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George Lucas altered From its striking first chapterThe essential biography of the influential and beloved filmmaker George Lucas. On May 25, 1977, a problem plagued, budget straining independent science fiction film opened in a mere thirty two American movie theaters. Conceived, written, and directed by a little known filmmaker named George Lucas, the movie originally called The Star Wars quickly drew blocks long lines, bursting box office records and ushering in a new way for movies to be made,