Premise: Star Wars is an American epic space opera franchise , centered on a film series created by George Lucas . The franchise began in 1977 with the release of the film Star Wars ( later subtitled Episode IV : A New Hope in 1981 ) , which became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon . Star Wars ( later retitled Star Wars : Episode IV -- A New Hope ) is a 1977 American epic space opera film written and directed by George Lucas . It surpassed Jaws ( 1975 ) to become the highest-grossing film of all time until the release of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial ( 1982 ) . A prequel trilogy was released from 1999 to 2005 , followed by a sequel trilogy beginning in 2015 .
Hypothesis: Star Wars is only one movie released in 1977.
Label: CONTRADICTION