Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy (2004) Direct-to-Video
This documentary chronicles the making of the original Star Wars trilogy from start to finish... (imdb)
Cast and Information
Directed By: Kevin Burns, Edith Becker
Written By: Ed Singer
Starring: James Earl Jones, Mark Hamill, George Lucas, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Anthony Daniels, Jimmy Carter, Kenny Baker, Ben Burtt, Robert Clotworthy, Leo Braudy, Jim Bloom
Genre: Documentary
Franchise: Star Wars
Country: USA
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Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy belongs to 10 collections
1. Female Directors (public: moderated by djross - 86 stars)
2. Movies about movies (public: moderated by Pickpocket - 30 stars)
3. Documentaries about movies (public: moderated by djross - 19 stars)
4. Making Of (public: moderated by Moribunny - 10 stars)
5. Star Wars (public: moderated by td888 - 9 stars)
6. Filmmaking (public: moderated by Dorkovsky - 9 stars)
7. Best of criticker: TV (public: moderated by avgcrtckr - 6 stars)
8. Disney+ (public: moderated by saudade - 5 stars)
9. Directed collaboratively (public: moderated by djross - 3 stars)
10. Documentaries about science fiction (public: moderated by djross)
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| Apr 26 |  |
adrenaline | 60 47% |
| Feb 04 |  |
WilzyMikey | 64 53% |
| Jan 20 |  |
overrated | 59 60% |
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Needed more anecdotes like the one about Brian de Palma talking massive amounts of shit about Star Wars to Lucas' face after the initial screening, as well as encompassing the prequels (which would double the length, but it's like poetry, it rhymes).
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| Sep 22, 2021 |  |
IMDBv2 | 83 95% |
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| Aug 02, 2021 | CAPPLIES | 6 68% |
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WarrenWho | 80 79% |
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oguzhnakkaya | 80 77% |
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RTAudience | 90 89% |
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KasperL | 70 65% |
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It's well-paced, and I found the interviews enjoyable.
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| Sep 30, 2020 | Sebolains | 60 0% |
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PLYGNfiction | 80 87% |
| Jun 13, 2020 | D Lightman | 76 88% |
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thanoss99 | 85 78% |
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TheShiznit | 70 94% |
| Mar 14, 2020 | marcocev | 70 61% |
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| Jan 17, 2020 | iwalke | 6 38% |
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| Nov 29, 2019 |  |
tatabaanee | 85 81% |
| Nov 18, 2019 |  |
beard_metals | 70 74% |
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Obviously told through George Lucas' prospective. Carrie Fisher is a delightful interviewee who doesn't take it seriously at all.
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| Oct 27, 2018 | Warden | 60 49% |
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| Oct 05, 2018 | Zalgoz | 90 96% |
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mr_rob | 86 85% |
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JurijFedorov | 75 80% |
| Jan 14, 2018 | henrybr | 70 21% |
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| Jan 04, 2018 | mwestcott | 100 95% |
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Empire of Dreams is one of the most comprehensive and honest accounts of the making of a cultural phenomenon. It may be long and heavy on the detail. The presentation is so magnetic that you'll hardly realize that 2 and a half hours have gone by.
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| Jan 02, 2018 | rafalko6 | 80 74% |
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aguirrocz | 77 74% |
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omeraksy | 75 70% |
| Oct 16, 2017 | ronen2 | 78 83% |
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| Sep 26, 2017 | Mdlcr | 80 71% |
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addeh | 70 63% |
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| Apr 02, 2016 | KappaCritic | 86 46% |
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Prophet92 | 80 61% |
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NunMak | 72 72% |
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BeeDub | 92 83% |
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Before the dark times. Before the prequels.
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| Oct 15, 2015 | XellosPY | 70 69% |
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| Aug 05, 2015 | AveCeasar | 92 85% |
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Limdebois | 70 68% |
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Ocelot | 70 73% |
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The story is fascinating, though fans have probably heard a lot of it before. It's very clearly funded by Lucas, though, and I'd have appreciated a more candid approach. Lol @ the end, too. "You know, it's ironic, that Star Wars kind of made me what I hate. But whatever!"
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| May 18, 2011 | Jonno Vogt | 85 82% |
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| Mar 24, 2011 |  |
hellboy76 | 73 89% |
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Some decent information on Star Wars so if you're a fan, you should like it.
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| Feb 07, 2011 | cagatay04 | 100 83% |
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| Jan 11, 2011 | zombieman | 77 70% |
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| Nov 01, 2010 |  |
Charlie | 80 81% |
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td888 | 90 95% |
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EbelC | 70 72% |
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Bmunise | 93 54% |
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Decent enough behind the scenes shlock, but it falls flat as criticising Lucas's directorial views and its failures made apparent with the prequel trilogy.
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| Aug 19, 2009 | daf30c | 1 1% |
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| Aug 11, 2009 |  |
Derekstar | 20 6% |
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Someone else said that this is like a giant infomercial. I agree. I did learn a thing or two, but that's hardly redeeming. This could have been made in an interesting way, and it was not.
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| Jul 31, 2009 | Hailey | 80 55% |
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JimmyLeresky | 80 79% |
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rettelo | 84 79% |
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Ytadel | 6 69% |
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A fairly well-made and entertaining documentary packed full of neat trivia and behind-the-scenes info, although it is an "official" venture, so it can be a little bloodless, and definitely don't expect the real interesting dirt.
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| Jun 07, 2009 |  |
Stain | 80 68% |
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Any movie nerd of my generation has heard and heard about this story, and this documentary plays like a giant infomercial besides. It's still fun
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| Jun 02, 2009 |  |
Mihon | 95 97% |
| May 26, 2009 | kav2001c | 70 84% |
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aarona1c | 100 97% |
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Solid telling of the Star Wars saga's backstory.
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| Feb 23, 2009 | caffe | 64 56% |
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| Feb 12, 2009 | lomzus | 80 86% |
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| Feb 11, 2009 |  |
caocao | 72 70% |
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This is called 'Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy'. Logic dictates you must watch.
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| Feb 07, 2009 |  |
bellamyr | 82 67% |
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As a documentary this is a great insight into the Star Wars universe. If you love Star Wars this is a must, if you're not too keen on the films there is still enough here to find interesting on a technical level as well as some pretty honest insights into the world of film making. Worth watching
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| Dec 22, 2008 | drslacker | 80 90% |
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| Dec 12, 2008 | norbasha | 90 85% |
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| Nov 19, 2008 | spooker8 | 56 7% |
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| Oct 09, 2008 | Dancon7 | 88 93% |
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| Sep 30, 2008 |  |
Nathan S | 3 46% |
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If you like Star Wars check this out.
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| Aug 02, 2008 |  |
BillyShears | 75 65% |
| Jun 25, 2008 | shyfidelity | 90 90% |
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| Jun 23, 2008 |  |
GVH | 80 78% |
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drumnd | 87 85% |
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Farzan | 84 81% |
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Wow, 2 and a half hours of star wars shit. But i love star wars. shit.
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unne | 85 87% |
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hellsditch | 82 73% |
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supergloo | 8 56% |
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KungFuDolly | 8 76% |
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Filligan | 89 75% |
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For Christ's sake! It's a documentary on Star Wars! You can't NOT like this. You'll go to hell if you do. Check your Bible.
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| Average Percentile 70.48% from 183 Ratings |  |