Tales From The Box Office: 20 Years Ago, Attack Of The Clones Set A Low Bar For Star Wars

There was a really dark period for “Star Wars” fans that occurred between 1983 and 1997.

It was after “Return of the Jedi” hit theaters and before the Special Editions were released in theaters.

There was virtually nothing big happening with the franchise.

Sure, this period gave us Grand Admiral Thrawn in the “Heir to the Empire” trilogy and video games like “Shadows of the Empire,” but there was no big event to look forward to.

That all changed in 1999 with the release of “The Phantom Menace,” The franchise’s return with a brand new…The post Tales From The Box Office: 20 Years Ago, Attack Of The Clones Set A Low Bar For Star Wars appeared first on /Film.

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