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4 unusual facts about The People vs. George Lucas


The People vs. George Lucas

The People vs. George Lucas is a 2010 documentary/comedy film which explores the issues of filmmaking and fanaticism pertaining to the Star Wars franchise and its creator, George Lucas.

Philippe has appeared on the RedLetterMedia program "Half in the Bag" by Jay Bauman and Mike Stoklasa to discuss the film, which the interviewers praised.

Philippe believes Lucas is a relatively talented director and an "ideas man" based on the original Star Wars trilogy, THX 1138 and American Graffiti.

Interviewees include a variety of figures such as Neil Gaiman, MC Frontalot and Gary Kurtz.


HIH Casualty and General Insurance Ltd v Chase Manhattan Bank

Chase Manhattan Bank was in the highly speculative business of lending money against receipts from five future movies (in this case, Amy Foster, U Turn, Apt Pupil, The Mirror Has Two Faces and The People vs. Larry Flynt).

Paul Crump

William Friedkin produced and directed a documentary for television in 1962, titled The People vs. Paul Crump when Crump had been on death row for nine years.

Ruth Carter Stapleton

She was portrayed during this portion of Flynt's life by Donna Hanover in the film The People vs. Larry Flynt.

Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski

Ed Wood led to a succession of offbeat biopics, including The People vs. Larry Flynt; Man on the Moon, about the short life of comedian Andy Kaufman; and Autofocus, chronicling the downfall and subsequent murder of Hogan's Heroes star Bob Crane, which they produced.

Senatobia, Mississippi

Two Academy Award nominated films have been partially filmed in the town: The Client (1994) and The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996).

Simon L. Leis, Jr.

This second case was basis for a 1996 movie, The People vs. Larry Flynt, in which his role was played by political operative James Carville.

The people vs. Kreuzer, Turnwald-Wacker, Müller

City University of Science & Information Technology, (CUSIT) Peshawar is one of the first private-sector universities, chartered by the government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, recognized by the Higher Education Commission (HEC), permitted by the Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC).


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