# Happy 25th Birthday Star Wars **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 25, 2002, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-25th-birthday-star-wars/110784 "2002-05-25T12:40:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2002, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-25th-birthday-star-wars/110784/1 "2002-05-25T12:40:13Z")
On May 25, 1977, the original _Star Wars_ (later renamed _Episode IV: A New Hope_ was released in approximately 25 or so theatres in the United States. Word of mouth spread, and the film opened in more theatres. The knowledge grew… Twenty-five years, five films (eight if you count the Special Editions as different films), and countless spin-off media things later, _Star Wars_ has become arguably the biggest, best, and most famous sci-fi saga of all time. Thank you George for a wonderful galaxy far, far away. Here’s to the next 25 years. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Carter\_of\_Mars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/2bfe46/32.png) [@John\_Carter\_of\_Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Carter_of_Mars)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2002, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/happy-25th-birthday-star-wars/110784/2 "2002-05-25T13:00:41Z")
Yeah, and after all these years, I still want to drop into that bar. The band was groovin’, and in general it looked like my kind of place. 😉