Inside Star Wars
From the creators of Inside Psycho, Inside the Exorcist, and Inside Jaws, comes a new immersive audio biopic about the making of the original 1977 Star Wars. It was a movie made on a shoestring and dumped into a handful of movie theaters. And then it changed the world. This is the story of George Lucas and his dream. We take you inside the stories of the people who struggled to make the original classic and the people who did their very best to stop it dead. Now playing in all galaxies.
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Our Editor's Take
Is there anything left to say about Star Wars? Of course, there is. These are some of the greatest stories ever told, after all. Director George Lucas created a behemoth that redefined pop culture and continues to earn new generations of fans with every passing decade. Inside Star Wars looks at the beloved saga from a different angle: the real-life story of the actors and visionaries who took Star Wars from its inauspicious start to what it is today. Inside Star Wars is a Star Wars podcast for fans, newcomers, experienced Imperials, and well-rounded Rebels alike.
Despite its stratospheric success, Star Wars came from humble beginnings. Inside Star Wars shares stories from long before Luke Skywalker became a household name. You’ll hear about the out-of-control droid that crashed the set of “Jesus of Nazareth,” and you’ll learn what George Lucas really thought of Princess Leia’s trademark buns the first time he saw them. Host Mark Ramsey’s dramatization takes what in other hands could be mere trivia and weaves it into tales that are full of as much drama as the films themselves. You may be amazed that the end result was even a single film, let alone a multi-billion dollar franchise. Yet despite all the near-disasters and hilarious mishaps, we now have such a rich and visceral world with nine movies to date. In 1977, A New Hope made stars out of Harrison Ford (Han Solo) and Carrie Fisher (Princess Leia) and forever changed how the world looked at mainstream science fiction.
There is a lot to dig into, and Inside Star Wars pulls no punches in its quest to get to the heart of the iconic series. Covering everything from the early days of filming in the searing sun of the Tunisian desert to a new generation of fans born way after ‘77, Inside Star Wars is a podcast that will take you to a galaxy far, far away. If you're a podcast fan who dreams of droids, pod racing, and harnessing the force, Inside Star Wars is the podcast Star Wars fans have been waiting for, and it’s here on Amazon Music.
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