11 Movies and TV Shows That Tried to Be Star Wars

Star Wars has inspired a legion of similarly themed rip-offs through the years.

Here are 11 movies and TV shows that cashed in on Star Wars.

1977 was a big year for science fiction.

Its the year that George Lucas first gave the worldStar Wars.

It was and still is criticized for it.

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Krull (1983)

The perfect fantasy film?

But it also bears an uncanny resemblance toStar Wars.

Uwe, perhaps, but not many others.

Still, because of all those reasons, the film works.

Additionally, it is also so much better thanThe BeastmasterandHawk the Slayer.

While not exactly copied scene for scene, the whole premise of the film is strikingly familiar.

The film is silly, over the top, and most importantly, made on a shoestring.

But those critics would be wrong, asStarcrashis appalling in every sense of the word.

Embarrassingly bad, the film is, for the most part, unwatchable and incoherent.

Welcome to the Star League!

Released three years afterReturn of the Jedi, this sword (or should that be lightsaber?)

Yup, all the elements are here in animated rip-off glory.

One plus point forStarchaseris that the animation is actually pretty good.

Its just a shame that the entire film is an absolute rip-off story-wise.

This article originally appeared on June 10, 2014.