There are obviously a lot of aliens that show up in Star Wars movies - that's kinda ... and those are the fellows of E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. Why does E.T. appear in The Phantom Menace, though?

Instead of it being something concerning canon or a specific alien species ... and allusions outside of Star Wars, from pirate stories to movies like E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.

In 1982, a kids' film with no big stars dethroned Star Wars as the highest-grossing film in the world, and held that title for over a decade.

The head of Bathynomus vaderi resembles the helmet worn by Darth Vader from Star Wars. Nothing epitomizes ... They may look like sci-fi alien creations, but they’re very much a product of ...

In Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Steven Spielberg slips in his most overt Star Wars Easter egg, dedicated to a fan-favorite character.