The Empire Strikes Back

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ok...so I watching Star Wars The Empire Strikes Back....and at the end credits it says Directed By: Irvin Kershner...wtf? am I missing something I've never noticed this before, but I thought George Lucus directed all of the star wars..what going on? Now that I think of it I think I remember someone telling me way back that lucus didn't in fact driected it but only produced it or whatever I dunno..I'm confused.
 
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Irvin Kirschner directed Empire. Jedi was directed by Richard Marquand.

And yes, you apparently "missed" something . . . ;)
 
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We need to bring those guys back for the Episode 3 movie before Lucas ruins them all!
 
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This changes my whole perspective of Lucas. I mean I used to respect him as a director but now I don't know. why is he getting so much credit for those two movies....I can't believe this....this is like finding out your adopted or something...your whole life changes.. ???
 
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Sigh...

Young one. You must not let your anger control your actions.

Yes, it is very cool that the first Star Wars films kicked major bookoo ass (well, until the Ewoks in Jedi) but I often wonder what George gets all the props for myself:

The man has officially directed 17 Films according to imdb.com and this since 1965. (They even count stuff he did while in school along with THX)

I love George for:

THX 1138 (1971)
American Graffiti (1973)
Star Wars (1977)

He does indeed have alot of props for these 3 films. Must be the money. Now he has been associated with hundreds of other projects but come now....
 
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[quote author=John Hudson link=board=movies;num=1086747343;start=0#5 date=06/08/04 at 21:39:38]I love George for:

THX 1138 (1971)
American Graffiti (1973)
Star Wars (1977)

He does indeed have alot of props for these 3 films. Must be the money.[/quote]

Bogdonavich quoting Orson Welles, "It only takes one."

If Lucas directed a hundred movies or just three, he has two ground-breaking, amazingly directed, cultural phenomena under his belt. American Grafitti and Star Wars. Both films belong in the canon of American cinema among the great films of all time.

There are tons of directors who build careers and reputations on one or two films. Orson Welles has one, two if you count Touch of Evil. Copolla has two, The Godfather and Apocalypse Now (GF II as a sequel doesn't really count, great though it is).
 
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[quote author=Beeblebrox link=board=movies;num=1086747343;start=0#11 date=06/11/04 at 00:20:45] Copolla has two, The Godfather and Apocalypse Now (GF II as a sequel doesn't really count, great though it is).[/quote]


Coppola has three. If you include Captain EO  :P
 
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