George lucas will use a courtroom debate approach to explore the issues of filmmaking and fanaticism around one of the industrys most. An examination of the widespread fan disenchantment with. The film combines filmmaker and celebrity interviews with fan films, mainly taken from the 2010 online video star. George lucas 2009 starring gary kurtz and neil gaiman on dvd and bluray. It explores the issues of filmmaking and fanaticism pertaining to the star wars franchise and its creator, george lucas. Episode i the phantom menace represented a crisis of faith for true believers. George lucas is a 2010 documentary comedy film directed by swiss director. Chockfull of impassioned interviews, stopmotion and 3d animation, super 8 action. I make fun of you, i rip on what youve done lately, because. He served as chairman of lucasfilm before selling it to the walt disney company in 2012. A humorous and heartfelt documentary about the conflicted relationship between the man who created star wars and the fans who worship it. Theres a new documentary coming out by filmmaker alexandre o.
Philippe about the complicated relationship between fans of star wars and its creator, george lucas the movie is called the people vs. George lucas will unparteiisch genau diese fragen beantworten. Feb, 2009 the trailer for the documentary the people vs george lucas which takes an interesting look at one of the industrys most famous franchises and its creator. Chockfull of impassioned interviews, stopmotion and 3d animation, super 8 action figure films, puppet rants and. George lucas was shown exclusively to 2010 sxsw audiences and a release date has yet to be announced. George, i love you, says a longsuffering star wars fan in this exclusive clip from the people vs.
Produced by vanessa philippe, kerry deignan roy, robert muratore, anna higgs, alexandre o. We cant really fault george lucas for wanting to mess around with the original star wars trilogy in the late 1990s. The people vs george lucas uses a courtroom approach, where friends and foes alike are heard, to disassemble this conflict between george lucas defenders and his critics. Slated for release in 2010, the people vs george lucas delves into the impassioned feelings and opinions expressed by fans and foes of legendary screen icon george lucas, and the many. George lucas 2010 the filmmaking and fanaticism around the famous director. They gave him their love, their money and their online. Jan 21, 20 logofan121092 is back with another requested video. I never knew that george lucas made these awesome films. George lucas, and its currently making the rounds, appearing at film festivals across the u. Philippe, the doc examined the relationship or lack thereof. George lucas will use a courtroom debate approach to explore the issues of filmmaking and fanaticism around one of the industrys most famous franchises and its creator. While many people would suspect george lucas would be disparaging about the latest star wars movies, the auteur has only been publicly positive. Philippe produced by anna higgs gavin humphries shannon muchow robert muratore vanessa philippe kerry. This is about the people affected by the star wars saga and why they would go to such bizarre lengths to prove a point.
An exhibit a pictures production in association with quark films. George lucas is a no holds barred, no stone unturned, completely uncensored albeit fair and balanced cultural examination of the conflicted dynamic between the great george lucas and his fans over the past three decades. A teaser trailer for the people vs george lucas which has been selected for the prestigious spotlight premiere section at the south by southwest sxsw film festival in austin, texas, which runs from march 12th to 21st 2010 the people vs. Utah film center is a public charity recognized as taxexempt by the irs under section 501. With joe nussbaum, daryl frazetti, doug jones, damian hess. George lucas is an open andshut case, but that doesnt mean it cant also be an entertaining one.
Logofan121092 is back with another requested video. Join facebook to connect with lucas italiano and others you may know. The trailer for the documentary the people vs george lucas which takes an interesting look at one of the industrys most famous franchises and its creator. On september 16, 2011, coinciding with the release of star wars on bluray, philippe appeared on a twopart episode of half in the bag. Chockfull of impassioned interviews, powerful musical performances, neverbeforeseen polaroids from the original star wars continuity script, stopmotion and 3d animation, super 8 action figure films, puppet rants and many other surprises, the people vs. While lucas certainly has full legal right to do whatever he wants to the films, given the heavy creative involvement of others marcia lucas, irvin kershner, lawrence kasdan, richard marquand, even ralph mc quarrie the idea that artistically these are strictly george s films and he is fully allowed to suppress the original work of such people. By now, star wars fans have had plenty of chances to see the 2010 documentary the people vs. There is, perhaps, no filmmaker in history as beloved and despised as george lucas. If anything, it means you like the person even more, you just dont.
I dont like george lucas because he is making it up as he goes on, and takes credit for the massive size of the star wars universe and complexity of the canon where he clearly just ran with the success of the first film. The passion the original star wars trilogy inspires in its fans is unparalleled. Hed been living with those movies for decades, and. Not rated 1h 33min documentary, comedy 29 august 2011. The film combines filmmaker and celebrity interviews with fan films, mainly taken from the 2010 online video star wars uncut, which were submitted via the films site. The film is mainly about how the fans of the original star wars films, and a little bit about the 4th indiana jones film, felt betrayed by lucas. George lucas 2010 cast written by sherin saturday, july 15, 2017 add comment edit ver 1080p shazam. Sure, it may seem as though people dont like him now as much as they did 20 years ago, but thats only because it has evolved into a different kind of love. George lucas calls disney white slavers in charlie. This hilarious, heartfelt documentary delves deep into lucass cultural legacy, asking all the tough questions. The only thing star wars fans love more than star wars is george lucas. What happened in george lucas version of star wars.
I once wrote a brief article on how massive cult science fiction films like star wars seem to fulfill a religious need in the hearts of scifi fans, and how the release of star wars. Theres a fine line between love and hate, and some star wars fanatics have crossed that flimsy divide with blasters ablazin when. Jaf1970 jonah falcon from new york jonah falcon may 7th 2011 at 7. Its like pulling a girls hair or laughing at a guys ugly face in middle school. This hilarious, heartfelt documentary delves deep into lucass cultural legacy. They gave him their love, their money and their online parodies. The film is mainly about how the fans of the original star wars films, and a little bit about. This film is not currently playing on mubi but 30 other great films are.
For some reason, i keep thinking that this is that universally panned documentary shot in some. Aber warum wenden sich so viele star wars fans gegen george lucas. The official site for the film is here though you may find more useful information at their blog. There had been rumors that george lucas was developing. George lucas is a 2010 documentary comedy film directed by swiss director alexandre o. An examination of the widespread fan disenchantment with george lucas. It doesnt cover any real new ground, but its very funny. George lucas, is a kind of cinematic hate mail response to lucas from the fans of star wars in the form of a loose format documentary. George lucas is slated for release in the summer of 2011 at a theater not too far, far. George lucas takes a silly, annoying, revengeofthenerds approach to its subject, portraying fans of star wars as a bunch of stunted, obnoxious, vulgar weirdos. Mar 15, 2010 this is about the people affected by the star wars saga and why they would go to such bizarre lengths to prove a point. It was a short article that read more like the short. Slated for release in 2010, the people vs george lucas delves into the impassioned feelings and opinions expressed by fans and foes of legendary screen icon george lucas, and the many debates surrounding his legacy.
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