Hamill, Mark, 124, 129, 146, 155, 161, 186, 209, 225, 228, 232n, 233, 248, 252, 263, 287, 321, 367, 373, 388, 401
Hamilton, Edmond, 6
Hardware Wars (film), 134–136
Harrison, Harry, 110
Hasbro, Inc., 202, 205–206, 329
Hasselhoff, David, 212
Hauer, Rutger, 216
He-Man, 279, 280, 284
Hearn, Marcus, 299, 341
Hefner, Hugh, 182
Hefter, Laurence, 283
Heinlein, Robert, 95
Heir to the Empire (Zahn), 289–290, 292
Hemion, Dwight, 222
Henson, Jim, 231, 241, 284
Herbert, Frank, 95, 277
Herbie (film), 49
The Hero with a Thousand Faces (Campbell), 126, 237, 277, 278
Hey, Jerry, 317
Hidalgo, Pablo, 390, 410–413
Hidden Fortress (film), 82, 104, 105
Hilton, Rod, 358
Hirsch, Paul, 174, 248
The Hobbit (Tolkien), 123
Hobson, Mellody (Lucas’s second wife), 386, 402
Hodges, Mike, 219
Holocron, 292, 339, 385
Home Free (film), 94, 95, 99, 100
Horn, Alan, 390, 406, 407, 411
Hornbeck, William, 103
Horton, Cole, 16
Howard, Ron, 90, 91
Howard the Duck (film), 284, 297
Hubbard, L. Ron, 57
Hudson, Bob, 53–54
Huyck, Willard, 84, 111, 113, 126, 153, 187, 191, 284
Hyper Space fanzine, 186
I Vitelloni (film), 84
Iger, Bob, 299, 384–387, 389–391, 393, 407, 411
Imperial Star Destroyers, 115, 122, 172
Indiana Jones movies, 192, 234, 244, 258, 260, 276, 285, 381
Indiana (Lucas’s dog), 77, 124, 294
Industrial Light and Magic (ILM), 122, 147–149, 154–155, 162, 172–173, 221, 239, 247, 260, 270, 297–298, 322, 337, 338, 354, 393
Item 72-D: The Adventures of Spa and Fon (film), 98
Ives, Burl, 276
Izzard, Eddie, 137
Jabba the Hutt, 117, 306, 310–312
Jackson, Michael, 279
Jackson, Samuel L., 318, 341, 348
Jade, Mara, 291, 292, 317
JAK Enterprises, 373
James, Chris, 349–353
James, Tammy, 350
Japan, Star Wars fans in, 397–398
Jawas, 115, 116, 312, 353
Jedi, 237, 263, 290, 292–294, 302, 304, 306, 318, 334, 339, 340, 344, 368, 380
Jedi Code, 69–70
Jedi Council, 305, 366, 369
Jediism, as religion, 61–64
Jerrjerrod, Grand Moff, 267
Jinn, Qui-Gon, 304–305, 361
Jobs, Laurene Powell, 394, 404
Jobs, Steve, 384–385
Jodorowsky, Alejandro “Jodo,” 97–98, 214, 265
Johnson, Albin, 27–32, 60, 130, 257, 353
Johnson, Brian, 209
Johnson, Katie, 353
Johnson, Patrick Read, 86
Johnston, Joe, 149, 236, 240, 261, 311
Jones, Chuck, 74
Jones, Daniel, 63
Jones, James Earl, 175, 177, 248
Jones, Sam, 219
Journey to Mars (Pope), 3
Jurassic Park (Crichton), 298
Kaiburr crystal, 144, 287
Kaminski, Michael, 228, 238, 263
Kane, Tom, 379
Kaplan, Mike, 158
Kasdan, Lawrence, 58, 71, 234, 240, 265, 294, 320, 388, 405
Katz, Gloria, 84, 111, 113, 126, 153, 187, 191
Katz, Stephen, 156
Kazanjian, Howard, 24, 25, 46, 55, 233, 261, 262, 264, 265, 267
Keitel, Harvey, 212
Kelly, Grace (Princess Grace), 126–127, 209
Kennedy, Kathleen, 260, 354n, 387–389, 391–392, 406–409
Kennedy, Ted, 282
Kenner Products, 200–201, 208, 225, 241, 250, 254, 271, 280
Kenobi, Obi-Wan, 58, 60, 121, 123, 129, 140, 150, 181, 208, 248, 253, 263, 267, 302–305, 334, 379
Kershner, Irvin, 234, 239, 241–243, 245–246, 264
Kim, Dong-Won, 398
Kinnard, Roy, 8
Kirby, Jack, 110, 217
Kleiser, Randall, 47, 48, 49, 233
Klosterman, Chuck, 251
Knight, Arthur, 46
Knightly, Keira, 343
Knoll, John, 337, 402
Korty, John, 76, 77, 239, 276
Kosower, Herb, 47
Kriegspiel, 94
Krugman, Paul, 131
Kubrick, Stanley, 77, 93, 96
Kurosawa, Akira, 50, 77, 104, 106
Kurtz, Gary, 24, 60n, 80, 86, 87, 89, 90, 92, 98, 104, 115, 118, 119, 126, 144, 153, 154, 156, 169, 177, 183, 189, 190n, 209, 223, 225, 229, 233–234, 239, 241–243, 261, 299, 312
Labyrinth (film), 284
Labyrinth of Evil (Luceno), 368
Ladd, Alan “Laddie” Jr., 107, 108, 113, 125, 127, 135, 153, 154, 178, 184, 188–190, 192, 215
Lamb, Irene, 145
Lang, Fritz, 46
Lars homestead, restoration of in Tunisia, 397
Larson, Glen A., 220, 222
