Overview
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace is a 1999 American epic space opera film written and directed by George Lucas. It is the fourth film to be released in the Star Wars saga, as the first of a three-part prequel to the original Star Wars trilogy, as well as the first film in the saga in terms of story chronology. The Phantom Menace was also Lucas' first product as a film director after 22 years, and only his fourth overall.
The film follows the Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn and his apprentice Obi-Wan Kenobi, who escort and protect Queen Amidala in traveling from the planet Naboo to the planet Coruscant in the hope of finding a peaceful end to a large-scale interplanetary trade dispute. The film also features a young Anakin Skywalker before he became a Jedi, introduced as a young slave boy who seems to be unusually strong with nascent powers of The Force, and must contend with the mysterious return of the Sith.
Lucas began production of this motion picture after he had concluded that the science of movie special effects had advanced to the level of what he wanted for his fourth film in the Saga. Its filming took place during 1997 at various locations including Leavesden Film Studios
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Details
| Directed by: | George Lucas |
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| Written by: | George Lucas |
| Release date: | 19 May 1999 |
| Genre: | Family, Action, Fantasy, Science Fiction, Adventure |
| Country: | United States of America |
| Language: | English Language |
Reviews
Buddy-51
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- 7.0 / 10
One of the most tricky obstacle courses through which many films must
maneuver is the one known as "the expectations game."...Read more
John
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- 6.0 / 10
Enjoyable but not a patch on the originals.
Awards
• George Lucas won Best Action Sequence at the MTV Movie Awards
• Ahmed Best won Worst Supporting Actor at the Golden Raspberry Awards
• Tom Bellfort, Shawn Murphy, Ben Burtt, Tom Johnson, John Midgley and Gary Rydstrom were nominated for Best Sound at the British Academy Film Awards
