GEORGE LUCAS IN LOVE

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• Release Year: 1997
• Genre: Comedy, Other, Science-Fiction, Short
• Plot: George Lucas in Love is an independent short film that started attracting notice in June 1999 when it was passed around Hollywood offices as a filmmaker's 'calling card'. Many wrongly think it was a student film, but its makers had been out of film school for a few years when it was shot. It is an homage and spoof of both Star Wars and Shakespeare in Love. The film was directed by Joe Nussbaum, who financed the film with money his grandparents left him. Nussbaum recruited several fellow University of Southern California graduates to help him with his movie. The producer, casting director, musical composer, executive producer, and many actors are all alumni.; ; In the film, George Lucas is a USC college student in 1967, and he's suffering from writer's block as he tries to write a movie about a young space farmer with a bad crop of 'space wheat'. Everywhere he goes, viewers see classmates and teachers that either resemble, or will influence the creation of, Obi Wan Kenobi, Darth Vader, Han Solo, Chewbacca, Jabba the Hutt, R2-D2, and C-3PO. Lucas is surrounded by inspiration, but he sees nothing. Not even his adviser, who looks and speaks suspiciously like Yoda, is able to help him.; ; Eventually, young Lucas meets his muse, a young woman (with a very unusual hairdo) who is 'kind of leading a student rebellion'. After they meet, everything falls into place for Lucas, as she urges him to 'write what you know.' His writer's block dissipates and he quickly finishes his masterpiece.
• Cast: Martin Hynes, Lisa Jakub, Jason Peck, Jeff Wiens, David Young IV, Timothy Dowling, John Rafter Lee, Ben Livingston, Jeff Statzer, Patrick Kerr, Garen Michaels, Amy Claire, Marilyn McIntyre, Jeremy Jones, John Madden
• Director: John Madden
• Runtime: 1:46
• Company: MediaTrip.com
• Media Format: Movie