download the new version for android Star Wars Ep. I: The Phantom Menace

Removal or re-editing of most of the Battle Droid dialogue.

Re-editing of nearly all scenes featuring Jar Jar Binks and removing some of what Nichols dubs 'Jar Jar Antics'.

Opening crawl replaced with a new one explaining why the edit was made.

Lucasfilm, the production company of series creator George Lucas, condoned the edit and did not pursue legal action against its distributors.Ĭhanges made from the original film in The Phantom Edit: The DVD version has also been relabelled as Episode I.II, has a slightly different podrace from the VHS version, and contains more extensive editing to individual images and sounds that have not been entirely cut.

The Phantom Edit was the first unauthorized re-edit of The Phantom Menace to receive major publicity and acclaim and is also considered the first fan-edit of a feature film ever to be shared by an online audience.Īvailable on VHS, DVD and later via BitTorrent, the DVD contains two deleted scenes and a commentary track by the editor as well as a few Easter eggs.

Nichols, was to make a much stronger version of The Phantom Menace based on the previous execution and philosophies of film storytelling and editing of George Lucas.

The purpose of the edit, according to creator Mike J. Star Wars Episode I.I: The Phantom Edit (which originally circulated in Hollywood studios in 20) is a fan edit of the film Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace, removing many elements of the original film.

Download the new version for android Star Wars Ep. I: The Phantom Menace