The People vs. George Lucas (2010)
The passion the original Star Wars trilogy inspires in its fans is unparalleled; but when it comes to George Lucas himself, many have found their ardor has cooled into a complicated love-hate relationship. This hilarious, heartfelt documentary delves deep into Lucas’s cultural legacy, asking all the tough questions. Has Lucas betrayed his masterwork? Should he just have left the original trilogy alone? Is The Phantom Menace so bad it should carry a health warning? Utilizing interviews taken from over 600 hours of footage, and peppered with extraordinary Star Wars and Indiana Jones recreations lovingly immortalized in song, needlepoint, Lego, claymation, puppets and paper-mâché, above all this film asks the question: who truly owns that galaxy far, far away—the man who created it, or the fans who worship it?
- Released
- 2010-03-14
- Genres
- Documentary, Comedy
- Runtime
- 93 min
- Status
- Released
- Directed / written by
- Alexandre O. Philippe
- TMDB rating
- 6.4/10 from 115 votes
Cast
- George Lucas as Self (archive footage)
- Mark A. Altman as Self
- John Barger as Skippy / Finney
- Ahmed Best as Jar Jar Binks / Self (archive footage)
- David Brin as Self
- Matt Cohen as Self
- Brian Comerford as Self
- Michael Cornacchia as Self
- Neil Gaiman as Self
- Mark Reilly as Self
- Francis Ford Coppola as Self (archive footage)
- Gary Kurtz as Self
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