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Director: Dominic Polcino

Release Date: 21 January 2008 (original TV air date 23 September 2007)

Main Cast: (Voice)

Seth MacFarlane … Peter Griffin, Brian Griffin, Stewie Griffin, Glen Quagmire, Tom Tucker

Alex Borstein … Lois Griffin

Seth Green … Chris Griffin

Ok, ok, I know. Technically this shouldn’t be here because it’s not a film. But I love Star Wars, so it’s going in!

This is Family Guy’s take on Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. And a very funny one it is too! It’s ANH at breakneck speed, and the various little parodies work well. The events run very well with the score – it’s all timed to perfection! The attention to detail is exceptional, and it’s as if you are watching the real ANH.

My favourite moment? Easy! Peter (Han) singing along with the music in the TIE Fighter battle after the escape of the Millennium Falcon from the Death Star. We’ve all sat there and done that too!

Sure, one or two of the jokes fall a little flat, but on the whole it’s very enjoyable. Of course, you have to have seen Family Guy to understand much of the humour. So, if you’re a Star Wars fan and have never seen FG, then watch a few episodes first to familiarise yourself with it.

Oh, and if you’re wondering where ‘Blue Harvest’ fits in, it was the fake production name that was used by Lucasfilm when shooting Return of the Jedi.

It’s hard to rate this. It’s not perfect, but looking at it from the objective of a Star Wars devotee, it’s exceptional in many ways. So, I’m going to do a first for this site, and give it two ratings

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