Updated: February 08, 2022

It is the most popular space adventure of all time and one of the most groundbreaking sagas in Hollywood history. Star Wars the phenomenon captured imaginations with an irresistible force and catapulted three young performers to stardom Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, and Carrie Fisher. But the Star Wars trilogy didn't just change the way we look at movies. It changed the way movies are made. What began as a galactic fairy tale became a success story beyond one man's wildest dreams. While George Lucas has remained true to his own vision, it's audiences everywhere who have reaped the rewards ever since May 1977 when moviegoers first caught sight of that galaxy far, far away. For Lucas, what began as a quest for creative freedom became a philosophy, a cultural phenomenon and his own empire of dreams.