Star Wars fan blows US$60,000 on goodies

Australian Caroline Ritter's obsession with all things Star Wars has, by her own estimate, cost her $US60,000 ($84,540) - and counting.

She flew from her home in Singleton, New South Wales, to Hollywood to queue for the May 19 opening of the sixth and final episode in the galactic saga, Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith.

"Queue" in her case meant camping for seven weeks with her fellow Star Warriors outside the famed Grauman's Chinese Theatre, where the first Star Wars movie premiered in 1977 before she was born.

Ritter, 23, wears her passion on her sleeve and, indeed, on her neck, wrist and finger, where she sports an array of Star Wars-themed jewellery.

"What can I say? I love the Star Wars movies," Ritter said. "They are my life. They mean everything to me, everything that is important."

Three rooms in her house are packed with Star Wars memorabilia from all the films.