Retro Commercials

The 1stOfficial TV Spot for “Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope”, titled “Only Hope”. Release Date: 25 May 1977 (USA) Part IV in a George Lucas epic, Star Wars: A New Hope opens with a rebel ship being boarded by the tyrannical Darth Vader. The plot then follows the life of a simple farmboy, Luke Skywalker, as he and his newly met allies (Han Solo, Chewbacca, Ben Kenobi, C-3PO, R2-D2) attempt to rescue a rebel leader, Princess Leia, from the clutches of the Empire. The conclusion is culminated as the Rebels, including Skywalker and flying ace Wedge Antilles make an attack on the Empires most powerful and ominous weapon, the Death Star. Written by P. Wong {pwong@nt.net} Distributor: Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (1977) (USA) (theatrical), Lucasfilm, Director: George Lucas Writer: George Lucas Cast: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Peter Cushing, Alec Guinness, David Prowse Genre: Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Sci-Fi [IMDB.COM]

This commercial is for State Bank, which is now known as Bank SA. The State Bank left SA in huge debt under the Labor Bannon Government and John Bannon had to resign as Premier in 1993. This ad is advertising a very low interest rate of 9.25% per annum fixed for 1 year, which is huge by todays interests rates. This ad was broadcast before Easter Sunday 1992 during an episode of Burkes Backyard, which was on location at the Royal Easter Show in Sydney, on Spencer Gulf and Broken Hill TV station GTS-BKN, which is now known as Southern Cross GTS-BKN. Enjoy this video from TVNUTS01, all the best Sam Briggs.