ADDITIONAL AUDIO/VIDEO INTERVIEWS
1977 (circa): Alec Guinness (audio publicity tape)
1999: Francis Ford Coppola, Fred Roos, Martin Scorsese (Omnibus interviews, Lucasfilm Archives)
2003: Bunny Alsup, Hal Barwood, Steve Gawley, Howard Hammerman, Paul Huston, Lucy Wilson (Lucasfilm History Project, interviews by Pamela Glintenkamp)
2003: Carroll Ballard (interview by Paul Scanlon)
2003: Frank Darabont, Willard Huyck, John Korty, Matthew Robbins (THX 1138: The Director’s Cut DVD, interviews by Gary Leva); James Cameron, Peter Jackson, Ken Ralston, Norman Reynolds, Ridley Scott, John Singleton, Steven Spielberg, Gareth Wigan (2004 DVD release; Lucasfilm Bonus Disc documentaries)
2004: Charles Lippincott (by Pete Vilmur)
2006: Colin Cantwell (by David Nakabayashi)
CHRONOLOGY INTERVIEWS (BY J. W. RINZLER)
May 3, 2006: Ralph McQuarrie
May 5, 2006: Lorne Peterson
May 5, May 18, and June 13, 2006: George Lucas
May 31, 2006: Warren Hellman
August 8, 2006: Robert Tong
August 2006: Fred Roos
ADDITIONAL PRINT SOURCES BY SUBJECT
de Aragon, Maria, is quoted from Scott Chernoff, “Bar Room Blitz,” Star Wars Insider, April–May 1998.
Baker, Kenny, is quoted from Dan Madsen, “The Real R2-D2,” Star Wars Insider, summer 1994.
Blake, Paul, is quoted from Matt Yeo, “Lounge Room Lizard,” Star Wars: The Official Magazine, October–November 1998.
Brown, Phil, is quoted from Scott Chernoff, “The Man from Uncle,” Star Wars Insider, February–March 1998.
Cushing, Peter, is quoted from Starlog magazine, July 1985.
Daniels, Anthony, is quoted from Anthony Daniels, “Bonfire of the Utinies,” Star Wars: The Official Magazine, August–December 1998.
Diamond, Peter, is quoted from Iain Lowson, “The Star Wars Stooges,” Star Wars: The Official Magazine, April–May 1997.
Fisher, Carrie, is quoted from Judy Stone, “Debbie Reynolds’ Daughter Has Grown Up,” San Francisco Chronicle, January 26, 1977; and Elaine Welles, “Star Wars Star Loved Her Role,” Philadelphia Tribune, June 28, 1977.
Guinness, Sir Alec, is quoted from Philip Oakes, “World Enough and Time,” The Sunday Times, May 2, 1976; staff writer, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, September 25, 1977; and The New York Times, January 2, 1978.
Hamill, Mark, is quoted from Harry Tessel, “Star Wars Star Is on Cloud Nine,” Long Beach Independent, June 10, 1977; Pat Berman, “Star Wars Lead Was Unexpected,” The Columbia (S.C.) Record, June 25, 1977; in the Post-Tribune, Gary, Indiana, July 3, 1977; and James Van Hise, “An Interview with Mark Hamill,” Rocket’s Blast Comic Collector, October 1977.
Kurtz, Gary, is quoted from Zofia Smardz, “How They Made Star Wars: Early Doubts, a Fast Finish,” The Washington Star, May 30, 1977.
Ladd Jr., Alan, is quoted from Tom Nolan, “He’s a Twentieth Century Fox,” Crawdaddy, May 1978.
Lucas, George, is quoted from Gregg Kilday, The Boston Phoenix, June 14, 1977.
Marjdi the elephant is described in Eric Shultz, “The Big Secret Behind Star Wars Elephant,” Modern People, Franklin Park, Ill., December 4, 1977.
Mayhew, Peter, is quoted from Dave Horner, Asylum, December 1977; Joe Nazzaro, “Roowarragh!” Star Wars: The Official Magazine, December–January 1997–1998.
