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Scored entertainment-first on WhatSphere's content-balance model 2

Its director stated on the record that "i decided I wanted to make a children's movie, to go the Disney route, Star Wars has always been intended as a young people's movie, I want to give young peopl…" 1. Taken together, the content-balance model places it entertainment-first at 3 of 100 2. Relative to the expected cast make-up for its production origin, on-screen representation registers above the baseline for White and below it for Hispanic and Black 3.

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    Creator statementdirector: "I decided I wanted to make a children's movie, to go the Disney route. Star Wars has always been intended as a young people's movie. I want to give young people some sort of faraway exotic environmen…"George Lucas interview, April 1977, Original Trilogy forum source ↗
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    Content balanceAdvocacy 3 of 100, tier entertainment-first.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1
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    RepresentationRepresentation vs production-origin baseline: White 91, Hispanic 28, Black 30.WhatSphere representation model, score_version 1

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Synopsis

Princess Leia is captured and held hostage by the evil Imperial forces in their effort to take over the galactic Empire. Venturesome Luke Skywalker and dashing captain Han Solo team together with the loveable robot duo R2-D2 and C-3PO to rescue the beautiful princess and restore peace and justice in the Empire.

Young MaleYoung FemaleMature MaleMature Female
Primary audienceYoung Men
Targeted

Quadrant Scores

Young Men
100
Young Women
43
Older Men
57
Older Women
0
Advocacy3
Entertainment

Audience Representation

White
91
Black
30
Hispanic
28
Asian
38
South Asian
46
Middle Eastern
48
Indigenous
48
Mixed
42
Other
48
LGBTQ+
0

Where to Watch (US)

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Advocacy Over Time in Adventure

The average advocacy score of Adventure titles by release year, with this title marked. Higher is more advocacy-driven.

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Average advocacy score of Adventure titles by release year
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196313
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198313
198418
198502
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198915
199003
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199414
199524
199603
199719
199804
199909
200019
200138
2002110
200338
2004311
2005111
2006111
2007112
200817
200938
2010410
2011210
201266
2013312
2014411
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2018523
20191027
2020719
2021833
20221127
20231131
2024735
2025123
2026912
This title (1977)31

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Cast & Crew

Gary White (director) · Anthony Waye (director)