The universe that exists in any david lynch film or tv series is a weird, scary, bizarre place, where mystical happenings seem mundane, people transform into other people without warning, and cheerful suburban neighborhoods tend to be hiding dark, homicidal secrets. Lynched was offered to direct the third star wars film, return of the jedi, but turned it down. Well, this fanmade trailer gives us a taste of a lynch helmed star wars. What if lynch had said yes when offered the chance to direct return of the jedi. Two of lynch s maternal greatgrandparents were finnishswedish immigrants who arrived in the u.
David lynch infamously turned down the opportunity to direct return of the jedi when george lucas offered it to him back in the early 1980s, but what if he hadnt. This is david lynch on directing return of the jedi by seriousfeather on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. The star wars trilogy, while thrilling, does lack a certain artistic creepiness but i didnt realize this until i watched david lynchs return of the jedi put together by cspit. The original footage of lynch, who was invited up to skywalker ranch to be wooed by lucas, paints an even fuller. Mark hamill does a perfect impression of harrison ford duration. Turned down george lucas offer to direct return of the jedi 1983 in favor of making dune 1984. Director david lynch was actually approached by george lucas to direct the third star wars film. The 114 edition of the george lucas talk show at ucb theatre east is all about david lynch. Return of the jedi would have been a lot different had david lynch accepted george lucas invitation to direct it. This is what david lynchs return of the jedi would look like the. In 1981 george lucas approached david lynch to direct the final installment of the star wars trilogy. Learn about the best movie never made in the trailer for jodorowskys dune cool videos. Back story apparently, george lucas did indeed approach lynch about directing the last installment of star wars, but lynch declined, not being a fan of science fiction and feeling like he wouldnt.
The man responsible for films like the elephant man, blue velvet, twin peaks and eraserhead not only decided to take a pass on directing return of the jedi. The screenplay is by lawrence kasdan and george lucas from a story by lucas, who was also the executive producer. Steven spielberg, david lynch and david cronenberg were considered to direct the project. When david lynch refused to direct return of the jedi. We put all news and official statements into a wider context, and ask the questions no one else does, thereby providing you with a spinfree bigger picture. David lynch was george lucas first choice to direct return of the jedi, but he probably wisely turned it down.
David lynch on directing return of the jedi on vimeo. Thirtyseven years ago this month, david lynch birthed his 89minute avantgarde student film eraserhead, which has since become one of the strangest yet most influential films of all time. Lynch at the time was most popularly known for directing eraser head and the elephant man. Frank herberts novel dune had a long path from the novel to film.
George lucas wanted david lynch to direct return of the jedi, but lynch had next door to. He is best known for his collaborations with george lucas and david lynch, serving as editor on return of the jedi and blue velvet. David lynch movie celebrity database celebrity filmography. Return of the jedi is a 1983 american epic space opera film directed by richard marquand.
Lucas and richard marquand right on the set of return of the jedi. David keith lynch born january 20, 1946 is an american filmmaker, painter, musician, singer. David lynch infamously turned down the opportunity to direct return of the jedi when george lucas offered it to him back in the early 1980s. Even though he went on to direct another epic sciencefiction movie, dune, many fans have wondered exactly how a david lynch directed yoda would talk, or how. Within these strange realms, a fascinating array of characters, from henry spencer to the log lady, behave in incredibly.
David lynch talks not directing return of the jedi youtube. But lynch did meet with the creator of the star wars franchise. Behold the david lynch star wars that could have been cnet. The animated recounting of david lynch s meeting with george lucas paints a picture that none of us should really be surprised by. What if david lynch had directed return of the jedi. Minecraft parody complete history of star wars video games. What kind of twisted magic would the director, famous for eraserhead, the elephant man, and, of course, twin. It was filmed at the churubusco studios in mexico city and included a. Youtube recut imagines if eraserhead director had helmed third star wars.