Lasseter, John, 297, 384
Lawson, Denis, 318
Lee, Liz, 357
Lego, 329
Leia, Princess, 98n, 105n, 113, 121, 140, 174, 178, 179, 186, 206, 224–225, 232, 235–236, 245–247, 262–264, 267, 286–287, 293, 341, 366
Lennon, John, 60
Leone, Sergio, 172
LeParmentier, Richard, 406
Lessig, Lawrence, 360
Levine, Al, 184
Lewicki, Chris, 401
Lewis, Chris, 46
Lieutenant Gullivar Jones: His Vacation (Arnold), 3
Lightsabers, 64–72, 112n, 132, 183, 202, 228, 235, 236, 248, 287, 318, 326–327, 333, 338, 356, 371, 375, 379, 401, 411, 414
Lindelof, Damon, 360
Lippincott, Charley, 24, 49, 53, 54, 126, 128, 135, 143, 158–162, 179n, 183, 185, 186, 200–201, 215, 219
Lipsett, Arthur, 44, 57
Lisberger, Steve, 217
Lloyd, Jake, 318, 321, 365–366
Look At Life (film), 48
Loomis, Bernie, 200, 221
Lord of Light (Zelazny), 217
The Lost World (Doyle), 5
Lowe, Rob, 155
Lowell, Percival, 3
Lucas, Amanda Em (daughter), 258, 274
Lucas, Dorothy (mother), 17, 18, 42
Lucas, Everest (daughter), 402
Lucas, George Walton Jr., early years of
American Zoetrope, incorporation of, 79
automobile accident, 42–43
cars, interest in, 40–42
childhood, 15–20
diabetes and, 50–51
fantasy/fantasia, preference for, 1n
films and filmmaking, early interest in, 43–45
Flash Gordon, attempt to acquire film rights to, 83
as grand marshal of Tournament of Roses Parade, 31
influences on, 6–11, 16–18, 20–22, 24–26, 110
interview of, 52–53
Lucasfilm, Ltd, incorporation of, 88
marriage to Marcia Griffin, 76
as millionaire at thirty, 109
at Modesto classic car parade, 13–14
at Modesto Junior College, 43
personality of, 84
philosophy of, 57–58, 60–61, 71
on pleasure and joy, 71–72
student films of, 48–49, 52–53
US Information Agency, work at, 51
at USC, 46–50, 53–54
Warner Brothers and, 54–56, 73, 77, 82
writing, struggle with, 73–74
Lucas, George Walton Jr., Star Wars era
3-D versions of Star Wars, interest in, 375, 382
actors, difficulty with, 373
Artoo as favorite Star Wars character, 354
as Baron Papanoida, 343
biography, reaction to, 272–273
on “bringing balance to the Force,” 369n
on changing Star Wars movie-viewing order, 359
computer animation, preference for, 373
computer-generated imagery (CGI), fascination with, 309
Darth Vader, empathy with, 362n, 383
diabetes and, 194–195, 202
digital cameras, use of, 337
digital manipulation of films, 344–345
divorce from Marcia, 269, 274, 277
Episode I: The Phantom Menace, as vindication, 331–332
on Episodes VII–IX, 382
fame, attitude toward, 259
fan stories, standards for, 186
with fans at Coronet Theater for Episode I, 325, 326
future, plans for, 194–195, 372, 375–376, 394
on fan generation gap, 357
interviews with, 14, 46, 61, 84, 111, 223, 301, 391–392, 399
Leia and Luke as siblings, decision about, 262
as mentor, 392
outer space missions, interest in, 399
in PBS documentary, 84
prequels, motivation for production of, 300
retirement from Star Wars, announcement of, 381–382
sale of Lucasfilm to Disney, 389–394
Star Wars, despair over, 152, 154–157
Star Wars contract with Twentieth Century Fox, 118–119
at Star Wars convention, 283–284
Star Wars Holiday Special, opinion of, 223
testimony before Congress, 314–315
See also names of specific films; Twentieth Century Fox
Lucas, George Walton Sr. (father), 16, 17–18, 20, 41, 42, 45, 109
Lucas, Jett (son), 31n, 140, 309, 388
Lucas, Katie (daughter), 343
Lucas, Marcia Griffin (first wife), 26, 51, 76, 77, 80, 82, 85, 91, 109, 150, 157, 174, 258, 269, 274–275, 311
Lucas, Wendy (sister), 13, 17, 18, 20, 42
Lucas Books, 338–339
Lucas Cultural Arts Museum, 402–405
Lucas Licensing, 37, 284, 288
LucasArts, 285, 348, 370, 383–384, 408
Lucasfilm Animation, 140
Lucasfilm Fan Club, 283, 330
Lucasfilm Ltd.
