Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace

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Star Wars returned to the big screen in 1999 with Episode I: The Phantom Menace. Sixteen years after Return of the Jedi the hype and anticipation were at manic levels. The result was the highest grossing Star Wars film of all time-and lots of internet hate. Now Arnie, Jakob, and Stuart travel to Naboo, Tattooine, and Coruscant to review The Phantom Menace. Is the hate deserved, or could no film live up to such high fan expectations? Listen to find out!

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Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace

1999 PG 2h 16m

Anakin Skywalker, a young slave strong with the Force, is discovered on Tatooine. Meanwhile, the evil Sith have returned, enacting their plot for revenge against the Jedi.

Release Date

May 19, 1999

Director

George Lucas

Writer

George Lucas

Stars

Liam Neeson, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Jake Lloyd, Ian McDiarmid, Pernilla August, Oliver Ford Davies, Hugh Quarshie, Ahmed Best, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker, Frank Oz, Terence Stamp, Brian Blessed, Andy Secombe, Ray Park, Lewis Macleod, Warwick Davis, Steve Speirs, Silas Carson, Jerome St. John Blake, Alan Ruscoe, Ralph Brown, Celia Imrie, Benedict Taylor, Clarence Smith, Samuel L. Jackson, Dominic West, Karol Cristina da Silva, Liz Wilson, Candice Orwell, Sofia Coppola, Keira Knightley, Bronagh Gallagher, John Fensom, Greg Proops, Scott Capurro, Margaret Towner, Dhruv Chanchani, Oliver Walpole, Megan Udall, Hassani Shapi, Gin Clarke, Khan Bonfils, Michelle Taylor, Michaela Cottrell, Dipika O'Neill Joti, Phil Eason, Mark Coulier, Lindsay Duncan, Peter Serafinowicz, James Taylor, Chris Sanders, Toby Longworth, Marc Silk, Danny Wagner, Amanda Lucas, Katie Lucas, Richard Armitage, Sacha Alexander, Simon Allen, Paul Bannon, Don Bies, Trisha Biggar, Michonne Bourriague, Douglas Bunn, Ben Burtt, Doug Chiang, Rob Coleman, Roman Coppola, Sean Cronin, Zsuzsanna Cseh, Matt Daniel-Baker, Russell Darling, Philip Delancy, Sebastian Dewing, Andrew Doucette, C. Michael Easton, Andrew Elias, Catherine Ernster, Salo Gardner, Andrew Gersh, Patrice Girod, Ned Gorman, Joss Gower, Raymond Griffiths, Nathan Hamill, Tim Harrington, Sally Hawkins, Jack Hayes, Nifa Hindes, Nishan Hindes, Frank Huseyin, Alexi Kaye Campbell, David Knight, John Knoll, Kamay Lau, Andrew Lawden, John M. Levin, Dan Madsen, Iain McCaig, Rick McCallum, João Costa Menezes, Lorne Peterson, Andrew Raven, Steve Sansweet, Mike Savva, Chris Scarabosio, Jeff Shay, Christian Simpson, Paul Martin Smith, Scott Squires, Tom Sylla, Bill Tlusty, Matthew Wood, Jeff Olson, Michael Dondero, Scott Schumann

Producer

Rick McCallum

Cinematography

David Tattersall

Music

John Williams

Genre

Action, Adventure, Science Fiction

Country

United States of America

Language

English

Budget

$115,000,000

External Links

IMDb | TMDB

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