TY - BOOK AU - Jones,Brian Jay TI - George Lucas: a life SN - 0316257443 AV - PN1998.3.L835 J66 2016 U1 - 791.4302/33092B 23 PY - 2016///] CY - New York PB - Little, Brown and Company KW - Lucas, George, KW - Motion picture producers and directors KW - United States KW - Biography KW - fast N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 479-530), filmography, and index; Prologue: Out of control, March 1976 -- Part I: Hope, 1944-1973 -- Scrawny little devil, 1944-1962 -- Geeks and nerds, 1962-1966 -- The right horse, 1967 -- Radicals and hippies, 1967-1971 -- American graffiti, 1971-1973 -- Part II: Empire, 1973-1983 -- Bleeding on the page, 1973-1976 -- "I have a bad feeling about this", 1976-1977 -- Striking back, 1977-1979 -- Darkening skies, 1979-1983 -- Part III: Return, 1983-2016 -- Empty flash, 1983-1994 -- A digital universe, 1994-1999 -- Cynical optimism, 1999-2005 -- Letting go, 2005-2016 N2 - May 25, 1977. A problem-plagued independent science-fiction film opened in a handful of movie theaters-- and became one of the biggest box-office-smashing movie franchises of all time. Lucas went on to develop the Indiana Jones series, and then transformed the worlds of special effects and movie sound. His entire career has been stimulated by innovators-- and Jones provides a behind-the-scenes look at the man who is as unmatched as his unforgettable characters ER -