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Follow That Bird (1985)
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Starring:
Directed By:
Ken Kwapis
George Lucas first directed the 1965 short student film ‘Look at Life.’ He was also the writer of the film. He went on to direct short films like ‘Herbie’ (1966), ‘Freiheit’ (1966), ‘1:42.08’ (1966), ‘Anyone Lived in a Pretty How Town’ (1967), ‘The Emperor’ (1967), ‘Electronic Labyrinth: THX 1138 4EB’ (1967), ‘6-18-67’ (1967), and ‘Filmmaker’ (1968). He made his feature-length directorial debut in the 1971 American social science fiction film ‘THX 1138.’ The film received a mixed critical response and failed to perform at the box office during its initial release. However, the film gained cult status in later years. In 1973, he wrote and directed the American coming-of-age comedy-drama film ‘American Graffiti’ produced by Francis Ford Coppola. The film received wide critical acclaim and was a phenomenal financial success, grossing over $140 million on a budget of $777,000. Lucas also received ‘Academy Award’ nominations for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay. He was again nominated for Best Director and Best Original Screenplay at the 50th Academy Awards for the 1977 American epic space opera film ‘Star Wars.’ The film opened to universal acclaim and was a massive commercial success, grossing over $775.8 million on a budget of $11 million. Star Wars is now widely regarded as one of the greatest films of all time. He next wrote films like ‘More American Graffiti’ (1979), ‘Kagemusha’ (1980), and ‘The Empire Strikes Back’ (1980).
In 1981, he wrote the American action-adventure film ‘Raiders of the Lost Ark’ directed by Steven Spielberg. The film opened to wide critical acclaim and grossed over $389.9 million on a $20 million budget. He next wrote films like ‘Return of the Jedi’ (1983), ‘Twice Upon a Time’ (1983), ‘Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom’ (1984), ‘Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters’ (1985), ‘Labyrinth’ (1986), ‘Howard the Duck’ (1986), ‘Willow’ (1988), ‘Tucker: The Man and His Dream’ (1988), ‘The Land Before Time’ (1988), ‘Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade’ (1989), and ‘Radioland Murders’ (1994). In 1999, he wrote and directed the American epic space opera film ‘Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace.’ Even though the film opened to a mixed reception, it performed exceptionally well at the box office and grossed over $1.027 billion on a $115 million budget. After directing ‘Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones’ (2002) and ‘Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith’ (2005), Lucas went on to write films like ‘Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull’ (2008), ‘Star Wars: The Clone Wars’ (2008), and ‘Red Tails’ (2012). He last wrote the 2015 American computer-animated jukebox musical fantasy film ‘Strange Magic’ directed by Gary Rydstrom. The film was a critical and commercial failure.
