George Lucas in Love (1999) ~ Martin Hynes

The first time I saw this was at college. I and the other four grad students in my department were working on special effects homework, and one of the guys downloaded this parody off the internet in three pieces. We were practically rolling on the floor (and very much relieved that there were no faculty or undergrads in the building at the time) and when I saw this on DVD, I had to have it.

I hated Shakespeare in Love, but I’ve liked Star Wars for a long time; this parody of the two is absolutely side-splitting. These guys packed so many Star Wars references into each scene! The plot follows the Shakespeare in Love idea, in that he’s trying to write a script, meets a girl, falls in love, becomes inspired, finishes script. Success! Along the way we see recreations of all the major characters in the original trilogy. Make a game of trying to spot all the Star Wars (and Lucas’ college days) references.

I don’t want to spoil the ending if you haven’t seen it, because that was the biggest laugh of all, but I seriously think Lucas could benefit from bringing these guys into his prequel productions.

The special features are great; be sure to watch their discussion/commentary on how they put this together…you won’t believe your ears.