Star Wars, VHS, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment UK, 1995
Widescreen 2.35:1 - Hi-Fi Stereo - PAL

When the THX releases were issued in 1995, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment went all out. These were premium items, with the logos in metallic red printing on the covers. The films were released in both Widescreen and Full frame versions concurrently. In my opinion, Widescreen releases on VHS are problematic, as the format doesn't have the resolving power to render anything but blurry images when the film is shrunk to fit the Widescreen ratio in the 4x3 frame. Part 1 of Leonard Maltin's promotional interview with George Lucas appears before the film starts. On my copy, Greedo's subtitles are missing, a major oversight. I don't know if this was corrected in later pressing. The original Star Wars was advertised as being available for the last time in its original form, as Lucas was planning a special edition to supplant it. The plans were later altered to include the sequels as well. Lucas kept his promise, with the exception of the unaltered trilogy being released as "supplemental material" on the 2006 re-release on DVD. In the UK, these came with a fold-out brochure for the Hasbro toys, the Galoob Micro Machines and a leaflet for the Bantam paperbacks. The inside of the sleeve features alternative posters and artwork in full colour.