Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) - full transcript

The Imperial Forces, under orders from cruel Darth Vader, hold Princess Leia hostage in their efforts to quell the rebellion against the Galactic Empire. Luke Skywalker and Han Solo, captain of the Millennium Falcon, work together with the companionable droid duo R2-D2 and C-3PO to rescue the beautiful princess, help the Rebel Alliance and restore freedom and justice to the Galaxy.

(FOX FANFARE)

(THEME MUSIC PLAYING)

(ALARM SOUNDING)

(CRUMPLING EXPLOSIONS)

- Did you hear that?

- (R2-D2 BEEPS)

C-3PO: They shut down the main reactor.

We'll be destroyed for sure.

- This is madness.

- (R2-D2 BEEPING)

(R2-D2 WHISTLING)

We're doomed.

(WHISTLES, BEEPING)

There'll be no escape for

the princess this time.

(BEEPING CONTINUES)

- (CLANKING)

- What's that?

(CLANKING CONTINUES)

(WEAPONS FIRING)

(WEAPON FIRES)

(R2-D2 BEEPS)

(DARTH VADER BREATHING)

(BREATHING CONTINUES)

(R2-D2 BEEPING)

R2-D2, Where are you?

(BEEPING CONTINUES)

(R2-D2 BEEPING)

C-3PO: At last, where

have you been?

They're heading in this direction.

- (BEEPS)

- What are we going to do?

We'll be sent to the spice mines of

Kessel, smashed into who knows what!

Wait a minute. Where

are you going?

(R2-D2 BEEPING)

- (DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

- (DROIDS BEEPING)

STORMTROOPER: The Death Star plans

are not in the main computer.

Where are those transmissions

you intercepted?

What have you done

with those plans?

(CHOKING) We intercepted

no transmissions.

(GROANING) This is a consular ship.

We're on a diplomatic mission.

If this is a consular ship,

where is the ambassador?

(GROANS)

Commander, tear this ship apart

until you've found those plans,

and bring me the passengers!

I want them alive!

STORMTROOPER: There's one.

Set for stun.

(ZAPPING)

She'll be all right. Inform

Lord Vader we have a prisoner.

(R2-D2 WHISTLES)

Hey! You're not permitted in there.

It's restricted.

You'll be deactivated for sure.

- (BUZZING)

- (BEEPING)

Don't you call me a mindless philosopher,

you overweight glob of grease!

Now come out before

somebody sees you.

(BEEPING CONTINUES)

Secret missions? What plans?

What are you talking about?

I'm not getting in there.

(R2-D2 RASBERRIES)

I'm going to regret this.

(HATCH CLOSING)

(THRUSTERS FIRING)

- There goes another one.

- Hold your fire.

There's no life-forms.

It must have short-circuited.

C-3PO: That's funny. The damage

doesn't look as bad from out here.

(R2-D2 RASBERRIES)

Are you sure this thing is safe?

- (BEEPS)

- Oh.

(THRILLING MUSIC PLAYS)

LEIA: Darth Vader. Only

you could be so bold.

The Imperial Senate

will not sit still for this.

When they hear you've

attacked a diplomatic-

Don't act so surprised,

Your highness.

You weren't on any mercy

mission this time.

Several transmissions were beamed

to this ship by rebel spies.

I want to know what happened

to the plans they sent you.

I don't know what

you're talking about.

I'm a member of the

Imperial Senate...

on a diplomatic

mission to Alderaan.

You are part of the Rebel

Alliance and a traitor.

Take her away!

Holding her is dangerous.

If word of this gets out...

it could generate sympathy for

the rebellion in the senate.

VADER: I've traced the

rebel spies to her.

Now, she is my only link

to finding their secret base.

She'll die before she'll

tell you anything.

Leave that to me.

Send a distress signal...

and then inform the senate

that all aboard were killed.

Lord Vader, the battle station

plans are not aboard this ship.

And no transmissions were made.

An escape pod was jettisoned during the

fighting, but no life-forms were aboard.

VADER: She must have hidden

the plans in the escape pod.

Send a detachment down to retrieve them,

See to it personally, Commander.

There'll be no one to

stop us this time.

Yes, sir.

(THRILLING MUSIC PLAYS)

(R2-D2 BEEPS FAINTLY)

(CHIRPING)

C-3PO: How did we get into this mess?

I really don't know how.

We seem to be made to suffer.

It's our lot in life.

(BEEPING, CHIRPING)

I've got to rest before I fall apart.

My joints are almost frozen.

(BEEPS, CHIRPS)

C-3PO: What a desolate

place this is.

(BEEPING, WHISTLES)

Where do you think you're going?

Well, I'm not going that way.

It's much too rocky.

- This way is much easier.

- (BEEPS)

What makes you think there

are settlements over there?

(R2-D2 BEEPING)

- Don't get technical with me.

- (BEEPS, CHIRPS)

- What mission? What are you talking about?

- (BEEPING CONTINUES)

I've just about had

enough of you.

Go that way.

You'll be malfunctioning within a

day you nearsighted scrap pile.

And don't let me catch you following me

begging for help because you won't get it.

(BEEPING, CHIRPING)

(CHIRPING)

(R2-D2 BEEPING EXCITEDLY)

No more adventures.

I'm not going that way.

(BEEPING)

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING)

C-3PO: That malfunctioning little

twerp. This is all his fault.

He tricked me into going this

way, but he'll do no better.

Wait, what's that? A transport.

I'm saved!

(YELLING) Over here!

C-3PO: Hey! Hey! Help!

Please, help!

(R2-D2 WHISTLING)

(BEEPING)

(ROCK SHATTERS)

(R2-D2 WHIMPERING)

(CHIRPS SADLY)

(SPEAKING IN ALIEN DIALECT)

(SPEAKING IN ALIEN DIALECT)

- Hyah!

- (R2-D2 SHRIEKING)

(WHISTLING)

(R2-D2 BEEPING)

- (R2-D2 GROANS)

- (THUDS)

(SPEAKING ALIEN DIALECT)

JAWA: Utini!

(JAWA YELLING)

(SCREAMING IN ALIEN DIALECT)

(SPEAKING ALIEN DIALECT)

(SPEAKING ALIEN DIALECT)

(R2-D2 WHISTLES)

- (CHIRPS)

- (BEEPING)

(CHIRPING)

Gone. Gone.

- C-3PO: R2?

- (R2-D2 BEEPS)

R2-D2, it is you! It is you!

(CHIRPING, BEEPING)

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING)

STORMTROOPER: Someone was in the pod.

The tracks go off in this direction.

Look, sir. Droids.

(THRILLING MUSIC PLAYING)

C-3PO: We stopped.

Wake up. Wake up!

(R2-D2 BEEPING)

(SPEAKING ALIEN DIALECT)

We're doomed.

- Do you think they'll melt us down?

- (BEEPS)

(SPEAKING ALIEN DIALECT)

JAWA: Utini!

Don't shoot! Don't shoot!

- Will this never end?

- (R2-D2 BEEPS)

(JAWAS CLAMORING)

All right, fine. Let's go.

BERU: Luke! Luke!

Luke!

Tell your uncle if he gets a

translator be sure it speaks Bocce.

LUKE: Doesn't look like we have much

of a choice, but I'll remind him.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

(EXCLAIMS IN ALIEN LANGUAGE)

OWEN: Yeah, we'll

take that red one.

No, not that one.

You. I suppose you're programmed

for etiquette and protocol.

Protocol? Why, it's my

primary function, sir.

I am well-versed in

all the customs...

I have no need for

a protocol droid.

Of course you haven't, sir. Not

in an environment such as this.

That is why I have

been programmed...

What I really need is a

droid who understands...

the binary language of

moisture vaporators.

Vaporators? Sir, my first job was

programming binary load lifters,

very similar to your

vaporators in most respects.

- Can you speak Bocce?

- Of course I can, sir.

- It's like a second language to me.

- Yeah, all right.

- Shut up! I'll take this one. Luke!

- C-3PO: Shut up, sir.

(EXCLAIMS IN ALIEN DIALECT)

Take these two over to the garage, will

you? I want them cleaned up before dinner.

But I was going into Tosche Station

to pick up some power converters.

You can waste time with your

friends when your chores are done.

OWEN: Now come on. Get to it.

(SIGHS)

All right. Come on.

(R2-D2 WHIMPERS)

- And the red one. Come on.

- (DROID BEEPING)

LUKE: Well, come on, red.

Let's go.

(WHISTLING, BEEPING)

(SPEAKS ALIEN DIALECT)

- Uncle Owen!

- Yeah?

This R2 unit has a

bad motivator! Look!

Hey, what are you

trying to push on us?

(WHISTLING, BEEPING)

C-3PO: Excuse me, sir.

But that R2 unit is in prime

condition, a real bargain.

- Uncle Owen!

- OWEN: Yeah?

What about that one?

What about that blue one?

We'll take that one.

I'm quite sure you'll be very

pleased with that one, sir.

He really is in first-class condition.

I've worked with him before.

- Here he comes.

- (BEEPING, WHISTLING)

Okay, let's go.

Now, don't you forget this.

Why I should stick my neck out for

you is quite beyond my capacity.

