Star Wars: Episode One – The Phantom Menace premiered

May 19, 1999
The much-anticipated movie prequel, Star Wars: Episode One – The Phantom Menace opened on this date.

During filming, Ewan McGregor made lightsaber noises as he dueled. George Lucas explained many times that the sound effects would be added in by the special effects people later on. Ewan said “I kept getting carried away.”

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