On opening night, DeFanti and Sandin took a bunch of students to see "Star Wars" at the Esquire Theater on Oak Street. "They get to our scene and the audience is actually cheering," he said. "So I turned to a student: 'They liked our effects!' The student said, 'No no: It's the turning point in the movie.'" Still, their footage was central. Cuba had made about two minutes of animated Death Star, and about 45 seconds were used. He received a "computer animation and graphic display" screen credit, though no one else at UIC (or the school itself) was noted or thanked in the credits. And though eventually UIC was pleased to play a footnote to a cultural milestone, DeFanti said initially "the university was concerned Dan and I had 'Star Wars' money in our own pocket. Larry made some money, but we didn't — we had just rented university equipment and time."