(WHISTLES, BEEPS)

C-3PO: Thank the maker! This oil

bath is going to feel so good.

I've got such a bad case of dust

contamination, I can barely move.

LUKE: It just isn't fair. Oh, Biggs is

right. I'm never gonna get out of here.

Is there anything I

might do to help?

No. Not unless you can alter time,

speed up the harvest, or

teleport me off this rock.

I don't think so, sir.

I'm only a droid and

not very knowledgeable...

about such things, not

on this planet, anyway.

As a matter of fact, I'm not

even sure which planet I'm on.

Well, if there's a bright

center to the universe

you're on the planet

that it's farthest from.

I see, sir.

Well. You can call me Luke.

I see, Sir Luke.

(LAUGHS) Just Luke.

Oh.

And I am C-3PO,

human-cyborg relations.

This is my counterpart... R2-D2.

- Hello.

- (R2-D2 BEEPS)

You got a lot of carbon scoring here. Looks

like you boys have seen a lot of action.

With all we've been through...

sometimes I'm amazed we're in

as good condition as we are...

what with the rebellion and all.

You know of the rebellion

against the Empire?

That's how we came to be in your

service, if you take my meaning, sir.

(WHISTLES)

- LUKE: Have you been in many battles?

- Several, I think.

Actually, there's

not much to tell.

I'm not much more than an interpreter

and not very good at telling stories.

Well, not at making them

interesting, anyway.

(GRUNTS) Well, my little friend,

you got something jammed

in here real good.

Were you on a Starcruiser or...

LEIA: Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi.

You're my only hope.

- LUKE: What's this?

- (R2-D2 CHIRPS)

"What is what"? He asked you a question.

What is that?

Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi.

You're my only hope.

Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi.

You're my only hope.

(BEEPING CONTINUES)

C-3PO: Oh, he says it's nothing,

sir, merely a malfunction.

Old data. Pay it no mind.

Who is she? She's beautiful.

- I'm afraid I'm not quite sure, sir.

- Help me, Obi Wan Kenobi.

I think she was a passenger

on our last voyage.

A person of some

importance, I believe.

- Our captain was attached.

- Is there any more to this recording?

(BEEPS EXCITEDLY)

Behave yourself, R2. You're

going to get us into trouble.

C-3PO': It's all right. You can trust him.

He's our new master.

(R2-D2 BEEPING)

He says that he's the

property of Obi-Wan Kenobi...

a resident of these parts, and

it's a private message for him.

C-3PO: Quite frankly, sir, I don't

know what he's talking about.

Our last master was

Captain Antilles.

But with all we've been through,

this little R2 unit has

become a bit eccentric.

(R2-D2 BEEPS)

Obi-Wan Kenobi. I wonder if

he means old Ben Kenobi.

I beg your pardon, sir, but do you

know what he's talking about?

I don't know any Obi-Wan, but...

Old Ben lives out

beyond the Dune Sea.

- He's kind of a strange old hermit.

- Help me, Obi-Wan.

I wonder who she is.

Sounds like she's in trouble. I

better play back the whole thing.

(R2-D2 BEEPING EXCITEDLY)

He says the restraining bolt has

short-circuited his recording system.

He suggests that if

you remove the bolt,

he might be able to play

back the entire recording.

Hmm? Oh, yeah. Well...

I guess you're too small

to run away on me...

if I take this off. Okay.

(LUKE GRUNTS)

There you go.

Wait a minute. Where'd she go? Bring her

back. Play back the entire message.

- (BEEPS)

- What message?

The one you've

just been playing!

The one you're carrying

inside your rusty innards.

BERU: Luke! Luke!

All right, I'll be right

there, Aunt Beru.

I'm sorry, sir. But he appears to

have picked up a slight flutter.

Here. See what you can do with him.

I'll be right back.

(R2-D2 BEEPS)

Just you reconsider playing

that message for him.

- (BEEPS)

- No, I don't think he likes you at all.

No, I don't like you, either.

(BEEPS SADLY)

You know, I think that R2 unit we

bought might have been stolen.

What makes you think that?

Well, I stumbled across a recording

while I was cleaning him.

He says he belongs to someone

called Obi-Wan Kenobi.

(CLATTERS)

LUKE: I thought he might

have meant old Ben.

- Do you know what he's talking about?

- Mmm-mm.

Well, I wonder if

he's related to Ben.

That wizard's just

a crazy old man.

Tomorrow, I want you to take that R2 unit

to Anchorhead and have its memory erased.

That'll be the end of it.

It belongs to us now.

But what if this Obi-Wan

comes looking for him?

OWEN: He won't.

I don't think he exists anymore.

He died about the same

time as your father.

- He knew my father?

- I told you to forget it.

OWEN: Your only concern is to prepare

those new droids for tomorrow.

In the morning, I want them up there on the

south ridge working on those condensers.

Yes, sir.

I think those new droids

are gonna work out fine.

In fact, I, uh...

was also thinking about our agreement

about me staying on another season?

And if these new droids do work out,

I want to transmit my application...

to the academy this year.

You mean the next semester

before the harvest?

- Sure. There's more than enough droids.

- Harvest is when I need you the most!

It's only one season more.

This year we'll make enough on the harvest

that I'll be able to hire more hands...

and then you can go to

the academy next year.

OWEN: You must understand

I need you here, Luke.

But it's a whole 'nother year!

Look, it's only one more season.

Yeah, that's what you said

when Biggs and Tank left.

- BERU: Where are you going?

- Looks like I'm going nowhere.

I have to go finish

cleaning those droids.

Owen, he can't stay here forever.

Most of his friends have gone.

BERU: It means so much to him.

I'll make it up

to him next year.

- I promise.

- No.

Luke's just not a farmer, Owen. He

has too much of his father in him.

That's what I'm afraid of.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING)

- (BUZZING)

- C-3PO: Oh!

What are you doing

hiding back there?

It wasn't my fault, sir.

Please don't deactivate me.

I told him not to go, but

he's faulty, malfunctioning.

Kept babbling on

about his mission.

Oh, no!

C-3PO: That R2 unit has

always been a problem.

These astro droids are

getting quite out of hand.

Even I can't understand

their logic at times.

LUKE: How could I be so stupid?

He's nowhere in sight.

Blast it.

Pardon me, sir, but

couldn't we go after him?

It's too dangerous with all

the Sandpeople around.

We'll have to wait

until morning.

OWEN: Luke! I'm shutting

the power down!

All right! I'll be there

in a few minutes!

Boy, am I gonna get it.

You know, that little droid's going

to cause me a lotta trouble.

Oh, he excels at that, sir.

(SIGHS) Come on.

Luke!

Luke!

Luke!

Have you seen Luke this morning?

He said he had some things to

do before he started today,

so he left early.

-Did he take those two new droids with him?

-I think so.

Well, he better have those

units in the south range...

repaired by midday, or

there'll be hell to pay.

Look it, there's a droid on the scanner.

Dead ahead.

It might be our little R2 unit.

Hit the accelerator!

(SPEEDER REVVING)

(THRILLING MUSIC PLAYS)

(SPEAKING ALIEN DIALECT)

(CREATURE ROARS)

Hey, whoa! Where do

you think you're going?

(R2-D2 BEEPING)

C-3PO: Master Luke is

your rightful owner now.

We'll have no more of this

Obi-Wan Kenobi gibberish.

(BEEPS)

And don't talk to me of

your mission, either.

You're fortunate he doesn't blast you

into a million pieces right here!

No. It's all right, but

I think we'd better go.

(R2-D2 WHISTLES)

What's wrong with him now?

C-3PO: There are several creatures

approaching from the southeast.

LUKE: Sandpeople, or worse.

Come on. Let's go have a look.

Come on!

(WHISTLES)

LUKE: Well...

there are two banthas down

there but I don't see any...

Wait a second.

They're Sandpeople, all right.

I can see one of them now.

(TUSKEN RAIDER YELLS)

(C-3PO SCREAMING)

(LUKE GROANS)

(YELLING)

(MUFFLED YELLING)

(WHIMPERS)

(WHISTLING)

(WHISTLING CONTINUES)

(TUSKEN RAIDER GRUNTS)

(R2-D2 CHIRPING)

(BEEPING)

(OBI-WAN HOWLING)

(TUSKEN RAIDER EXCLAIMS)

(R2-D2 WHIMPERS)

OBI-WAN: Hello there.

(WHISTLES)

Come here, my little friend.

Don't be afraid.

(R2-D2 BEEPING)

Oh, don't worry.

He'll be all right.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING)

(SIGHS)

Rest easy, son. You've

had a busy day.

You're fortunate to

be all in one piece.

Ben? Ben Kenobi?

LUKE: Boy, am I glad to see you.

The Jundland Wastes are not

to be traveled lightly.

(WHISTLES, BEEPS)

- (SIGHS)

- Tell me, young Luke...

what brings you out this far?

Ah, this little droid.

(CHIRPS)

LUKE: I think he's searching

for his former master...

but I've never seen such

devotion in a droid before.

(R2-D2 WHIMPERS)

Ah, he claims to be the

property of an Obi-Wan Kenobi.

Is he a relative of yours? Do you

know who he's talking about?

Obi-Wan Kenobi?

