- Hardcover: 304 pages
- Publisher: Harmony Books; 1st edition (Dec 13 1984)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0517546779
- ISBN-13: 978-0517546772
- Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 16 x 4.1 cm
- Shipping Weight: 703 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #714,133 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Updated with information on the "Star Wars" trilogy and prequels, this full-length biography of George Lucas reveals how the director continues to alter the landscape of the film industry. 28 photos.
--This text refers to the
Paperback
edition.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Great read,
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This review is from: Skywalking: The Life and Films Of George Lucas, Updated Edition (Paperback)
Haven't read a bigraphy so interesting since I browsed through richard branson's 3 years ago. it's always great to read about a rollercoaster life, especially one as up and down and then up up up as george Lucas...Really Well Written... top marks
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent, just needs to be updated,
By josh_the_k (Northern California) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Skywalking: The Life and Films Of George Lucas, Updated Edition (Paperback)
I'm a Star Wars fan, and always wondered what kind of person George Lucas, the creator of Star Wars, was. This book pretty much answered any and all questions I had about the Master Jedi himself.Pollock's narrative of Lucas's life begins with George's childhood, then proceeds into his rebellious teen years--which was the inspiration for American Graffiti--then straight onto Lucas' student filmmaker years and finally to his highly successful movie career. The latter of which is when Star Wars and its sequels were produced and established Lucas as one of the most influential filmmakers in the history of the medium. The book offers a balanced, journalistic account of Lucas' life, with very little opinion injected into the book. Some places Pollock seems to praise Lucas too much, but it's nothing too extreme. The only real problem is that the book was written during the production of Return of the Jedi, when Skywalker Ranch wasn't finished, George was still married to first wife Marcia, and before the flops Willow and Howard the Duck. I read the revised edition which has an intro mentioning these things, but the book's main narrative is about what's happened to Lucas up to 1983. I'd recommend this book to any fan of Star Wars, and anyone else curious about Lucas himself.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Check It out if You are a Fan,
This review is from: Skywalking: The Life and Films Of George Lucas, Updated Edition (Paperback)
I really enjoyed this book, for the longest time I have wondered about George Lucas and the kind of man he is. This book reveals where his inspirations come from. I especially enjoyed the section on the screening of American Grafiti where Francis Ford Coppla and the producer got in a shouting match. It also has an interesting prview of sorts for the Prequels as this was written long before Phantom Menace was released.
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