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I don’t remember this because I was too young at the time but I was told this story by my dad who witnessed it. Once a long time ago in a galaxy far far away I lived in Bezerkeley California were my dad ran the Pacific Film Archive at U.C Berkeley. Because of his role at the archives he was down with all bay area film makers of the era. Once in the early 70s he was having a party and among others, George Lucas was there. Lucas at the time was in very early planning for Star Wars and decided to bounce his idea off me, a very grumpy and tired child. Maybe he thought I would share his vision because I am a boy and my name is George as well. He sat me down on his lap and asked, ” George, what do you think about a movie with space ships and lasers and robots?!” I, with all the wisdom of a grumpy and tired child replied, “I think thats a stupid idea!”

Well, my dad could clearly see it was way past my bed time and put me to bed. I could only imagine what the world would be like if Lucas had listened to me and shelved his stupid idea for a movie about dumb things like robots and lasers and space ships.