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

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2004
2h 31m

IMDb RATING

8.2/10

5.4K

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George Lucas and Mark Hamill in Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy (2004)

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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.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.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.

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IMDb RATING

8.2/10

5.4K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
- 1 win & 1 nomination total

Trivia
David Prowse, who portrayed Darth Vader physically in most scenes of the original Star Wars trilogy, was not interviewed for this documentary, and is only briefly featured through archive footage. This was due to his strained relationship with Lucasfilm and George Lucas in particular (due to an incident for which the actor was unfairly blamed as a result of a miscommunication), which also led to Prowse subsequently being banned from attending official Star Wars fan conventions.

Goofs
During a segment on merchandising for the original Star Wars, pictures of Princess Leia dolls wearing 'space fashions' are shown. However, this clothing line never made it into production.

Quotes
Harrison Ford: I think George likes people, I think George is a warm-hearted person, but... he's a little impatient with the process of acting, of finding something. He thinks that something's there. "It's right there, I wrote it down. Do that". You know, sometimes you can't just "do that" and make it work.

Crazy credits
After the credits there is a final outake of General Dodonna (Alex McCrindle) saying "and may the force go with you".

Alternate versions
The Disney+ version updated shots of the Obi-Wan vs. Darth Vader duel to reflect the improvements made to the 4K version released in 2019.

Connections
Featured in Revenge of the Sith Review (2010)

Soundtracks
Cantina Band
(uncredited)
Composed by John Williams

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Review

Featured review

8/10

Positive retrospect

A very positive and inspiring documentary that shows the succes of George Lucas. It's really enjoyable and shows fascinating behind the scenes tid bits that you mightve missed. It gives a great general view of almost everyone involved in the original trilogy, actors, directors, visual designers, sound...etc.

The editing of the whole doc does sometimes get a bit repetitive.