Should you watch Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy?
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Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
Documentary · 2004
From the earliest versions of the script to the blockbuster debuts, explore the creation of the Star Wars Trilogy.
The sides of Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
- George Lucas's early scripts
- Auditions for Luke, Leia and Han
- An effects team inventing as it went
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy is good for you if…
- you like hearing George Lucas and his cast tell how Star Wars was made.
- you like seeing 1970s Hollywood take a risk on a space movie.
- you like George Lucas fighting to keep control of his sequels and toys while Fox doubted him.
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy is bad for you if…
- you find two and a half hours of making-of too long.
- you want space battles, not interviews.
About: ambition · creativity · risk
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