George Lucas in Love (1999)

Posted on by Mark Cole

Ever wonder how George Lucas dreamed up Star Wars?

Well, I’m reasonably sure that this film doesn’t have the answer, but what we have instead is a wonderfully witty little short which dares to present its own warped vision of George’s attempts to write the original Star Wars script back in 1967, mixed with his romance with the girl with the familiar hairstyle – and a lot of knowing winks at the original trilogy of films.

Even better, it leaves us with a stunning and unexpected (if somewhat familiar) ending – and a last, post-credits snippet that hints at the less glamorous moments in George’s career.

Truly marvelous.  And all packed into seven minutes.

So stop making excuses and watch it!

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Mark Cole hates writing bios. Despite many efforts he has never written one he likes, perhaps because there are many other things he'd rather be writing. He writes from Warren, Pennsylvania, where he has managed to avoid writing about himself for both newspaper and magazine articles. His musings on Science Fiction have appeared in Clarkesworld and at IROSF.com, while his most recent story, "Finale" appeared in Daily Science Fiction.