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Key Information
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| Directors: |
George Lucas |
| Stars: |
Natalie Portman |
| Actors: |
Ian McDiarmid |
| Genre: |
Science-Fiction/Fantasy |
| Subgenre: |
Mythology · Good Vs. Evil · Space Opera · Outer Space · Computer Animation · Essential Cinema · Science-Fiction · Theatrical Release |
| MPAA Rating: |
PG (MPAA) |
| Available Formats: |
DVD: 2-Disc Set; Widescreen; Sensormatic |
| UPC: |
024543000945 |
| Release Date: |
1999 |
| Running Time: |
2hr 16min |
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Languages
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| Original Language: |
English |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD: 2-Disc Set; Widescreen; Sensormatic, 2hr 13min Release Company: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (November 01, 2005) UPC: 024543023920 |
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VHS Editions
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Format: VHS: Widescreen Spanish Dubbed, 2hr 16min Release Company: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (April 04, 2000) UPC: 024540006766 |
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Credits
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| Screenwriter: |
George Lucas |
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Professional Reviews
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(07/??/1999, p.34-5, Ken Hollings): "...Impressive....A complex technical achievement..." |
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Quotes from the Movie
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"I have a bad feeling about this."--Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) to Qui-Gon Jinn (Liam Neeson) "I don't sense anything."--Qui-Gon "It's not about the mission, Master. It's something...elsewhere."--Obi-Wan "I was not elected to watch my people suffer and die while you discuss this invasion in a committee!"--Queen Amidala (Natalie Portman) "Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering. I sense much fear in you."--Yoda (the voice of Frank Oz) to Anakin Skywalker (Jake Lloyd) |
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The first of three prequels to George Lucas's celebrated STAR WARS films, EPISODE I: THE PHANTOM MENACE is set some 30 years before the original STAR WARS EPISODE IV: A NEW HOPE in the era of the Republic. Naboo, a peaceful planet governed by the young but wise Queen Amidala (Natalie Portman), is being threatened by the corrupt Trade Federation, puppets of an evil Sith lord and his terrifying apprentice, Darth Maul (Ray Park). Jedi knights Qui-Gon Jinn (Liam Neeson) and Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor, performing an amazing vocal imitation of Alec Guinness, the older Obi-Wan) are called on to intervene in the trade disputes. Along the way, they acquire an apprentice of their own in the form of young prodigy Anakin Skywalker (Jake Lloyd), or as STAR WARS fans know him, the future Darth Vader. They also encounter Jar Jar Binks (Ahmed Best), a goofy, lizardlike creature who has been banished from his underwater world for clumsiness. When the Trade Federation launches an attack on Naboo, the queen and her alli... |
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