The People vs. George Lucas
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| Directed by | Alexandre O. Philippe |
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| Cinematography | Robert Muratore |
| Edited by | Chad Herschberger |
| Music by | Jon Hegel |
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| Distributed by | Wrekin Hill Entertainment |
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Running time | 92 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
The People vs. George Lucas is a 2010 documentary comedy film directed by Swiss director Alexandre O. Philippe. It explores the issues of filmmaking and fanaticism pertaining to the Star Wars franchise and its creator, George Lucas. The film combines filmmaker and celebrity interviews with fan films, mainly taken from the 2010 online video Star Wars Uncut, which were submitted via the film's site.
Interviewees include a variety of figures such as Neil Gaiman, Ian Freer, MC Frontalot and Gary Kurtz. Lucas appears frequently in archival footage, but is never interviewed directly. The film discusses the extent to which the Star Wars franchise is an artistic creation of Lucas and subject to his vision versus a social phenomenon that belongs to the general public of fans and their participatory/remix culture. The film is dedicated to interviewee Jason Nicholl, a blogger at nukethefridge.com who died before the film's release. It was released on DVD on October 25, 2011.
In June 2014, it was reported that a sequel was in development though as of 2025 it has not been released.