A Certain Point of View: Writing, Film and Stuff

"Look at the size of that battle station!" (C) 1977 20th Century Fox Film Corporation Force and Counterforce Cast: Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) See Threepio (Anthony Daniels) Princess Leia Organa (Ann Sachs) Han Solo (Perry King) Artoo Detoo Chewbacca Ben (Obi-Wan) Kenobi (Bernard Behrens) Lord Darth Vader (Brock Peters) Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin (Keene Curtis) Admiral Conan Antonio Motti (David Clennon) Biggs Darklighter (Kale Brown) General Dodonna Commander Willard Wedge Antilles Crew Chief PA Voice Red Leader Controller Gold Leader Red Four Red Six Gold Five Gold Two Officer Red Ten Red Twelve Rebel Narrator (Ken Hiller)  Announcer: OPENING CREDITS Music: Opening theme. Narrator: A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, there came a time of revolution, when Rebels united to challenge a tyrannical Empire. Sound: Death Star up in background. Narrator: Now that struggle has come to a decisive moment, as the Empire's h...

"Those Rebels sure picked themselves a planet in the middle of nowhere, didn't they?" (C) 1977 20th Century Fox Film Corporation The Case For Rebellion Cast Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) See Threepio (Anthony Daniels Princess Leia Organa (Ann Sachs) Han Solo (Perry King) Chewbacca Artoo Detoo Lord Darth Vader (Brock Peters) Grand Moff Wilhuff Tarkin (Keene Curtis) Admiral Conan Antonio Motti (David Clennon) Commander Willard Rebel 2nd Rebel Red Leader General Dodonna Gold Leader Wedge Antilles Biggs Darklighter (Kale Brown) PA Voice Narrator (Ken Hiller) Announcer: OPENING CREDITS. Music: Opening theme. Narrator: A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away, there came a time of revolution, when Rebels united to challenge a tyrannical Empire. In the Rebellion's greatest crisis, the Empire unleashed its ultimate weapon, the Death Star, a spacegoing fortress capable of destroying entire planets. An oddly met group of Rebels have ma...

(C) 1981 Lucasfilm, Ltd. and National Public Radio.  Poster art by Celia Strain A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away there came a time of revolution, when Rebels united to challenge a tyrannical Empire. -  Introduction to every episode of Star Wars: The Radio Drama Back in the spring of 1981, National Public Radio aired "A Wind to Shake the Stars," the first episode of Brian Daley's 13-part radio adaptation of Star Wars. At the time, the notion of Star Wars - a movie known for its array of spectacular visual effects - as a radio drama seemed to be, in Obi-Wan Kenobi's words, "a damn fool idealistic crusade." But special effects scenes of space battles or a life-or-death lightsaber duel are only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to why Star Wars  became a major cultural event; it had a classic coming-of-age/hero's journey plot, a brilliant score by John Williams, and the unforgettable sound effects by Ben Burtt. All of these were the ingredi...