Star Wars

Summary

Star Wars is a media franchise^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.26% of media_franchise entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (28,765 views/month, #1 of 382).^[2]

Key Facts

• Star Wars is the creator of George Lucas^[3].
• Star Wars's image is recorded as Star Wars characters at Madame Tussaud.jpg^[4].
• Star Wars's instance of is recorded as media franchise^[5].
• Star Wars's instance of is recorded as brand^[6].
• Star Wars's instance of is recorded as film franchise^[7].
• Star Wars's founder is recorded as George Lucas^[8].
• Star Wars's owned by is recorded as Lucasfilm^[9].
• Star Wars's owned by is recorded as Walt Disney Studios^[10].
• Star Wars's owned by is recorded as The Walt Disney Company^[11].
• Star Wars's movement is recorded as New Hollywood^[12].
• Star Wars's logo image is recorded as Star Wars Logo.svg^[13].
• Star Wars's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 4106169262234109510006^[14].
• Star Wars's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as n83731695^[15].
• Star Wars's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 11947696w^[16].
• Star Wars's IdRef ID is recorded as 027434850^[17].
• Star Wars's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 001113398^[18].
• Star Wars's Commons category is recorded as Star Wars^[19].
• Star Wars's pronunciation audio is recorded as LL-Q8798 (ukr)-Fanat22012-Зоряні війни.wav^[20].
• Star Wars's country of origin is recorded as United States^[21].
• Star Wars's has part is recorded as Star Wars^[22].
• Star Wars's start time is recorded as +1977-00-00T00:00:00Z^[23].
• Star Wars's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06mmr^[24].
• Star Wars's official website is recorded as https://www.starwars.com^[25].
• Star Wars's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Star Wars^[26].
• Star Wars's Commons gallery is recorded as Star Wars^[27].

Body

Founding

Star Wars's founder is recorded as George Lucas^[8].

Identity

Star Wars's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'SW'}^[28].

Ownership

Owners include Lucasfilm^[9], a subsidiary company^[29], in United States^[30], founded in 1971^[31], headquartered in Letterman Digital Arts Center^[32]; Walt Disney Studios^[10], a film studio^[33], in United States^[34], founded in 1923^[35], headquartered in Burbank^[36]; and The Walt Disney Company^[11], a film production company^[37], in United States^[38], founded in 1923^[39], headquartered in Burbank^[40].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Star Wars include 'Scuse Me While I Miss the Sky^[41], a television series episode^[42], directed by Steven Dean Moore^[43].

Why It Matters

Star Wars ranks in the top 0.26% of media_franchise entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (28,765 views/month, #1 of 382).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[44] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[45]

It has been cited as an influence by Spaceballs^[46], a film^[47], directed by Mel Brooks^[48] and N.D. Stevenson^[49], a comics artist^[50], b. 1991^[51], of United States^[52], awarded the Out100^[53], specialised in children's and young adult literature^[54].

Entities named for it include 'Scuse Me While I Miss the Sky^[41], a television series episode^[42], directed by Steven Dean Moore^[43].

FAQs

Who did Star Wars influence?

Star Wars has been cited as an influence by Spaceballs^[46] and N.D. Stevenson^[49].