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An in-depth look at the shooting of the Yoda scenes from The Empire Strikes Back shows off the creativity required of special-effects wizards prior to the advent of computer-generated imagery.
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Behind-the-scenes footage in Empire of Dreams reveals another side of director Lucas: visionary, yes, but also an incompetent.
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Carrie Fisher says Lucas "lost his voice (during filming) and we didn’t realize it for several days."
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In the new Star Wars documentary Empire of Dreams, actor Mark Hamill says production problems almost drove director George Lucas to tears during filming of the groundbreaking sci-fi flick.
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Somehow, Lucas crafted a masterpiece out of all the chaos. Star Wars was released May 25, 1977, and the film swept around the globe that summer.
