A little background info. I'm working at a summer space camp and one of the camps deals with Star Wars. My problem is I have never seen the movies and I really don't wanna watch all of them. I just need a little background information in case some of the students don't know anything about Star Wars or if one has a question. Can someone give me a brief summary, name of the planets and who lives there, and some information on the characters.

all you ever need to know about SW . . .
out of the mouths of babes! . . .

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBM854BTGL0
with movie clips:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MVyNnyLbcXM&feature=related

Ummmm... not really. You need to watch them. Really. They are well worth the time. You don't need to watch all six, just the first three that were made. (Not first three as in episode numbers, but in years released).

I got a bit sick thinking of summarizing them in posts. All I can think is how do you get Jabba the Hut, Darth Vader, Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, the ewoks, C3-PO, etc... into any sort of a post that makes sense???

To compare, you are asking for someone to outline the Illyiad for you in five pages. Or condense Gone With The Wind into two hours... Impossible.

may the force be with you!

I was told that I should watch atleast the last three that were released because they kids would be more familar with those. I just need to know characters, key events, just basic stuff.

You really do have to watch them to be question-ready, but these sites may help with the basics. . .

http://www.starpulse.com/Movies/Star_Wars/Summary/

IMDB has a summary for each movie:
http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0076759/plotsummary
http://us.imdb.com/find?s=all&q=starwars

There's also a decent overview on Wikipedia:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_wars

GoodLuck . . .
or
May The Force Be With You!

Thanks! I ended up getting pizza and renting Episodes 1-3. guess it's a Blockbuster night tonight

Ughhhh It is SOOOO not about the kids, my dear! I'm scared if you watch those you won't see the three that matter. Please, please promise you won't let those three films ruin that entire experience for you. The six film experience (in my opinion the first three released are ten million times better than the last three)

My instincts tell me episodes 1-3 might take you to the dark side!

You're right Lilith, if 1,2,and 3 had come before 4, 5 and 6 then 4, 5 and 6 wouldn't have been made. 4, 5, and 6 made 3, 2, and especially 1 tolerable and interesting. Actually 1 alone might've stopped the entire saga dead in it's tracks since what was in it was
"only what you take with you" . . . '...from a certain point of view'

Eh, I watched 4 and 6 mainly because the Aniken actor was a hottie, and I wanted to see how the whole Darth thing played out. 3 was totally out of curiosity. Oh, and Natalie Portman is a great beauty. Her outfits and makeup were a thrill.

Ja Ja Binks was like the fungus commercial annoying, the one that flips up the big toenail and hops in? Just as bad.

I'm proud to say I saw them all in the theater. Of course, I was too young to remember them at first, but I made my dad proud. I've seen the first three, 4, 5, & 6 many, many, many times.

I love you will you marry me.

Awww, how sweet. I am a geeky girl, huh? I just love Star Wars. Lord of the Rings... you know.

I am secretly hoping that a new Flash Gordon is coming out. I have a little fantasy of that movie. I might need to start a sex thread, on that note.

When I saw Ms. Wendy here wanted to cheat I did get a bit sick. I'm so glad she is grabbing this by the Ja Ja Binks ears, so to speak. Or one of Princess Padme Amidala's headpieces?

Ok so I saw Episodes 1 and 2..tomorrow is Episode 3... new week I'll get 4-6. Not sure how much I'll actually retain, but they're not bad movies. I Binks... annoying but cute

My question is, why are you working at a space camp, showing sci-fi movies if you don't even want to watch the movies to answer any questions? Teachers are supposed to research and make lesson plans. I'd suggest you do the same.

Believe me I know all too well about researching and lesson plans. To answer the question, we aren't showing the movies, just one camp uses the background info as the basis of the camp. Again, only after training did I know all the camp teachers will end up teaching this camp. The lessons/activities are already planned for all the summer camps so the counselors/teachers don't make lesson plans or schedules (very unlike other summer programs/schools I've worked at.

I am working at this camp this year because I figured it would be a learning experience for me. I would get new ideas for future classroom use (that's where research comes in). They've actually have power points for us, just haven't given us the hard copies yet to get familiar with the information. I figured I would use this site to get a little research in about what others got from the movies.

Good idea, as long as you aren't basing too much on what people say in these forums since most of the time we're just being silly. You could always post this again with a title of STAR WARS ADVICE NEEDED or something to that effect so all the lil star wars people will crawl outta the woodwork and help with more info. Your title probably didn't grab a lot of their attention. Good luck with all that and thanks for not getting snippy about my post. lol

I ended up watching Episodes 1 and 2 already. I could have put a more catchy title, but I wasn't really thinking at the time I originally posted it. Not really sure I'm thinking much at 2am either.

Hey now.... I am definitely one of those Star Wars people, and proud of it!

Please, OP, come back and let me know how you liked 4, 5, and 6?

Thanks for the email sites. I think between watching the movies and websites, I might be able to keep so of the information straight.

Lilith, I will let you know. It will probably be next week though. But I will definitely let you know.

I have Star Wars posters in my dining area