Lucas : his Hollywood legacy / edited by Richard Ravalli.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Ravalli, Richard, editor.

JSTOR (Online Service)

Rosengarten Family Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lucas, George, 1944---Criticism and interpretation.

Lucas, George.

Motion picture producers and directors--United States.

Motion picture producers and directors.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, [2024]

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Contents

Introduction

1. Reflections on George Lucas and Modesto

2. Marcia Lucas: Her Life and Hollywood Legacy

3. "Are You Now, or Have You Ever Been?": The Alienation of the Administered Society, Running to Freedom, and the Dystopianism of George Lucas's THX 1138

4. American Graffiti and More: The Scholarly and Aesthetic Legacies of an Inaugural Nostalgia Film

5. A New Hope: From American Graffiti to Star Wars

6. Writing about Star Wars: A Historiography of the Original Trilogy

7. "Archaeology Is the Search for Fact . . . Not Truth": How George Lucas and Indiana Jones Redefined Our Relationship with the Past

8. From Sass to Seduction: The Ambiguously Tough Ladies of Star Wars and Indiana Jones

9. Researching the Lucasfilm Yearbooks: "FAMILY-ONE WIFE, ONE DISCO-BOOGIE BABY, AND 425 FOSTER KIDS"

10. Notes on the Lucas-Spielberg Syndrome

11. The Dislocations of Skywalker Ranch

12. Lucas Meets Luxo: Lucasfilm's Computer Graphics Lab (CGL) and the Development of Pixar Animation Studios

13. The Audience Is Listening: The Film Sound Legacy of George Lucas

14. LucasArts and the Hollywoodization of Video Games 204

15. Franchise and Edutainment in the History of Lucasfilm Television

16. George and the Dinosaurs: George Lucas's Contributions to The Land Before Time and Jurassic Park

17. Star Wars: Special Editions: Film Ownership and Cultural Implications

18. Changing Critical and Popular Responses to the Star Wars Prequels

19. From Rebels to Emperors to Jedi Spirits: Walt Disney, George Lucas, and Their Fans

20. George Lucas in Museums

Postscript

Acknowledgments

List of Contributors

Index

Notes:

Electronic reproduction. New York Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on March 13, 2024).

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.

Other Format:

Print version: Ravalli, Richard Lucas

ISBN:

9781985900080

1985900084

9781985900097

1985900092

Publisher Number:

40032241852

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.