American Graffiti, earnings from, 109
copyright violations, 359
fanzines and, 186
incorporation of, 88
lawsuits, 37, 39n, 283
licensing by, 70, 202–203, 210, 233
problems in, 383–384
relationship with 501st Legion, 30, 34–35
sale of to Disney, 389–394
San Francisco headquarters of, 370–371
Lucasfilm Story Group, 409–410
Lynch, David, 264
MacGregor, Ewan, 66
Machete Order, 358
Maclean’s magazine, interview with Ghyslain Raza, 67
Mad Magazine, 21–22, 128, 135
Madsen, Dan, 185, 283, 330
Magazines, pulp, 4–6
The Making of “Return of the Jedi” (Rinzler), 229, 261
Mara Jade: By the Emperor’s Hand comic book, 317
Marginal Revolution blog, 131, 133
Marquand, Richard, 265, 267–269, 317
Mars, popular fascination with, 3–4, 11
Marshall, Frank, 388
Marvel Comics, 160, 280–281, 288, 385
Masters of the Universe media franchise, 279
Mattel, 279
Maul, Darth, 304–305, 317–318, 321, 350, 380
Mayer, Kevin, 390
Mayhew, Peter, 252, 255, 294n, 340, 401
Maysles, Albert, 79
McCaig, Ian, 317–318
McCallum, Rick, 299, 314, 319, 320, 326, 327, 332, 336, 354, 361, 373–374
McCarthy, Brian, 389
McCarthy, Patti, 18, 19
McClintock, Barbara, 277
McDiarmid, Ian, 281, 316, 318, 344
McDowell, Roddy, 213
McFarlane, Seth, 139–140
McGaw, Hugh, 62
McGovern, Terry, 80, 90
McGregor, Ewan, 318, 319, 334, 367
McKinney, Grant, 352
McOmie, Maggie, 78
McQuarrie, Ralph, 100–101, 119–120, 124, 143, 162, 172, 209, 221, 223, 230, 261, 409
Melies, Georges, 2n
Merchandise, Star Wars, 190–191, 199–203, 206, 241, 271, 280, 329–330
Metropolis (film), 46
Meyer, Gary, 162
Midi-chlorians, 58–59, 341, 364
Milennium Falcon, 148
Milius, John, 49–50, 79, 125, 211, 259
Miller, Craig, 186
Mitchell, Elvis, 331
Mitchell, Stephen, 59
Modesto Bee, interview of Lucas by, 14
Modesto Junior College, 43
Moebius (Jean Henri Gaston Giraud), 98
Mollo, John, 144, 149
Moore, Liz, 38
Moore, Ronald D., 374
Morgenstern, Joe, 306
Morrison, Temuera, 380
Morrow, Vic, 213
Mos Eisley, 116, 140, 159, 310, 312
Motti, Admiral, 407
Moyers, Bill, 18, 278, 402
Muir, Brian, 38–39, 175
Mulholland, Declan, 310
Murch, Walter, 49–50, 51, 54, 74, 76, 80, 91, 94, 299
Murdoch, Rupert, 309
Muren, Denis, 298, 309, 315
Naboo, 303, 345
Napper, AJ, 325
NASA, 400–402
Neeson, Liam, 66, 318
Neil, Chris, 343
Neimodians, 306
Nelson, Gary, 213
Neuman, Alfred E., 22
Neumann, Anne, 198
The New Gods comics, 110
A New Hope. See Episode IV: A New Hope
New Jedi Order, 293–294, 338
Newman, Alfred, 165
Newman, Kyle, 355–356, 364
Newsweek, profile of Lucas, 84
Nichols, Mike J., 359
Nimoy, Leonard, 218
Nixon, Richard M., 75n, 281
Novelizations, 47n, 159–162, 186, 209, 238, 272, 288–290, 293–295, 368
Nowlan, Philip, 7
Nussbaum, Joe, 136
Obama, Barack, 132, 141, 349, 400
O’Bannon, Dan, 97, 98, 214–215
O’Brien, Conan, 129n
Offee, Bariss, 380
Official Star Wars Fan Film Awards, 136
Ohnaka, Hondo, 379
Once Upon a Galaxy (Arnold), 243
O’Quinn, Kerry, 185, 258
Oswalt, Patton, 406
Oz, Frank, 241, 297
Padmé. See Amidala, Queen Padmé
Palpatine, 318, 333, 341, 343, 344
