George Lucas
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Biography
George Walton Lucas Jr. (born May 14, 1944) is an American filmmaker and entrepreneur. Lucas is known for creating the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises and founding Lucasfilm, LucasArts and Industrial Light & Magic. He served as chairman of Lucasfilm before selling it to The Walt Disney Company in 2012.
After graduating from the University of Southern California in 1967, Lucas co-founded American Zoetrope with filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola. Lucas wrote and directed THX 1138 (1971), based on his earlier student short Electronic Labyrinth: THX 1138 4EB, which was a critical success but a financial failure. His next work as a writer-director was the film American Graffiti (1973), inspired by his youth in early 1960s Modesto, California, and produced through the newly founded Lucasfilm. The film was critically and commercially successful, and received five Academy Award nominations including Best Picture.
Lucas's next film, the epic space opera Star Wars (1977), had a troubled production but was a surprise hit, becoming the highest-grossing film at the time, winning six Academy Awards and sparking a cultural phenomenon. Lucas produced and co-wrote the sequels The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Return of the Jedi (1983). With director Steven Spielberg, he created, produced and co-wrote the Indiana Jones films Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), Temple of Doom (1984), The Last Crusade (1989) and Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008). He also produced and wrote a variety of films and television series through Lucasfilm between the 1970s and the 2010s.
In 1997, Lucas rereleased the Star Wars trilogy as part of a special edition featuring several alterations; home media versions with further changes were released in 2004 and 2011. He returned to directing with a Star Wars prequel trilogy comprising The Phantom Menace (1999), Attack of the Clones (2002), and Revenge of the Sith (2005). He last collaborated on the CGI-animated television series Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008–2014, 2020), the war film Red Tails (2012), and the CGI film Strange Magic (2015).
Lucas is one of history's most financially successful filmmakers and has been nominated for four Academy Awards. His films are among the 100 highest-grossing movies at the North American box office, adjusted for ticket-price inflation. Lucas is considered a significant figure of the 20th-century New Hollywood movement.
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Just Shoot Me!
The Daily Show
Honest Trailers
Omnibus
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Disney Gallery / Star Wars: The Mandalorian
James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction
The O.C.
LIGHT & MAGIC
Star Wars: Clone Wars
Hook
Jim Henson Idea Man
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Waking Sleeping Beauty
Men in Black
American Graffiti
Willow: Behind the Magic
Beverly Hills Cop III
The Skywalker Legacy
The First 100 Years: A Celebration of American Movies
Obi-Wan Kenobi: A Jedi's Return
Music by John Williams
Robot Chicken: Star Wars
Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge - Adventure Awaits
R2-D2: Beneath the Dome
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
The Making of 'Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom'
Filmmaker
Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones & Harrison Ford
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
Under the Helmet: The Legacy of Boba Fett
The Making of Captain EO
The Making of 'Raiders of the Lost Ark'
The Godfather: When the Shooting Stopped
Clone Wars: Bridging the Saga
Star Wars: Within a Minute - The Making of Episode III
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't
The Making of Star Wars
Hollywood's Master of Myth: Joseph Campbell - The Force Behind Star Wars
Star Wars: Music by John Williams
Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed
The Music of 'Indiana Jones'
The Making of 'American Graffiti'
State of the Art: The Pre-Visualization of 'Episode II'
From Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in 'Episode II'
The Oscars
From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga
The Beginning: Making Episode I
Production Credits
Captain EO
Untitled New Republic Era Star Wars Film
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: My First Adventure
Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars
Star Wars: Ewoks - The Haunted Village
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
The Mandalorian and Grogu
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Mystery of the Blues
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Phantom Train of Doom
Strange Magic
The Star Wars Holiday Special
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Trenches of Hell
Star Wars: Visions
Howard the Duck
Ben Hecht: Shakespeare of Hollywood
Andor
Star Wars: Tales of the Underworld
Labyrinth
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Scandal of 1920
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Treasure of the Peacock's Eye
The Rise of the Moguls: The Men Who Built Hollywood
Irving Thalberg: Hollywood's Boy Wonder
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Masks of Evil
Star Wars: Visions Presents - The Ninth Jedi
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Ahsoka
Star Wars
Ewoks: The Battle for Endor
The Book of Boba Fett
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
More American Graffiti
Obi-Wan Kenobi
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of Cupid
Star Wars: Clone Wars
The Ewok Adventure
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III
Obi Wan Kenobi - The Patterson Cut
The Mandalorian
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Attack of the Hawkmen
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
The Godfather
Robot Chicken: Star Wars
Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi
Lego Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Brick
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Tales of Innocence
Latino
Solo: A Star Wars Story
Captain EO
Star Wars: Droids
Tin Pan Alley: Soundtrack of America
The Empire Strikes Back
Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II
Untitled Simon Kinberg Star Wars Film 2
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Hollywood Follies
The Best Intentions: The Paris Peace Conference
Body Heat
Star Wars: Droids - The Great Heep
Star Wars: Ewoks - Tales from the Endor Woods
LEGO Star Wars Summer Vacation
Return of the Jedi
Untitled Star Wars "New Jedi Order" Film
Lando
Inside the Labyrinth
LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy
Ewoks
Untitled Simon Kinberg Star Wars Film 3
Twice Upon a Time
Red Tails
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
LEGO Star Wars: The Quest for R2-D2
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Journey of Radiance
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Love's Sweet Song
LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special
Filmmaker
Star Wars Resistance
The Land Before Time
The Godfather Part III
The Acolyte
Megalopolis
Star Wars: Tales of the Empire
The Secret Life of Edith Wharton
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Oganga, The Giver and Taker of Life
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Spring Break Adventure
Jurassic Park
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service
Star Wars: Starfighter
Herbie
Star Wars: The Bad Batch
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Phineas and Ferb
LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
LEGO Star Wars: Revenge of The Brick
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
The World of John Ford
Radioland Murders
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Passion for Life
Return of the Ewok
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father
Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Darth Maul Returns
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
Star Wars: Skeleton Crew
Willow
Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord
American Graffiti
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades
Lego Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out
Willow
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of Change
Star Wars Rebels
LEGO Star Wars: The Padawan Menace
Untitled Simon Kinberg Star Wars Film 1
Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi
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