The People vs. George Lucas

The story

The passion the original Star Wars trilogy inspires in its fans is unparalleled; but when it comes to George Lucas himself, many have found their ardor has cooled into a complicated love-hate relationship. This hilarious, heartfelt documentary delves deep into Lucas’s cultural legacy, asking all the tough questions. Has Lucas betrayed his masterwork? Should he just have left the original trilogy alone? Is The Phantom Menace so bad it should carry a health warning? Utilizing interviews taken from over 600 hours of footage, and peppered with extraordinary Star Wars and Indiana Jones recreations lovingly immortalized in song, needlepoint, Lego, claymation, puppets and paper-mâché, above all this film asks the question: who truly owns that galaxy far, far away—the man who created it, or the fans who worship it?

Cast

G George LucasSelf (archive footage) M Mark A. AltmanSelf J John BargerSkippy / Finney A Ahmed BestJar Jar Binks / Self (archive footage) D David BrinSelf M Matt CohenSelf B Brian ComerfordSelf M Michael CornacchiaSelf N Neil GaimanSelf M Mark ReillySelf F Francis Ford CoppolaSelf (archive footage) G Gary KurtzSelf

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R Richard SandlingSelf D Derek AmbrosiSelf J Jason NichollSelf S Sandy LiebersonSelf J Joe NussbaumSelf D Daryl FrazettiSelf D Damian HessSelf D Damian HessSelf D Dale PollockSelf E Edward Hines Jr.Self J Joseph A. CovasSelf A Adam W. JamesSelf G Gerardo Rodrigues SanchezSelf M Michael AriasSelf I Ian FreerSelf C Chris GoreSelf H Harvey YoungSelf S Simon YoungSelf J Jarred ChristmasSelf A Anthony WayeSelf K Kevin RubioSelf T Todd HansonSelf A Art DouglasSelf M Mark HamillSelf (archive footage) C Carrie FisherSelf (archive footage)