Episode V: The Music Calls

Blockbuster

Epicleff

Tv & Film, Drama, Film History, Fiction

5 • 2.3K Ratings

🗓️ 11 June 2019

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

George Lucas screens his film for Steven Spielberg and his friends. John Williams records a masterpiece. Theaters reject Star Wars. Set in the 1970s, this six-part original series tells the story of two big-dreaming filmmakers and friends, Steven Spielberg and George Lucas, and how their personal, career and health struggles led to a movie revolution, and the greatest box office flop-turned-triumph of all time: Star Wars. If you enjoyed Blockbuster, please consider a small donation to help the creators continue making this series at http://GetBlockbuster.com/support and receive bonus perks, and your name in the credits! http://facebook.com/BlockbusterPod http://twitter.com/Blockbuster_Pod http://instagram.com/blockbusterpod Follow series creator @MattSchrader on Twitter 🏆 Blockbuster is now an award-winning podcast! Winner of Adweek's Creative Podcast of the Year, two NYF Radio Awards, and Webby Awards Honoree for Best Miniseries. Thanks in advance for sharing Blockbuster with a friend! To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	The following is a true story about the making of an empire and two visionary world builders who made it possible.
0:10.0	This is Blockbuster, Episode 5.
0:18.0	The End of the World
0:24.0	Spring, 1963.
0:26.0	Modesto, California.
0:30.0	George Lucas is in his second year at Modesto Junior College studying anthropology and literature.
0:35.0	You coming in at George?
0:37.0	You bet.
0:38.0	George has taken an interest in art house films.
0:40.0	You couldn't see those in Modesto, so he and his friends would drive up to San Francisco for screenings.
0:45.0	His lifelong friend John Plummer has also encouraged him to apply to the world-renowned film school at the University of Southern California.
0:53.0	In the mail was an official looking envelope from USC.
0:56.0	John, look.
0:58.0	There it is.
0:59.0	You don't open it or what?
1:03.0	I am pleased to announce your admission to the University of Southern California.
1:06.0	My God, I got in.
1:08.0	You got in?
1:09.0	Come in.
1:10.0	USC was a private university.
1:12.0	George needed his father's help to pay the tuition.
1:14.0	He'd get the money on one condition that he'd treat his studies like a full-time job.
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