But that's what a producer is SUPPOSED to do. The idea that a hired producer is SUPPOSED to be a creative collaborator isn't really how the job works. And Kurtz didn't stand up to Lucas all that much, either. I'd say McCallum and Kurtz had essentially the same input into the story, and excersised it as often. there's a "Myth of Kurtz" built up that doesn't take into account what Producers are actually supposed to DO, and ends up handing co-creatorship and almost a co-writer credit to a guy who didn't ever really deserve it. And that's not to take away from the job he did working with Lucas, but building up Kurtz in place of Lucas is just as unfair as building up Lucas in the place of everyone else.