Obi-Wan.

Now, that's a name I've

not heard in a long time.

(CLICKS TONGUE) A long time.

I think my uncle knows him.

He said he was dead.

No, he's not dead. Not yet.

- You know him?

- Well, of course I know him.

He's me.

(R2-D2 BEEPING)

I haven't gone by the

name of Obi-Wan since...

oh, before you were born.

Well, then the droid

does belong to you.

I don't seem to remember

ever owning a droid.

- Very interesting.

- (TUSKEN RAIDER GROWLING)

OBI-WAN: I think we

better get indoors.

The Sandpeople are

easily startled...

but they'll soon be back,

and in greater numbers.

(R2-D2 WHISTLING)

- (CHIRPING)

- LUKE: 3PO!

Where am I? I must

have taken a bad step.

Can you stand? We've got to get out

of here before the Sandpeople return.

I don't think I can make it.

You go on, Master Luke.

There's no sense in you risking

yourself on my account.

- I'm done for.

- (R2-D2 WHIMPERS)

LUKE: No, you're not.

What kind of talk is that?

Quickly. They're on the move.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING)

No, my father didn't fight in the wars.

He was a navigator on a spice freighter.

That's what your uncle told you.

He didn't hold with

your father's ideals.

Thought he should have stayed

here and not gotten involved.

- You fought in the Clone Wars?

- OBI-WAN: Yes.

I was once a Jedi knight

the same as your father.

I wish I'd known him.

OBI-WAN: He was the best

starpilot in the galaxy...

and a cunning warrior.

I understand you've become

quite a good pilot yourself.

(SIGHS)

And he was a good friend.

Which reminds me, I have

something here for you.

(CHIRPING)

Your father wanted you to have this

when you were old enough...

but your uncle

wouldn't allow it.

He feared you might follow

old Obi-Wan on some...

damn-fool idealistic crusade

like your father did.

Sir, if you'll not be needing me

I'll close down for a while.

Sure. Go ahead.

- What is it?

- (R2-D2 BEEPING)

It's your father's lightsaber.

This is the weapon

of a Jedi knight.

Not as clumsy or random...

- as a blaster.

- (LIGHTSABER ACTIVATING)

An elegant weapon.

For a more civilized age.

(LIGHTSABER HUMMING)

For over a thousand generations the

Jedi knights were the guardians...

of peace and justice

in the old Republic.

Before the dark times...

- before the empire.

- (LIGHTSABER DEACTIVATING)

How did my father die?

A young Jedi named Darth Vader.

Who was a pupil of mine

until he turned to evil...

helped the Empire hunt down

and destroy the Jedi knights.

He betrayed and

murdered your father.

OBI-WAN: Now the Jedi

are all but extinct.

Vader was seduced by the

dark side of the Force.

The Force?

The Force is what gives

a Jedi his power.

It's an energy field created

by all living things.

It surrounds us, penetrates us,

it binds the galaxy together.

(BEEPING, WHISTLES)

(CHIRPING)

Now let's see if we can't figure

out what you are, my little friend.

and where you come from.

- I saw part of a message he was...

- I seem to have found it.

LEIA: General Kenobi.

Years ago you served my

father in the Clone Wars.

Now he begs you to help him in

his struggle against the Empire.

I regret that I am unable to present

my father's request to you in person.

But my ship has fallen

under attack...

and I am afraid my mission to

bring you to Alderaan has failed.

I have placed information

vital to the survival of...

the rebellion into the memory

systems of this R2 unit.

My father will know

how to retrieve it.

You must see this droid safely

delivered to him on Alderaan.

This is our most desperate hour.

LEIA: Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi.

You're my only hope.

(STATIC)

You must learn the

ways of the Force...

if you're to come

with me to Alderaan.

Alderaan?

I'm not going to Alderaan.

I've got to get home.

It's late. I'm in

for it as it is.

I need your help, Luke.

She needs your help.

I'm getting too old for

this sort of thing.

I can't get involved.

I've got work to do.

It's not that I like the Empire.

I hate it.

but there's nothing I can

do about it right now.

It's all such a

long way from here.

That's your uncle talking.

(SIGHS) My uncle.

- How am I ever gonna explain this?

- Learn about the Force, Luke.

Look, I can take you

as far as Anchorhead.

You can get a transport there to Mos

Eisley or wherever you're going.

You must do what you feel

is right, of course.

(THRILLING MUSIC PLAYING)

MAN: Until this battle station

is fully operational...

we are vulnerable.

The Rebel Alliance is too well equipped.

They're more dangerous than you realize.

Dangerous to your

starfleet, Commander...

not to this battle station.

The rebellion will continue to gain

support in the Imperial Senate...

TARKIN: The Imperial Senate will

no longer be of any concern to us.

I have just received word that the emperor

has dissolved the council permanently.

The last remnants of the old

Republic have been swept away.

That's impossible.

How will the emperor maintain

control without the bureaucracy?

The regional governors now have

direct control over their territories.

Fear will keep the

local systems in line.

TARKIN: Fear of this

battle station.

MAN: And what of the rebellion?

If the rebels have obtained a complete

technical readout of this station...

it is possible,

however unlikely...

that they might find a

weakness and exploit it.

VADER: The plans you refer to

will soon be back in our hands.

Any attack made by the rebels against this

station would be a useless gesture...

no matter what technical

data they've obtained.

This station is now the

ultimate power in the universe.

CONAN: I suggest we use it.

VADER: Don't be too proud of this

technological terror you've constructed.

The ability to destroy a

planet is insignificant...

next to the power of the Force.

Don't try to frighten us with

your sorcerer's ways, Lord Vader.

CONAN: Your sad devotion to that

ancient religion hasn't helped you...

conjure up the stolen data tapes.

Or given you clairvoyance enough

to find the rebels' hidden fortre--

(CHOKING)

(CHOKING CONTINUES)

I find your lack of

faith disturbing.

(GRUNTING)

Enough of this!

- Vader, release him.

- (CHOKING)

- As you wish.

- (GROANS)

(PANTING)

This bickering is pointless.

TARKIN: Now, Lord Vader will

provide us with the location...

of the rebel fortress by the time

this station is operational.

We will then crush the rebellion

with one swift stroke.

(WHISTLES, CHIRPS)

LUKE: It looks like the

Sandpeople did this, all right.

Look. There's gaffi

sticks, bantha tracks.

It's just, I've never heard of them

hitting anything this big before.

OBI-WAN: They didn't, but we

are meant to think they did.

These tracks are side-by-side.

Sandpeople always ride single

file to hide their numbers.

These are the same Jawas

that sold us R2 and 3PO.

And these blast points,

too accurate for Sandpeople.

Only imperial stormtroopers

are so precise.

But why would imperial troops

want to slaughter Jawas?

If they traced the robots

here, they may have...

learned who they sold them to and

that would lead them back...

- home!

- Uh, wait, Luke!

OBI-WAN: It's too dangerous!

(SPEEDER REVVING)

Uncle Owen!

Aunt Beru!

Uncle Owen!

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING)

(ION ENGINES ROARING)

(DOOR OPENS)

And now, Your Higness. we will discuss

the location of your hidden rebel base.

(DROID WHIRRING)

(WHIRRING CONTINUES)

(DOOR CLOSES, THUDS)

OBI-WAN: There's nothing you could

have done, Luke. had you been there.

You'd have been killed, too,

and the droids would now be

in the hands of the Empire.

I want to come with

you to Alderaan.

There's nothing for me here now.

I want to learn the ways of the Force

and become a Jedi like my father.

(SPEEDER REVVING)

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING)

OBI-WAN: Mos Eisley spaceport.

You will never find a more wretched

hive of scum and villainy.

We must be cautious.

(SPEEDER REVVING)

(CHATTERING)

(BRAYING)

(JAWAS EXCLAIMING)

STORMTROOPER: How long

have you had these droids?

LUKE: Three or four seasons.

OBI-WAN: They're up for

sale if you want them.

Let me see your identification.

You don't need to see

his identification.

We don't need to see

his identification.

These aren't the droids

you're looking for.

These aren't the droids

we're looking for.

He can go about his business.

You can go about your business.

- Move along.

- Move along. Move along.

C-3PO: I can't

abide those Jawas.

Disgusting creatures.

- Go on, go on.

- (JAWA IN ALIEN DIALECT)

I can't understand how

we got by those troops.

I thought we were dead.

The Force can have a strong

influence on the weak-minded.

(CREATURE ROARS)

LUKE: Do you really think we're gonna find

a pilot here that'll take us to Alderaan?

Most of the best freighter pilots

are to be found here...

only watch your step.

- This place can be a little rough.

- LUKE: I'm ready for anything.

(BELLOWS)

- Come along, R2.

- (BEEPING)

(WHISTLES, BEEPS)

(LOUNGE MUSIC PLAYING)

(LAUGHING)

(INDISTINCT CHATTERING)

MAN: Hey! We don't

serve their kind here.

- What?

- Your droids.

They'll have to wait outside.

We don't want them here.

Why don't you wait out by the speeder?

We don't want any trouble.

I heartily agree with you, sir.

(CHATTERING CONTINUES)

Uh, I'll have one of those.

