George Lucas

Date of Birth: 14 May 1944
Country: USA
Biography: George Walton Lucas, Jr. (born May 14, 1944) is an American film producer, screenwriter, director and founder/chairman of Lucasfilm Ltd. He is best known for being the creator of the space opera franchise Star Wars and the archaeologist-adventurer character Indiana Jones. Today, Lucas is one of the American film industry's most financially successful independent directors/producers, with an estimated net worth of $3 billion as of 2010...(wikipedia)
Total Credits at Criticker: 41 (Actor), 13 (Director), 42 (Writer), 1 (Creator)
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Three years after the events of "Star Wars," Imperial forces continue to pursue the Rebels. After the Rebellion's defeat on the ice planet Hoth, Luke journeys to the planet Dagobah to train with Jedi Master Yoda, who has lived in hiding since the fall of the Republic. In an attempt to convert Luke to the dark side, Darth Vader lures young Skywalker into a trap in the Cloud City of Bespin. In the midst of a fierce lightsaber duel with the Sith Lord, Luke faces a startling revelation. (20th Century Fox)
Chapter 25 in the complete adventures of Indiana Jones has it all: the fedora, the bullwhip, the ophidiophobia (fear of snakes)! This time, Indy (Ford) is on a perilous hunt for the Holy Grail with none other than his cantankerous dad (Connery). Father and son have rarely seen eye to eye. But if the adventure they share can't bridge the generation gap, nothing can. (Paramount)
You're in for thrills as Indiana Jones (Ford) confronts snakes, Nazis and one astonishing cliffhanger after another -- all topped off by the discovery and opening of the mystical Ark of the Covenant. (Paramount)
Darth Vader and the Empire are building a new, indestructible Death Star. Meanwhile, Han Solo has been imprisoned, and Luke Skywalker has sent R2D2 and C3PO to try and free him. Princess Leia - disguised as a bounty hunter - and Chewbacca go along as well. The final battle takes place on the moon of Endor, with its natural inhabitants, the Ewoks, lending a hand to the rebels. Will Darth Vader and the dark side overcome the rebels and take over the universe ? (imdb)
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away... Princess Leia (Fisher) is held hostage by the evil Imperial forces in their effort to quell the rebellion against the Galactic Empire. Luke Skywalker (Hamill) and Captain Han Solo (Ford) team together with the lovable droid duo, R2-D2 and C-3PO, to rescue the beautiful princess and restore justice in the galaxy. (20th Century Fox)
When the evil Trade Federation plots to take over the peaceful planet of Naboo, Jedi warrior Qui-Gon Jinn and his apprentice Obi-Wan Kenobi embark on an amazing adventure to save the planet.
Anakin Skywalker shares a forbidden romance with Padmé Amidala while his teacher, Obi-Wan Kenobi, makes an investigation of a separatist assassination attempt on Padmé which leads to the discovery of a secret Republican clone army.
George Lucas adapted this, his first film, from a short he made at University. THX 1138, LUH 3417, and SEN 5241 attempt to escape from a futuristic society located beneath the surface of the Earth. The society has outlawed sex, with drugs used to control the people. THX 1138 stops taking the drugs, and gets LUH 3417 pregnant. They are both thrown in jail where they meet SEN 5241 and start to plan their escape. (imdb)
After three years of fighting in the Clone Wars, Anakin Skywalker concludes his journey towards the Dark Side of the Force, putting his friendship with Obi Wan Kenobi and his marriage at risk.
After arriving in India, Indiana Jones is asked by a desperate village to find a mystical stone. He agrees, and stumbles upon a secret cult plotting a terrible plan in the catacombs of an ancient palace (imdb)
A couple of high school grads spend one final night cruising the strip with their buddies before they go off to college. (imdb)
A reluctant dwarf must play a critical role in protecting a special baby from an evil queen. (imdb)
Captain EO (1986) - Short Film
Captain Eo and his rugged crew set out on a mission to deliver a special gift to a wicked queen who lives on a dark, desolate world. Getting there is half the fun, especially when the good captain starts boogying and the special effects start flying. (imdb)
In 1939, WBN, a 4th netwok is about to take to America's airwaves. As if the confusion of the premiere night wasn't enough, Penny Henderson, the owner's secretary, must deal with an unhappy sponsor, an overbearing boss and a soon-to-be ex-husband who desperately wants her back. (imdb)
Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure (1984) - TV Movie
The Towani family civilian shuttlecraft crashes on the forest moon of Endor. The four Towani's are separated. Jermitt and Catarine, the mother and father are captured by the giant Gorax, and Mace and Cindel, the son and daughter, are missing when they are captured... (imdb)
Ewoks: The Battle for Endor (1985) - TV Movie
The army of the Marauders, led by by King Terak and the witch Charal attack the Ewoks village. The parents and the brother of Cindel all die in this attack. Cindel and the Ewok Wicket escape and in a forrest they meet Teek a naughty and very fast animal. Teek takes them to a house in which a old man, Noa, lives. Like Cindel he also crashed with his Starcruiser on Endor. Together they fight Terak and Charal. (imdb)
College graduates deal with Vietnam and other issues of the late '60s. (imdb)
Famed archaeologist/adventurer Dr. Henry "Indiana" Jones is called back into action when he becomes entangled in a Soviet plot to uncover the secret behind mysterious artifacts known as the Crystal Skulls. (imdb)
