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10 Facts About The Force Awakens.

Facts you haven't heard yet.

Emily Murray
Jan 25, 2016
University of Central Florida
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10 Facts About The Force Awakens.

The much anticipated "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" has been outrageously successful since it was released a month ago. The seventh installment of the series is the highest grossing film of all time in the United States. It is also currently the third highest grossing film worldwide, having made $1.8 billion.

Like most Star Wars fans, I have made my way to the theater more than once to see this movie. On top of that, I have spent the last month reading articles and watching youtube videos that discuss the film and possible theories. It seems like Star Wars is everywhere and Star Wars fans want to know everything there is to know about "The Force Awakens." Here are some facts about the first film of the newest Star Wars Trilogy.

1. Harrison Ford's Billing

This is the only Star Wars film that Harrison Ford has received top billing for. This makes him the first character to be credited first that is not a Jedi.

2. Carrie Fisher's Daughter

When Carrie Fisher returned to reprise her role of Princess Leia, she also brought along her daughter, Billie Lourd. Lourd fought with the resistance and rocked the classic Leia hairstyle.

3. Kenny Baker

This is the first Star Wars movie that Kenny Baker did not play R2-D2. Despite this, he is still credited as "R2-D2 consultant."

4. Budget

At $200 million, "The Force Awakens" had the biggest budget of any Star Wars film. When the film opened, it made $40 million more than this budget in the first weekend.


5. J.J. Abrams

With this movie, J.J. Abrams became the only director to direct both a Star Trek film and a Star Wars film.

6. Release Date

This was the first Star Wars film to be released in December. All of the other films were released in May. The eighth installment was set to be released in May of 2017 but following the success of "The Force Awakens", it has been moved to December 2017.

7. Tatooine

It is the first Star Wars film that the planet of Tatooine is not seen or even mentioned.

8. Rey's Bread

The instant bread Rey makes in the film was not CGI and took about three months to create the effect.

9. PG-13

"The Force Awakens" is only the second Star Wars film to be rated PG-13. The first was "Episode III: Revenge of the Sith."

10. John Williams

John Williams received his 50th Oscar nomination for scoring "The Force Awakens."

What facts about "The Force Awakens" do you find super interesting?

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