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George Lucas in Love

  • 1999
  • 8m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
4.5K
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Lisa Jakub, Martin Hynes, and Jeff Wiens in George Lucas in Love (1999)
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1967 film student George Lucas has writer's block trying to finish his "Space Wheat" script, until a beautiful fellow student with a familiar hairstyle teaches him that the best stories are ... Read all1967 film student George Lucas has writer's block trying to finish his "Space Wheat" script, until a beautiful fellow student with a familiar hairstyle teaches him that the best stories are in plain sight.1967 film student George Lucas has writer's block trying to finish his "Space Wheat" script, until a beautiful fellow student with a familiar hairstyle teaches him that the best stories are in plain sight.

  • Director
    • Joe Nussbaum
  • Writers
    • Joe Nussbaum
    • Daniel Shere
    • Timothy Dowling
  • Stars
    • Martin Hynes
    • Lisa Jakub
    • Jason Peck
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • IMDb RATING
    7.6/10
    4.5K
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Joe Nussbaum
    • Writers
      • Joe Nussbaum
      • Daniel Shere
      • Timothy Dowling
    • Stars
      • Martin Hynes
      • Lisa Jakub
      • Jason Peck
    • 50User reviews
    • 13Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 5 wins & 1 nomination total

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    Martin Hynes
    Martin Hynes
    • George
    Lisa Jakub
    Lisa Jakub
    • Marion
    Jason Peck
    Jason Peck
    • Benji
    Jeff Wiens
    Jeff Wiens
    • Aaron
    David Young IV
    David Young IV
    • Chuck
    Timothy Dowling
    Timothy Dowling
    • Hal
    John Rafter Lee
    John Rafter Lee
    • Ranter
    Ben Livingston
    Ben Livingston
    • Tall Guy
    • (as Benjamin Livingston)
    Jeff Statzer
    Jeff Statzer
    • Short Guy
    Patrick Kerr
    Patrick Kerr
    • Professor
    Michael E. Lopez
    • Jeb
    • (as Garen Michaels)
    Amy Claire
    Amy Claire
    • Sexy Girl
    Marilyn McIntyre
    Marilyn McIntyre
    • Mother
    Jeremy Jones
    Jeremy Jones
    • Student with Duck
    • Director
      • Joe Nussbaum
    • Writers
      • Joe Nussbaum
      • Daniel Shere
      • Timothy Dowling
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    10shahrad

    A great creative work

    Who could think that the story of creation of a galaxy can be told within 8 minutes in such a pleasant way? What a creative work. Everything about this short movie is creative: The music is great(a mixture of Star Wars and Shakespear in Love), editing and above all, the inspiration. If you are a movie lover don't miss this one.
    Jdc102

    Creative Film. Would have liked to see more of it.

    This was a great short. It was creative and funny and I especially enjoyed all the parodies of Star Wars and other works by Lucas, including Howard the Duck. Would this have worked just as a regular feature film? I'm not sure, but all 8 minutes of it is very enjoyable.
    10Starbuck-13

    Simply splendid!!!

    Nothing more to say about this movie than how absolutely I adore people who come up with ideas like these.

    To put young George Lucas into college and show his inspirations for all the famous Star Wars characters is such a simple idea that it is pure genius. I especially liked the Han Solo and Chewbacca inspiration - way cool!
    Cowman

    Uproarious!

    Exceptionally witty parody of "Shakespeare in Love" that has George Lucas struggling to complete his "Star Wars" script in order to pass his film class at USC. After meeting and falling in love with Marion, a fan of his earlier student films, he takes her advice and finishes the screenplay by "writing what he knows". Throughout the course of the film we get to see George's REAL inspirations for all our favorite Star Wars characters and plot twists, and the audience even gets the inside scoop on what motivated Lucas to executive produce "Howard the Duck"! This is certainly one of the best (short) spoof films ever.
    8Boba_Fett1138

    Great...despite its short running time.

    This little film was way better then I had expected. Everything about it was done very professional, not only the acting but also the cinematography and the music.

    The film tells in a comical and fictional way how George Lucas got his inspiration for the greatest movie saga of all time: Star Wars. The way the story is told is excellent and done in a good quick pace. Maybe a little bit too quick because the film is over before you know it. I think I would have even liked the film better if it was longer and showed more how Lucas got his inspiration.

    Even people who are not Die-hard Star Wars fans will understand most of the jokes and references to certain characters in the film that resemble characters that are from the first Star Wars trilogy.

    A great very original short comedy!

    8/10

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    • Trivia
      The film takes place in 1967.
    • Quotes

      Professor: No. Search not. Inspiration will you not find. It will find you.

      George: Could you talk forward?

    • Connections
      Edited into Cinema16: American Short Films (2006)

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    • Release date
      • June 1999 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • George Lucas in Love: 15th Anniversary Edition
    • Filming locations
      • University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Quality Filmed Entertainment
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      • 8m
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