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Director Facts
Birth:
May 14, 1944
Biography:
George Lucas was raised on a walnut ranch in Modesto, California. His father was a stationery store owner and he had three siblings. During his late teens he went to Downey High School and was very much interested in drag car racing. He planned to become a professional racecar driver. ...more about George Lucas
George Lucas
DIRECTOR RANKINGS:
CAREER SPAN
Decade
Movie Score
# Movies
1960s
No Reviews
8
1970s
2.8072
3
1980s
No Reviews
0
1990s
1.7368
1
2000s
2.0832
3
Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews & awards for each movie.
Overall Director Score: 
3.0741
3.0741George Lucas Movie Rankings
1
3.9039Part IV in George Lucas' epic, "Star Wars: A New Hope" follows Luke Skywalker, a orphaned farm boy, as he discovers he is the last of a dying breed of Jedi and has to save Princess Leia from the Empire. ...more about Star Wars
Director Awards
- Academy Awards, USA - Best Director
- Academy Awards, USA - Best Writing, Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen
- Academy Awards, USA - Best Art Direction-Set Decoration
- Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA - Best Director
- BAFTA Awards - Best Production Design/Art Direction
- Directors Guild of America, USA - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
- Golden Globes, USA - Best Director - Motion Picture
- Kinema Junpo Awards - Best Foreign Language Film Director
- Writers Guild of America, USA - Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen
- DVD Best Pricing:
Herman Street
2
3.1893It's the end of summer and a group of teenagers each have very different paths to take in the morning. They all try to squeeze in one more night of adolescent fun before their impending adulthood. ...more about American Graffiti
Director Awards
- Academy Awards, USA - Best Director
- Directors Guild of America, USA - Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Motion Pictures
- Golden Globes, USA - Best Director - Motion Picture
- Writers Guild of America, USA - Best Comedy Written Directly for the Screen
- DVD Best Pricing:
Herman Street
3
3.0385George Lucas adapted this, his first film, from a short he made at University. THX 1138, LUH 3417, and SEN 5241 attempt to escape from a futuristic society located beneath the surface of the Earth. ...more about THX 1138
- DVD Best Pricing:
Newegg.com
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4
3.0210A maturing Anakin Skywalker goes to the dark side of The Force and becomes Sith Lord Darth Vader. We experience the transformation in a dark, scary yet thrilling climax. ...more about Star Wars Episode III - Revenge of the Sith
Director Awards
- Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA - Best Direction
- Satellite Awards - Outstanding Art Direction & Production Design
- DVD Best Pricing:
Herman Street
5
2.9268This First Episode follows the young years of Anakin Skywalker (Darth Vader). The friendship of Obi-wan Kenobi, Yoda and Qui-Gon Jinn are also central aspects. And the beginning of the rise to power of Senator Palpatine to Emperor. ...more about Star Wars Episode I - The Phantom Menace
Director Awards
- Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA - Best Director
- Razzie Awards - Worst Director
- DVD Best Pricing:
Herman Street
6
2.9053Ten years after the 'Phantom Menace' threatened the planet Naboo, Padmé Amidala is now a Senator representing her homeworld. A faction of political separatists, led by Count Dooku, attempts to assassinate her. ...more about Star Wars Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Director Awards
- Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA - Best Director
- Razzie Awards - Worst Director
- Visual Effects Society Awards - Best Effects Art Direction in a Motion Picture
- DVD Best Pricing:
Herman Street
10
The story is set in a futursitic society somwhat similar to George Orwell's 1984. People are identified by 4 digit numbers rather than names and all their movements are under constant scrutiny via computerized cameras. ...more about Electronic Labyrinth THX 1138 4EB
- DVD Best Pricing:
Wal Mart
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