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The People vs. George Lucas (2010)

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Directed by
Alexandre O. Philippe
Genre
documentary film, comedy film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 32m
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 112 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

This documentary looks at the relationship between George Lucas and Star Wars fans. It asks whether the franchise belongs to its creator or the public. The film uses interviews and fan-made videos to explore that question.

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What happens

The People vs. George Lucas is a 2010 documentary comedy film directed by Swiss director Alexandre O. Philippe. It explores the issues of filmmaking and fanaticism pertaining to the Star Wars franchise and its creator, George Lucas. The film combines filmmaker and celebrity interviews with fan films, mainly taken from the 2010 online video Star Wars Uncut, which were submitted via the film's site. Interviewees include a variety of figures such as Neil Gaiman, Ian Freer, MC Frontalot and Gary Kurtz. Lucas appears frequently in archival footage, but is never interviewed directly. The film discusses the extent to which the Star Wars franchise is an artistic creation of Lucas and subject to his vision versus a social phenomenon that belongs to the general public of fans and their participatory/remix culture. The film is dedicated to interviewee Jason Nicholl, a blogger at nukethefridge.com who died before the film's release. It was released on DVD on October 25, 2011. In June 2014, it was reported that a sequel was in development, though it has not been released as of 2025. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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