Celebrity DETERMINED: By People Staff Published on December 30, 1997 12:00 AM Share Tweet Pin Email April 4, as the video release date of “Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace,” by LucasFilms and Fox Home Video. The film, which grossed $922 million theatrically, will be available on VHS only. The DVD release is being held up, it is said, while George Lucas conjures up a sensational interactive version.