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How Star Wars Conquered the Universe: The Past, Present, and Future of a Multibillion Dollar Franchise

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by Taylor, Chris


  Silent Running (film), 99, 100

  Skager, Mona, 74

  “Skylark of Space” (Smith), 6

  Skywalker, Anakin, 61, 206, 228, 237–238, 267, 301–302, 304–305, 335, 341, 343, 344, 367–369

  Skywalker, Luke, 31, 58, 105, 112–113, 151, 155, 160, 161, 179–180, 224, 228–232, 235–237, 243, 248, 262–264, 266–268, 270, 280, 286–287, 291–293, 367

  Skywalker Ranch, 22, 238–239, 260, 272, 275, 299, 374, 402

  Skywalker Sound, 393

  Skywalker Vineyards, 15

  Skywalking (Pollock), 272

  Slavicsek, Bill, 285

  Sloan, Mel, 45

  Smith, Bud, 211

  Smith, Charlie Martin, 91

  Smith, E. E. “Doc,” 6–7, 110

  Smith, Kevin, 133

  Snootles, Sy, 317

  Society for Creative Anachronism, 30n

  Solo, Han, 58, 116, 117, 118, 124, 181, 186, 187, 223, 235, 246, 262, 288, 293–294, 310, 312–313, 361

  South Korea, Star Wars fans in, 398

  Soylent Green (film), 110

  Space: 1999 TV show, 148

  Space fantasy and space fiction, defined, 1–2

  Space opera, early use of term, 9n

  Space Opera (Aldiss), 9n

  Space Soldiers TV show, 25

  Spaceballs (film), 136

  Spaced TV show, 356

  Spiegelman, Art, 191

  Spielberg, Steven, 53, 93, 100, 137, 154, 170, 191–192, 213, 234, 244, 258, 260, 264, 298, 315, 344, 388

  Splinter of the Mind’s Eye (Foster), 287

  Stamp, Terence, 321

  Stanfill, Dennis, 156

  Star Dancing. See Home Free

  Star Tours Disney ride, 279, 386, 397–398

  Star Trek: The Motion Picture, 218, 260, 356, 400

  Star Trek TV show, 86–87, 184–186, 400

  Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker (Foster), 161, 209

  Star Wars 1313 game, 373, 383, 408

  Star Wars Celebrations, 35, 330, 345, 350, 352, 354, 397, 409

  Star Wars Corporation, 109, 156, 192, 387

  Star Wars Detours (film), 140–141

  Star Wars Encyclopedia (Sansweet et al.), 197

  Star Wars Episodes IV, V, and VI (DVD), 344

  Star Wars Holiday Special TV show, 222–226, 325

  “Star Wars” Insider magazine, 330, 336, 380, 391

  “Star Wars Kid” video, 68

  Star Wars (later Episode IV: A New Hope)

