THX 1138 has proven very popular as a source of audio samples in electronic music, almost as popular as Blade Runner. In that film, the character THX 1138 steals a police car during his escape. The 1976 novelization of Star Wars has the most obvious reference to THX 1138, as it is name of the stormtrooper that lost his armor to Luke Skywalker after being knocked out on the Millennium Falcon. An Ultra HD Blu-ray release in a nine-film "Skywalker Saga" set is planned for March 2020. Star Wars remains one of the most The Death Star interior iis equal parts THX-1138 and Forbidden Planet. The most commonly observed comparison was the sterility and uniformity of “THX 1138” to that of the Empire in Star Wars, though other stylistic elements were more subtly present. 1138 is a number commonly associated with Star Wars and various other George Lucas projects, honoring his first film (THX 1138). Author Mavimao Date 15-May-2016, 12:29 PM Author Mavimao Time 15-May-2016 12:29 PM Post link. In Star Wars this technique is refined significantly. Basically it's also a project to (semi-cheekily) tie together Lucas's filmic universes too. The movie was financed by Warner Brothers, but it flopped at the box office. The iconic space opera was written and directed by the American filmmaker George Lucas. In Star Wars (1977), a reference is made to "prison cell 1138" ; the cinema sound certification his company developed is called "THX". Reception Box office. THX 1138 uses them to count off sections of the movie or to imply an unusual effect to cut between takes and scenes. So you have the characters from American Graffiti having descendants, who live in the THX 1138 society, which turns out to be earth in the future. Hunger Games and THX 1138 exist in the same universe. As you may know, thxita, a member on the board, recently obtained a 35mm IB print of THX 1138. It stands out because, in all it’s science fiction glory, THX 1138 hides a gritty realism beneath its surface. George Lucas who created the Star Wars saga, THX & Star Wars, both the same categories but very different from on and other. His directional debut, the dystopian science fiction film THX 1138 … Despite the outcry that came as a result of the changes he made to Star Wars, nobody appear to mourn the loss of the original THX 1138. The most recent Star Wars could have occurred is 2.57 million years ago. 7 min read Posted on May 31, 2014 by Nick Stember This is part of four of a six part post in which I plan to translate a 142 page Chinese comic book adaptation of Star Wars originally published in Guangdong, China, in the 1980s. Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds: When selecting an Trooper unit with the Imperial design (a Stormtrooper), he will sometimes say "THX-1138 ready, Sir." Chinese Star Wars Comic (Part 4 of 6): THX-1138, why have you left your station? In the same year Coppola went his own way and started shooting the Godfather series, while Lucas established his own company, which he named after himself. Since they knew each other and have worked together in the past it is also very plausible they collaborated with each other about E.T. "We Are 138", a 1978 song by the Misfits, is commonly said to have been inspired by THX 1138. Like a dystopian, authoritarian future, violent subjugation, even mindless consumerist appeasement. Star Wars: Episode VII is out in just a few days so here are some of the best moments from the Robot Chicken: Star Wars specials. He co-founded American Zoetrope with Francis Ford Coppola, to get away from the oppressive Hollywood studio system, and with the success of Graffiti and Star Wars, founded Lucasfilm.Coppola produced his film debut THX 1138.That film's commercial … In that film, the character THX 1138 steals a police car during his escape. being part of Star Wars. Star Wars: Episode IV - A Toy Story (2015) (Short) The license plate of the police car is THX1138 in reference to the film "THX 1138" by George Lucas, creator of the Star Wars saga. Star Wars was released in 4K HDR and Dolby Atmos on The Walt Disney Company's streaming service, Disney+, on November 12, 2019. It looks iconic for the first time I've watched it. This digitally-enhanced Director's Cut of "THX-1138" came out in 2004; and, to many longtime fans (who all pretty much agreed that Lucas was a narcissistic prick for digitally mutilating the original Star Wars trilogy), the digital mutilation of THX-1138 was an insult. Also I don't know why I think it's cool but Paxton Solo, an obvious ancestor to Han, pilots a ship full of humans to the Star Wars Galaxy and his ships name is the Century Eagle, a play on the Millennium Falcon The two directors (Spielberg and Lucas) went to film school together (Where they made THX 1138). Vader’s costume was influenced by Samurai armor, the Jedi knights wear something that looks like a Kimono, and Leia’s hair style based on a character from Flash Gordon. and Star Wars in the same universe? Plus it makes great references to Lucas' other works like American Graffiti and THX-1138 and Willow. THX-1138 (1st Director’s Cut) 35mm Grindhouse Edition. The THX 1138 kept implying the iconic series “Star Wars” both in its short and full-feature versions. As we watch the Death Star tick closer to the moon of Yavin and the rebel pilots edge closer to the thermal exhaust port, numbers click down on the targeting computers, helping us visualize just how little time is left before …