Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: Notesfiles $Revision: 1.7.0.4 $; site trsvax Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxn!ihnp4!inuxc!pur-ee!uiucdcs!convex!trsvax!gm From: gm@trsvax Newsgroups: net.movies Subject: Re: RETURN TO OZ Message-ID: <53700041@trsvax> Date: Mon, 1-Jul-85 00:13:00 EDT Article-I.D.: trsvax.53700041 Posted: Mon Jul 1 00:13:00 1985 Date-Received: Wed, 3-Jul-85 08:08:11 EDT References: <741@vax2.fluke.UUCP> Lines: 27 Nf-ID: #R:vax2.fluke.UUCP:-74100:trsvax:53700041:000:1201 Nf-From: trsvax!gm Jun 30 23:13:00 1985 >> (P.S. Anybody know exactly what the "Special thanks to George Lucas" >> at the end was for?) George Lucas and Walter(?) Murch were at U.S.C. film school together and have been friends since then. Murch has worked as a film editor on some of Lucas's movies, "American Grafitti" I think. Murch was signed to do Oz and part of the way through filming he strarted having some sort of undisclosed problems (budget?). Disney execs were getting worried and discussed dumping Murch and bringing in a new director. Lucas flew to London and stepped in on the film and helped get things back under control. He supposedly directed a few scenes himself. Lucas: "Hi, mind if I help out my old buddy Murch?" Disney exec: "Acck! Sure, n-n-no problem Mr. Lucas Sir" Disney saw things were going all right and let Murch finish the movie. I read that Francis Ford Coppola came over and worked with Murch also. FFC: "Hi, mind if I help out my old buddy Murch?" Disney exec: "Acck! Acck! Sure, no problem Mr. Coppola." ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Calvin? My name's not Calvin!" "But that's the name on your underwear." gm@trsvax