Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy (2004)

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Filmmaker George Lucas struggled for years to bring the story of Star Wars to the big screen, and his efforts to remain independent of the studio while making the first trilogy changed the way movies are made. This two-and-a-half-hour documentary culls archival footage, interviews with countless… More Filmmaker George Lucas struggled for years to bring the story of Star Wars to the big screen, and his efforts to remain independent of the studio while making the first trilogy changed the way movies are made. This two-and-a-half-hour documentary culls archival footage, interviews with countless cast and crew members, and yes, fans, to present as comprehensive a look as is possible at the Star Wars phenomenon. ~ Michael Hastings, Rovi

Rating, Runtime: Unrated, 2 hr. 31 min.
Directed By: Edith Becker, Kevin Burns (III)
Genres: Documentary

In Theaters: Sep 12, 2004 Wide

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Sergio G

Excellent documentary about the movie that nobody was interested in producing it. The incredible journey of George Lucas to take his story to the big screen, the problems during the 70's, the preproduction nightmare, the unconvinced cast. And the magnificent result. Two words for… More
Excellent documentary about the movie that nobody was interested in producing it. The incredible journey of George Lucas to take his story to the big screen, the problems during the 70's, the preproduction nightmare, the unconvinced cast. And the magnificent result. Two words for those who were not interested: Pfff! Suckers!
Conner R

It was a pretty interesting documentary about how Star Wars came to be. However, if you're a fan of the series, you probably already know all the information given. It has a few facts I hadn't heard before, but it didn't dig all that deep into the film-making process… More
It was a pretty interesting documentary about how Star Wars came to be. However, if you're a fan of the series, you probably already know all the information given. It has a few facts I hadn't heard before, but it didn't dig all that deep into the film-making process which would've been nice.
Phil H

Really decent feature that does give you alot of info and insight. The only problem, like other things like this, they always spend loads of time on the first film and not as much time on Empire and Jedi, especially Jedi. They miss things out which you wanna know more about cos they… More
Really decent feature that does give you alot of info and insight. The only problem, like other things like this, they always spend loads of time on the first film and not as much time on Empire and Jedi, especially Jedi. They miss things out which you wanna know more about cos they spend all the time on New Hope. I would love to know more about Jedi and the Jabba scenes, Sarlacc, Jabba's palace etc...they always seem to focus on the same certain scenes. I think three seperate features dedicated to each film would of been better, all about the same length and with all the deleted scenes from each film :) Good but still not perfect.
Tim S

Fantastic documentary. I could watch it over and over again.
Ken S

Solid DVD bonus feature
Michael G

Interesting documentary if you're a true Star Wars geek, but if that's the case chances are you know most of what this documentary throws at you. Lots of cool archival footage though. I saw it once the trilogy came out on DVD (the first time) and haven't seen it since.
Curtis L

Ooooh. Making of. Kinda neat I suppose.
Yinalí R

Love it!
Nate H

Good. Has lots of fascinating footage from the production of the original series and adds a new element to appreciating Star Wars - especially A New Hope. My only complaint is that in trying to cover the mammoth entity of Star Wars in one film, this doc ends up a little unbalanced.… More
Good. Has lots of fascinating footage from the production of the original series and adds a new element to appreciating Star Wars - especially A New Hope. My only complaint is that in trying to cover the mammoth entity of Star Wars in one film, this doc ends up a little unbalanced. Return of the Jedi is merely an afterthought.
Sean S

An interesting look behind the scenes of one of the greatest movie trillogies of all time.