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...real-or at least, the visible -work began. At first, Lucas thought of making Tatooine, where much of the action takes place, a jungle planet, and Producer Gary Kurtz went to the Philippines to scout locations. But the bare thought of spending months shooting in the jungle made Lucas itchy, and presto, with the touch of an eraser, Tatooine became desert. Kurtz was off searching again, this time to Tunisia, which became Tatooine...
...that resemblance carries even to the skeleton of one of Herbert's giant sand snakes in the background of a Tatooine scene. The barroom sequence, with its remarkable array of extraterrestrial freaks, is reminiscent of scenes written by Robert Heinlein and Samuel Delaney. But as Lucas and Producer Kurtz quickly point out, Star Wars is not science fiction but space fantasy. "Space fantasy allows you more rein to say what you want to say," explains Kurtz. "So that's what we call...
...competition. Together, they have almost taken over the industry. Coppola scored with The Godfather, Martin Scorsese, 34, with Taxi Driver, and Steven Spielberg, 30, with Jaws, the top-grossing film of all time. John Milius, 33, directed The Wind and the Lion and has written several scripts; Producer Gary Kurtz, 36, produced both Star Wars and American Graffiti...
...Helen Kurtz, Brown's associate head librarian, stares down from her office in the Rockefeller library at the strikers, as she downplays the effects the strike has had on the library. "I'm sure they'd like to think we're suffering a lot more than we are," she pauses. "But total use is down, and we are all pinched...
...trap a crook, lights out after him. With a couple of days' head start, though, Roger is already spending like crazy. He installs himself in an expensive hotel room, acquires an eye-numbing resort wardrobe and falls in love with a lonely number from Long Island (Marcia Jean Kurtz...