(SPEAKING ALIEN DIALECT)

(CHEWIE GRUNTS)

(SPEAKING ALIEN LANGUAGE)

- He doesn't like you.

- I'm sorry.

I don't like you, either.

You just watch yourself.

MAN: We're wanted men.

I have the death sentence

on twelve systems.

I'll be careful.

You'll be dead!

This little one's not

worth the effort.

Come, let me get you something.

(YELLING)

(LIGHTSABER ACTIVATING)

(SCREAMING)

(LIGHTSABER DEACTIVATING)

(MUSIC RESUMES)

I'm all right. (SIGHS)

Chewbacca here is first mate

on a ship that might suit us.

I don't like the look of this.

- (BEEPS)

- (GROWLING)

Han Solo. I'm captain

of the Millennium Falcon.

Chewie here tells me you're looking

for passage to the Alderaan system.

Yes, indeed, if

it's a fast ship.

Fast ship?

You've never heard of

the Millennium Falcon?

Should I have?

It's the ship that made the Kessel

run in less than 12 parsecs.

I've outrun imperial starships.

Not the local bulk

cruisers, mind you.

I'm talking about the big

Corellian ships now.

She's fast enough

for you, old man.

- What's the cargo?

- Only passengers.

Myself, the boy, two droids.

and no questions asked.

What is it, some kind

of local trouble?

Let's just say we'd like to avoid

any imperial entanglements.

Well, that's the real

trick, isn't it?

And it's gonna cost

you something extra.

10,000, all in advance.

10,000?

We could almost buy our

own ship for that.

But who's gonna

fly it, kid, you?

You bet I could. I'm not

such a bad pilot myself.

We don't have to sit

here and listen.

We can pay you 2,000 now...

plus 15 when we reach Alderaan.

17, huh?

Okay. You guys got

yourselves a ship.

We'll leave as soon

as you're ready.

- HAN: Docking Bay 94.

- Ninety-four.

Looks like somebody's beginning to

take an interest in your handiwork.

STORMTROOPER:

All right. We'll check it out.

- (CHEWIE GRUNTS)

- HAN: 17,000.

(SCOFFS) Those guys must

really be desperate.

This could really save my neck.

- Get back to the ship, get it ready.

- (GROWLS)

OBI-WAN: You'll have

to sell your speeder.

LUKE: That's okay. I'm never

coming back to this planet again.

(SPEAKING ALIEN DIALECT) Solo?

Yes, Greedo. As a matter of fact, I

was just going to see your boss.

Tell Jabba that

I've got his money.

(GREEDO SPEAKING

ALIEN DIALECT)

(CHUCKLES)

Yeah, but this time

I've got the money.

I don't have it with me.

Tell Jabba...

- (GREEDO CHUCKLES)

- (BLASTER COCKS)

(GREEDO SPEAKING

ALIEN DIALECT)

HAN: Even I get

boarded sometimes.

Do you think I had a choice?

Over my dead body.

Yes. I'll bet you have.

(BLASTER FIRES)

(JAWA EXCLAIMS)

(SIZZLING)

Sorry about the mess.

(JAWAS IN ALIEN LANGUAGE)

(ION ENGINES ROARING)

VADER: Her resistance to the

mind probe is considerable.

It'll be some time before we can

extract any information from her.

CONAN: The final

checkout is completed.

All systems are operational.

What course shall we set?

TARKIN: Perhaps she would respond

to an alternative form of persuasion.

What do you mean?

I think it is time we demonstrated

the full power of this station.

- Set your course for Alderaan.

- CONAN: With pleasure.

C-3PO: Lock the door, R2.

All right. Check this

side of the street.

The door's locked.

Move on to the next.

(BEEPS)

I would much rather have gone with

Master Luke than stay here with you.

I don't know what all this trouble is

about but I'm sure it must be your fault.

(R2-D2 RASBERRIES)

You watch your language.

(BEEPING)

All right. Give it to me.

I'll take it.

(BEEPS)

Look at this.

Ever since the XP-38 came out,

they just aren't in demand.

- It'll be enough.

- (DROIDS BEEPING)

JABBA: Solo.

(SPEAKING HUTTESE)

- Solo!

- HAN: Right here, Jabba.

I've been waiting

fot you.

(JABBA IN HUTTESE)

(LAUGHS)

You didn't think I was

gonna run, did you?

Greedo?

Look, Jabba, next time you want to

talk to me, come see me yourself.

Don't send one of these twerps.

Han.

(SPEAKING HUTTESE)

(CONTINUES SPEAKING HUTTESE)

Look, Jabba, even I get

boarded sometimes.

(GASPS, GRUNTS)

You think I had a choice?

But I got a nice, easy charter. I'll

pay ya back, plus a little extra.

I just need a little more time.

(HUTTESE)

Fifteen, Jabba. Don't push it.

Jabba...you're a

wonderful human being.

(AGREES IN HUTTESE)

If the ship's as fast as he's

boasting, we ought to do well.

(CHEWIE GRUNTS)

(SPEAKING ALIEN LANGUAGE)

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING)

What a piece of junk!

She'll make point-five

past lightspeed.

She may not look like much, but

she's got it where it counts, kid.

I've made a lot of special

modifications myself.

But we're a little rushed...

so if you'll just get on

board, we'll get outta here.

- C-3PO: Hello, sir.

- (R2-D2 BEEPING)

Which way?

All right, men.

Load your weapons.

STORMTROOPER: Stop

that ship! Blast them!

Chewie, get us out of here!

(R2-D2 CHIRPS)

C-3PO: Oh, my. I'd forgotten

how much I hate space travel.

(THRUSTERS FIRING)

(CHEWIE GROWLING)

Looks like an imperial cruiser.

Our passengers must be

hotter than I thought.

Try and hold 'em off. Angle

the deflector shields...

while I make the calculations

for the jump to lightspeed.

(THRILLING MUSIC PLAYING)

Stay sharp. There's

two more comin' in.

They're gonna try

and cut us off.

LUKE: Why don't you outrun 'em? I

thought you said this thing was fast!

Watch your mouth, kid, or you're

gonna find yourself floating home.

We'll be safe enough once we

make the jump to hyperspace.

Besides, I know a few maneuvers.

We'll lose 'em.

Here's where the fun begins.

How long before you can make

the jump to lightspeed?

It'll take a few moments to get the

coordinates from the navicomputer.

Are you kidding? At the

rate they're gaining?

Traveling through hyperspace

ain't like dustin' crops, boy!

Without precise calculations...

we'd fly right through a star or

bounce too close to a supernova...

and that would end your trip

real quick, wouldn't it?

- (BEEPING)

- What's that flashing?

We're losing a deflector shield.

Go strap yourselves in. I'm gonna

make the jump to lightspeed.

(CHEWIE ROARING)

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING)

CONAN: We've entered

the Alderaan system.

LEIA: Govenor Tarkin.

I should have expected to find

you holding Vader's leash.

I recognized your foul stench

when I was brought on board.

(LAUGHS)

Charming to the last.

You don't know how hard I found it signing

the order to terminate your life.

I'm surprised you had the courage to

take the responsibility yourself.

Princess Leia, before

your execution...

I would like you to be my

guest at a ceremony...

that will make this battle

station operational.

No star system will dare

oppose the emperor now.

The more you tighten

your grip, Tarkin,

the more star systems will

slip through your fingers.

Not after we demonstrate

the power of this station.

In a way...

you have determined the choice of the

planet that will be destroyed first.

Since you are reluctant...

to provide us with the

location of the rebel base...

I have chosen to test this

station's destructive power...

on your home planet of Alderaan.

No! Alderaan is peaceful. We have

no weapons. You can't--

TARKIN: You would prefer another target?

A military target?

Then name the system!

I grow tired of asking this,

so it will be the last time.

Where is the rebel base?

Dantooine.

- They're on Dantooine.

- TARKIN: There.

You see, Lord Vader?

She can be reasonable.

Continue with the operation.

- You may fire when ready.

- What?!

You're far too trusting.

Dantooine is too remote to make

an effective demonstration.

But don't worry. We will deal with

your rebel friends soon enough.

No!

Commence primary ignition.

(BEEPS)

(LASER FIRING)

(EXPLODING)

(LIGHTSABER HUMMING)

(LIGHTSABER DEACTIVATING)

Are you all right? What's wrong?

I felt a great disturbance

in the Force...

as if millions of voices

suddenly cried out in terror...

and were suddenly silenced.

I fear something

terrible has happened.

You'd better get on

with your exercises.

HAN: Well, you can forget your

troubles with those imperial slugs.

- I told you I'd outrun them.

- (LIGHTSABER ACTIVATING)

Don't everybody

thank me at once.

Anyway, we should be at

Alderaan about 0200 hours.

(CHITTERS)

- (BEEPS)

- (LIGHTSABER HUMMING)

(CHITTERING)

(CREATURE SHRIEKING)

- Now be careful, R2.

- (CHIRPING)

(ROARS)

(BEEPS, CHIRPS)

(CHEWIE GRUNTS)

He made a fair move. Screaming

about it can't help you.

Let him have it. It's not

wise to upset a Wookiee.

But, sir, nobody worries

about upsetting a droid.

