Originally posted by: Mielr
Maybe the star wars budget wasn't as much as GL would have liked, but I think it was pretty decent. They had enough $ to shoot in Tunisia, to build some fantastic sets on the soundstages in England, to hire some great talents- John Williams, Gil Taylor, Ralph McQuarrie, etc., so.......
Maybe the star wars budget wasn't as much as GL would have liked, but I think it was pretty decent. They had enough $ to shoot in Tunisia, to build some fantastic sets on the soundstages in England, to hire some great talents- John Williams, Gil Taylor, Ralph McQuarrie, etc., so.......
Yeah, like I said, Lucas had major studio backing by an amazing chance. It was pretty low-budget, but if Ladd hadn't accepted him, he might not have gotten that much money and might have had to make his movie Ed Wood style.
And SKot, I definitely agree.