Star Wars Episode I TV News Archive 1999

An archive of national and local TV news clips from 1999 reporting on the release of Star Wars Episode I. Features interviews with fans, merchandise reports, toy collections and the excitement leading up to the release of The Phantom Menace!

[@finchborat]

And today's the 25th anniversary of Phantom Menace coming to theaters.

[@paulnorton3607]

How the mighty fall!

[@darealpapajon]

I was only 3 years old when it came out in 99

[@Krypton853]

I was 14.

[@killatedddybear]

Love stuff like this

[@DropkickMurphysFan01]

I actually won something from that Lays contest.

[@morganfan]

What?

[@PJVids83]

Why doesn't anyone want Jar Jar?

[@alexrose3504]

In the Uk The CD came out i before the film so we got it spoilt

[@thomasdang6322]

How is that even possible?

[@brickmaster-the-og]

@@thomasdang6322 It was simply a pirated version.

[@raulzavala9061]

The movie still is garbage but what I miss the most is that we're never going to have this kind of repeat hype for a new Star Wars movie again because Disney has tarnished the IP with mediocre junk.