Long-Lost 'Star Wars' Bloopers Revealed at Comic-Con

What happened to outtakes from the original Star Wars movie, since renamed Episode IV: A New Hope? No, we're not talking about that scene where the stormtrooper bangs his head on the door — that gaffe made it into the film, and became part of fan legend. We speak of the honest-to-goodness blooper reel, assembled for cast and crew after shooting has wrapped.

For years, Lucasfilm was unable to answer that question, or even confirm whether such a reel existed. Then its editor and author, J.W. Rinzler, uncovered the reel while trawling the archives for his "Making of" series. Rinzler screened the result for a small audience at Comic-Con on Friday — the first time it had been seen in 36 years.