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Star Wars: A New Hope script

After Imperial forces led by Darth Vader capture Princess Leia's ship, she hides secret plans for the Death Star inside the droid Artoo-Detoo, who then escapes to Tatooine with See-Threepio. On Tatooine, farm boy Luke Skywalker acquires the droids, discovers Leia's plea for help, and with the guidance of Obi-Wan Kenobi, learns about the Force and his father's Jedi past. Luke, Obi-Wan, and the droids hire smuggler Han Solo and his Wookiee co-pilot Chewbacca to transport them to Alderaan, only to find the planet destroyed by the Death Star, a massive Imperial space station. They are captured by the Death Star, where Luke and Han rescue Princess Leia, and Obi-Wan sacrifices himself in a duel with Darth Vader to allow the others to escape with the Death Star plans.

IMDb ID (imdb_id)
tt0076759
2Scenes
12Characters
1Pages
3Dialogue samples

Save the Cat beat sheet

Star Wars: A New Hope Save the Cat analysis

Darth Vader’s interrogation in a spaceship hallway and the ensuing escape pod crash on a desert planet introduce conflict and bleak stakes.

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Key characters

Han Solo

Han Solo is listed as Smuggler. Tough, roguish starpilot of the Millennium Falcon. In the parsed data, Han Solo is connected to 1 scene, 2 dialogue lines, 2 text mentions, first appearing around scene 1.

1 scenes / 2 dialogue lines

Artoo-Detoo

Artoo-Detoo is listed as Astro-droid. A short, claw-armed tripod robot with a radar eye.

0 scenes / 0 dialogue lines

Beru Lars

Beru Lars is listed as Farmer. A warm, motherly woman, Luke's aunt.

0 scenes / 0 dialogue lines

Biggs Darklighter

Biggs Darklighter is listed as Rebel Pilot. A burly, handsome boy, Luke's friend.

0 scenes / 0 dialogue lines

Chewbacca

Chewbacca is listed as Wookiee. An eight-foot-tall savage-looking creature, first-mate on the Millennium Falcon.

0 scenes / 0 dialogue lines

Darth Vader

Darth Vader is listed as Antagonist. Right hand of the Emperor, wearing black robes and a breath mask.

0 scenes / 0 dialogue lines

Grand Moff Tarkin

Grand Moff Tarkin is listed as Imperial Governor. Governor of the Imperial outland regions.

0 scenes / 0 dialogue lines

Luke Skywalker

Luke Skywalker is listed as Protagonist. A farm boy from Tatooine with heroic aspirations.

0 scenes / 0 dialogue lines

Obi-Wan Kenobi

Obi-Wan Kenobi is listed as Jedi Knight. An old hermit living beyond the dune sea.

0 scenes / 0 dialogue lines

Owen Lars

Owen Lars is listed as Farmer. A large burly man in his mid-fifties, Luke's uncle.

0 scenes / 0 dialogue lines

Princess Leia Organa

Princess Leia Organa is listed as Rebel leader. A beautiful young senator from Alderaan.

0 scenes / 0 dialogue lines

See-Threepio

See-Threepio is listed as Protocol droid. A tall, slender robot of human proportions with a bronze-like metallic surface.

0 scenes / 0 dialogue lines

Scene outline

  1. 1. INT. SPACESHIP HALLWAY - DAY

    Darth Vader confronts a Captain in a spaceship hallway after an explosion, demanding information about intercepted transmissions. When the Captain denies any interception, Vader interrogates him further about an ambassador and then violently assaults him.

    VADER, Han Solo

  2. 2. EXT. DESERT PLANET - DAY

    An escape pod crashes on a desert planet, leading C3PO to despair while R2D2 offers reassurance.

    C3PO

Dialogue examples

C3PO We're doomed! There'll be no escape for the Princess this time.

C3PO / Scene 2

CAPTAIN We intercepted no transmissions. This is a consular ship.

Han Solo / Scene 1

VADER If this is a consular ship, where is the ambassador?

VADER / Scene 1

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