That's 'cause a droid don't pull people's

arms out of their sockets when they lose.

HAN: Wookiees are

known to do that.

(GRUMBLES)

I see your point, sir.

I suggest a new strategy, R2.

Let the Wookiee win.

(CHEWIE GROWLS)

(LIGHTSABER HUMMING)

Remember, a Jedi can feel the

Force flowing through him.

You mean it controls

your actions?

Partially, but it also

obeys your commands.

- (LUKE GROANS)

- (HAN LAUGHING)

Hokey religions and ancient weapons

are no match for a good blaster...

- at your side, kid.

- (LIGHTSABER DEACTIVATING)

You don't believe in

the Force, do you?

Kid, I've flown from one side

of this galaxy to the other.

I've seen a lot of

strange stuff...

but I've never seen anything

to make me believe...

there's one all-powerful force

controlling everything.

HAN: There's no mystical energy

field controls my destiny.

It's all a lot of simple

tricks and nonsense.

I suggest you try

it again, Luke.

This time, let go your

conscious self...

and act on instinct.

(LAUGHS) With the blast shield

down, I can't even see.

- How am I supposed to fight?

- Your eyes can deceive you.

Don't trust them.

(LIGHTSABER ACTIVATING)

(GROANS, SIGHS)

Stretch out with your feelings.

(LIGHTSABER HUMS)

- You see? You can do it.

- (LIGHTSABER DEACTIVATING)

HAN: I call it luck.

In my experience, there's

no such thing as luck.

Look, good against

remotes is one thing.

Good against the living,

that's something else.

(TERMINAL BEEPING)

Looks like we're

coming up on Alderaan.

LUKE: You know, I did feel something.

I could almost see the remote.

That's good. You've taken your

first step into a larger world.

TARKIN: Yes?

Our scout ships have

reached Dantooine.

MAN: They found the

remains of a rebel base,

but they estimate that it has

been deserted for some time.

They are now conducting an extensive

search of the surrounding systems.

TARKIN: She lied. She lied to us.

VADER: I told you she would never

consciously betray the rebellion.

Terminate her, immediately!

(FUSE BLOWING)

Stand by, Chewie. Here we go.

Cut in the sublight engines.

- (RUMBLING)

- What the-

(CHEWIE EXCLAIMING)

Uh, we've come out of hyperspace

into a meteor shower.

Some kind of asteroid collision.

It's not on any of the charts.

What's going on?

Our position's correct,

except no Alderaan.

What do you mean?

Where is it?

That's what I'm trying to tell you, kid. It

ain't there. It's been totally blown away.

- LUKE: What? How?

- OBI-WAN: Destroyed by the Empire.

The entire starfleet couldn't

destroy the whole planet.

It would take 1,000 ships

with more firepower than...

(BEEPING)

- There's another ship coming in.

- Maybe they know what happened.

It's an imperial fighter.

- LUKE: It followed us!

- (ION ENGINES ROARS)

OBI-WAN: No. It's a

short-range fighter.

There aren't any bases around here.

Where did it come from?

It sure is leaving in a big hurry. If

they identify us, we're in big trouble.

Not if I can help it. Chewie,

jam its transmissions.

It would be as well to let it go.

It's too far out of range.

Not for long.

(ION ENGINES ROARING)

A fighter that size couldn't get

this deep into space on its own.

He must have gotten lost, been

part of a convoy or something.

Well, he ain't gonna be around long

enough to tell anybody about us.

LUKE: Look at him. He's

heading for that small moon.

HAN: I think I can get him before he

gets there. He's almost in range.

That's no moon.

- It's a space station.

- It's too big to be a space station.

I have a very bad

feeling about this.

Turn the ship around.

Yeah. I think your right.

Full reverse!

- Chewie, lock in the auxiliary power.

- (CHEWIE GRUNTS)

Chewie, lock in the

auxiliary power.

(CHEWIE EXCLAIMING)

LUKE: Why are we still

moving towards it?!

We're caught in a tractor beam!

It's pulling us in!

There's got to be

something you can do!

There's nothing I can do about it, kid. I'm

at full power. I'm gonna have to shut down.

They're not gonna get

me without a fight.

(CHEWIE GROWLING)

You can't win, but there are

alternatives to fighting.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING)

MAN: Clear Bay 327.

We are opening the

magnetic field.

To your stations! Come with me.

(SQUEAKING)

Close all outboard shields.

Close all outboard shields.

TARKIN: Yes?

We've captured a freighter entering

the remains of the Alderaan system.

Its markings match those of a ship that

blasted its way out of Mos Eisley.

VADER: They must be trying to return

the stolen plans to the princess.

She may yet be of

some use to us.

Unlock one, five, seven, and nine.

Release charge.

316, report to control.

MAN: There's no one

on board, sir.

According to the log, the crew

abandoned ship right after takeoff.

It must be a decoy, sir. Several of

the escape pods have been jettisoned.

- VADER: Did you find any droids?

- No, sir.

If there were any on board,

they must also have jettisoned.

Send a scanning crew aboard. I want

every part of this ship checked.

Yes, sir.

I sense something,

a presence I've

not felt since...

Get me a scanning crew

in here on the double.

I want every part of

this ship checked.

STORMTROOPER: There's no one here.

LUKE: Boy, it's lucky you

had these compartments.

HAN: I use them for smuggling. I never

thought I'd be smuggling myself in 'em.

This is ridiculous. Even if I could take

off, I'd never get past the tractor beam.

OBI-WAN: Leave that to me.

Damn fool, I knew

that you were gonna say that.

Who's the more foolish, the fool

or the fool who follows him?

(CHEWIE GROWLS)

(INDISTINCT PA CHATTER)

The ship's all yours.

If the scanners pick up anything,

report it immediately.

All right, let's go.

(THUDDING)

HAN: Hey, down there!

Could you give us

a hand with this?

(BLASTER FIRING)

TK-421, why aren't

you at your post?

TK-421, do you copy?

(INDISTINCT RADIO CHATTER)

Take over. We've got a bad transmitter.

I'll see what I can do.

(DOOR OPENS)

(CHEWIE ROARS)

(GROANS)

(GROWLS)

(CHEWIE ROARING)

(R2-D2 BEEPING)

(DOOR CLOSES)

You know, between his howling and

your blasting everything in sight,

it's a wonder the whole station

doesn't know we're here.

HAN: Well, bring them on! I'd prefer a

straight fight to all this sneakin' around.

We've found the

computer outlet, sir.

Plug in. He should be able to interpret

the entire imperial network.

(R2-D2 WHISTLES)

(CHIRPS, BEEPING)

(BEEPING, CHIRPING)

He says he's found the main controls to the

power beam that's holding the ship here.

He'll try to make the precise

location appear on the monitor.

C-3PO: The tractor beam is coupled to

the main reactor in seven locations.

A power loss at one of the terminals

will allow the ship to leave.

I don't think you boys can help.

- I must go alone.

- Whatever you say.

I've done more than I bargained

for on this trip already.

But, I want to go with you.

Be patient, Luke. Stay and

watch over the droids.

- But, he could--

- They must be delivered safely

or other star systems will suffer

the same fate as Alderaan.

Your destiny lies along a

different path from mine.

(DOOR OPENS)

The Force will be with you...

always.

- (DOOR CLOSES)

- (CHEWIE GROWLING)

Well, you said it, Chewie.

Where did you dig

up that old fossil?

Ben is a great man.

- Yeah, great at getting us into trouble.

- I didn't hear you give any ideas.

Well, anything's better than just hangin'

around waiting for 'em to pick us up.

- Who do you think-

- (R2-D2 BEEPING)

What is it?

C-3PO: I'm afraid I'm

not quite sure, sir.

He says "I've found her" and

keeps repeating "She's here."

Well, who... who has he found?

Princess Leia.

The princess? She's here?

- Princess?

- LUKE: Where? Where is she?

HAN: Princess? What's going on?

(R2-D2 BEEPING)

(CHIRPING)

Level 5, Detention Block AA-23.

(R2-D2 CHIRPING)

I'm afraid she's scheduled

to be terminated.

Oh, no!

- LUKE: We've got to do something!

- What are you talking about?

The droids belong to her. She's the one

in the message. We got to help her!

Now look, don't get any funny ideas. The

old man wants us to wait right here.

But he didn't know she was here. Just find

a way back into that detention block.

- I'm not going anywhere!

- There gonna execute her.

Look, a few minutes ago...

you said you didn't want to

just wait here to be captured.

Now all you want to do is stay?

Marching into the detention

area is not what I had in mind.

- But they're gonna kill her!

- Better her than me!

She's rich.

(CHEWIE GRUMBLING)

- Rich?

- Mmm-hmm. Rich.

Powerful. Listen, if you were to

rescue her, the reward would be...

What?

Well, more well than

you can imagine.

- I don't know. I can imagine quite a bit.

- You'll get it.

- I better.

- You will?

All right, kid.

You better be right about this.

- All right.

- HAN: What's your plan?

Uh...

3PO, hand me those

binders there, will you?

LUKE: Okay.

Now, I'm gonna put these on you.

(CHEWIE GROWLS)

Okay. Han, you put those on.

Don't worry, Chewie. I think

I know what he has in mind.

