They may come from a galaxy far, far away and were recorded 36 years ago, but recently unearthed bloopers from the original "Star Wars" movie are making even the most jaded Jedi aficionados smile.

Today is a good day to be a Star Wars fan. While the Episode VII project—and last week’s news that screenwriter Michael Arndt had yielded writing duties to Episode VII director J.J. Abrams and Empire ...