: Rare vintage formats like CED Disc Systems or Laserdiscs contain the original cut, though these require specific legacy hardware to play. Original Filming Locations

Frustrated by the lack of preservation, a "rebellion" of fans took matters into their own hands. Groups like "Team Negative One" and users on forums like OriginalTrilogy.com began hunting down illegal 35mm prints of the movie that theaters never returned to Lucasfilm.

Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) built physical models of the Death Star, X-wings, and the Millennium Falcon.

Following the success of the 1997 Special Editions, George Lucas made the controversial decision to suppress the original theatrical versions. He repeatedly stated that the Special Editions represented his definitive vision and that the original versions no longer existed in a high-quality format.