George Lucas
Directing
Born: May 14, 1944
From: Modesto, California, USA
Credits: 30 titles
Biography
George Walton Lucas Jr. (born May 14, 1944) is an American filmmaker and entrepreneur. Lucas is known for creating the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises and founding Lucasfilm, LucasArts and Industrial Light & Magic. He served as chairman of Lucasfilm before selling it to The Walt Disney Company in 2012. After graduating from the University of Southern California in 1967, Lucas co-founded American Zoetrope with filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola. Lucas wrote and directed THX 1138 (1971), based on his earlier student short Electronic Labyrinth: THX 1138 4EB, which was a critical success but a financial failure. His next work as a writer-director was the film American Graffiti (1973), inspired by his youth in early 1960s Modesto, California, and produced through the newly founded Lucasfilm. The film was critically and commercially successful, and received five Academy Award nominations including Best Picture. Lucas's next film, the epic space opera Star Wars (1977), had a troubled production but was a surprise hit, becoming the highest-grossing film at the time, winning six Academy Awards and sparking a cultural phenomenon. Lucas produced and co-wrote the sequels The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Return of the Jedi (1983). With director Steven Spielberg, he created, produced …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willow: Behind the Magic | Self (archive footage) (uncredited) | 2023 | 4.313 |
| Under the Helmet: The Legacy of Boba Fett | Self | 2021 | 6.878 |
| Milius | Self | 2013 | 7.083 |
| Close Up | Self (archive footage) | 2012 | 9.5 |
| Side by Side | Self | 2012 | 7.239 |
| Industrial Light & Magic: Creating the Impossible | Self | 2010 | 6.6 |
| Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist and Rebel | Self | 2009 | 6.0 |
| Heckler | Self | 2007 | 5.9 |
| Robot Chicken: Star Wars | Self (voice) | 2007 | 7.244 |
| Fog City Mavericks | Self | 2007 | 8.5 |
| The Sci-Fi Boys | Self | 2006 | 7.0 |
| Alien Planet | Self | 2005 | 7.167 |
| Star Wars: Within a Minute - The Making of Episode III | Self | 2005 | 7.111 |
| Ben-Hur: The Epic That Changed Cinema | Self | 2005 | 6.6 |
| Lucas, Coppola & Kurosawa | Self | 2005 | — |
| The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing | Self | 2004 | 7.015 |
| A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope | Self | 2004 | 7.571 |
| Films Are Not Released, They Escape | Self | 2002 | 6.0 |
| The Beginning: Making Episode I | Self | 2001 | 7.328 |
| Hollywood's Master of Myth: Joseph Campbell - The Force Behind Star Wars | Self | 1999 | — |
| Mythos Hollywood - Das Geheimnis des Erfolgs | Self | 1998 | 3.0 |
| Star Wars: The Magic & the Mystery | Self | 1997 | 8.0 |
| The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial' | Self | 1996 | 7.406 |
| Beverly Hills Cop III | Disappointed Man | 1994 | 5.874 |
| The Magical World of Chuck Jones | Self | 1992 | 8.0 |
| Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse | Self | 1991 | 7.912 |
| Here's Looking At You, Warner Bros. | Self | 1991 | 6.75 |
| Citizen Steve | Self - Filmmaker | 1987 | 6.0 |
| From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga | Self | 1983 | 7.371 |
| The Making of Star Wars | Self | 1977 | 7.039 |
| Known for | Directing |
| Credits | 30 |
| Born | 1944 |
| From | Modesto, California, USA |