David lynch s return of the jedi man, if yall were mad about tlj now, imagine seeing this on the big screen in 1983. David lynch talks not directing return of the jedi. When david lynch rejected george lucas no film school. A long, long time ago in this very same galaxy and country, george lucas had approached david lynch about directing return of the jedi. David lynch is an american director best known for his surrealiststyle works containing disturbing, confusing and bizarre imagery, including the films eraserhead, lost highway and mulholland drive as well as the 1990s drama television series twin peaks. David lynch s version of return of the jedi will haunt your dreams imagine the hallucinatory insanity. George lucas approached lynch to direct return of the jedi. Episode vi return of the jedi is a 1983 american epic space opera film directed by richard marquand. In the 1980s, he went to the same bobs big boy restaurant every day for years where he drank a chocolate shake, several cups of coffee and scribbled ideas on napkins. Behold the david lynch star wars that could have been star wars. Written by lawrence kasdan and george lucas, david lynch was the first to be invited, by george lucas, to direct return of the jedi but turned down the offer after meeting with mr. How return of the jedi should have ended robot chicken.
I wondered how the film would have looked and how lynch would have told the story. After a series of false starts it finally hit theaters in 1984 directed by oscar nominated director david lynch. Get youtube premium get youtube tv best of youtube music. Did you know that george lucas approached david lynch about directing return of the jedi. Walt disney studios home entertainment reissued return of the jedi on bluray, dvd, and digital download on september 22, 2019. The director turned down return of the jedi for this other scifi epic. David lynch should direct a star wars movie youtube. You may have heard that lynch had been offered the directors seat for return of the jedi before, and his response is just as hilarious as youd expect. Duwayne robert dunham born november 17, 1952 is an american director and editor of film and television, as well as an adjunct professor at the usc school of cinematic arts. The epic influence of david lynchs eraserhead, from.
As my tipstercontributor christian lindke has pointed out, jedi made by lynch at that time would probably have resembled dune more than eraserhead. Yet while both are space fantasies on desert planets, jedi was populated with muppets and dune came with a pamphlet to help moviegoers unfurl the. What if george lucas had handed the reins of the return of the jedi to david lynch. After a visit to lucas studio described here by lynch, lynch turned lucas down pretty quickly. In the early 80s, george lucas wanted david lynch to direct star wars episode vi. Who knows what george lucas was thinking at the time. David keith lynch was born in missoula, montana on january 20, 1946. All episode 6 clips edited together in chronological order family guy. After being hired for lynch s series twin peaks, he was promoted to director and made his. George lucas wanted david lynch to direct return of the jedi. This clip reveals whats a david lynch return of the jedi. Welcome to midnights edge, the channel devoted to analysis and intelligent discussion of your favorite stories and characters, as well as their various film and tv adaptations. Its a trap tv special the return of return of the jedi darth vader feels blue david lynch s return of the jedi trailer return of the jedi. It is the third installment in the original star wars trilogy, the third film to be produced, and sixth film in the star wars saga.
As a filmmaker, lynch revels in his power to stimulate, understanding full well that his. The film stars kyle maclachlan in his film debut as young nobleman paul atreides, and includes an ensemble of wellknown american and european actors in supporting roles. Dune is a 1984 american epic science fiction film written and directed by david lynch and based on the 1965 frank herbert novel of the same name. His father, donald walton lynch 19152007, was a research scientist working for the u. Known for experimental movies such as eraserhead and mulholland drive, david lynch was offered a job many directors wouldve killed for, and turned it down. David lynch on refusing to direct return of the jedi. The man responsible for films like the elephant man, blue velvet, twin peaks and eraserhead not only decided to take a pass on directing return of the jedi, he adamantly refused. Perhaps bizarrely, famed directors david lynch and david cronenberg were both considered for. David lynch is famous for his surrealist style in movies such as eraserhead, blue velvet, elephant man, and twin peaks. But lynch had in his own words next door to zero interest watch the video further below for his entire rejection story. This is what david lynchs return of the jedi would look.
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