"A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away ..." Accompanied by John Williams' striking score, this now legendary scroll introduced to the world an evil empire, a heavy-breathing villain and a ragtag band of freedom-fighting rebels before fading into the infinite space beyond. It was 1977 and George Lucas, best known at that point as the creator of the futuristic THX 1138 and the nostalgic smash hit AMERICAN GRAFFITI, launched a cultural phenomenon. With its fusion of epic myth, sci-fi wonder, special effects and old-fashioned good vs. bad guys storytelling, STAR WARS captured the imagination of adults and children alike. As Lucas is honored with the AFI Life Achievement Award and the final STAR WARS installment unspools this summer, AFI Silver proudly showcases the full body of his work, including rare public screenings of the five previous STAR WARS films--the first three re-mastered with digital effects--as well as the entire INDIANA JONES trilogy, produced by Lucas and directed by Steven Spielberg.

STAR WARS: EPISODE I
THE PHANTOM MENACE

DIR/SCR George Lucas; PROD Rick McCallum. US, 1999, color, scope, 133 min. RATED PG

STAR WARS: EPISODE II
ATTACK OF THE CLONES

DIR George Lucas; SCR George Lucas and Jonathan Hales; PROD Rick McCallum. US, 2002, color, scope, 143 min. RATED PG

STAR WARS: EPISODE IV
A NEW HOPE

DIR/SCR George Lucas; PROD Gary Kurtz. US, 1977/1999, color, scope, 125 min. RATED PG

STAR WARS: EPISODE V
THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK

DIR Irvin Kershner; SCR Leigh Brackett and Lawrence Kasdan; PROD Gary Kurtz. US, 1979/1999, color, scope, 129 min. RATED PG

STAR WARS: EPISODE VI
RETURN OF THE JEDI

DIR Richard Marquand; SCR Lawrence Kasdan and George Lucas; PROD Howard Kazanjian and Rick McCallum. US, 1983/1999, color, scope, 135 min. RATED PG

RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK

Every Saturday afternoon serial rolled into one picture. The year is 1936: Harrison Ford's archaeologist Indiana Jones tries to find the Biblical Ark of the Covenant ahead of the Nazis.

DIR Steven Spielberg; SCR Lawrence Kasdan; PROD Frank Marshall. US, 1981, color, scope, 115 min. RATED PG

INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM

The prequel to RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK, with Indy taking on a human sacrifice specialist in the Himalayas.

DIR Steven Spielberg; SCR Willard Huyck and Gloria Katz; PROD Robert Watts. US, 1984, color, scope, 118 min. RATED PG

INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE

Indy's on the road again--even in flashback, played by River Phoenix--but the topper is Sean Connery as his father, in search of the Holy Grail.

DIR Steven Spielberg; SCR Jeffrey Boam; PROD Robert Watts. US, 1989, color, scope, 127 min. RATED PG-13

AMERICAN GRAFFITI

"Where were you in '62?" Dusk to daylight on a summer night in a California small town, as recent or about-to-be high school graduates-- among them Richard Dreyfuss, Ron Howard, Charles Martin Smith, Paul LeMat, Cindy Williams, Harrison Ford and Suzanne Somers as the "blonde in the T-Bird"--cruise the streets and contemplate impending college and real life, backed by a near-continuous classic oldies score.

DIR George Lucas; SCR George Lucas, Gloria Katz and Willard Huyck; PROD Francis Ford Coppola. US, 1973, color, scope, 110 min. RATED PG

THX 1138

A complete digital restoration of Lucas' bold first feature, set in a 25th century dystopia beneath the earth's surface. Robert Duvall plays the title role, a human who inadvertently defies anti-sex laws by falling in love with his roommate after she tampers with his government-administered medication. Shades of Fritz Lang's METROPOLIS, Orwell's 1984 and Huxley's Brave New World resonate throughout.

DIR George Lucas; SCR George Lucas and Walter Murch; PROD Lawrence Sturhahn. US, 1971/2004, color, 95 min. RATED R