Red Five is the call sign for the fifth member of Red Squadron. It is used by Luke Skywalker in the Battle of Yavin as well as several subsequent missions.

The shady figure speaks into a communicator with a squeaky voice. Believe it or not, this audio effect is a manipulated recording of John Wayne, taken from archival audio.

The Devastator is an Imperial I-class Star Destroyer of the Imperial Navy. It is 1,600 meters long and armed with turbolaser batteries, ion cannons, and tractor beam projectors.

The Tantive IV is a CR90 corvette in the service of the House of Organa.

Uncle Owen is looking for a droid that understands the binary language of moisture vaporators. C-3PO volunteers that his first job was programming binary load lifters, which are very similar to vaporators.

It received ten Oscar nominations (including Best Picture), winning seven.