Star Wars FAQ

Everything Left to Know About the Trilogy That Changed the Movies

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by Mark Clark

Type

Stories

Subject

One Film > Star Wars

Keywords

George Lucas, Star Wars

Publishing date

2015

Publisher

Applause Books

Language

English

Relative size

Physical desc.

Paperback • 424 pages
6 x 9 inches (15.5 x 23 cm)

ISBN

978-1-4803-6018-1

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Book Presentation:
Star Wars universe, to early screenplay drafts that were never filmed, to short biographies of many people who made key contributions to the movies' success, Star Wars FAQ explores every aspect of the original Star Wars trilogy (Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi). Along the way, it unearths underreported stories and illuminating minutiae often skimmed over or completely ignored in other histories of the legendary film series. Highlights include details about the Star Wars Holiday Special debacle, the Ewok TV movies, the rise of Star Wars fiction and its importance in the revival of the franchise, and the wave of Star Wars imitators and parodies that flooded theaters and TV screens in the late 1970s and early 1980s – along with dozens of rare publicity stills and photographs of vintage memorabilia.Offering an original analysis of the series' enduring appeal and cultural impact, Star Wars FAQ tells a story as thrilling and action-packed as the movies themselves, with bold characters facing apparently insurmountable odds, full of frantic chases, narrow escapes, daring victories, and tragic setbacks, culminating in an unlikely triumph that changed the course of the galaxy – or at least of Hollywood.

About the Author:
"I'm an author and film historian who writes about classic movies and TV shows. My most recent work is STAR WARS FAQ: EVERYTHING LEFT TO KNOW ABOUT THE TRILOGY THAT CHANGED THE MOVIES (Applause Books, 2015). My other works include STAR TREK FAQ: EVERYTHING LEFT TO KNOW ABOUT THE FIRST VOYOAGES OF THE STARSHIP ENTERPRISE (2012, Applause Books), STAR TREK FAQ 2.0: EVERYTHING LEFT TO KNOW ABOUT THE FEATURE FILMS, THE NEXT GENERATION AND BEYOND (2013, Applause), SIXTIES SHOCKERS: A CRITICAL FILMOGRAPHY OF HORROR CINEMA, 1960-69 (2011, McFarland, with Bryan Senn), and SMIRK, SNEER AND SCREAM: GREAT ACTING IN HORROR CINEMA (2004, McFarland), both of which earned Rondo Hatton Award nominations for Book of the Year. STAR TREK FAQ was named to one of Kirkus Reviews' Ten Best lists for 2012. (Not that I'm bragging. Much.)

I've also contributed essays and articles to many other books and magazines including the excellent SCIENCE FICTION AMERICA: ESSAYS ON SF CINEMA (McFarland, 2006), which Amazon won't let me add to the list below because it was edited by my friend David Hogan and by not me."

I'm a proud graduate of the University of Louisville and a former film critic for the Louisville Courier-Journal. I now reside in beautiful Mentor on the Lake, Ohio, with my highly indulgent wife and

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