It’s 4th May so that, of course, means it’s Star Wars Day.

From Director Steven Spielberg would like to wish you all a Happy Star Wars Day and bid you good Star Warsing.

As a little treat, here’s a master list of all the times the worlds of Spielberg and the Wars have come together.

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

It’s well known that R2-D2 was immortalised on the Mothership, but did you know Darth Vader’s TIE Fighter’s there too? Indeed, there are a number of little bits and pieces hanging off the Mothership model, including a mailbox, a graveyard, and Bruce the Shark from Jaws. Check out pics here.

Indiana Jones

The Indy series has a couple of Star Wars references, which is understandable considering its a collaboration between Spielberg and Lucas.

The first can be seen in Raiders of the Lost Ark. As Indy and Sallah are removing the Ark from its resting place, check out the pillar on Indy’s right. One of the markings there is of Artoo and Threepio.

Three years later, Spielberg and Lucas made their most overt reference with a nod to a certain Jedi Knight in the opening Shanghai sequence of Temple of Doom. I’m sure you don’t need me to tell you that the club Indy and Willie flee is named Club Obi-Wan.

E.T. and The Phantom Menace

In 1982, Spielberg put a couple of very famous references to Star Wars in E.T.. The first is seen early in the film when Elliott introduces his new friend to his Star Wars action figures. The second is during the Halloween sequence, when a kid in a Yoda costumes wanders by E.T..

Lucas would close the loop on this reference in 1999 during The Phantom Menace. In one of the senate sequences, when the camera pans across a number of different alien species, who can be seen filling one of the booths? Yep, it’s some of E.T.’s chums! They seem pretty passionate about the debate. Maybe a bill approving new telecommunications technology had just been approved.

Check out more Spielberg/Star Wars content here.

Have I missed anything out? Let me know if there are any more Star Wars/Spielberg references.