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
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
American Graffiti
Men in Black
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 Making of 'Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom'
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
Filmmaker
Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones & Harrison Ford
Under the Helmet: The Legacy of Boba Fett
The Making of Captain EO
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
The Making of 'Raiders of the Lost Ark'
The Godfather: When the Shooting Stopped
Star Wars: The Legacy Revealed
The Masterpiece That Almost Wasn't
Star Wars: Music by John Williams
Hollywood's Master of Myth: Joseph Campbell - The Force Behind Star Wars
The Making of Star Wars
Clone Wars: Bridging the Saga
Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy
Star Wars: Within a Minute - The Making of Episode III
State of the Art: The Pre-Visualization of 'Episode II'
The Beginning: Making Episode I
The Music of 'Indiana Jones'
The Making of 'American Graffiti'
From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga
The Oscars
From Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in 'Episode II'
Production Credits
Star Wars: Tales of the Empire
LEGO Star Wars: The Quest for R2-D2
The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles
Star Wars: Tales of the Jedi
The Star Wars Holiday Special
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Lego Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Brick
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Perils of Cupid
Latino
Irving Thalberg: Hollywood's Boy Wonder
Star Wars: Visions
Untitled Simon Kinberg Star Wars Film 3
Willow
Untitled New Republic Era Star Wars Film
The Godfather
LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special
The Mandalorian and Grogu
Star Wars: Visions Presents - The Ninth Jedi
Twice Upon a Time
Star Wars: Droids - The Great Heep
American Graffiti
Indiana Jones: The Search for the Lost Golden Age
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Spring Break Adventure
Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars
Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II
Star Wars
Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Obi-Wan Kenobi
Star Wars Rebels
Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Star Wars: Ewoks - Tales from the Endor Woods
Untitled Simon Kinberg Star Wars Film 1
Untitled Star Wars "New Jedi Order" Film
LEGO Star Wars: Revenge of The Brick
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: My First Adventure
Strange Magic
Willow
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Journey of Radiance
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Passion for Life
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Oganga, The Giver and Taker of Life
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
LEGO Star Wars: The Padawan Menace
Return of the Ewok
Ewoks: The Battle for Endor
Star Wars: Clone Wars
The Mandalorian
Star Wars: The Bad Batch
LEGO Star Wars Summer Vacation
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Phantom Train of Doom
Howard the Duck
Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
Lando
Return of the Jedi
The Rise of the Moguls: The Men Who Built Hollywood
Jurassic Park
Phineas and Ferb
Star Wars: Skeleton Crew
More American Graffiti
Captain EO
Untitled Simon Kinberg Star Wars Film 2
LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures
Body Heat
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Masks of Evil
Labyrinth
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters
The Acolyte
LEGO Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Tales of Innocence
Andor
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Adventures in the Secret Service
Ahsoka
The Ewok Adventure
Megalopolis
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Hollywood Follies
Radioland Murders
Robot Chicken: Star Wars
The Land Before Time
Lego Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out
Star Wars Resistance
Tin Pan Alley: Soundtrack of America
Obi Wan Kenobi - The Patterson Cut
The World of John Ford
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Trenches of Hell
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Attack of the Hawkmen
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Treasure of the Peacock's Eye
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Espionage Escapades
Inside the Labyrinth
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker
Star Wars: Droids
Star Wars: Tales of the Underworld
Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Solo: A Star Wars Story
The Godfather Part III
Star Wars: Ewoks - The Haunted Village
Ewoks
Star Wars: Starfighter
The Best Intentions: The Paris Peace Conference
Filmmaker
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
Tucker: The Man and His Dream
Star Wars: The Last Jedi
Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III
Star Wars: Dawn of the Jedi
The Book of Boba Fett
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Travels with Father
Herbie
Ben Hecht: Shakespeare of Hollywood
The Secret Life of Edith Wharton
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Mystery of the Blues
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Scandal of 1920
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Love's Sweet Song
Red Tails
Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord
The Empire Strikes Back
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Winds of Change
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