GEORGE LUCAS
A life
Brian Jay Jones Headline Publishing Group
In 1977, from a severely over-scheduled and underfinanced period of filming in the storm-blasted Tunisian desert emerged Star Wars, George Lucas’s most famous movie. It was a game-changer, triggering a trio of events in cinematic history – science fiction is now a mega business in the world of entertainment; computer-generated imagery has made the unreal real; and filmmaking, marketing and merchandising have been revolutionised. For trailblazer Lucas, the path to fame was strewn with financial, professional and personal obstacles. This chronicle of his travails and triumphs is a blockbuster in itself, which is fitting given the size, scope and impact of his career. It includes the insights of colleagues and competitors all touched by the vision of a tenacious, somewhat solitary man who dug in and stuck to his goals and ideals.