Master Luke, sir, pardon

me for asking. But...

what should R2 and I do

if we're discovered here?

- Lock the door.

- And hope they don't have blasters.

- That isn't very reassuring.

- (R2-D2 WHISTLES)

(DROID BEEPING)

- (CHEWIE GROWLS)

- (DROID YELPS)

MAN: 517 to scanner control.

316, report to control.

53 to upper bay door.

LUKE: I can't see a

thing in this helmet.

(DARTH VADER BREATHING)

- HAN: This is not gonna work.

- LUKE: Why didn't you say so before?

I did say so before.

Where are you taking

this...thing?

LUKE: Prisoner transfer

from Cell Block 1138.

I wasn't notified.

I'll have to clear it.

(CHEWIE ROARS)

- HAN: Look out, he's loose!

- LUKE: He'll tear us all apart!

HAN: I'll get him!

(SCREAMS)

HAN: Look out!

(CHEWIE GROWLING)

(BEEPING)

HAN: We gotta find out which cell

this princess of yours is in.

Here it is...2187.

You go and get her.

I'll hold them here.

Uh, everything's under control.

Situation normal.

- MAN: What happened?

- Uh...

Had a slight weapons

malfunction,

but, uh, everything's

perfectly all right now.

We're fine. We're all fine here now.

Thank you.

- How are you?

- We're sending a squad up.

Uh, uh...

Negative, negative! We have a...a

reactor leak here, uh, now.

Give us a few minutes to lock it down.

Uh, large leak, very dangerous.

Who is this? What's

your operating number?

Ahh.

Boring conversation anyway. Luke!

We're gonna have company!

(THRILLING MUSIC PLAYING)

(STEAM HISSES)

Aren't you a little short

for a stormtrooper?

LUKE: Huh? Oh, the uniform.

I'm Luke Skywalker. I'm

here to rescue you.

- Your who?

- I'm here to rescue you.

I've got your R2 unit. I'm

here with Ben Kenobi.

- Ben Kenobi? Where is he?

- Come on!

- VADER: He is here.

- TARKIN: Obi-Wan Kenobi?

What makes you think so?

A tremor in the Force.

The last time I felt it...

was in the presence

of my old master.

TARKIN: Surely he

must be dead by now.

VADER: Don't underestimate the Force.

The Jedi are extinct. Their fire

has gone out of the universe.

You, my friend, are all that's

left of their religion.

Yes?

MAN: We have an emergency alert

in Detention Block AA-23.

The princess? Put all

sections on alert.

Obi-Wan is here.

The Force is with him.

If you're right, he must

not be allowed to escape.

VADER: Escape is not his plan.

I must face him alone.

(CHEWIE GROWLING)

Get behind me!

Get behind me!

STORMTROOPER: Watch your left.

They went down the cell bay.

Can't get out that way.

Looks like you managed to cut

off our only escape route.

Maybe you'd like it back in

your cell, Your Highness.

- C-3PO! C-3PO!

- C-3PO: Yes, sir?

Are there any other ways out of

the cell bay? We've been cut off!

What was that? I didn't copy!

I said all systems have been

alerted to your presence, sir.

The main entrance seems to

be the only way in or out.

All other information on

your level is restricted.

STORMTROOPER: Open up in there!

Open up in there!

Oh, no.

There isn't any other way out!

(CHEWIE GROWLING)

I can't hold them off forever!

- HAN: Now what?

- This is some rescue!

You came in here, and you didn't

have a plan for getting out?

- He's the brains, sweetheart!

- Well, I didn't!

- What the hell are you doing?

- Somebody has to save our skins.

Into the garbage chute, fly boy!

- Get in there!

- (CHEWIE GROWLS)

HAN: Get in there,

you big furry oaf!

I don't care what you smell!

- (CHEWIE ROARING)

- Get in there and don't worry about it!

Wonderful girl!

Either I'm going to kill her,

or I'm beginning to like her!

HAN: Get in there!

HAN: Yahoo!

- (SCREAMS)

- (CHEWIE GROWLS)

HAN: The garbage chute was

a really wonderful idea.

What an incredible

smell you discovered.

(CHEWIE GRUMBLES)

Let's get out of here.

- Get away from there!

- (CHEWIE ROARS)

LUKE: No, wait!

(CHEWIE ROARING)

LUKE: Will you forget it? I already

tried it! It's magnetically sealed!

LEIA: Put that thing away!

You're gonna get us all killed!

Absolutely, your worship.

Look, I had everything

under control...

till you led us down here!

Ya know, it's not gonna take 'em long

to figure out what happened to us!

- LEIA: Could be worse.

- (CREATURE GROWLING)

It's worse.

LUKE: There's something

alive in here.

HAN: That's your imagination.

Something just

moved past my leg.

- Look! Do you see that?

- What?!

(CHEWIE EXCLAIMS)

(CHEWIE GROWLS)

(WATER SLOSHING)

(CREATURE ROARING)

- HAN: Kid! Luke!

- LEIA: Luke!

- Luke!

- (CHEWIE GROWLING)

Luke!

(CHEWIE GROWLING CONTINUES)

- (LEIA SCREAMS)

- (ROARING CONTINUES)

Luke! Luke, grab hold of this!

(SCREAMING) Blast it!

My gun's jammed!

- Where?

- Anywhere!

(GRUNTS)

- (CHEWIE GRUNTS)

- (WATER SPLASHES)

HAN: Luke! Luke!

(CHEWIE WHIMPERING)

(CLANKING)

- LEIA: Help him!

- (LUKE COUGHING)

- What happened?

- I don't know!

It just let go of

me and disappeared.

(COUGHING)

(COUGHING CONTINUES)

- HAN: I got a bad feeling about this.

- (COUGHS)

(RUMBLING)

(CHEWIE GROWLS)

(CLANKING)

- The walls are moving!

- Don't just stand there.

Try and brace

it with something.

(CHEWIE YELPS)

(CHEWIE GRUNTS)

LEIA: Help me!

(CHEWIE GROWLS)

(CREAKING)

Wait a minute!

(CREAKING CONTINUES)

3PO! Come in, 3PO!

LUKE: (SHOUTING) 3PO!

Where could he be?

STORMTROOPER: Take over.

See to him.

Look, there.

C-3PO: They're madmen. They're

heading for the prison level.

If you hurry, you

might catch them.

Follow me!

You stand guard.

Come on.

(R2-D2 WHISTLES)

Oh.

All this excitement has overrun the

circuits in my counterpart here.

If you don't mind, I'd like to

take him down to maintenance.

- STORMTROOPER: All right.

- (R2-D2 BEEPING)

(GROWLS)

3PO!

Come in, 3PO! 3PO!

HAN: Get on top!

- LEIA: I can't!

- Where could he be? 3PO!

LUKE: 3PO, will you come in!

They aren't here. Something

must have happened to them.

See if they've been captured.

Hurry.

(R2-D2 WHISTLING)

One thing's for sure, we're

all gonna be a lot thinner.

- Get on top of it!

- LEIA: I'm trying!

(CHEWIE GROWLS)

(BEEPING)

Thank goodness they

haven't found them.

- Where could they be?

- (BEEPING CONTINUES)

"Use the comlink"?

Oh, my. I forgot.

I turned it off.

- (CREAKING)

- (CHEWIE ROARS)

- Are you there, sir?

- 3PO!

We've had some problems.

LUKE: Will you shut up

and listen to me?

Shut down all the garbage mashers

on the detention level, will ya?

Do you copy?

Shut down all the garbage

mashers on the detention level!

(CHEWIE GRUMBLES)

LUKE: Shut down all the garbage

mashers on the detention level!

No! Shut them all down.

Hurry! Oh, no!

(R2-D2 BEEPING)

- (BEEPS)

- (CLANKING)

- (HAN LAUGHS)

- What?

(LAUGHS)

Hey! Hey, 3PO!

- (ALL SCREAMING)

- Listen to them. They're dying, R2!

Curse my metal body!

I wasn't fast enough.

- It's all my fault!

- (LUKE SCREAMS)

- LUKE: 3PO, we're all right!

- My poor master.

We're all right!

You did great!

(LAUGHING) Hey!

Hey! Open the pressure maintenance

hatch on unit number... Where are we?

LUKE: 3263827!

(SLOW TUNE PLAYS)

(WINDING DOWN)

(LOW BEEPING)

HAN: If we can just avoid

any more female advice...

we ought to be able

to get outta here.

Well, let's get moving.

- (CREATURE ROARING)

- (CHEWIE GROWLS)

Where you going? Ah.

LEIA: No, wait! They're hear!

Come here, you big coward.

Chewie, come here.

LEIA: Listen.

I don't know who you are

or where you came from.

But from now on, you do

as I tell you, Okay?

Look, Your Worshipfulness.

Let's get one thing straight.

I take orders from

just one person. Me!

Hmm, It's a wonder

you're still alive.

Will somebody get this big

walking carpet out of my way?

No reward is worth this.

STORMTROOPER: Give me

regular reports, please.

Right.

Do you know what's going on?

Maybe it's another drill.

You seen that new VT-16?

Yeah. Some of the other guys

were telling me about it.

They say it's... it's

quite a thing to see...

