George Lucas in Love

"Dozens of years ago, in a nearby galaxy..."

1999 0h 8m EN

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7.0

SOLID

★7.0TMDB · 77

DramaComedyRomance

Synopsis

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1967 film student George Lucas has writer's block trying to finish his "Space Wheat" script, until a beautiful fellow student with a familiar hairstyle teaches him that the best stories are in plain sight.

“Dozens of years ago, in a nearby galaxy...”

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Cast

Martin Hynes
George Lucas
Lisa Jakub
Marion
Jason Peck
Benji
Jeff Wiens
Aaron
Patrick Kerr
Professor
Marilyn McIntyre
Mother

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Joe Nussbaum
Writers: Joe Nussbaum, Daniel Shere, Joe Nussbaum
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 8-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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27 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Joe Nussbaum, shot by Eric Haase. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Original score by Deborah Lurie. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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6 / 8

ERA

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Editor Ryan Gold shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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7 / 8

CAST

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Martin Hynes and Lisa Jakub and Jason Peck carry the top of the cast.

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8 / 8

ERA

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Marketing tagline: "Dozens of years ago, in a nearby galaxy...".

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Joe Nussbaum directs. Eric Haase behind the camera. Deborah Lurie scores. Ryan Gold cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

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Things worth knowing

1Tight 8-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
227 years old — old enough to be someone's favourite childhood film.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Joe Nussbaum, shot by Eric Haase. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Original score by Deborah Lurie. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
6Editor Ryan Gold shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
7Martin Hynes and Lisa Jakub and Jason Peck carry the top of the cast.
8Marketing tagline: "Dozens of years ago, in a nearby galaxy...".
9IMDB entry: tt0203523 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
10Only 77 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.