{"id":685,"date":"2026-05-25T14:39:46","date_gmt":"2026-05-25T14:39:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=685"},"modified":"2026-05-25T14:39:46","modified_gmt":"2026-05-25T14:39:46","slug":"deseret-news-archives-utahns-have-always-been-fanatical-about-the-star-wars-saga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=685","title":{"rendered":"Deseret News archives: Utahns have always been fanatical about the \u2018Star Wars\u2019 saga"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><i>Editor\u2019s note: This story was originally published on May 25, 2024.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>A look back at local, national and world events through Deseret News archives.<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Utahns knew.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps the \u201cForce\u201d was already with them.<\/p>\n<p>On May 25, 1977, the first \u201cStar Wars\u201d film was released by 20th Century Fox. And there\u2019s no stopping now. The franchise continues to make money and gain fans and infiltrate the idiom.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=683\">What could Keba Keita\u2019s basketball future look like?<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Studies through the years show Utahns love their Luke, Leia and Chewy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis study just revealed the most \u2018Star Wars\u2019-obsessed states in the U.S.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUtah\u2019s favorite Star Wars movie is an outlier\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUtah\u2019s favorite Star Wars character is different than the country\u2019s\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Many of us can remember the hype that went with the first movie release, forming big lines at theaters, dressing in costume. Now May 4th (\u201dMay the Force\u201d) has become almost as important as May 5th (Cinco de Mayo).<\/p>\n<p>Here is some of the coverage in Deseret News archives through the last 46-plus years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2018Star Wars\u2019 hit theaters on this day in 1977. These photos would hint at its legacy\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHappy \u2018Star Wars\u2019 Day! 10 fascinating behind the scene facts about practical effects in the original \u2018Star Wars\u2019 trilogy\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201c\u2018A Disturbance in the Force\u2019: Documentary pulls back curtain on infamous \u2018Star Wars Holiday Special\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=681\">Children learn about prophets in May Friend to Friend with Elder Gong, Primary general presidency<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Clean Cut: 1977 interview with \u2018Star Wars\u2019 stars Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been 40 years since the release of \u2018Return of the Jedi,\u2019 is it the best Star Wars movie?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Star Wars Skywalker saga movies, ranked by someone who watched them all in a row\u201d<\/p>\n<p>And with more content on the horizon, or in another galaxy even farther away, the end is definitely not in sight.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/americanmovershub.com\/?p=679\">Meet the resilient Utah \u2018CEO of the Year\u2019 behind the hidden door<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From first release in 1977 to the present, movie fans have connected with the \u201cForce\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":684,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-685","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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