History Creator / GeorgeLucas

TropeNamer for GeorgeLucasThrowback.

-->--'''GeorgeLucas'''

* ''{{Willow}}''

Lucas is still indisputably a pioneer in film technology and special effects, both in his own films and through IndustrialLightAndMagic. He's a strong advocate for [[HighDefinition digital filmmaking]], having shot the last two Star Wars prequels digitally (and turned RobertRodriguez onto the technology), and firmly believes that digital filmmaking will lead to an increase of independent productions (at a much lower cost than studio films, due to film reel development) and be surprise successes. He predicted this in the early 90's, well before the release of ''Film/{{District 9}}''.

Lucas was married to film editor Marcia Lucas (formerly Griffin) between 1969 and 1983. Marcia worked as an editor for ''A New Hope'' and ''Return of the Jedi'', participating in the production of all the three original trilogy movies. In a notable example of CreatorCouple, her main contribution to the original trilogy was to serve as TheHeart, balancing out Lucas' highly technical, visual-minded vision with an emphasis on character development, plot and emotional response - MarkHamill in particular has confirmed this. [[CreatorBreakdown Lucas' divorce from Marcia]], occurring at the same time as Spielberg's divorce from Amy Irving, is cited as a leading cause for the DarkerAndEdgier nature of ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheTempleOfDoom'', as well as the fate of the [[DevelopmentHell Prequel]] Trilogy. It also led to the sale of Creator/{{Pixar}} to Steve Jobs.

Has decided to retire and turned over Lucasfilm and the StarWars franchise to Walt Disney Studios.

Has decided to retire and turned over the StarWars franchise to Walt Disney Studios.

* AuthorAppeal: High-speed chase sequences.

* MerchandiseDriven: Part of what caused the BrokenBase is just how much George has licensed for his various properties, especially ''StarWars''. [[StarWarsExpandedUniverse Here's a brief overview]].

* {{Otaku}}: A major eiga otaku, for many different classic film genres, including jidaigeki. [[hottip:*: Notably, ''Star Wars''' "Jedi" are named after the Jidaigeki genre, hence their Samurai-like portrayal]]
* ReCut: There is precidence of filmmakers re-editing their movies after the original release long before Lucas became the poster-boy for it, including friends FrancisFordCoppola for ''ApocalypseNow'' and Creator/StevenSpielberg for ''CloseEncountersOfTheThirdKind''. SouthPark featured a joke that had Lucas remastering home movies.

* MerchandiseDriven: Part of what caused the BrokenBase is just how much George has licensed for his various properties, especially ''StarWars''. [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars_Expanded_Universe Here's a brief overview]].

Lucas was married to film editor Marcia Lucas (formerly Griffin) between 1969 and 1983. Marcia worked as an editor for ''A New Hope'' and ''Return of the Jedi'', participating in the production of all the three original trilogy movies. In a notable example of CreatorCouple, her main contribution to the original trilogy was to serve as TheHeart, balancing out Lucas' highly technical, visual-minded vision with an emphasis on character development, plot and emotional response - MarkHamill in particular has confirmed this. [[CreatorBreakdown Lucas' divorce from Marcia]], occurring at the same time as Spielberg's divorce from Amy Irving, is cited as a leading cause for the DarkerAndEdgier nature of ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheTempleOfDoom'', as well as the fate of the [[DevelopmentHell Prequel]] Trilogy. It also led to the sale of Creator/Pixar to SteveJobs

Lucas was married to film editor Marcia Lucas (formerly Griffin) between 1969 and 1983. Marcia worked as an editor for ''A New Hope'' and ''Return of the Jedi'', participating in the production of all the three original trilogy movies. In a notable example of CreatorCouple, her main contribution to the original trilogy was to serve as TheHeart, balancing out Lucas' highly technical, visual-minded vision with an emphasis on character development, plot and emotional response - MarkHamill in particular has confirmed this. [[CreatorBreakdown Lucas' divorce from Marcia]], occurring at the same time as Spielberg's divorce from Amy Irving, is cited as a leading cause for the DarkerAndEdgier nature of ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheTempleOfDoom'', as well as the fate of the [[DevelopmentHell Prequel]] Trilogy.

While not involved in the creative process, his name resonates in the videogame scene thanks to the videogame branch of his empire; '[=LucasFilms=] Games' -later renamed LucasArts- , which experienced a golden age in the 1990s and was responsible for creating many iconic AdventureGames and [[VideoGame/TieFighter Space]] SimulationGames often ranked among the best games ever.

* {{Otaku}}: A major eiga otaku, for many different classic film genres, including jidaigeki.

He's also infamous for writing cheesy dialogue - during the filming of ''A New Hope'', MarkHamill is alleged to have told him that "people don't talk like this!", HarrisonFord complained "you can type this shit, George, but you sure can't say it" and ''Empire'' co-writer Lawrence Kasdan recalled frequently saying "This is a terrible scene, I can't believe George wrote this" while reading Lucas' draft. Even Lucas [[SelfDeprecation called himself]] "the King of Wooden Dialogue".

[[caption-width-right:350:Lucas(left) with MarkHamill as Luke Skywalker.]]