What was that?

Ah, it's nothing. Outgassing.

Don't worry about it.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

- HAN: There she is.

- C-3PO, do you copy?

- C-3PO: Yes, sir.

- LUKE: Are you safe?

For the moment.

We're in the main hangar

across from the ship.

LUKE: We're right above you.

Stand by.

You came in that thing?

- You're braver than I thought.

- Nice. Come on.

STORMTROOPER: It's them! Blast them!

- Get back to the ship!

- LUKE: Where you going? Come back!

He certainly has courage.

What good will it do us if he

gets himself killed? Come on.

(HAN SCREAMING)

(SCREAMING CONTINUES)

(CHEWIE GROWLS)

Whoa! I think we

took a wrong turn.

There's no lock!

That oughta hold

them for a while.

Quick! We've got to get across. Find

the controls that extend the bridge.

- LUKE: I think I just blast it.

- LEIA: They're coming through!

(BLASTER FIRES)

(THRILLING MUSIC PLAYING)

(SCREAMING)

Here. Hold this.

LEIA: Here they come!

For luck.

STORMTROOPER: We think

they may be splitting up.

They may be on Level

five and six now, sir.

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

- Where could they be?

- (R2-D2 BEEPING)

STORMTROOPER: Close

the blast doors!

STORMTROOPER: Open the blast doors.

Open the blast doors.

(VADER BREATHING)

(LIGHTSABER HUMMING)

(LIGHTSABER ACTIVATING)

I've been waiting

for you, Obi-Wan.

We meet again, at last.

VADER: The circle

is now complete.

When I left you, I

was but the learner.

Now, I am the master.

Only a master of evil, Darth.

(LIGHTSABER CRACKLING)

(CRACKLING CONTINUES)

Your powers are weak, old man.

You can't win, Darth.

If you strike me down...

I shall become more powerful...

than you can possibly imagine.

(LIGHTSABER CRACKLING)

You should not have come back.

(CRACKLING CONTINUES)

(LIGHTSABER CRACKLING)

Didn't we just leave this party?

(CHEWIE ROARS)

What kept you?

We, uh, ran into some old friends.

- The ship all right?

- HAN: Seems okay.

If we can get to it.

I just hope the old man got the

tractor beam out of commission.

(LIGHTSABER CRACKLING)

(VADER BREATHING)

LUKE: Look!

Come on, R2, we're going.

(R2-D2 BEEPS)

Now's our chance! Go!

(BEEPS)

Ben?

(CRACKLING)

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS)

No!

(R2-D2 WHISTLES)

- HAN: Come on!

- LEIA: Luke, come on!

Come on!

Luke, it's too late!

HAN: Blast the door, kid!

(DOOR HISSING)

OBI-WAN: Run, Luke! Run!

I hope that old man got that

tractor beam out of commission,

or this is gonna be

a real short trip.

- Okay, hit it!

- (CHEWIE GROWLS)

(THRUSTERS FIRING)

(GRUMBLING, GROWLS)

(GRUNTS)

(R2-D2 MOANS)

We're coming up on

their sentry ships.

Hold them off. Angle the deflector

shields while I charge up the main guns.

- (CHEWIE GRUNTS)

- (BEEPING)

I can't believe he's gone.

There wasn't anything

you could have done.

Come on, buddy. We're

not out of this yet.

(CONTROLS CLICKS)

You in, kid?

Okay, stay sharp.

(MONITOR BEEPING)

- Here they come!

- (ION ENGINES ROARING)

(THRILLING MUSIC PLAYS)

(R2-D2 BEEPS)

(LASERS FIRING)

They're coming in too fast!

(ION ENGINES ROARING)

C-3PO: Oh!

We've lost the lateral controls!

Don't worry.

She'll hold together.

(CRACKLING)

Hear me, baby. Hold together.

(LAUGHS)

- Got him! I got him!

- Great, kid! Don't get cocky!

There's still two more

of them out there!

(LASER FIRING)

(MONITOR BEEPS)

- That's it! We did it!

- We did it!

(CHEWIE GROWLS)

Help! I think I'm melting!

This is all your fault!

(R2-D2 BEEPING)

Are they away?

They've just made the

jump into hyperspace.

You're sure the homing beacon

is secure aboard their ship?

I'm taking an awful risk, Vader.

This had better work.

Not a bad bit of rescuing, huh?

You know, sometimes I

amaze even myself.

That doesn't sound too hard.

They let us go.

It's the only explanation

for the ease of our escape.

- HAN: Easy? You call that easy?

- LEIA: They're tracking us.

Not this ship, sister.

(SIGHS) At least the information

in R2 is still intact.

What's so important?

What's he carrying?

The technical readouts

of that battle station.

I only hope that when the data's

analyzed a weakness can be found.

- It's not over yet.

- It is for me, sister.

Look, I ain't in this for your revolution

and I'm not in it for you, Princess.

I expect to be well paid.

I'm in it for the money.

You needn't worry

about your reward.

If money is all that you love

then that's what you'll receive.

LEIA: Your friend is

quite a mercenary.

I wonder if he really cares

about anything or anybody.

LUKE: I care.

(SIGHS) So...

what do you think of her, Han?

- I'm trying not to, kid.

- (BEEPING)

Good.

Still, she's got a lot of sprit.

I don't know. What do you think? You

think a princess and a guy like me?

No!

(ENGINES ROARING)

(ROARING CONTINUES)

(INDISTINCT PA CHATTER)

(ENGINES ROARING)

You're safe. When we heard about

Alderaan, we feared the worst.

LEIA: We have no time

for sorrows, Commander.

You must use the information in this

R2 unit to help plan the attack.

It's our only hope.

(R2-D2 BEEPING)

(BEEPS)

(R2-D2 BEEPS EXCITEDLY)

- TARKIN: Yes?

- MAN: We're approaching the planet Yavin.

The rebel base is on a

moon on the far side.

We are preparing to

orbit the planet.

(CHITTERING)

(CHITTERING CONTINUES)

JAN: The battle station is heavily

shielded and carries a firepower...

greater than half the starfleet.

Its defenses are designed around

a direct large-scale assault.

A small, one-man fighter should be

able to penetrate the outer defense.

JON: Pardon me for asking, sir.

but what good are snub fighters...

going to be against that?

JAN: Well, the Empire doesn't consider a

small, one-man fighter to be any threat.

Or they'd have a tighter defense.

An analysis of the plans

provided by Princess Leia...

has demonstrated a weakness

in the battle station.

- (BEEPING)

- The approach will not be easy.

You're required to maneuver

straight down this

trench and skim the

surface to this point.

The target area is

only two meters wide.

It's a small thermal exhaust

port right below the main port.

JAN: The shaft leads directly

to the reactor system.

A precise hit will start a chain reaction

which should destroy the station.

Only a precise hit will

set up a chain reaction.

The shaft is ray-shielded, so you'll

have to use proton torpedoes.

That's impossible,

even for a computer.

But, it's not impossible. I used to

bull's-eye womp rats in my T-16 back home.

They're not much

bigger than two meters.

Then man your ships, and

May the Force be with you.

(ALL CLAMORING)

MAN: Orbiting the planet

at maximum velocity.

The moon with the rebel base

will be in range in thirty minutes.

VADER: This will be a

day long remembered.

It has seen the end of Kenobi...

and will soon see the

end of the rebellion.

(DARTH VADER BREATHING)

MAN: (ON PA) All flight

crews, man your stations.

All flight crews,

man your stations.

LUKE: So...you got your reward

and you're just leaving, then?

HAN: That's right. Yeah.

I got some old debts I got

to pay off with this stuff.

And even if I didn't...

you don't think I'd be fool enough

to stick around here, do ya?

Why don't you come with us?

You're pretty good in a fight.

- We could use ya.

- Come on!

Why don't you take

a look around?

You know what's about to happen

what they're up against.

They could use a good pilot like you.

You're turning your back on them.

What good's a reward if you

ain't around to use it?

Besides, attacking that battle

station ain't my idea of courage.

More like, suicide.

All right. Well, take

of yourself, Han.

I guess that's what

you're best at, isn't it?

Hey, Luke!

May the Force be with you.

(CHEWIE ROARING)

What are you looking at?

I know what I'm doing.

MAN: (ON PA) All pilots,

to your stations.

All pilots, to your stations.

- LEIA: What's wrong?

- Oh, it's Han.

I don't know. I really thought

he'd change his mind.

He's got to follow his own path.

No one can choose it for him.

I wish Ben were here.

(KISSES)

MAN: (ON PA) Open

main launch tubes.

Main launch tubes opening, sir.

BIGGS: Hey, Luke!

- LUKE: Biggs!

- I don't believe it! How are you?

- Great!

- Hey, coming up?

I'll be right up there with you, and

have I got stories to tell you.

Are you sure you can

handle this ship?

BIGGS: Sir, Luke is the best bush

pilot in the outer-rim territories.

- You'll do all right.

- Thank you, sir. I'll try.

I gotta get aboard. We'll hear all your

stories when we get back, all right?

Right. Hey, Biggs!

- I told you I'd make it someday.

- It'll be likes old times, Luke.

They'll never stop us.

MAN: (ON PA)

Stands clear.

