Star Wars: The Phantom Menace Resources

Here's the official landing page for all things The Phantom Menace from starwars.com.

Wookiepedia, the Star Wars fan wiki, brings you everything you could possibly want, assuming that everything you want is information on The Phantom Menace.

Did you know that director Sophia Coppola played the handmaiden Sache in The Phantom Menace? Or that Greg Proops, of Whose Line Is It Anyway? fame, voiced Fodo? Thanks to IMDB, now you do.

Released a full month ahead of the film, fans could get all the spoilers their hearts love-hate from author Terry Brooks, of The Sword of Shannara fame.

Roger Ebert gave the film a 3-and-a-½-star review. You can read his reasoning here. Huh, maybe there's something the haters are missing?

Thirteen years after the film's release, Darren Franich and Keith Staskiewicz wonder whether it was as bad as they remember it. Their answer? Midi-chlorians. 'Nuff said.

Biography presents the life and times of George Lucas.

Ed Cummings discusses how Jar Jar became the most hated character in Star Wars history and decides to reinvestigate the character. His conclusions might surprise you.

This New York Times review gave The Phantom Menace some high praise, stating it was a "happy surprise" and "up to snuff" compared to the hype. Hey, when you see some of the hater reactions, that's incredibly high praise.

The Phantom Menace teaser trailer started a hype train unmatched by any movie before it. If you were a fanboy in 1998, it was a religious experience.

Want to know every detail about the making of Episode I? As in, when in the process did Ewan McGregor get his Padawan haircut? Then this is the documentary for you.

Did you ever wonder what cargo Han Solo had to dump to escape the Imperials? The first generation meets the new in this short film of fandom revenge.

You don't become a dark lord of the Sith without having something in your past you're ashamed of. Robot Chicken shows you how Darth Vader deals with his force ghosts by way of—you guessed it—another Jar Jar death.

How It Should Have Ended presents its take on how The Phantom Menace should have wrapped things up. It's spot on.

George Lucas takes some time away from the Tunisian heat to relax with the stars of the film.

Here is a collection of images from the film displayed in an epic collage. It's kind of like watching the entire film in a singe image.

This intriguing image shows a young Anakin Skywalker with his shadow replaced by the specter of his future self.

Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan take on Darth Maul in this still frame from their epic duel.