[[caption-width-right:350:Lucas(left) with MarkHamill as Luke Skywalker. The good days were ahead. As well as the bad.]]

[[caption-width-right:350:Lucas(left) with MarkHamill as Luke Skywalker. The good old days.]]

[[caption-width-right:Lucas with Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker(right) The good old days.]]

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After ''American Graffiti'', George wanted to revive the old serials' spirit, and pitched two ideas: one based on the ''[[Film/FlashGordonSerial Flash Gordon]]'' and ''BuckRogers'' serials (''Franchise/StarWars''); and one based in the Republic serials with an AdventurerArchaeologist (the ''Franchise/IndianaJones'' series, produced by Lucas and directed by his friend StevenSpielberg).

George is infamous for his iron-fisted grip on the ''Star Wars'' franchise. This may be from Warner Bros.'s ExecutiveMeddling in ''THX-1138'' to cut it down and reduce its marketing budget. Many fans blame the perceived faults of the series on Lucas's refusal to accept creative input from others; in other words, he's considered a great producer when he simply oversees his staff developing his general ideas such as LawrenceKasdan who did script rewrites, but now a terrible director and writer when he tries to do that himself.

He's also infamous for writing cheesy dialogue - during the filming of ''A New Hope'', MarkHamill is alleged to have told him that "people don't talk like this!", HarrisonFord complained "you can type this shit, George, but you sure can't say it" and ''Empire'' co-writer Lawrence Kasdan recalled frequently saying "This is a terrible scene, I can't believe George wrote this" while reading Lucas' draft. Even Lucas [[SelfDeprecation called himself]] "the King of Wooden Dialogue".

Lucas was married to film editor Marcia Lucas (formerly Griffin) between 1969 and 1983. Marcia worked as an editor for ''A New Hope'' and ''Return of the Jedi'', participating in the production of all the three original trilogy movies. In a notable example of CreatorCouple, her main contribution to the original trilogy was to serve as TheHeart, balancing out Lucas' highly technical, visual-minded vision with an emphasis on character development, plot and emotional response - MarkHamill in particular has confirmed this. [[CreatorBreakdown Lucas' divorce from Marcia]], occurring at the same time as Spielberg's divorce from Amy Irving, is cited as a leading cause for the DarkerAndEdgier nature of ''Film/IndianaJonesAndTheTempleOfDoom'', as well as the fate of the [[DevelopmentHell Prequel]] Trilogy.

* ReCut: There is precidence of filmmakers re-editing their movies after the original release long before Lucas became the poster-boy for it, including friends FrancisFordCoppola for ''ApocalypseNow'' and StevenSpielberg for ''CloseEncountersOfTheThirdKind''. SouthPark featured a joke that had Lucas remastering home movies.
* RetCon: Has been accused of this with the SpecialEdition and prequels to ''StarWars''.

* SpecialEdition: TropeNamer and, with StevenSpielberg, the co-TropeCodifier.

* TechnicianVersusPerformer: Technician, in contrast with StevenSpielberg, who is a performer.
* TrollingCreator: One possible interpretation of his more recent behavior. Then again, if ''you'' had a fanbase [[{{UnpleasableFanbase}} like that]], you would too.

George is infamous for his iron-fisted grip on the ''Star Wars'' franchise. This may be from Warner Bros.'s ExecutiveMeddling in ''THX-1138'' to cut it down and reduce its marketing budget. Many fans blame the perceived faults of the series on Lucas's refusal to accept creative input from others; in other words, he's considered a great producer when he simply oversees his staff developing his general ideas such as LaurenceKasdan who did script rewrites, but now a terrible director and writer when he tries to do that himself.

Lucas was married to film editor Marcia Lucas (formerly Griffin) between 1969 and 1983. Marcia worked as an editor for ''A New Hope'' and ''Return of the Jedi'', participating in the production of all the three original trilogy movies. In a notable example of CreatorCouple, her main contribution to the original trilogy was to serve as TheHeart, balancing out Lucas' highly technical, visual-minded vision with an emphasis on character development, plot and emotional response - MarkHamill in particular has confirmed this. [[CreatorBreakdown Lucas' divorce from Marcia]], occurring at the same time as Spielberg's divorce from Amy Irving, is cited as a leading cause for the DarkerAndEdgier nature of ''IndianaJonesAndTheTempleOfDoom'', as well as the fate of the [[DevelopmentHell Prequel]] Trilogy.

Lucas was married to film editor Marcia Lucas (formerly Griffin) between 1969 and 1983. Marcia worked as an editor for ''A New Hope'' and ''Return of the Jedi'', participating in the production of all the three original trilogy movies. In a notable example of CreatorCouple, her main contribution to the original trilogy was to serve as TheHeart, balancing out Lucas' highly technical, visual-minded vision with an emphasis on character development, plot and emotional response - MarkHamill in particular has confirmed this. [[CreatorBreakdown Lucas' divorce from Marcia]], occuring at the same time as Spielberg's divorce from Amy Irving, is cited as a leading cause of the fates of the [[DevelopmentHell Prequel]] Trilogy.