Hey, this R2 unit of yours seems a

bit beat up. You want a new one?

Not on your life. That little droid and

I have been through a lot together.

- You okay, R2? Good.

- (R2-D2 BEEPING)

MAN: (ON PA) Gold squadron,

begin takeoff procedure.

Hang on tight, R2.

You've got to come back.

(R2-D2 BEEPING CONTINUES)

You wouldn't want my life

to get boring, would you?

(WHISTLES, BEEPS)

(INDISTINCT PA CHATTER)

(INDISTINCT PA

CHATTER CONTINUES)

OBI-WAN: Luke!

The Force will be with you.

(THRILLING MUSIC PLAYING)

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

MAN: Stand by alert.

Death Star approaching.

Estimated time to

firing range...

fifteen minutes.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING)

(ENGINES ROARING)

All wings report in.

Red Ten standing by.

Red Seven standing by.

Red Three standing by.

Red Six standing by.

Red Nine standing by.

Red Two standing by.

Red Eleven standing by.

- Red Five standing by.

- (R2-D2 BEEPING)

Lock S-foils in attack position.

(X-WINGS ACTIVATING)

GARVEN: We're passing

through the magnetic field.

Hold tight. Switch your

deflectors on. Double front.

Look at the size of that thing.

GARVEN: Cut the shatter, Red Two.

Accelerate to attack speed.

- This is it, boys.

- Red Leader, this is Gold Leader.

GARVEN: I copy, Gold Leader.

JON: We're starting for

the target shaft now.

We're in position.

I'm going to cut across the axis

and try and draw their fire.

(THRILLING MUSIC PLAYS)

MAN: Heavy fire,

boss, 23 degrees.

GARVEN: I see it. Stay low.

This is Red Five. I'm going in!

BIGGS: Luke, pull up!

- Are you all right?

- I got a little cooked, but I'm okay.

(ALARM BLARING)

We count thirty rebel

ships, Lord Vader!

But they're so small, they're

evading our turbolasers!

We'll have to destroy

them ship to ship.

Get the crews to their fighters.

Watch yourself.

There's a lot of fire coming from the

right side of that deflection tower.

- LUKE: I'm on it.

- BIGGS: I'm going in.

- Cover me, Porkins.

- I'm right with you, Red Three.

(CRUMPLING EXPLOSIONS)

I got a problem here.

- Eject.

- I can hold it.

- Pull up!

- No, I'm all!

(PORKINS SCREAMING)

MAN: (ON PA) The rebel

base will be firing range

in seven minutes.

OBI-WAN: Luke, trust

your feelings.

Squad Leaders.

We've picked up a new

group of signals.

Enemy fighters coming your way.

My scope's negative.

I don't see anything.

Pick up your visual scanning.

Here they come.

(ION ENGINES ROARING)

Watch it. You've got

one on your tail!

I'm hit!

You've picked one up! Watch it!

I can't see it!

He's on me tight.

I can't shake him!

I'll be right there.

(LASER FIRES)

Several fighters have broken

off from the main group.

Come with me.

Fall in! F-Fall in!

Watch your back, Luke. Watch your back.

Fighters above you, coming in.

I'm hit, but not bad. R2, see

what you can do with it.

- (R2-D2 BEEPING)

- LUKE: Hang on back there.

GARVEN: Red Six, can

you see Red Five?

There's a heavy fire zone.

- Red Five, where are you?

- I can't shake him!

WEDGE: I'm on it, Luke. Hold on!

Blast it, Biggs!

Where are you?

- Thanks, Wedge.

- BIGGS: Good shooting, Wedge.

JON: Red Leader,

This Gold Leader.

We're starting our attack run.

GARVEN: I copy, Gold Leader.

- Move into position.

- (ION ENGINES ROARING)

VADER: Stay in attack formation.

JON: The exhaust port is

marked and locked in.

JON: Switch all power to

front deflector screen.

Switch all power to

front deflector screen.

(GUNS FIRING)

How many guns do you

think, Gold Five?

DAVISH: Say about twenty guns, some

on the surface, some on the towers.

Death Star will be in

range in five minutes.

Switch to targeting computer.

(COMPUTER BEEPING)

Computer locked. Getting a signal.

DEX: The guns.

They stopped.

Stabilize your rear deflectors.

Watch for enemy fighters.

JON: They're coming in!

Three marks at two-ten.

(ION ENGINES ROARING)

I'll take them myself.

- Cover me!

- Yes, sir.

(VADER BREATHING)

It's no good. I can't maneuver.

Stay on target.

- We're too close!

- Stay on target!

Loosen up!

Gold Five to Red Leader.

Lost Tiree, Lost Hutch.

- I copy, Gold Leader.

- They came from behind!

We've analyzed their attack, sir.

And there is a danger.

Should I have your

ship standing by?

Evacuate?

In our moment of triumph?

I think you overestimate

their chances.

MAN: Rebel base, three

minutes and closing.

Red boys, this is Red Leader.

Rendezvous at mark six point one.

- WEDGE: This is Red Two flying toward you.

- BIGGS: Red Three standing by.

Red Leader, This is Base One.

JAN: Keep half your group out

of range for the next run.

GARVEN: Copy, Base One.

Luke, take Red Two and Three.

Hold up here and wait for my

signal to start your run.

This is it!

We should be able

to see it by now.

Keep your eyes open

for those fighters.

There's too much interference. Red Five,

can you see them from where you are?

No sign of any... Wait.

- LUKE: Coming in point three-five.

- I see them.

I'm in range.

- Target's coming up.

- (BEEPING)

GARVEN: Just hold them

off for a few seconds.

VADER: Close up formation.

Almost there.

(BEEPING CONTINUES)

- (VADER BREATHING)

- (BEEPING)

You'd better let her loose.

- THERON: They're right behind me!

- Almost there.

- (BEEPING)

- I can't hold them!

(SCREAMING)

It's away!

(CRUMPLING EXPLOSIONS)

- It's a hit!

- Negative, negative.

It didn't go in.

It just impacted on the surface.

LUKE: Red Leader, we're right above you.

Turn to 0-five. We'll cover for you.

GARVEN: Stay there. I just

lost my starboard engine.

Get set up for your attack run.

(SCREAMING)

(EXPLODES)

MAN: Rebel base, one

minute and closing.

LUKE: Biggs, Wedge.

Let's close it up.

(STAMMERS) We're

going in full throttle.

That ought to keep those

fighters off our back.

Right with you, boss.

Luke, at that speed, will you

be able to pull out in time?

It'll be just like Beggars

Canyon back home.

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING)

We'll stay back far

enough to cover you.

WEDGE: My scope shows the tower,

but I can't see the exhaust port.

Are you sure the

computer can hit it?

Watch yourself. Increase

speed, full throttle.

What about that tower?

You worry about those fighters!

I'll worry about the tower!

R2, that stabilizer's broken loose again.

See if you can't lock it down.

(R2-D2 BEEPING)

WEDGE: Fighters coming in point three.

(LASER FIRES)

WEDGE: I'm hit! I can't stay with you.

LUKE: Get clear, Wedge. You can't

do any more good back there.

Sorry!

Let him go. Stay on the leader.

Hurry, Luke. They're coming in much

faster this time. We can't hold them.

- R2, try and increase the power.

- (R2-D2 WHISTLING)

BIGGS: Hurry up, Luke!

Quick! Quick!

Rebel base, thirty

seconds and closing.

I'm on the leader.

(R2-D2 WHISTLES)

Hang on, R2.

(BEEPING)

(ION ENGINES ROARING)

OBI-WAN: Use the Force, Luke.

Let go, Luke.

The Force is strong

with this one.

Luke, trust me.

His computer's off.

Luke, you switched off your

targeting computer. What's wrong?

LUKE: Nothing! I'm all right.

(R2-D2 BEEPING)

- (R2-D2 SHRIEKING)

- LUKE: I've lost R2!

The Death Star has cleared the planet.

Rebel base in range.

TARKIN: You may fire when ready.

Commence primary ignition.

(BEEPING)

I have you now!

- What?

- Yahoo!

Look out!

You're all clear, kid! Now let's

blow this thing and go home!

(TORPEDOS FIRING)

(SIGHS)

Stand by.

Stand by.

Great shot, kid! That

was one in a million!

OBI-WAN: Remember, the Force

will be with you always.

(ION ENGINES ROARING)

(CROWD CHEERING)

- LEIA: Luke!

- LUKE: Hey!

(LEIA LAUGHING)

HAN: Hey! Hey!

I knew you'd come back.

I just knew it.

Well, I wasn't going to let you get all

the credit and take all the reward.

Hey, I knew there was more

to you than money. (LAUGHS)

Oh, no.

C-3PO: Oh, my. R2,

can you hear me?

Say something.

You can repair him, can't you?

We'll get to work

on him right away.

You must repair him.

Sir, if any of my circuits or gears

will help, I'll gladly donate them.

He'll be all right.

(LAUGHING)

(DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYING)

(CHEWIE ROARS)

(R2-D2 WHISTLING)

(BEEPING)

(BEEPS)

(CHEWIE GROWLS)

(CHEERING)

(CHEWIE GROWLS)

(THEME MUSIC PLAYING)