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- Arthur Lipsett was born on May 13, 1936 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He was a director and editor, known for N-Zone (1970), A Trip Down Memory Lane (1965) and Free Fall (1964). He died on May 1, 1986 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
- George Lucas has said that his use of the term "The Force" in Star Wars was "an echo of that phrase in 21-87".
- Lipsett's meticulous editing and combination of audio and visual montage was both groundbreaking and influential. His film 21-87 was a profound influence on director George Lucas, who stated that it was "the kind of movie I wanted to make - a very off the wall, abstract kind of film.".
- Tributes to 21-87 appear in several places in Star Wars. For example, the holding cell of Princess Leia in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope on the Death Star is cell No. 2187.[4] The reference was continued in the 2015 movie Star Wars: The Force Awakens, with a character named FN-2187.
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