The Spokesman-Review

The Phantom Menace, 25 Years Later

It might seem like it was a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. But, in fact, the first of three prequels to the popular “Star Wars” movies opened nationwide on May 19, 1999 — a quarter-century ...
CNN

As ‘The Phantom Menace’ turns 25, six (non-Jar Jar) things the ‘Star Wars’ prequel got right

The teeth-gnashing aspects of “Star Wars: The Phantom Menace” have been chewed upon for a quarter century, from Watto to Anakin Skywalker’s Midi-chlorian count (and miracle birth) to almost everyone’s ...
Los Angeles Times

‘The Phantom Menace’ dominated 1999’s box office. History has been kinder to it

May 19, 1999, in a galaxy not so far away ... Excitement for “Star Wars” is at an all-time high. The first new film in the beloved series that originally concluded with 1983’s “Return of the Jedi” is ...
NPR

25 Years of 'The Phantom Menace'

DETROW: Those are the first words that appear over a black screen in a trailer that teased one of the most anticipated movies in Hollywood history. (SOUNDBITE OF MUSIC) DETROW: Twenty-five years ago ...