The Making of Star Wars: The Definitive Story Behind the

The Making of Star Wars: The Definitive Story Behind the Original Film (Star Wars - Legends)

More than thirty years ago, filmmaker George Lucas realized a longtime dream, creating a swashbuckling sf saga inspired by vintage Flash Gordon serials, classic American westerns, the epic cinema of Japanese auteur Akira Kurosawa, and mythological heroes. Its original title: The Star Wars. The rest is historyâ€“and how it was made is a story as entertaining and exciting as the movie that has enthralled millions for the past three decades.

Using his unprecedented access to the Lucasfilm Archives and its trove of never-before-published â€œlostâ€ interviews, photos, production notes, factoids, and anecdotes, Star Wars scholar J. W. Rinzler hurtles readers back in time for an unprecedented behind-the-scenes look at the nearly decade-long quest of George Lucas and his key collaborators to make the â€œlittleâ€ movie that became a phenomenon. For the first time, itâ€™s all here:

â€¢ the evolution of the now-classic story and charactersâ€“including â€œAnnikin Starkillerâ€ and â€œa huge green-skinned monster with no nose and large gillsâ€ named Han Solo
â€¢ excerpts from George Lucasâ€™s numerous, ever-morphing script drafts
â€¢ the birth of Industrial Light & Magic, the special-effects company that revolutionized Hollywood filmmaking
â€¢ the grueling, nearly catastrophic location shoot in Tunisia and the following breakneck dash at Elstree Studios in London
â€¢ the intensive auditions that won the cast members their rolesâ€“and made them legends
â€¢ the whoâ€™s who of young 1970s film rebels who pitched in to helpâ€“including Francis Ford Coppola, Steven Spielberg, and Brian DePalma

But perhaps most exciting, and rarest of all, are the first interviews conducted before and during production and immediately after the release of Star Warsâ€“in which George Lucas, the filmâ€™s stars, composer John Williams, effects masters Dennis Muren, Richard Edlund, and John Dykstra, Phil Tippett, Rick Baker, legendary production designer John Barry, and a host of others share their fascinating tales from the trenches and candid opinions of the movie that would ultimately change their lives.

No matter where you stand in the spectrum of this thirty-year phenomenon, The Making of Star Wars stands as a crucial documentâ€“rich in fascination and revelationâ€“of a genuine cinematic and cultural touchstone.
Country USA
Manufacturer LucasBooks
Binding Paperback
ReleaseDate 2007-04-24
EANs 9780345477613

Country	USA
Manufacturer	LucasBooks
Binding	Paperback
ReleaseDate	2007-04-24
EANs	9780345477613

The Making of Star Wars: The Definitive Story Behind the Original Film (Star Wars - Legends)

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