... would be an awesome hit like American Graffiti. But still ultimately the executives at Universal passed on the idea. He took his ideas to 20th Century Fox, where Alan Ladd Jr. saw Lucas's idea and liked it immensely. "Lucas had many permutations."" Stated Ladd (Baxter 42). Lucas took over nine months to develop the first draft of Star Wars. Lucas originally ... ...

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... and The Idiot by Fedor Dostoevsky's plot were transformed into Japanese forms, creating a cross-cultural experience and stimulation. Kurosawa's original screenplay became instant classics, allowing renowned western directors such as Martin Ritt, John Sturgess and George Lucas to draw inspiration and to base their films on those of Kurosawa's; for example, Kurosawa's earlier work included an elaborate amount of battle scenes ... ...

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