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George Lucas is an innovative and talented director, producer, screenwriter, and filmmaker whose prolific career spans decades. While he is best known as the creative mind behind the Star Wars franchise, Lucas first gained notoriety with his 1973 film American Graffiti, which received five Academy Award nominations, including Best Director and Best Picture. When Star Wars (1977) was released, the groundbreaking motion picture won six Academy Awards, became the highest grossing film at the time, and started a cultural revolution that continues to inspire generations of fans. Three decades and countless successes later, Lucas announced semiretirement in 2012 and sold his highly successful production company, Lucasfilm, to Disney. His achievements have earned him the Academy's Irving G. Thalberg Award, the American Film Institute's Life Achievement Award, induction into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame and the California Hall of Fame, and a National Medal of Arts presented by President Barack Obama. Lucas: His Hollywood Legacy is the first collection to bring a sustained scholarly perspective to the iconic filmmaker and his legacy beyond the Star Wars films. Edited by Richard Ravalli, this volume analyzes Lucas's overall contribution and importance to the film industry, diving deep into his use and development of modern special effects technologies, the history of his Skywalker Ranch production facilities, and more. With clearly written and enlightening critiques by experts consulting rare collections and archival materials, this book is an original and robust project that sets the standard for historical and cultural studies of Lucas.

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Author:   Richard Ravalli
Publisher:   The University Press of Kentucky
Imprint:   The University Press of Kentucky
ISBN:  

9780813198781

ISBN 10:   081319878
Pages:   368
Publication Date:   14 May 2024
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
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Table of Contents

"Introduction Reflections on George Lucas and Modesto Maria Lucas ""Are You Now, Or Have You Ever Been?"" American Graffiti and More ""A New Hope"" A Historiography of the Star Wars Original Trilogy ""Archaeology is the search for fact...not truth"" From Sass to Seduction Researching the Lucasfilm Yearbooks Notes on the Lucas-Spielberg Syndrome The Dislocations of Skywalker Ranch Lucas Meets Luxo The Audience Is Listening LucasArts and the Hollywoodization of Video Games Franchise and Edutainment in the History of Lucasfilm Television George and the Dinosaurs Star Wars Special Editions Changing Critical and Popular Responses to the Star Wars Prequels From Rebels to Emperors to Jedi Spirits George Lucas in Museums Contributor Biographies Acknowledgments"

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