‘Star Wars’
The original theatrical cut of “Star Wars” has never been available on home release at any point in its history. Even before the film’s first VHS rental release, George Lucas had already begun tampering with his beloved masterpiece, adding the text “Episode IV: A New Hope” to the opening crawl. But while the 1997 “special edition” of the movie is available in many formats, the oldest VHS releases are the closest fans will ever get to seeing “Star Wars” in its purest, original form on home video. Even the “theatrical” releases that eventually came to DVD were based on a print of the laserdisc release, which itself was filled with awkward formatting.