George Lucas in Love
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| Directed by | Joe Nussbaum |
| Produced by | Joseph Levy |
| Written by | Joe Nussbaum Timothy Dowling Daniel Shere |
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Martin Hynes Lisa Jakub |
| Music by | Deborah Lurie |
| Distributed by | MediaTrip.com |
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8 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
George Lucas in Love is an independent, live action, parodical short film that started attracting notice in June 1999 when it was passed around Hollywood offices as a filmmaker's "calling card". The film, which is a parody of Shakespeare in Love, was directed by Joe Nussbaum, a University of Southern California graduate.
In the film, George Lucas is a USC college student in 1967, and he's suffering from writer's block as he tries to write a movie about a young space farmer with a bad crop of "space wheat". Everywhere he goes, viewers see classmates and teachers that either resemble, or will influence the creation of, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Darth Vader, Han Solo, Chewbacca, Jabba the Hutt, R2-D2, and C-3PO. Lucas is surrounded by inspiration, but he sees nothing. Not even his advisor, who looks and speaks suspiciously like Yoda, is able to help him.
Eventually, young Lucas meets his muse, a young woman (with a very unusual hairdo) named Marion who is "kind of leading a student rebellion". After they meet, everything falls into place for Lucas, as she urges him to "write what you know". His writer's block dissipates and he quickly finishes his masterpiece. However, his shot at romance with the girl is blown when he discovers she's his sister.
In a post-credits scene, Lucas gets a new idea when his neighbor introduces Lucas to his new pet, a duck named Howard.
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