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Sep 24, 2018 · Sep. 24, 2018. StarWars.com. Legendary Hollywood producer Gary Kurtz died on Sunday at the age of 78, but to devoted Star Wars fans and film buffs, he will forever be remembered as the Han Solo to ...
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Gary Kurtz. Gary Douglas Kurtz (July 27, 1940 – September 23, 2018) was an American film producer whose list of credits includes American Graffiti (1973), Star Wars (1977), The Empire Strikes Back (1980), The Dark Crystal (1982) and Return to Oz (1985). Kurtz also co-produced the 1989 science fiction adventure film Slipstream, which reunited ...
Sep 24, 2018 · The producer of Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back, Kurtz leaves behind a powerful legacy in film. Gary Kurtz, the legendary producer of Star Wars (1977) and The Empire Strikes Back (1980), died on Sunday, September 23. He was 78. A key figure in the history of Star Wars and Lucasfilm, Kurtz's gifts for storytelling can be felt in all his work.
Aug 12, 2010 · By Geoff Boucher, Los Angeles Times. Aug. 12, 2010 12 AM PT. “Star Wars” was born a long time ago, but not all that far, far away. In 1972, filmmakers George Lucas and Gary Kurtz were toiling ...
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Lucas and Kurtz' original deal with Fox provided $15,000 for development and $50,000 for the script (the same amount Kurtz was paid to produce the movie), but by 1975 the development deal hadn't progressed, largely because Fox didn't believe $3 million would cover Lucas' expansive second draft of the script. Kurtz set out to create a convincing bud...
While Lucas worked on revising the script, Kurtz visited England in search of studios large enough for the expansive sets. With set designer John Barry, he decided on Elstree Studios and Pinewood Studios. The latter is now so associated with Star Wars that Disney returned there for all four of its Star Wars movies, beginning with The Force Awakens....
ILM struggled to perfect the complex coordination of camera movements, explosions and other effects needed to create shots like the Trench Run in Star Wars. Working the kinks out of the blue screen process and optically printed effects shots put the production severely behind schedule. "Fox's production department was continuously harassing us," Ku...
Even as Star Wars neared completion, Lucas still had a lot of material he wished they had been able to shoot. One of his biggest requests was to flesh out the scene in the Mos Eisley cantina with more aliens. But Fox balked at an estimated $100,000 price tag for reshoots. Kurtz stepped in and convinced the studio they could bring it in for half tha...
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Oct 3, 2018 · Oct. 3, 2018. Gary Kurtz, who produced “Star Wars” and “The Empire Strikes Back,” helping George Lucas create one of the most successful franchises in movie history, died on Sept. 23 at a ...
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Sep 24, 2018 · Filmmaker Gary Kurtz passed away at the age of 78. He was best known for his collaborations with George Lucas, including American Graffiti and the original Star Wars movie. Kurtz was born in 1940 in Los Angeles and got his start in the film industry in 1965, serving as an assistant director on the Western Ride in the Whirlwind.
