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    Carrie Fisher almost skipped the first 'Star Wars' premiere, if not for her brother. His farewell to Leia

    by Christina Schoellkopf, Los Angeles Times Dec 20, 2019 3 minutes

    Carrie Fisher was chain-smoking, her nerves peaked.

    It was May 25, 1977, the night that "Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope" first opened to the public, and the Princess Leia actress was dreading to go inside.

    No theater even wanted to show the movie; it was released quietly on a Wednesday, on just a few dozen screens. Its distributor, 20th Century Fox, was instead positioning "The Other Side of Midnight" as its big summer hit.

    But Todd Fisher was

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