Written By Jason S. Lockard This month we begin a look back at arguably the greatest sci-fi film series of all time, Star Wars. We are starting this look back with the first of the films to be released. The film that has now come to be known as Episode IV featuring the Classic Cinema Silver Screen Spotlight Award winner, Princess Leia herself Carrie Fisher.
Carrie Fisher was born October 21st 1956 in Beverly Hills, California. She was the daughter of Hollywood royalty, singer Eddie Fisher and actress Debbie Reynolds. But at the age of two, her parents divorced. Carrie attended Beverly Hills High School, but she left to join her mother on the road. She appeared in the hit Broadway revival Irene, which starred her mother.
Later in 1973 she enrolled at London's Central School of Speech and Drama, which she attended for 18 months. Just a little less than two years later she made her film debut in the Columbia comedy Shampoo. After that, she would take the role of the iconic Princess of Alderaan.
In the first film of the original trilogy that has become known as Episode IV: A New Hope. Luke Skywalker, a young farmer on the desert planet Tatooine unlocks a hidden message in a little droid. The message is from the beautiful Princess Leia. She is in trouble and needs the help of Jedi Knight Obi-Wan Kenobi. After Luke's guardians are killed there was nothing left for him to do but to help save the Princess.
Luke and Obi-wan join forces with the cocky pilot of the Millennium Falcon and his wookiee co-pilot Chewbacca. They are the only hope to save the universe from the Empire's world-destroying battle-station, the death star, and the evil Darth Vader.
Since her role as Princess Leia Carrie Fisher continued acting and writing original works, but she was also one of the top script doctors in Hollywood. She even wrote and performed in her one-woman play Wishful Drinking at the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles from November 7, 2006, to January 14, 2007.
Some people just want to distance themselves from a role that they are just known for. But near the end of her life, Carrie seemed to embrace her role of Princess Leia by being a vital part of the new trilogy. Now whether you like the trilogy or hated it one thing was for sure it was cool to see Carrie Fisher in it.
Sadly on January 9, 2017 passed away. For Star Wars she will always be the brave Princess Leia. But one thing is for sure Carrie Fisher will live on in her performances.
Until next month when we check out the episode V of the original trilogy, we here at Classic Cinema Magazine want to remind you, if you want to see a great film check out a classic.
Moral Rating: violence
Audience: teens and adults
Genre: Adventure / Scifi
Length: 2 hours 5 minutes
Released: 1977
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