When Professor Henry Jones Sr. is invited to give lectures all over the world in May 1908, he takes along his wife and son, and invites his former tutor Miss Helen Seymour to teach Henry Jr. during the trip. Their first stop is Cairo, Egypt. When Junior, who prefers to be called 'Indy' and Miss Seymour visit the pyramids, they are invited by T.E. Lawrence (another former student of hers) to join an archaeological dig... (imdb)
Henry Jones Sr. takes his wife, son and the boy's tutor to the world's first psycho-analytical conference in Vienna, Austria in November 1908. Young Indy meets Princess Sophie of Austria, daughter of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and develops deep feelings for her. He even asks Sigmund Freud, Carl Jung and Alfred Adler for love advice. On their next stop in Florance, Anna Jones becomes the object of affection for the persuasive opera composer Giacomo Puccini... (imdb)
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Journey of Radiance (2007) - Direct-to-Video
January, 1910. The Jones family attends a meeting of the Theosophy movement in Benares, India. There young Indy befriends a young boy named Jiddu Krishnamurti who is presented by the society to be the next world teacher and possible messiah. Traveling on to China in March, mother Jones takes Miss Seymour and Indy on a sightseeing trip while father meets with Chinese translator Yen Fu. Indy becomes ill during a rain storm and the travelers seek shelter with a poor Chinese family... (imdb)
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: The Trenches of Hell (1999) - Direct-to-Video
August, 1917. Using the name 'Henri Defense', 17 year old Indiana Jones has enlisted in the Belgian army to fight in the Great War. After all his commanding officers have been wiped out during combat in Flanders, Corporal 'Defense' is left in charge of what's left of the 9th Belgian Infantry. They are assigned to the French 14th Company and dispatched into the Battle of the Somme... (imdb)
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones: Masks of Evil (1999) - Direct-to-Video
Posing as neutral Swedish journalist 'Nils Anderson', Indiana Jones is trying to convince Turkish general Mustafa Kemal to form a separate piece with the allies instead of the Germans. His mission becomes jeopardized when he learns there is a traitor, codenamed 'The Wolf' in his spy network. Afterwards, as part of a small team of special agents, Indy is sent to Transylvania to find out why the mysterious General Targo has raided a German P.O.W. camp.
Finds Indy vagabonding around the South Pacific on a treasure hunt for a fabled lost diamond. War in Europe ends but a new adventure begins for Indy when a mysterious man's dying words, "The eye of the peacock" send him and Remy on a thrilling treasure hunt for one of Alexander the Great's most prized possessions...
The Clone Wars are raging between the Separatists and the Galactic Republic. When Jabba the Hutt's son is taken by a group of renegades, two Jedi are summoned to investigate.
Electronic Labyrinth THX 1138 4EB (1967) - Short Film
While monitored and pursued, a man races to escape through a futuristic labyrinth. (imdb)
Freiheit (1966) - Short Film
The film shows a German student (Randal Kleiser) escaping across the Berlin Border and being shot to death, while on the soundtrack, various platitudes about dying for freedom can be heard. (imdb)
A crew of African American pilots in the Tuskegee training program, having faced segregation while kept mostly on the ground during World War II, are called into duty under the guidance of Col. A.J. Bullard. (imdb)
Star Wars Uncut: Director's Cut (2012) - Direct-to-Video
In 2009, Casey Pugh asked thousands of Internet users to remake "Star Wars: A New Hope" into a fan film, 15 seconds at a time. Contributors were allowed to recreate scenes from Star Wars however they wanted. (imdb)
1:42.08 (1966) - Short Film
An early film by George Lucas during his USC days. It depicts a race car driver trying to qualify for a race. He finishes the lap in 1 minute 42.08 seconds. (imdb)
The Adventures of Young Indiana Jones (1992) - TV Series
The adventures of the archaeological treasure hunter in his youth. (imdb)
Herbie (1966) - Short Film
16mm short made by George Lucas when he was a student at the University of Southern California film school. A Herbie Hancock soundtrack accompanies images of light.
The Mandalorian (2019) - TV Series
- The Sin (2019)
- Sanctuary (2019)
- The Gunslinger (2019)
- The Reckoning (2019)
- Redemption (2019)
- The Marshal (2020)
- The Passenger (2020)
- The Heiress (2020)
- The Siege (2020)
- The Jedi (2020)
- The Tragedy (2020)
- The Believer (2020)
- The Rescue (2020)
- The Apostate (2023)
- The Mines of Mandalore (2023)
- The Convert (2023)
- The Foundling (2023)
- The Pirate (2023)
- Guns for Hire (2023)
- The Spies (2023)
- The Return (2023)
The Book of Boba Fett (2021) - TV Series
- Stranger in a Strange Land (2021)
- The Tribes of Tatooine (2022)
- The Streets of Mos Espa (2022)
- The Gathering Storm (2022)
- Return of the Mandalorian (2022)
- In the Name of Honor (2022)
Filmmaker (1968) - Short Film
Behind-the-scenes documentary on the making of the 1969 film "The Rain People." (imdb).
Andor (2022) - TV Series
- Kassa (2022)
- That Would Be Me (2022)
- Reckoning (2022)
- Aldhani (2022)
- The Axe Forgets (2022)
- The Eye (2022)
- Announcement (2022)
- Narkina 5 (2022)
- Nobody's Listening! (2022)
The Story of the Faithful Wookiee (1978) - Short Film
Originally part of The Star Wars Holiday Special, this short follows Chewbacca searching for a cure to the virus that put his friends to sleep. He encounters an unexpected ally: bounty hunter Boba Fett.
Tales of the Jedi (2022) - TV Series
- Life and Death (2022)
- Justice (2022)
- Choices (2022)
- The Sith Lord (2022)
- Practice Makes Perfect (2022)
- Resolve (2022)
The Emperor (1967) - Short Film
Comments on the background and popularity of disc jockey "Emperor" Bob Hudson, who bases his shows on the idea that radio is a fantasy.