Star Wars Tech (2007)

Directed by

Rick Hull

Genre

documentary film

Country

United States

Runtime

46 min

Rating

7.8 of 10 from 10 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary looks at the real-world science and technology behind the robots and other technology in the Star Wars movies. It includes commentary from NASA engineers and scientists.

educationalinformativeneutralfact-basedstraightforwardcoolscience-focusednostalgic

What happens

Star Wars Tech is a 2007 forty-six-minute television documentary about the science and technology of Star Wars including droids (robots) and other major aspects. The documentary was included in the special features in the Blu-ray release of all the Star Wars saga films. It is directed by Rick Hill, who is also partially the writer alongside Kevin Burns and Steven Smith. Dave Hoffman serves as narrator. NASA propulsion engineer Todd Barber is also a credited participant of the documentary. Also included in the documentary are commentaries from predominant scientists such as Lawrence Krauss and Jeanne Cavelos. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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