Filmmaker George Lucas turns 76 today. He has given the world some insanely awesome films like Indiana Jones, Star Wars, and others. In 2012, he opted for semi-retirement and sold his production house Lucas Films to Disney. But his legendary work continues to fascinate people. Lucas, himself is quite a fascinating person. From suing a former President of the United States to working as a camera operator for Rolling Stones, his life his brimming with interesting anecdotes.슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Thor Ragnarok Director Taika Waititi to Direct and Co-Write a New Star Wars Film.

So, to celebrate his birthday, we are going to talk about 3 awesome sauce facts about George Lucas and his career that fascinated us the most. Without further ado...

His Dog Influenced His Work

Lucas had a dog, an Alaskan Malamute, whom he named Indiana. The name was later used by the filmmaker for Harrison Ford슬롯사이트™s character in the Indiana Jones series.

"I had an Alaskan Malamute when I was writing the film [Star Wars, Episode IV: A New Hope],슬롯사이트� Lucas once shared. "A very sweet dog, she would always sit next to me when I was writing. And when I'd drive around, she'd sit in the front seat. A Malamute is a very large dog슬롯사이트”like 130 pounds and bigger than a human being and very long-haired."

He Had rocky friendships

In a biography, George Lucas: A Life, author Brian Jay Jones, revealed Lucas슬롯사이트� on-again, off-again friendship with Francis Ford Coppola, Steven Spielberg and other filmmakers. The Star Wars filmmaker saw them as both pals and competition. Also, Lucas' tiffs with the studio seniors were also infamous. His seniors saw him as a "talented nuisance".슬롯 머신 사이트 추천Star Wars Day 2020: From A New Hope to The Rise of Skywalker, the Correct Chronological Order to Binge-Watch Major SW Movies as Per Timeline.

Star Wars Was About Vietnam War

슬롯사이트œIt was really about the Vietnam War, and that was the period where Nixon was trying to run for a [second] term, which got me to thinking historically about how do democracies get turned into dictatorships?슬롯사이트� Lucas told the Chicago Tribune. 슬롯사이트œBecause the democracies aren슬롯사이트™t overthrown; they슬롯사이트™re given away.슬롯사이트�

A very happy birthday to George Lucas. We'd love to see him in the director's chair again.

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