The People vs. George Lucas
They gave him their love, their money and their online parodies. He gave them... the prequels.
2010 en 93 minutes
Rating: 6.4
Plot
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?
Trailer
Cast
George Lucas
Self (archive footage)
Mark A. Altman
Self
John Barger
Skippy / Finney
Ahmed Best
Jar Jar Binks / Self (archive footage)
David Brin
Self
Matt Cohen
Self
Brian Comerford
Self
Michael Cornacchia
Self
Neil Gaiman
Self
Mark Reilly
Self
Francis Ford Coppola
Self (archive footage)
Gary Kurtz
Self
Richard Sandling
Self
Derek Ambrosi
Self
Jason Nicholl
Self
Sandy Lieberson
Self
Joe Nussbaum
Self
Daryl Frazetti
Self
Damian Hess
Self
Damian Hess
Self
Dale Pollock
Self
Glenn Kenny
Self
Edward Hines Jr.
Self
Joseph A. Covas
Self
Adam W. James
Self
Gerardo Rodrigues Sanchez
Self
Michael Arias
Self
Ian Freer
Self
Chris Gore
Self
Harvey Young
Self
Simon Young
Self
Jarred Christmas
Self
Anthony Waye
Self
Kevin Rubio
Self
Todd Hanson
Self
Art Douglas
Self
Mark Hamill
Self (archive footage)
Carrie Fisher
Self (archive footage)
