Chockfull of impassioned interviews, stopmotion and 3d animation, super 8 action figure films, puppet rants and. A humorous and heartfelt documentary about the conflicted relationship between the man who created star wars and the fans who worship it. George lucas 2009 starring gary kurtz and neil gaiman on dvd and bluray. An exhibit a pictures production in association with quark films. The passion the original star wars trilogy inspires in its fans is unparalleled. 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. Hed been living with those movies for decades, and. 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. 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.
The only thing star wars fans love more than star wars is george lucas. 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. There had been rumors that george lucas was developing. Philippe about the complicated relationship between fans of star wars and its creator, george lucas the movie is called the people vs. George lucas calls disney white slavers in charlie. 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. 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. With joe nussbaum, daryl frazetti, doug jones, damian hess. Utah film center is a public charity recognized as taxexempt by the irs under section 501. I make fun of you, i rip on what youve done lately, because. They gave him their love, their money and their online. 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. Theres a new documentary coming out by filmmaker alexandre o.
Not rated 1h 33min documentary, comedy 29 august 2011. 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. On september 16, 2011, coinciding with the release of star wars on bluray, philippe appeared on a twopart episode of half in the bag. George lucas will use a courtroom debate approach to explore the issues of filmmaking and fanaticism around one of the industrys most. Theres a fine line between love and hate, and some star wars fanatics have crossed that flimsy divide with blasters ablazin when. For some reason, i keep thinking that this is that universally panned documentary shot in some. 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. George lucas 2010 the filmmaking and fanaticism around the famous director. Its like pulling a girls hair or laughing at a guys ugly face in middle school. George lucas will unparteiisch genau diese fragen beantworten.
It was a short article that read more like the short. This is about the people affected by the star wars saga and why they would go to such bizarre lengths to prove a point. What happened in george lucas version of star wars. He served as chairman of lucasfilm before selling it to the walt disney company in 2012. George lucas is slated for release in the summer of 2011 at a theater not too far, far. 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. The film combines filmmaker and celebrity interviews with fan films, mainly taken from the 2010 online video star. George lucas was shown exclusively to 2010 sxsw audiences and a release date has yet to be announced. 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. An examination of the widespread fan disenchantment with. George, i love you, says a longsuffering star wars fan in this exclusive clip from the people vs.
This film is not currently playing on mubi but 30 other great films are. While many people would suspect george lucas would be disparaging about the latest star wars movies, the auteur has only been publicly positive. The people vs george lucas teaser trailer 2010 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. It doesnt cover any real new ground, but its very funny. Philippe produced by anna higgs gavin humphries shannon muchow robert muratore vanessa philippe kerry. 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. George lucas takes a silly, annoying, revengeofthenerds approach to its subject, portraying fans of star wars as a bunch of stunted, obnoxious, vulgar weirdos. This hilarious, heartfelt documentary delves deep into lucass cultural legacy.
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. 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. They gave him their love, their money and their online parodies. George lucas is a 2010 documentary comedy film directed by swiss director. Join facebook to connect with lucas italiano and others you may know. Philippe, the doc examined the relationship or lack thereof.
I never knew that george lucas made these awesome films. George lucas is an open andshut case, but that doesnt mean it cant also be an entertaining one. 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. Jan 21, 20 logofan121092 is back with another requested video. 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. Produced by vanessa philippe, kerry deignan roy, robert muratore, anna higgs, alexandre o. Jaf1970 jonah falcon from new york jonah falcon may 7th 2011 at 7. It explores the issues of filmmaking and fanaticism pertaining to the star wars franchise and its creator, george lucas. Chockfull of impassioned interviews, stopmotion and 3d animation, super 8 action.
Episode i the phantom menace represented a crisis of faith for true believers. An examination of the widespread fan disenchantment with george lucas. There is, perhaps, no filmmaker in history as beloved and despised as george lucas. George lucas 2010 cast written by sherin saturday, july 15, 2017 add comment edit ver 1080p shazam. George lucas is a 2010 documentary comedy film directed by swiss director alexandre o. Logofan121092 is back with another requested video. This hilarious, heartfelt documentary delves deep into lucass cultural legacy, asking all the tough questions. 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. Aber warum wenden sich so viele star wars fans gegen george lucas. We cant really fault george lucas for wanting to mess around with the original star wars trilogy in the late 1990s. If anything, it means you like the person even more, you just dont.
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