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Article: Samuel L. Jackson With 64 Movies To His Credit, Is Featured `STAR WARS THE PHANTOM MENACE'.
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- Jet
- Article date:
- June 7, 1999
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Samuel L. Jackson is a man on the move in Hollywood. With 64 movies to his credit, the acclaimed actor adds yet another notch to his stellar career with his appearance in the box-office smash, Star Wars: Episode 1-The Phantom Menace.
In the movie, Jackson portrays Jedi Master Mace Windu, a senior member of the respected Jedi Council. His character regularly confers with Jedi Master Yoda and the ten other members of the Council on the balance of the Force and the general affairs of the Jedi Knights.
The film, which had the highest one day total for a single film with $28,542,349, is the first of three prequels to the hugely successful 1977 film Star Wars. ...