The People vs. George Lucas

"They gave him their love, their money and their online parodies. He gave them... the prequels."

Aug 29 2011 Not Rated 1h 33m
Comedy, Documentary

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?

Plot

Uses a courtroom debate approach to explore the issues of filmmaking and fanaticism around one of the industry's most famous franchises and its creator. The innovative film combines filmmaker and celebrity interviews with fan films - submitted via the film's site - to make this the world's first digitally democratic feature documentary.

Written by

Alexandre O. Philippe

Directed by

Alexandre O. Philippe

Cast

Joe Nussbaum, Daryl Frazetti, Doug Jones

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Exhibit A Pictures, Quark Films

Languages

English

Awards

1 nomination

Trailers
THE PEOPLE VS GEORGE LUCAS- Trailer
Scores
# of Votes
4,999
Average Rating
6.6 out of 10
Metascore
55
Popularity
NA