His father was a stationery store owner and he had three siblings. George lucas is slated for release in the summer of 2011 at a theater not too far, far. It does so with slick humor that includes many fancreated pieces and is mustsee for any star wars fan who knows han shot first and cringes everytime vader says noooooo at the end of episode vi. A humorous and heartfelt documentary about the conflicted relationship between the man who created star wars and the fans who worship it. Phillippe doesnt include any fresh interviews with. This film is basically a therapy group for jilted star wars fans still upset over the awful things george lucas did to them. George lucas attempts to give a voice to the silenced star wars fans out there in desperate need of a platform to air 15 years worth of grievances, pentup anger, and. George lucas is a documentary covering the stormy reaction to filmmaker and his controversial artistic choices, debating the merits of his career and the perversion of his greatest success. Top 10 movie portrayals of real life gangsters duration. Oct 19, 2011 the people vs george lucas trailer lionsgate at home.
George lucas, to discuss all things star wars, including the new. An examination of the widespread fan disenchantment with george lucas. 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. The people vs george lucas is a film about the lovehate relationship between star wars fans and george lucas. Fanaticism is something found in all tenants of society. George lucas gives disgruntled, hardcore, star wars a chance to vent on the decisions george lucas has made over the last several years, regarding the alterations to his beloved original trilogy as well as the overall outcome of that series prequels. George lucas attempts to give a voice to the silenced star wars fans out there in desperate need of a platform to air. Oct 25, 2011 watch the movie trailer for the people vs. He planned to become a professional racecar driver. The people vs george lucas is a surprisingly level headed exploration into the revolt of a fanatical fan base towards their messiah that is funny, insightful and just a tad silly fanaticism is something found in all tenants of society. George lucas 2011 building a balanced but spirited case without taking sides, filmmaker alexandre o. The people vs george lucas is a surprisingly level headed exploration into the revolt of a fanatical fan base towards their messiah that is funny, insightful and just a tad silly. An examination of the widespread fan disenchantment with. George lucas 2009 starring gary kurtz and neil gaiman on dvd and bluray.
George lucas, and the 2017 postmodern documentary examination of the psycho shower scene directed by alfred hitchcock entitled 7852 which premiered at the 2017 sundance film festival. George lucas will unparteiisch genau diese fragen beantworten. The innovative film combines filmmaker and celebrity. Facebook messenger click the button below and wait for a message from our facebook bot in messenger. 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. An hour and a half of man children ranting about george lucas how george lucas ruined their childhood.
The people vs george lucas official teaser trailer 1 hd youtube. George lucas and star wars discussion 2011 tv episode movie is the focus of discussion nostalgia critic. Misery 1990 some fanmade clips parody the film with george lucas and an obsessed fan filling the roles. The film combines filmmaker and celebrity interviews with fan films, mainly taken from the 2010 online video star. Mar 07, 20 the people vs george lucas is a film about the lovehate relationship between star wars fans and george lucas. George lucas is a 2010 documentary comedy film directed by swiss director alexandre o. Compiled from celebrity interviews and fan submissions, the people vs george lucas is a hilarious work. George lucas takes a silly, annoying, revengeofthenerds approach to its subject, portraying fans of star wars as a. Dont forget that you can still send us your own films and interviews until september 30, 2009. If these are the people that george lucas has had to answer to for the past 40 years, it is no wonder that he seemed determined to. It may be safe to say that these fans gargantuan expectations were not fully met. This hilarious, heartfelt documentary delves deep into lucass cultural legacy, asking all the tough questions. Philippe is a swiss film director best known for the documentary films doc of the dead, the people vs. Religion has its fundamentalists, sports has its diehards, and movies has star wars fans.
Feb 12, 2009 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. George lucas explores this uneasy, tenuous relationship between lucas and the fanbase by asking one simple question. Once you select rent youll have 14 days to start watching the movie and 48 hours to finish it. 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. However, the majority of the film focuses on the backlash against lucass special edition cuts of the original star wars films and the prequel trilogy. Theres a fine line between love and hate, and some star wars fanatics have crossed that flimsy divide with blasters ablazin when.
For one, as of 2016, this documentary feels a bit dated already. During his late teen years, he went to thomas downey high school and was very much interested in drag racing. Firstly, fans are upset at the digital tinkering lucas made to the original trilogy. 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. 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. The people vs george lucas is an uninteresting documentary about george lucas treatment of star wars. The people vs george lucas focuses on that fandom in. Star wars fans vent their anger at george lucas over the many and varied transgressions they perceive he has committed over the years. With joe nussbaum, daryl frazetti, doug jones, damian hess. This is about the people affected by the star wars saga and why they would go to such bizarre lengths to prove a point. George lucas documentary was written and directed by alexandre o. Philippe sets up the decadesold conflict between star wars creator george lucas and his legions of passionate fans in this participatory documentary. Disney controls everything star wars related so a lot of the discussion here is no longer relevant.
September 16, 2011 mike and jay are joined by alexandre philippe, director of the documentary the people vs. He fiddles with the old movies and changes them, refuses to rerelease the original versions and is thus a bit of a hypocrite on the subject of preserving film. The people vs george lucas is a very entertaining and interesting documentary that studies the way george lucas likes to update his films namely star wars, with the 1997 special editions, though it also touches on indiana jones and some of his other films and the relationship the star wars fans have with its creator. The people vs george lucas chronicles the controversial manipulation of one of the most popular movie franchises of all time. George lucas was shown exclusively to 2010 sxsw audiences and a release date has yet to be announced.
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