The record for the longest time spent running in a film by one character is 1 hr 14 min 10 sec, set by Giulio Base (Italy) playing himself during the film Cartoline da Roma, shot in Rome, Italy, on 23 September 2007.

There have been direct references to the Star Wars series in more than 170 feature films, and in countless TV shows, comics, adverts and online videos. One episode of the cartoon comedy Family Guy, "Blue Harvest" (Fox, 2007, left), was an hour-long parody of the film. A number of full-length Star Wars spoofs have been made, of which the best known is Spaceballs (USA, 1987, below left). Individual Star Wars spoof scenes have been a staple of comedy movies for more than 30 years, from Airplane II: The Sequel (USA, 1982) and Get Crazy (USA, 1983) to Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (USA, 1999) and The Simpsons Movie (USA, 2007).

As of 2007, the Star Wars toy lines from Kenner/Hasbro had generated more than $9 billion (£4.5 billion) in sales. In 1978 alone, Kenner's first range of Star Wars figures sold more than 40 million units, earning in excess of $100 million (£52 million).