RARE 1977 interview with Harrison Ford on Star Wars 

He puts the Han in Handsome.

His voice is so soft and calming lol.

My, that's quite strong eye-contact Mr Ford...

"It's not science fiction so much as it is space fantasy." I can't even count how many times I've had to explain this to people as a Star Wars fan.

1:10 1977 Harrison Ford's spoiler warning game was on point.

the days he wasnt too grumpy and tired of star wars.

Listen to his deep voice and the direct gaze he is giving her. She would have been STUCK to that seat.

maybe im mistaken, but I got the impression that TV people/interviewer were much more polite with their questions back in the seventies and before.

The sexual tension in this interview was stronger than the force...

That voice of his........I can listen to that bass voice of his all day

Damn, he was smooth.

Was he trying to flood the entire room talking to her like that? Jeez!

His blaster goes off under the table during the interview....

Man that Voice...

I'm not even THAT big of a Star Wars fan but I bet seeing it in theaters when it came out was absolutely amazing.

He's oddly a thousand times more charismatic here than usual

His Voice.

Wow! Imagine being looked at by Harrison like that 🙌

Incredible interview. Harrison describing the opening shot as a stroke of genius, doesn't want to give spoilers, calles Star Wars space fantasy not sciene fiction. Everything in 1977 some people still don't seem to understand today.

He isn't drunk. He's only camera shy. He said it himself. Yet you wouldn't know that since he's such an amazing actor on film.

sound quality is incredible!

This is a man who couldn't give less of a shit about Star Wars. What a professional!

What a handsome man he is. That voice and look...😍😍

God, Harrison is so fun to watch while interviewed.

People were so well spoken back then, so much class shown in such a simple interview. I wish interviews were like that nowadays.

"It's finally about people and NOT finally about science." Such a genius line by a genius actor.

Why can't we still have interviewers like this woman. She's great!

this video caused millions of girls to hit puberty

fucking hell he was gorgeous

Bobbie Wigant was an excellent interviewer. Great conversation.

He maintains constant eye contact and is engaged with the interviewer the entire time. He's not doing promotion, he's having a conversation. Also I like how he gives a shout out to the set builders straight off, first thing. Paying respects to the people he worked alongside before he got his break. This was not too far removed from that time period and I'd imagine that he thought there was a good chance he might end up with a saw in his hand again after Star Wars mania wore off.

Saw it in 1977 when it came out...Nobody had any idea what it was or where it came from nor had we seen any commercials about the movie (I live in france) I went to see it cause my sister and I where suckers for science fiction. We found much more than science fiction that day. it was like watching a world champion football match and any new image right to the final scene on the death star was built up till it came to a climax of joy and tension. I remember people doing a standing ovation the first and last i saw after watching a film. It was one of the few moments in life that stuck in my memory forever.

Why couldn't he be born in my generation? That's one beautiful man omf

He is even better than any Prince Charming I dreamt about.💗

the days when actors were just normal people and not worshiped by idiots. Harrison Ford is the man

He is so down to earth and calm, love that about him!

Its funny how at one point someone would have to describe who R2D2 is.

Watching how relaxed he is and how he listens is really interesting.

I love his voice!

He's so fabulous... and his deep eye contact ahhh... and he's so funny! I love his kind of humor... asking questions about the movie to the people in the theatre when he knew everything about it already hahaha

Very interesting thing about Harrison Ford, his anxiety of public speaking but totally comfortable being in front of the camera in a smaller setting. Watch some of his interviews in front of audiences. He can be very stressed but still witty. Kind of appealing to me, as I understand how he feels. Most stars feed off of the attention.

People are so nice back then.

I love it that he says that Star Wars is space fantasy and not sci-fi. I have always cringed when people categorize Star Wars as sci-fi.

Watching this puts me equally in awe and complete rage because I will never be this charming and handsome.

Love his voice.

cool guy.

hes so mellow and cool

He's so handsome 😍

Omg! Handsome Harrison! Thats hot voice....!!

He reminds me of Jim Morrison which is ironic since he briefly worked for The Doors as a roadie.

Such a gentleman that Harrison Ford.

What sweet woman/interviewer.

what a nice interview.....the woman knew what she was talking about and was perfectly enthusiastic. Harrison is also very relaxed and i love how he's looking at the reporter with full attention. Also Harrison looks ever so handsome sigh....

It's so nice to see how much Harrison Ford understands the material he is part of, as well as his enthusiasm for Star Wars. Even if today he pretends to be sick of it and wanting to be killed off even.

I saw the first Star Wars in Theatre, it was amazing back in 1977. I was 16, now I am 54.

Damn he was so young here

It's so lovely to watch this interview from 1977 and thinking that literally no one could every imagine how big this franchise would ever be or have my lives it would change, how it would change the way we look at blockbuster movies, franchises and making of movies. Star Wars was so groundbreaking. So it is so incredible to watch this interview and see how Harrison is doing an interview for this new "fantasy movie" - not really know what is waiting ahead for him and the rest of this world. I'd do anything to go back in time to sit through the first screening of Star Wars: A New Hope and see other peoples reaction and also experience the movie for a very first time. Harrison also looked amazing in this interview and his voice was so smooth and calming, he sure hasn't changed until today.

