Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment and Lucasfilm Ltd. announced the
simultaneous worldwide VHS release of George Lucas' STAR WARS: EPISODE I
THE PHANTOM MENACE. Young Jedi wanna-bes around the globe will snag their
copy the week of April 3 - 8, 2000. The biggest box office hit of 1999 and
second highest-grossing motion picture of all time worldwide, will official
go on sale in North America on Tuesday, April 4, 2000. The US$922 million
worldwide grossing flick will be digitally mastered by THX for superior
sound and picture quality. The film is being released on VHS videocassette
only and is not being released on the DVD format in 2000 or for the
foreseeable future. The feature will be priced for sale direct to consumers
worldwide. EPISODE 1's home video debut will be the largest scale release
in history. However, fans of the STAR WARS saga in France and Korea will
have to wait until later in 2000 for they are the only two countries not
included in this initial release.
Rick DeMott
Animation World Network
Creator of Rick's Flicks Picks
