The Adventures of Luke Starkiller
by George Lucas
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Editing by Hiroshi Inagaki and Tomu Uchida
Music by Richard Wagner and Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Additional story by Brian Moriarty, Jane Jensen, Roberta Williams, and Ron Gilbert
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Episode I: The Star Wars
Two roads diverged in a wood…
--Robert Frost, “The Road Not Taken”
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This being the point of divergence, in both the 9-episode and the 12-episode versions of the saga, the plot of The Star Wars would be largely the same as it is recorded in the August 1975 third-draft script.
One difference between the two versions, however, should be noted.
In the 9-episode plan, Princess Leia would have had blonde hair, like Luke Starkiller. However, in the longer 12-episode series, Leia would have been a brunette.
Additionally, in both 1975 versions of the Saga, Leia would have been featured in a state of déshabillé during the escape from the prison planet Alderaan (later merged with the Death Star). However, the exact nature of her clothing damage would have varied.
In the 9-episode plan, Leia would have been seen topless, the upper portion of her white princess dress having been entirely torn off. However, in the 12-episode plan, her gown would have been torn in such a way that only one of her breasts was exposed.
These differences are for symbolic reasons… and for foreshadowing.