The People vs. George Lucas
Encyclopedia
The People vs. George Lucas is a 2010 documentary
/comedy film
which uses a courtroom debate approach to explore the issues of filmmaking and fanaticism pertaining to the Star Wars
franchise, and its creator, George Lucas
. The movie combines filmmaker and celebrity interviews with fan films which were submitted via the film's site.
Documentary film
Documentary films constitute a broad category of nonfictional motion pictures intended to document some aspect of reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction or maintaining a historical record...
/comedy film
Comedy film
Comedy film is a genre of film in which the main emphasis is on humour. They are designed to elicit laughter from the audience. Comedies are mostly light-hearted dramas and are made to amuse and entertain the audiences...
which uses a courtroom debate approach to explore the issues of filmmaking and fanaticism pertaining to the Star Wars
Star Wars
Star Wars is an American epic space opera film series created by George Lucas. The first film in the series was originally released on May 25, 1977, under the title Star Wars, by 20th Century Fox, and became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon, followed by two sequels, released at three-year...
franchise, and its creator, George Lucas
George Lucas
George Walton Lucas, Jr. is an American film producer, screenwriter, and director, and entrepreneur. He is the founder, chairman and chief executive of Lucasfilm. He is best known as the creator of the space opera franchise Star Wars and the archaeologist-adventurer character Indiana Jones...
. The movie combines filmmaker and celebrity interviews with fan films which were submitted via the film's site.