Has anyone ever seen films that were Pre- Star Wars and/or Post-Star Wars? There were some that George Lucas and/or Lucasfilm was involved in. For Pre-Star Wars, Lucas had his start with American Graffiti and THX1138. Post-Star Wars would be Indiana Jones and Labyrinth. However, the two movies in mind that are also Pre-Star Wars and Post-Star Wars is The Hidden Fortress and Willow. The Hidden Fortress is a Japanese Samurai film that became the key plot to the First Star Wars aka A New Hope. Willow is a movie with characters that are based on The Star Wars characters. Just some fun facts to get into in case anyone has never known or heard of.