Interesting article on how Lucas' ex-wife's editing of the original Star Wars included iconic scenes; and it might help explain why the prequels were so awful.
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"You can see the huge difference in the films that he does now and the films that he did when he was married," Hamill pointed out in the 2005 interview, in a not-so-subtle dig at the prequels.
Marriage spoils a man, yaknow.. but the woman bears fruit anyway..
bflr
Anyone who wants to know more about just how much Marcia Lucas did for the original film should read How Star Wars Conquered the Universe: The Past, Present, and Future of a Multibillion Dollar Franchise by Chris Taylor
If I remember correctly, she was the one who rescued Princess Leia. Leia was going to be a stereotypical princess in a tower, an object to be rescued. It was she who gave the princess spunk, who had Leia get them out of the corridor by shooting the wall and dropping into the trash bin.
She came up with killing off Obi-Wan in the original movie.
George had written himself into a corner and didn’t know how to work him into the finale.