Star Wars -1977 Original Version- Jun 2026

Official high-definition releases of the 1977 version are rare, as Disney and Lucasfilm currently prioritize the most recent "Special Edition" versions for streaming and Blu-ray.

The 1997 revision added Jabba the Hutt (a shoddy CGI test, by today’s standards) to a scene originally cut for pacing. It inserted a bizarre musical number in Jabba’s palace. And in the most infamous change of all, it altered the Mos Eisley Cantina shootout: Greedo now fires first, missing Han from point-blank range. Han then dodges and returns fire. Lucas argued this made Han a self-defender, not a cold-blooded killer. Star Wars -1977 Original Version-

This is immediately followed by the famous , which sets the stage for the Galactic Civil War [13]: Official high-definition releases of the 1977 version are