with you 👏

[@ToneDesh]

Dope video!

[@deturksounds]

Cool that the Obi-Wan Kenobi series will premiere on the same date as the original movie (May 25th). Seems unlikely enough to me to maybe even be intentional.

[@Errburritoes]

That was cool as mate I grew up with the original trilogy 👍, please do the others

[@auntvesuvi3872]

Thanks, Alex! ✴

[@justinganz1173]

Cool to see Iden be used for the Tie Fighter Pilot in the movie

[@Teag_Brohman15]

damn it, now I want to live in the Japanese Obi-Wan timeline

[@olegpetrovic]

6:23 Sounds similar to the accident that gave him that mark near the nose

[@JaymeSplendid]

1:25 ok, so that may be but tho not in the radio broadcast but in MANY Legends audio dramas and audiobooks they pronounce Coruscant as CHOIRS-CANT so...

[@maeve4686]

My fav line is Wedge telling Porkins to EJECT ! Uh, none of the pilots had any spacesuits on. What would Porkins do? Hold his breath, drop down & run to a portal, knock & ask, " Can Darth come out & fight?" before he froze to death?

[@jdubvdub]

I thought I knew everything about Star Wars. I bet 75 of these facts I’ve never heard before.

[@tristanskywalker1998]

I always thought it was obvious that C-3PO was lying about not knowing her Leia was.

[@festo8756]

Why would he lie about knowing Leia then proceed to tell Luke the woman was on the ship with him?

[@tristanskywalker1998]

@@festo8756 He was probably trying to downplay it.

[@festo8756]

@@tristanskywalker1998 In a new hope Threepio tells Luke he is part of the rebellion and also says: "I think she was a passenger on our last voyage. A person of some importance, sir -- I believe. Our captain was attached to... " So Tristan he definitely has no problem telling Luke Leia is an important person. He just doesn't know her name. But you think that's downplaying it?

[@Fork1]

I'm still sad that David Prowse never truly find out the real reason the voice of Darth Vader was changed until much later!

[@jacobtaylor9722]

Thanks a big Star Wars nerd like me did learn some things here

[@Imperial.Productions]

TAN-TIV FOUR

[@Aussie_Jesus_Christ]

I know the tantive 4's name is pronounced tantivee, but the original tantive just sounds so much better

[@jessehowell1972]

Well Done Alex! We'll Done!

[@bartonfletcherpov]

2187 was also Finns storm trooper designation, FN-2187

[@evilcartmensolo7198]

Why did the stormtroopers have dubacks (sp) on a spaceship? I've always thought this was weird when they could use tie fighters to cover more ground. And to have a whole section on a ship dedicated to housing animals seems odd. Or did they go to Mos Eisley and bring them back to the escape pod?

[@myriadmediamusings]

Don't quote me on this but I believe it's because standard TIEs at the time could not work in atmosphere. This is why in R1 there were the TIE Strikers.

[@darthknuxward3220]

@@myriadmediamusings they could fly in atmosphere, we see as such in Rebels. It was more that for something as small and specific as two droids, they needed eyes “closer to the ground”

[@loganrosenthal4568]

It’s so mind boggling that the Death Star animation cost that much. Anyone could make a semi realistic one in Blender these days for free

[@Compucles]

The Death Star animation used in "Return of the Jedi" was also a legitimate computer animation for the time. That shows just how much the technology had advanced in just 6 years!

[@nilsf5302]

Woah sick

[@benc4104]

May the Force be with you

[@Jacob_Ray]

At the end of Ep 3 Yoda says to Kenobi that Anakin was “…consumed by Darth Vader”, but where did Yoda hear the name Darth Vader to know to call him that? Did I miss Yoda learning it or is this a continuity error of sorts?

[@ejn8982]

In the hologram palpatine says it

[@Bobrob1597]

I didn't know Iden was written into this movie

[@leow193]

I still don't get number 29 with R5. Why not simply use piano wires on the one that exploded ? Why did it need a new one ?

[@HCEllwine]

First? Posted 17 seconds ago, I haven't ever been this early. O.O

[@nKm92]

Actually, Im pretty sure the sandcrowler thing was with libya and not algeria

[@Compucles]

Is there any truth to the rumor that the shot of the dismembered arm was specifically added to get that PG rating?

[@mattdawg83686]

I will always call it the Blockade Runner.

[@jumpshippilot6909]

According to Star Wars battlefront 2 it’s tantive 4 and the e is sileny

[@leesuggs5164]

George Lucas’ dog’s name was Indiana

[@AlfonsoSRT]

Lmao imagine correcting Alex about Star Wars pronunciation

[@josephcrews6423]

Imaging being paid 75,000 for 2 and a half hours....

[@bluesquadron8667]

Isnt the part about the algerian stuff fake

[@magdavillafuerte505]

There is a mistake though, mestizos also speak a little bit of quechua.

[@BensBrickDesigns]

#8. Thank you.

[@BEACHMADA]

Fixer and cami, were played by the original actors, not look alikes

[@phillipchallis966]

Yes! Finally, the proper pronounciation of Tantive IV!

[@mikeor-]

Here is my ranking of the Star Wars Movies: 1. Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980): 11/10 2. Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005): 10/10 3. Star Wars (1977): 9/10 4. Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (1983): 8/10 5. Episode VII: The Force Awakens (2015): 7.5/10 6. Rogue One (2016): 7/10 7. Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker (2019): 7/10 8. Episode I: The Phantom Menace (1999): 6/10 9. Episode II: Attack of the Clones (2002): 5/10 10. Solo (2018): 4/10 11. The Clone Wars Movie (2008): 2/10 12. Episode VIII: The Last Jedi (2017): 0/10.

[@Nemesis_T-Type]

Only thing I would change is switch EP III and IV and Rogue One and The Force Awakens

[@Brandonvoss_bass]

@@Nemesis_T-Type the only thing I would change would be the clone wars movie 7/10

[@thebavariansidonithano9050]

My ranking (1. is best, 14. is weakest) 1. The Empire strikes Back 2. Return of the Jedi 3. A New Hope 4. Solo 5. Rogue One 6. The Last Jedi 7. The Rise of Skywalker 8. The Phantom Menace 9. Day of Darkness 10. The Last War 11. The Force Awakens 12. Revenge of the Sith 13. The Power of the Force 14. Attack of the Clones

[@drmaxwellandminecddp1116]

✝️ Fellowship invite

[@wendyweaver8749]

Really wish the repetitive background music?/sound? had not been added. It is distracting, irritating and downright intrusive. Want to hear the 101 facts so I am gritting my teeth and I hope to escape without a throbbing headache.