Did Editing Save Star Wars?
It's one of the best urban legends in film: Was Star Wars salvaged in the editing room? The release of episodes I-III and their nearly universal dislike helped popularize the notion that George Lucas' original trilogy was more a product of emergency surgery than a coherent narrative from the beginning. The Solomon Society looks at the evidence to see if the Star Wars films we know and love were a product of — or saved from — their creator.