GEORGE LUCAS

George Lucas by Brian Jay Jones is the first comprehensive telling of the story of the iconic filmmaker and the building of his film empire as well as of his enormous impact on cinema At once a biography a business manual and a film history George Lucas will for the first time explore the life and work of a fiercely independent writer director producer who became one of the most influential filmmakers and cultural icons a true game changer On May 25 1977 a problem plagued budget straining independent science fiction film opened in a mere thirty two American movie theatres Its distributor 20th Century Fox were baffled by the film The film s production had been a disaster from nearly day one hampered by bad weather malfunctioning props and ill fitting costumes But its release on a quiet Wednesday in May of 1977 changed cinema forever The film was Star Wars The fiercely independent thirty three year old George Lucas was just getting going Determined to control every element of the film making process he had founded Lucasfilm ltd in 1971 Among his hits Lucas gave us six Star Wars films and four featuring the globetrotting archaeologist Indiana Jones Together these ten films have earned more than 6 billion worldwide and won some of the large