Mulholland, Declan, is quoted from David Bassom, “The Man Behind the Hutt,” Star Wars: The Official Magazine, October–November 1997.
Stark, Koo, is quoted from Richard Holliss, “Lost in Space,” Star Wars: The Official Magazine, February–March 1999.
Taylor, Gilbert, is quoted from Jamie Painter and Chris Gardner, “Taylor-Made,” Star Wars: The Official Magazine, February–March 1997.
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Andrews, Rena. The Denver Post, Denver, Colorado. December 14, 1977.
Arnold, Gary. “Star Wars: A Spectacular Intergalactic Joyride.” The Washington Post. May 25, 1977.
Barnes, Harper. St. Louis-Dispatch, St. Louis, Missouri. August 14, 1977.
Benka, Rori. “Star Wars Writer-Director Says Film Was Disappointment for Him.” Daily Trojan. December 9, 1977.
Bozereau, Laurent, ed. Star Wars: The Annotated Screenplays. New York: Del Rey, 1997.
Canby, Vincent. “Star Wars—A Trip to a Far Galaxy That’s Fun and Funny.” The New York Times. May 26, 1977.
———. “Not Since Flash Gordon Conquers the Universe …” The New York Times. Sunday, June 5, 1977.
Champlin, Charles. “Star Wars Hails the Once and Future Space Western.” Los Angeles Times. May 22, 1977.
Chuvala, Bob. News-Times, Danbury, Connecticut. November 27, 1977.
Cleveland, Jan. Telegram, San Bernardino, California. September 6, 1977.
Dodds, Pat. Record, Cedar Falls, Iowa. October 20, 1977.
Ford, Stephen. The Detroit News, Detroit, Michigan. June 3, 1977.
Gottschalk Jr., Earl C. Washington Star, Washington, D.C. July 10, 1977.
The Harvard Crimson. June 1, 1977.
Hearn, Marcus. The Cinema of George Lucas. New York: Abrams, 2005.
Herman, Jan. Journal-News, Nyack, New York. November 27, 1977.
Hopper, Ila Grant. Bulletin, Bend, Oregon. September 13, 1977.
Jones, Steven. Leaf-Chronicle, Clarksville, Tennessee. August 21, 1977.
Kauffmann, Stanley. New Republic. June 18, 1977.
Morgan, Debbie. News-Herald, Willoughby, Ohio. December 21, 1977.
Murf. “Star Wars Review,” Daily Variety. May 20, 1977.
Newsweek. “Fun in Space.” May 30, 1977.
Oakland, Mike. Olympian, Olympia, Washington. October 18, 1977.
Parks, Jim. Herald, Oskaloosa, Iowa. July 30, 1977.
Pennington, Ron. “Movie Review: Star Wars.” The Hollywood Reporter. May 20, 1977.
Scanlon, Paul. “The Force Behind Star Wars,” Rolling Stone. May 1977.
Simon, John. “Star Dust.” New York. June 20, 1977.
Siskel, Gene. “Star Wars Flashes with Space Wizardry.” Chicago Tribune. May 27, 1977.
Solomon, Aubrey. Twentieth Century-Fox: A Corporate and Financial History. Metuchen, N.J.: Scarecrow Press, 1988.
Staff writer. Herald News, Hamilton, Texas. November 10, 1977.
Staff writer. Corvallis Gazette-Times, Corvallis, Oregon. July 29, 1977.
Time. “Star Wars: The Year’s Best Movie.” May 30, 1977.
Titelman, Carol, ed. The Art of Star Wars. New York: Ballantine, 1979.
Variety. “20th–Fox Opted for PG Rather than G Star Wars Rating.” June 2, 1977.
Weitzner, Friedkin. “Galaxy Crisis.” The New Yorker. May 1977; “Contrasts” (opposing view, anonymous). The New Yorker. September 26, 1977.
Note: Artwork dates for Ralph McQuarrie’s production illustrations and matte paintings were taken from handwritten (undated) notes by McQuarrie in the Lucasfilm Archives.