George Lucas, constantly butting heads with studio execs and budget limitations: *makes star wars*

George Lucas, surrounded by yes men who are terrified to criticize him: [that clip where the lights come up after screening phantom menace and everyone looks like a witch showed them their own deaths]

March 17, 2026 - 03:40 UTC

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Giving credit where it's due, the most powerful factor reining him in on the original trilogy was his then-wife, Marcia (who won an Oscar for editing the original film).

They divorced after RotJ came out, so yes, by the time the prequel trilogy was made he was definitely surrounded by the yes-men.
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Also, from what I’ve read, Gary Kurtz.
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Oh wow I did not know that. It explains so much
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Let's not leave out Irvin Kershner directing episode V.

That man is chiefly responsible for the greatest SW movie ever made.

He took every limitation thrown at him and made it not only work but produced a masterpiece even recognized as such by non sw fans.
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Eh, tbf to Lucas he begged for others to direct his prequels
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He may have gone too far in some places.
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What has the ex-husband of the woman who made all the good Star Wars films got to do with anything??
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