: A classic moment of high-stakes tension.

: Our first look at the galaxy’s "scum and villainy."

(originally titled Star Wars ) changed cinema forever when it debuted in 1977. Set "a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away," it follows farmboy Luke Skywalker as he joins forces with a Jedi Master, a cocky pilot, and two droids to save the galaxy from the Empire's planet-destroying Death Star. Essential Legacy & Trivia

According to polls on the Official Star Wars Site , these are the definitive highlights: : The climactic assault on the Death Star.