Star Wars
Director: George Lucas Run Time: 121 min. Release Year: 1977
Starring: Alec Guinness, Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, David Prowse, Harrison Ford, James Earl Jones, Kenny Baker, Mark Hamill, Peter Cushing, Peter Mayhew
Back when it was just called STAR WARS, the O.G. Summer Blockbuster was, like Jaws, not necessarily expected to redefine the cinema-going experience. Confoundingly high concept to the studio brass, cast with then nobodies and/or once-weres, led by an inexperienced writer/director, and with a comparatively low-budget, STAR WARS proved to be an astounding sensation and paved the way for a complete overhaul of the business of film.