Star Wars 1978 Theatrical Re-Release Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xx-ju1mUmEc - from the official Star Wars YouTube channel (2:50 mins long).
StarWars.com Trivia:
- The first and only time we see the famous words of “A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…” in a trailer, though it would still be mentioned in later trailers.
- The narration combines many of the lines from previous trailers, including the often-used marketing line, “A movie billions of years in the making.”
I find this trailer to be quite fascinating in how mundane and lazy it is. It’s really just a lengthy montage of scenes from ANH and it re-purposes the narration from the original 1976 Teaser, though when its cut up like this and removed from the Vivaldi score it feels very dull and lifeless. The music also cuts out in odd ways throughout, so I’m wondering if they frakensteined this out of multiple trailers and promos. This would make a lot of sense as it contains the same pre-vfx shots of the Ben vs Vader lightsaber duel that was used in the teaser.
Star Wars 1981 Theatrical Re-Release Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8AD7wzsPFQ - from the official Star Wars YouTube channel (30 sec long).
The blurb:
“Star Wars again returned to cinemas on April 10, 1981 for a limited two-week engagement.”
StarWars.com Trivia:
- The first trailer to feature the new MPAA title card telling the audience that this trailer is approved for all audiences.
- This is also the first time that the proper Star Wars logo is seen in a trailer, yet weirdly enough the trailer ends with the classic teaser logo seen in 1976.
This trailer also uses unfinished shots from the original teaser, but at least this one has a new voice-over.