Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site oakhill.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!mit-eddie!godot!harvard!seismo!ut-sally!oakhill!davet From: davet@oakhill.UUCP (Dave Trissel) Newsgroups: net.movies.sw Subject: Re: Episode IV: A New Hope Message-ID: <345@oakhill.UUCP> Date: Fri, 1-Mar-85 03:26:17 EST Article-I.D.: oakhill.345 Posted: Fri Mar 1 03:26:17 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 2-Mar-85 04:51:21 EST References: <>Reply-To: davet@oakhill.UUCP (Dave Trissel) Organization: Motorola Inc. Austin, Tx Lines: 50 Summary: Since we just started getting this newsgroup here I may be repeating something already known. Before the original Star Wars was out and a success Lucas had an broad story- line in his head. He envisioned enough to produce several movies. After SW profits poured in the idea expanded to three triligies (9 movies.) The robots (3C and R2) were to be connectives in that they were to have existed even before the first trilogy and continue after the last. In a sense everything happens through their "eyes" so to speak. The first trilogy was to be based on the Jedi knights. Darth Vadar was a friend of Luke's father (yes you are reading this correctly) and a fellow Jedi in training. But he turns to the dark side which ends up forcing a confrontation with Luke's father and OB1 at the top of a volcano. Darth kills Luke's father and then OB1 continues the fight (much younger back then) eventually forcing Darth to fall into the volcano. However, being ever kind the Jedis rescue Darth from certain death - thus the breath mask to assist in breathing and covering the ugly scares (as seen in Vader's meditation chamber in Episode V.) Remember in the first SW when OB1 hands Luke his father's light saber? At that time it WAS his father's saber because Vadar wasn't Lukes father. This also forced later scripts to have OB1 apologize for lieing to Luke. Things radically changed for the episodic scenarios when the planning for Episode V started underway. Thats when the idea of having Vadar be Luke's father came into being (a very powerfull emotional ploy) and Yoda came into being. It appears also that having the princess be Luke's sister was decided. By the time of the third movie I think Lucas had had enough SW and wanted to end it all. Ever since the start of making the second movie he had complained quite a bit about it being too much work. Thats why I think he had the Emporer killed off (?) to put a capstone to the work. The facts behind this all are taken from personal interviews given by Lucas very shortly after Star Wars first came out (Cinemefantastique magazine for the most part.) My magazines were never returned after lending them out and so I hope I am quoting accurately from memory. My apologies if I get something wrong. I always felt there would never be a first trilogy because Epsisode III would have to be a downer - the empire ends up crushing everything in its path leaving very little cheer about. Remember how the critics decried Epsisode V since it didn't lead to any conclusion? (I didn't like it because of that myself.) Comments welcomed. Especially if someone has the original interviews and can give us some direct quotes. Again sorry if this is rehash. Motorola Semiconductors Inc. Dave Trissel Austin, Texas {ihnp4,seismo,gatech,ctvax}!ut-sally!oakhill!davet