51. A delegation of aliens representing E.T.’s species can be seen in a scene set in the Galactic Senate.
52. In an early Star Wars draft, R2-D2 spoke regular English…and he was obnoxious.
53. George Lucas came up with “R2-D2” while he was making American Graffiti. A sound guy needed the second reel of the second dialogue track, or, in film slang, he needed “R2-D2.”
54. “I have a bad feeling about this” can be heard in every live-action Star Wars movie.
55. In the island nation of Niue, collectible Star Wars coins are acceptable currency.
56. The first six Star Wars movies were all released the week after George Lucas’s May 14th birthday.
57. Over various movie and TV projects, six different actors have portrayed Anakin Skywalker / Darth Vader: David Prowse, James Earl Jones, Bob Anderson, Sebastian Shaw, Jake Lloyd, and Hayden Christensen.
58. In 1977, a musician named Meco made a disco version of the Star Wars theme — and it was the no. 1 song in the country for two weeks.