You can tell this is a very organic interview. The conversations they have before and after sound natural, and it seemed Harrison was actually annoyed when he got interrupted for the start of the actual interview

what a lovely exchange- how pleasant he comes across

Putting the "Han" in "Handsome" since 1977. *_Swoon_* 😍😍

Harrison Ford is a proper actor. He is also a real gentleman and has pretty much kept his nose clean throughout his career which is a rare thing these days.

Nice interview between Harrison Ford and Betty Crocker.

I was told that if you ever meet Harrison Ford and want to talk about one of his major roles, try to avoid talking to him about Han Solo because I've heard it's not a role that he's particularly proud of regardless of how popular it made him. If you want to talk to him about one of his major roles, mention Indiana Jones to him because that is a role he is VERY proud of.

This man is incredibly classy.

1970s and early 80s fashion are of high class. Nice to look at them and more so wearing them.

If you didn't know this was an interview you'd swear they were in a restaurant and Harrison was charming it up to 11.

He could just look at me and I'm in love!

Gosh the audio quality in this is amazing for a 40 year old video.

if I'm in the 70's, i would be in love omg

what a boss

I love how polite and congenial he is after the spot is done. So glad the cameras were still rolling at that point!

its so lovely he seems to just want to have a conversation with this lady instead of it being a filmed interview. i especially noticed from 1:40 - 2:20 :)

He is a very good actor because he always talk with some style about his movies and he knows what the crew has done to make the stories come true!

I saw a clip of this in another video and came here so I could listen to his amazing soothing voice. I grew up watching his movies so thats definitely a part of this. lol

That look, that voice, damn Harrison :o

i think deep down he loves star wars.

It’s actually cool to see him talking about Star Wars in a good way

Can you imagine being one of those guys in the theatre talking with Harrison Ford about the movie and never realizing who he was. And then later on going holy shit we talked with Harrison Ford.

Okay then, so, I'm going with the sexiest man alive ever. The way he looks at her. He just is so gd masculine.

He looks so slick and cool . . . handsome devil

What a great interview, Harrison is so engaged and focused in it, and i love how relaxed it feels, the woman is very relaxing in her tone.

UGHHHHHHHH MY WORD HE IS JUST DAYUMMMMM

I really like his answers here, you can tell he's an intelligent guy. He knew exactly what made Star Wars tick.

They totally banged

Thanks for posting this. It's so amazing to see how Ford's career exploded after this. That lady was right about that.

I wish I could meet these people that were in Star Wars. Too bad Carrie Fisher, and Kenny Baker died this year.

He has such a way with words and comes across so genuine. Would love to have the chance to meet him. One of the few in the Hollywood world I've been a fan of for decades. It will be a very sad day when he is no longer making films and I'm both curious and nervous to see what the next Indiana Jones installment will be like.

Wow, watching an interview with an actor who would define action movies for decades in an interview about one of his first films that would define a genre of film for decades. As a kid I can distinctly remember going to see Empire with my dad and being completely overwhelmed by how awesome it was. Younger people grew up in an era where big budget AAA films with grandiose visual effects were the norm, but back when these movies came out there was nothing like them. And Harrison was such an amazing protagonist, so cool yet so approachable, it made you want to be him when you grew up. I wish I could go back and talk to this young, suave Harrison Ford and tell him..."Never do more than three movies in any one role my man. Trust me, no matter how much money they throw at you, just don't do it."

I like they way they interviewed back then - you don't even see the interviewer till the very end. Camera just stays put on the star. I like that. Also, he's such a hunk. Wow I love Harrison

"Its not so much science fiction, as it is space fantasy." Damn, Harrison Ford outhere spitting out facts about Star Wars in 1977 that alot of people still fail to grasp now.

That short segment after the interview ended was really interesting to watch for some reason.

A pleasure to watch an interviewer actually giving someone the chance to answer the question. Harrison looked like he really enjoyed talking about "Star Wars". I saw this movie 27 times in theaters when it first came out... I still love it to this day!

Amazing, thanks for uploading

That reporter is just like should I take my underwear off now or wait until the interview is over

thoughts and prayers to mr ford

for someone who doesn't care much for his role, he really knows and respects why star wars was successful...

I wanna meet Harrison Ford atleast once and talk to him... just once, seems like he'll still be alive

"Why do we like Star Wars?".... "Well, it's about people...it's not about science..." He's right, the heart of the story is drama between the characters. The science fiction is the context, which helps establish the tone, and wonderment aspects of everything. But, the characters and the acting are what really sell the first movie.

Of the film Star Wars: "Why do people like this?" Cos George, I heard, studied Joseph Campbell's identification of the heroic cycle found throughout mythologies around the world, and it is a human motion through life, and chimed very deeply with lots of people. Star Wars follows one of the oldest ways to tell a story, and the structure is a fundamental mode of human expression. Beneath the gloss of genre is story-telling, so George could have set the film a number of ways, Yet sci-fi is the frontier of space exploration in our lives, so this also plays a part as well.

He is so gorgeous he makes me SAD