Papanoida, Baron, 343
Paramount Pictures, 260, 387
Parazynski, Scott, 401
Parisi, Frank, 323–324, 327
Park, Ray, 67, 321
Pegg, Simon, 356, 360
Pelosi, Nancy, 404
Pemberton, Nick, 36, 38
Penn, Arthur, 308–309
Peppard, George, 216
Pepsi, 329–330
Percy, Greg, 3
Perri, Dan, 167
The Phantom Edit (film), 359
The Phantom Menace. See Episode I: The Phantom Menace
Pickens, Slim, 213
Picker, David, 85, 89, 107
Pitching Lucas (film), 137
Pitfield, Bernadette, 36–37
Pixar, 384–385, 393
Plagueis, Darth, 343, 368
Planet of the Apes (film), 96–97
Pleasance, Donald, 78
Plinkett, Harry, 360–362, 364
Plummer, Christopher, 212
Plummer, John, 18, 20, 42, 43, 45
Pollock, Dale, 17, 18, 58, 60, 268–270, 272–274, 345
Pollock, Tom, 159, 286
Pope, Gustavus, 3
Porter, Jennifer, 59, 64, 204
Portman, Natalie, 318, 321, 343
The Power of Myth TV series, 279
Prequel grief, stages of, 357–369
A Princess of Mars (Burroughs), 4, 110
Prinze, Freddie Jr., 408
Prowse, Dave, 175–177, 227–229, 251, 252, 268
Pugh, Casey, 138
R2 Builders Club, 349, 350–351
R5-D4, 353
R2-D2 (Artoo Detoo), 91, 115, 120, 173, 175, 178, 179, 340, 349–354
Raboy, Mac, 11
Radioland Murders (film), 107n
The Rain People (film), 55, 73
Ramos, Vic, 145
Rancho Obi-Wan, 197–199
Raymond, Alex, 7–12, 25
Raza, Ghyslain, 67–69
Reagan, Ronald, 281–282
Rebel Legion, 34, 396
Red Letter Media, 360
Reed, Jamie, 63
Remix (Lessig), 360
Replica Prop Forum, 351
Return of the Jedi. See Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
Revenge of the Sith. See Episode III: Revenge of the Sith
Rice, Suzy, 167–168
Richie, Donald, 104
Riefenstahl, Leni, 108n
Rinzler, J. W., 229, 261
Robbins, Matthew, 52, 76, 94, 100, 111, 177, 259, 308
Robot Chicken TV show, 139–140, 223
Roddenberry, Gene, 86, 87, 156, 184, 284
Roddenberry, Gene Jr., 86
Rodrigues, Amy, 275
Rodrigues, Thomas, 269–270, 275
Roffman, Howard, 37, 135, 284, 288–289, 294, 377, 391
Rogen, Seth, 406
Rogers, Buck, 7, 8
Ronstadt, Linda, 277
Rontos, 312
Roos, Fred, 90, 145, 175
Rose, Charlie, 300, 301
RS Prop Masters, 39n
Rubio, Kevin, 136
Saber Project, 65
Sagan, Carl, 400
Sagan, Nick, 400
Salt Lake Comic-Con, 229
Salvatore, R. A., 294
San Diego Comic-Con, 71, 136, 161, 205, 206
San Francisco Chronicle, profile of Lucas in, 84
Sandberg, Sheryl, 404
Sanjuro (film), 106
Sansweet, Steve, 31, 197–199, 202–204, 330, 396
Scanlon, Paul, 193–194
Schafer, Jerry, 217
Schell, Maximilian, 213
Schiaparelli, Giovanni, 3
Schifman, Ed, 201
Schweikart, Rusty, 277
Science fiction
in literature, 2–9, 95
in movies, 10–11, 95–98
on TV, 23, 86–87, 97, 148, 220–222, 276, 378–380
Scorcese, Martin, 51, 93, 98, 99, 109
Scott, Ridley, 215, 216
Scrooge comic book, 22
Seigel, Shanti, 323–324
Seiniger Advertising, 167
Semple, Lorenzo, 219
Senreich, Matthew, 140
Shapiro, Shelly, 293–294
Shaw, Sebastian, 268, 345
Shawcross, Paul, 132
Shepperton Design Studios, 36–37
Shusett, Ronald, 214
Sidious, Darth, 303
Sifo-Dyas, 335, 368
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