Ep. 160 — STAR WARS (1977) [George Lucas, Ep. 1]

<p> It’s hard to overstate just how impactful STAR WARS was. It is a film that changed the landscape of cinema forever, and continues to be a cultural juggernaut to this day. But it was a movie created by a quiet kid who was into FLASH GORDON serials and experimental art films, and a film that nobody thought would amount to much of anything. For this series, we’re celebrating the original STAR WARS trilogy, and inducting its creator, George Lucas, into the Psychotronic Hall of Fame.</p> <p>First, we have to go all the way back to 1977, where it all began. Actually, we’re going back even further, to George Lucas’s childhood in Modesto, California, to explore how a kid who grew up with dreams of becoming a race car driver turned into an adult who was into the experimental films of Stan Brakhage and the arthouse films of Fellini, Truffaut, and Kurosawa. And how that guy ended up, by his third film, making the biggest piece of pop culture that has ever existed.</p> <p>This episode covers the biggest film that we’ve ever attempted to tackle, as we discuss the creation of STAR WARS and its huge impacts on the film industry and pop culture in general.</p> <p style="text-align:center;">VOTE IN THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS FOR BEST PSYCHOTRONIC FILM OF 2019!</p> <p>It's the time of year when we take a look back at our favorite films of the last year! As we always do, in addition to our picks, we'll also reveal the winner of a listener's poll for their favorite psychotronic film of the year, and that's where you come in!</p> <p>Head to <a href='https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/HTFNWRR'>https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/HTFNWRR</a> to vote to let us know which cult/genre movie was your favorite of the year! We'll reveal the winner in our upcoming Best of 2019 episode!</p> <p>Want another way to contribute? Call us at (864) 372-9931 and leave us a voicemail of 3 minutes or less telling us about your favorite movie of the year and you may be on the show!</p> <p>Visit our website at <a href='https://www.psychotronicfil