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Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace Wookieepedia. Star Wars: Episode IThe Phantom Menace. Run time. 13. 3 minutes (Theatrical)1. DVD, Blu- ray, 3. D and Digital HD)"Every saga has a beginning."―Tagline[src]Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace is a 1. Star Wars film written and directed by George Lucas. It was the fourth live- action film to be released in theaters and the first film of the prequel trilogy.

It was also the first Star Wars film to be re- released in 3. D. The film was produced by Rick Mc.

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The film takes place thirty- two years before Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, the first film released in the saga, and begins as two Jedi attempt to resolve a trade dispute and eventual invasion of the planet. Naboo by the Trade Federation. Unknown to the Jedi is that the situation is being manipulated by Sheev Palpatine, the Senator of Naboo and secretly a Dark Lord of the Sith called Darth Sidious. The Sith, the ancient enemies of the Jedi, reveal themselves to the Jedi after a thousand years in hiding; while the Jedi discover a young Tatooineslave named Anakin Skywalker, the Chosen One destined to bring balance to the Force—and who will grow up to become Darth Vader.

The Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace novelization was written by Terry Brooks and. Thanks to the Star Wars prequels, Star Wars fandom has divided itself down the middle almost like the Jedi and the Sith. There are people who vocally. Watch Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Online on this page.

Meanwhile, Queen. Padmé Amidala of Naboo fights to save her people from the invasion. The Phantom Menace was released in theaters on May 1. Star Wars film since Star Wars: Episode VI Return of the Jedi sixteen years earlier. The release was accompanied by extensive media coverage and great fan anticipation. Despite mixed reviews from critics and fans, the film grossed $9. Star Wars film when unadjusted for inflation.

The film was re- released on Blu- ray in September. D on February 1. 0, 2. The film was the first major story in the prequel era and began fifteen years of canon.

Star Wars storytelling that would primarily take place around the time of the prequel storyline. The success of the film allowed for the next two chapters of the prequel trilogy, as well as the Star Wars: The Clone Wars film and television series.

Numerous Star Wars Legends stories were also told in or influenced by The Phantom Menace and the prequels. Opening crawl. Edit Episode I. THE PHANTOM MENACE. Turmoil has engulfed the. Galactic Republic. Watch Shotgun Stories Online Fandango there. The taxation. of trade routes to outlying star.

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Jedi. Knights, the guardians of. I have a bad feeling about this.""I don't sense anything.""It's not about the mission, Master. It's something…elsewhere…elusive."―Obi- Wan Kenobi to Qui- Gon Jinn[src]Qui- Gon and Obi- Wan prepare to fight their way out of the Trade Federation flagship. There is trade dispute between the Trade Federation and the outlying systems of the Galactic Republic, which has led to a blockade of the small planet of Naboo. Supreme Chancellor. Finis Valorum, leader of the Galactic Senate, has secretly dispatched two Jedi, Master. Qui- Gon Jinn and his Padawan, Obi- Wan Kenobi, to serve as "the ambassadors" to the Federation flagship, in order to meet with Viceroy.

Nute Gunray and resolve the dispute. Unknown to them, the Trade Federation is in league with the mysterious Darth Sidious, Dark Lord of the Sith, who secretly orders Gunray to invade Naboo (as well as implying that he would ensure that their invasion was made legal when asked if it was illegal by Gunray) and kill the two Jedi upon their arrival. Using poison gas, the Viceroy attempts to poison the two Jedi Knights as an assassination attempt, but fails. After having to battle their way through squads of battle droids, Jinn and Kenobi make their way to the command deck where Gunray is located, shielding himself behind blast doors. The Jedi are forced to flee upon the arrival of two Destroyer Droids, but with their ship, Radiant VII, now destroyed, the two Jedi stow themselves aboard two separate Federation landing craft leaving for the surface of Naboo to begin the invasion. Queen. Amidala then contacts Gunray expressing her disapproval of their blockade of Naboo, with Gunray explaining that they wouldn't have done it without the approval of the senate.

After questioning Gunray regarding the arrival of ambassadors sent by the Chancellor, Gunray claims that they have been greeted by no such ambassadors, leaving Amidala startled. Gunray, after ending communications with her, informs his aide that they should disable all communications on the planet in case she suspected an invasion. Meanwhile, Amidala is conversing with Senator Sheev Palpatine regarding the recent attempt at negotiations and how Gunray claimed that they did not receive any ambassadors. Surprised, Palpatine states that he had assurances from the Chancellor that his ambassadors did arrive.

However, Palpatine is unable to finish his sentence and his hologram begins to short out. Naboo Governor, Sio Bibble, suspects that the shorting out of communications is a sign that an invasion from the Trade Federation is imminent. The Jedi liberate the Queen and her guards from the battle droid invasion. On the planet's surface, Qui- Gon saves local native outcast Jar Jar Binks from being crushed by an MTT. Later, STAPs attack but are destroyed by Qui- Gon. Jar Jar Binks shows the two Jedi the way to an underwater Gungan settlement, Otoh Gunga, escaping the Trade Federation army. Meanwhile, the Trade Federation invades Naboo and captures Queen Amidala.

The Jedi meet the Gungan leader, Boss. Nass, and ask him to help the people of Naboo, but Nass refuses and sends them off in a bongo submarine. They are attacked by an opee sea killer and a colo claw fish but both fish are eaten by a sando aqua monster. Abc Family Wildfire Season 1 Episode 1 on this page. The Jedi, with Binks in tow, reach Theed, the capital city of Naboo, and rescue Queen Amidala from the Trade Defense Force. They depart for Coruscant, the Galactic Republic's capital planet, to ask for help from the Senate. An astromech droid named R2- D2 manages to repair the Queen's starship and they narrowly escape an attack from Federation battleships.

Due to the damage the ship's hyperdrive sustained in the attack, the Queen's party is forced to land on the desert planet of Tatooine for repairs. While searching for a new hyperdrive generator, they befriend young Anakin Skywalker, a slave boy, whose master is Watto, a Toydarian junk dealer.

Watto has the required parts in stock, but Qui- Gon is unable to purchase them, as Republic credits are worthless on Tatooine. Anakin races ahead of Sebulba during the Boonta Eve Podrace. Anakin is gifted with piloting and mechanical abilities, and has built an almost- complete droid named C- 3. PO. Qui- Gon senses a strong presence of the Force in Anakin, and feels that he may be the Chosen One – the one who will fulfill a prophecy by bringing balance to the Force. By entering Anakin into a podrace, Qui- Gon orchestrates a gamble in which the boy (alone, since Qui- Gon was unable to include the youth's mother in the bargain) will be released from slavery while also acquiring the parts needed for their ship.

The night before the race, Qui- Gon does a blood test on Anakin and discovers that the boy's midi- chlorian reading is off the chart. Anakin wins the race and joins the team as they head for Coruscant, where Qui- Gon plans to seek permission from the Jedi High Council to train Anakin to be a Jedi. Meanwhile, Darth Sidious sends his apprentice, Darth Maul, to kill the two Jedi and capture the Queen. Maul appears just as the group is leaving the planet, and duels with Qui- Gon. The fight is cut short when Qui- Gon manages to escape his black- robed assailant by jumping onboard the Naboo Royal Starship as it takes off. Amidala and Palpatine plead before the Senate to intervene with Naboo's crisis. On Coruscant, Qui- Gon informs the Jedi Council of the mysterious attacker he encountered on Tatooine.