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If David Bowie in his next movie looks like a wild-haired descendant of Cookie Monster and Chewbacca the wookie, well, in a manner of speaking, he is. The versatile rocker has just finished shooting Labyrinth, a $25 million gothic fantasy directed by Muppets Creator Jim Henson and overseen by...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Sep. 23, 1985 | 9/23/1985 | See Source »

Now, one by one, often in disguise, Han's friends come to rescue him: first that robotic dynamic duo, See-Threepio (C-3PO), the gold-plated neurotic with a proper English accent (Anthony Daniels), and Artoo-Detoo (R2-D2), who looks like a tank-type vacuum cleaner but has the...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Great Galloping Galaxies! | 5/23/1983 | See Source »

One decision Lucas has already made: to place Lucasfilm on hold and take a two-year sabbatical. His company will continue-he is not intimately involved in its day-to-day operations anyway-and he will finish his duties as co-executive producer of the Indiana Jones film. But that...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: I've Got to Get My life Back Again | 5/23/1983 | See Source »

The abundant fantasy on the screen is a mere sliver of Lucas' imaginary universe. Behind any creature may be a little volume of fable or cultural anthropology. Chewbacca is a favorite of Lucas', and he can go on and on about the Wookie tribe. They come from a...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Show Business: I've Got to Get My life Back Again | 5/23/1983 | See Source »

Luke, I have taught you many things, my boy. Don't tell shaggy Wookie stories, for one thing. Also, always be on the lookout for a hot book property. While you were off chasing Princess Leia, Rusty Miller, 12, a junior high school student in Satellite Beach, Fla., came...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Aug. 30, 1982 | 8/30/1982 | See Source »

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