With the news that Disney will be continuing the Star Wars saga currently causing fans to dance in the streets, this is an appropriate time to take a nostalgic look at the humble origins of this fairly low-budget sci-fi flick that George Lucas wrote and directed 35 years ago and the many changes he was forced to make while trying to get the whole trilogy done. Some of the alterations he made may surprise you.
George Lucas was known as the creator of American Graffiti in the early 70s and so he had a tough time getting someone to finance a science fiction film, because the genre was not well liked by most studios at that time. Lucas was forced to make a number of accommodations to 20th Century Fox in order to get the movie made, particularly in terms of budget and running time. Also, some of the actors involved...
George Lucas was known as the creator of American Graffiti in the early 70s and so he had a tough time getting someone to finance a science fiction film, because the genre was not well liked by most studios at that time. Lucas was forced to make a number of accommodations to 20th Century Fox in order to get the movie made, particularly in terms of budget and running time. Also, some of the actors involved...
- 12/11/2012
- by feeds@themoviepool.com (Rob Young)
- Cinelinx
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