Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy (2004) (TV)

Directors:

Edith Becker
Kevin Burns

Guionista:

Ed Singer (writer)

Genre:

Documentary | History

Plot:

This documentary chronicles the making of the original Star Wars trilogy from start to finish. We get...

Plot Keywords:

Screen Test | Making Of | Out Take | Audition | Behind The Scenes

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win

Comentarios de los usuarios:

A good documentary if rather self-important

Cast

Robert Clotworthy	...	Narrator
listado alfabético del resto del reparto:
Kenny Baker	...	Himself - 'R2-D2'
Jim Bloom	...	Himself - Production Supervisor
Leo Braudy	...	Himself - Professor and Cultural Historian
Ben Burtt	...	Himself - Sound Designer
Jimmy Carter	...	Himself (archive footage)
Richard Chew	...	Himself - Film Editor
Walter Cronkite	...	Himself - Journalist
Anthony Daniels	...	Himself - 'C-3PO'
Warwick Davis	...	Himself - 'Wicket the Ewok'
Peter Diamond	...	Himself - Stunt Coordinator
John Dykstra	...	Himself - Visual Effects Supervisor
Richard Edlund	...	Himself - Cameraman, Miniature and Optical Effects
Carrie Fisher	...	Herself - 'Princess Leia Organa'
Betty Ford	...	Herself (archive footage)
Gerald Ford	...	Himself (archive footage)
Harrison Ford	...	Himself - 'Han Solo'
Stuart Freeborn	...	Himself - Makeup and Special Creature Design
Sidney Ganis	...	Himself - Former Marketing Director, Lucasfilm (as Sid Ganis)
Steve Gawley	...	Himself - Model Maker
Alec Guinness	...	Himself (archive footage)
Mark Hamill	...	Himself - 'Luke Skywalker'
Paul Hirsch	...	Himself - Film Editor
Paul Huston	...	Himself - Model Maker
Joe Johnston	...	Himself - Visual Effects Art Director
James Earl Jones	...	Himself - Voice of 'Darth Vader'
Lawrence Kasdan	...	Himself - Writer
William Katt	...	Himself (archive footage)
Howard G. Kazanjian	...	Himself - Producer (as Howard Kazanjian)
Irvin Kershner	...	Himself - Director
Perry King	...	Himself (archive footage)
Gary Kurtz	...	Himself - Producer
Alan Ladd Jr.	...	Himself - Former Studio Chief, 20th Century Fox
George Lucas	...	Himself - Filmmaker
Richard Marquand	...	Himself (archive footage)
Peter Mayhew	...	Himself - 'Chewbacca'
Ralph McQuarrie	...	Himself - Conceptual Artist
Bill Moyers	...	Himself - Journalist
Dennis Muren	...	Himself - Visual Effects
Richard Nixon	...	Himself (archive footage)
Terri Nunn	...	Herself (archive footage)
Frank Oz	...	Himself - 'Yoda'
Lorne Peterson	...	Himself - Model Maker
David Prowse	...	Himself (archive footage)
Ken Ralston	...	Himself - Visual Effects
Norman Reynolds	...	Himself - Art Director and Production Designer
Kurt Russell	...	Himself (archive footage)
Steven Spielberg	...	Himself - Filmmaker
Angela Staines	...	Herself - Senni Tonnika (archive footage)
Gilbert Taylor	...	Himself (archive footage)
Phil Tippett	...	Himself - Stop-Motion Animator
Robert Watts	...	Himself - Production Supervisor
Charles Weber	...	Himself - Former President, Lucasfilm
Gareth Wigan	...	Himself - Former Production Executive, 20th Century Fox
Billy Dee Williams	...	Himself - 'Lando Calrissian'
Cindy Williams	...	Herself (archive footage)
John Williams	...	Himself - Composer

Duración:

151 min | USA:120 min (including commercials)

País:

USA

Idioma:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Clasificación:

Australia:PG | New Zealand:PG | UK:PG (DVD rating)

Company:

Prometheus Entertainment

Trivialidades:

This feature-length documentary is featured on the 4-Disc Star Wars Trilogy DVD set, released in September of 2004.

Quotes:

Carrie Fisher: We signed away our likeness so when I look in the mirror, I have to pay George a couple of bucks.

Movie Connections:

References Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)

A good documentary if rather self-important

Like most DVD fanatics I picked up the "Star Wars" boxset last Christmas when it came out. I was disappointed, to be honest. Apart from the fact that much more could have been included in terms of extra content (did we need a video game demo taking up space on the fourth disc?) it also didn't include the original versions of the films - which, as far as I know, are those that practically everyone prefers.

Nevertheless this insightful and exhaustive documentary - which covers the entire pre-production through post-production phase of each original "Star Wars" film - almost redeems the DVD collection. Although it is fairly "full of itself" as IMDb commentator Bob the Moo notes, it DOES feature a good wealth of information - including some facts I hadn't heard about before (e.g. Jedi was given a fake working title so fans wouldn't sneak onto the set).

If you're a fan of "Star Wars," definitely check this out - if you don't want to dish out the cash, it's playing on A&E right now. But in my opinion it's not as great as it could have been because it falls victim to George Lucas' "cleanness" - we're led to believe "Star Wars" is the most important and defining event of the past century and that turned me off a bit.