[Mr. Kelly]

Star Wars is a highly influential science fantasy saga and fictional universe created by writer/producer/director George Lucas during the 1970s. The saga began with the film Star Wars, which was released on May 25, 1977, by 20th Century Fox. Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope became a pop culture phenomenon—spawning five more feature films, three spin-off films, five television series, and an extensive collection of licensed books, comics, video games, and other products—all of which are set within a fictional "galaxy far, far away."
An example of the space opera genre, the Star Wars story employs archetypal motifs common to both modern science fiction and ancient mythology, as well as the Romantic music motifs now often associated with those genres.



Feature films

Six feature films comprise the Star Wars film series. These films are generally split into two trilogies: The "original trilogy" of Episodes IV–VI (released between 1977 and 1983) and the "prequel trilogy" of Episodes I–III (released between 1999 and 2005). The films, which are generally centered around the Skywalker family, deal with a series of personal and intragalactic wars that have a major impact on the fate of the Star Wars galaxy.
Although Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure played in theaters in Europe and Australia and is technically a Star Wars feature film, it is generally associated with television, therefore it is covered in the television section below.



II. Attack of the Clones May 16, 2002 III. Revenge of the Sith May 19, 2005 IV. A New Hope May 25, 1977 V. The Empire Strikes Back May 21, 1980 VI. Return of the Jedi May 25, 1983