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"Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy" quotes

Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy poster
An in-depth making of documentary about the original Star Wars trilogy, covering the productions of the three films and their impact on popular culture.

Director: Edith Becker, Kevin Burns
Writer: Ed Singer
Production: N/A
Genre: documentary, history, sci-fi
Year: 2004
MetaScore: N/A/100
ImdbRating: 8.3
BoxOffice: N/A
Released: 20 Sep 2004
Awards: Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win.

48 video clips

Self - 'luke Skywalker'SelfNarratorAlan Ladd Jr. - Former Studio Chief, 20th Century FoxHimself - Stunt Coordinator
I think George likes people - Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy 00:28 I think George likes people You're not really famous until you're a Pez dispenser - Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy 00:06 You're not really famous until you're a Pez... The things that stick in my mind that made me laugh were like - Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy 00:28 The things that stick in my mind that made me laugh were... It was a princess with her hair in weird buns on the side - Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy 00:14 It was a princess with her hair in weird buns on the side That was really early on in the shoot - Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy 00:17 That was really early on in the shoot We signed away our likeness - Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy 00:10 We signed away our likeness For the part of Chewbacca Han Solo's towering Wookiee copilot - Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy 00:55 For the part of Chewbacca Han Solo's towering Wookiee... Fear is their greatest defense - Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy 00:22 Fear is their greatest defense George was enormously farsighted and the studio wasn't - Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy 00:10 George was enormously farsighted and the studio wasn't That was like a real leap - Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy 00:26 That was like a real leap I was there for a while and thinking well nearly time to go I guess - Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy 00:52 I was there for a while and thinking well nearly time to go... George had hired David Prowse - Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy 00:35 George had hired David Prowse I think we were like two weeks over schedule - Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy 00:33 I think we were like two weeks over schedule I wound up winning the Academy Award for Star Wars - Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy 00:11 I wound up winning the Academy Award for Star Wars So it takes a long time I spent probably six or seven months casting Star Wars - Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy 00:21 So it takes a long time I spent probably six or seven months... For the pivotal role of Luke - Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy 00:31 For the pivotal role of Luke The role of Han Solo needed someone older - Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy 01:03 The role of Han Solo needed someone older The character of Darth Vader demanded someone of commanding physical stature - Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy 00:42 The character of Darth Vader demanded someone of commanding... As the actors and crew began to grumble about the adverse conditions - Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy 00:39 As the actors and crew began to grumble about the adverse... Lucas meanwhile - Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy 01:06 Lucas meanwhile George never talked - Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy 01:00 George never talked We were in shock I felt like we were blasted in the back of our seats - Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy 00:08 We were in shock I felt like we were blasted in the back of... Fearing Star Wars would get crushed by other summer movies - Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy 00:25 Fearing Star Wars would get crushed by other summer movies Timing is everything in art - Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy 00:35 Timing is everything in art He can make exactly the movie that he wants to make - Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy 00:06 He can make exactly the movie that he wants to make Just one day into filming - Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy 00:23 Just one day into filming That old man's mad - Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy 00:10 That old man's mad I felt like this - Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy 00:17 I felt like this I remember Stuart was under the gun - Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy 00:35 I remember Stuart was under the gun Well what was so clear was what the idea was of the character relationships - Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy 00:17 Well what was so clear was what the idea was of the... That to him was really inappropriate humor at the time - Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy 00:24 That to him was really inappropriate humor at the time Start tearing this ship apart piece by piece - Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy 00:45 Start tearing this ship apart piece by piece I lit up when I found out - Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy 00:21 I lit up when I found out I kept going on the phone to their production department - Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy 00:19 I kept going on the phone to their production department The final scenes were filmed at breakneck speed - Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy 00:18 The final scenes were filmed at breakneck speed We did go over at the end - Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy 00:23 We did go over at the end Already anxious about meeting his deadline - Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy 00:24 Already anxious about meeting his deadline With no chance of being ready by Christmas - Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy 00:28 With no chance of being ready by Christmas They had spent half their budget - Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy 00:30 They had spent half their budget When word of the various postproduction problems - Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy 00:11 When word of the various postproduction problems We released it I think in 37 theaters initially - Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy 00:10 We released it I think in 37 theaters initially With preproduction gaining momentum - Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy 00:26 With preproduction gaining momentum In casting the male leads Luke Starkiller and Han Solo - Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy 00:20 In casting the male leads Luke Starkiller and Han Solo With temperatures topping 100 degrees by midmorning - Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy 00:42 With temperatures topping 100 degrees by midmorning But working at Elstree Studios - Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy 00:39 But working at Elstree Studios George didn't really like being in London - Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy 00:46 George didn't really like being in London Lucas also became frustrated - Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy 00:20 Lucas also became frustrated I got one outfit for the first movie - Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy 00:30 I got one outfit for the first movie

Cast

Narrator - Robert Clotworthy
Self - Journalist - Walter Cronkite
Self - Filmmaker - George Lucas
Self - Filmmaker - Steven Spielberg
Self - Director - Irvin Kershner
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