  action figures, 200–201, 205–206, 241, 280

  birth of, 85

  Buddhism and, 61

  casting, 145–147

  changes in through the years, 315–316

  Christianity and, 60–61

  as collaborative effort, 142–143

  concept paintings, 119–120

  “despecialized editions” of, 316

  drafts of, 111–119, 121–126, 142, 150–151

  drug culture and, 184

  fanfare, Twentieth Century Fox, 165–166

  fast pace of, 178

  fiction fanzines, 186

  girls, appeal to, 203n, 377, 380, 397

  as global phenomenon, 397–398

  humor in, 128–129

  imitators of, 211–219

  London, filming in, 144, 152–153

  merchandise, 190–191, 199–203, 241

  novelization of, 159–162, 181, 209, 288–290, 293–295

  on-screen logo, 167

  opening crawl, 166, 169–171

  opening credits, absence of, 171

  outline of, 102–103, 105–106

  props and sets for, 149–150

  release of, 182–183

  repeat viewers of, 183

  review of San Francisco opening, 164

  sound mixing, 155–156

  Special Edition of, 309–314, 317

  special effects production difficulties, 147–149, 155

  synopsis of, 121

  theme music, 168–169

  Tunisia, filming in, 150

  TV show concept, 221

  underground cabal of Charles Lippincott, 158–162, 183

  See also fans, StarsWars; Twentieth Century Fox

  Star Wars missile defense system (Strategic Defense Initiative), 281–282

  Star Wars Rebels TV show, 408, 409

  Star Wars role-playing games, 285, 383–384

  Star Wars TV shows, 372–375, 378–380

  Star Wars Uncut (film), 138

  Star Wars Underworld TV show, 373

  Starburst magazine, 249

  Starkiller, Annikin, 111–115

  Starkiller, Deak, 111–112, 115–117, 120, 121

  Starkiller, Kane, 111–113, 122

  Starkiller, Luke, 116–118, 121, 122, 151

  Starlog magazine, 46, 185, 210, 223, 229n, 258, 283, 399

  The Stars My Destination (Bester), 99

  Steeples, Oliver, 354n

  Stelling, Suzy, 34

  Stewart, Jon, 129, 357, 382, 399

  Stewjon, 129

  Stoklasa, Mike, 360–362

  Stone, Oliver, 308

  Stormtroopers, 28–32, 34, 115, 120, 129–130

  Stover, Matthew Woodring, 368

  Stradley, Randy, 294

  Stranger in a Strange Land (Heinlein), 95

  Sugarland Express (film), 100

  Sullivan, Jack, 138

  Summer, Edward, 22–24, 95, 98, 99, 157, 193, 241

  Superman comics, 9, 20–21

  Superman (film), 213

  Supersnipe Art Gallery, 157

  Supersnipe Comic Euphorium, 22, 98, 157

  Survivor’s Quest (Zahn), 31

  Tales of Power (Castaneda), 123

  Tales of the Jedi comic, 318

  Tanen, Ned, 89, 91, 103, 107

  Tano, Ahsoka, 377–378, 380

  Tantive IV, 172, 173, 178

  Tarkin, Grand Moff, 123, 366

  Tartakovsky, Genndy, 375

  Tatooine, 14–15, 151, 304

  “Tatooine” (Kepler 16(AB)-b), 402

  Tauntauns, 247, 248, 297

  Taylor, Chris, as Boba Fett, 255–257

  Taylor, James Arnold, 197, 208, 378

  Teller, Edward, 282

  Templeton, Mary Ann, 13

  Terminator 2 (film), 298

  Thomas, Roy, 160

  Thoris, Dejah, 5, 15

  Thrawn, Grand Admiral, 291, 292

  The Three Musketeers (film), 108

  Threepio. See C-3PO

  THX, theater sound company, 338

  THX 1138 (film), 1, 20, 52, 57, 73–82, 85, 104, 214n, 344

  TIE fighters, 118

  Time magazine, interview with Lucas, 52–53, 61

  Tippett, Phil, 155, 247, 312

  Titanic (film), 306–307, 317n

  Titleman, Carol, 238

  TK-421, 29n

  Tolkien, J. R. R., 123

  Tommy Tomorrow of the Planeteers, 21

  Tora! Tora! Tora! (film), 16

  Toshiro Mifune, 146

  Towersey, Lee, 354n

  Toys “R” Us, 329

  Trade Federation, 300–301, 303, 306

  Travers, Peter, 331

  Travis, 325, 326

  A Trip to Mars (film), 2n

  A Trip to the Moon (film), 2n

  Triumph of the Will (film), 108n

  Tron (film), 217–218

  Troops (film), 136

  Trumball, Douglas, 93, 99, 122

  Tucker, Larry, 95

  Turkey, Star Wars movies in, 395–397

  Turner, Ted, 315

  Twentieth Century Fox, 97, 107, 113, 118–119, 154, 156–158, 159, 183–184, 189–190, 209–210, 221–222, 242, 259, 313–314

  Tyranus, Darth, 334

  Tyson, Neil deGrasse, 400

  Ultimate Guide to Star Wars Action Figures (Sansweet), 197

  United Artists (UA), 85, 86, 89, 106, 107, 213

  Universal Studios, 89, 99, 100, 103, 106, 107, 108, 214n, 221–222
/>   Used universe, concept of, 149, 213, 351, 368, 378

  Utapau, 303, 304

  Vader, Darth, 32–33, 58, 113, 115, 118, 120, 123, 137–138, 149–150, 175–178, 205–206, 209, 231–232, 235–238, 248–249, 267–268, 270, 287, 302, 340, 342–345, 350, 358, 407

  Vader, Gary Rex, 17

  The Vader Sessions (film), 137n

  Vader’s Little Princess (Brown), 138

  Vaughn, Robert, 216

  Vector Prime (Salvatore), 294

  Verne, Jules, 2

  Vietnam, 87–88, 125

  Vilanch, Bruce, 224

  Wall-E (film), 378

  Walter, Richard, 88

  War of the Worlds (Wells), 3, 26

  Ward, Jim, 383

  Warner Brothers, 73, 77, 82, 213, 214n, 377

  Warren, Bill, 229n

  Wasserman, John, 164

  Watto, 305–306

  Weber, Charles, 233, 260

  Wedge Antilles, 318

  Weintraub, Fred, 165

  Welch, Ken, 224

  Welch, Mitzi, 224

  Welles, Orson, 98

  Wells, H. G., 2, 3, 26

  West End Games, 285

  Wexler, Haskell, 45, 79, 90

  “What If Episode I Were Good?” video, 363–364

  “What If Episode II Were Good?” video, 363

  Why Man Creates (film), 55

  Wiese, Michael, 134

  Williams, Billy Dee, 243, 252–253

  Williams, John, 168, 213, 317, 329, 377, 406

  Williams, Robin, 325

  Willow (film), 285, 298

  Wilson, Lucy Autrey, 88, 289

  Windu, Mace, 341, 344, 375

  Winfrey, Oprah, 43

  Wolfman Jack, 90

  Wood, Matthew, 345, 406

  Wookey, Bill, 80–81

  Wookieepedia, 70, 339

  Wookiees, 81, 91, 124, 133–134, 145, 222–225, 231

  World War II, 15–16

  Yoda, 58, 123, 232, 234, 236, 238, 240–241, 262, 263, 266, 267, 305, 333, 338, 360, 363, 369, 380, 408

  Yojimbo (film), 106

  Young, Bryan, 229, 365–368

  Young, Maggie, 202

  Young, Neil, 233

  Young Indiana Jones TV series, 298–299

  Young Sherlock Holmes (film), 297–298

  YouTube, 137

  Yves Saint Laurent, 329

  Zaentz, Saul, 83

  Zahn, Timothy, 31, 173, 289–292, 338, 364, 410

  Zelazny, Roger, 217

  Zemeckis, Robert, 98

 

 

 


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