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Bald: The Making of THX 1138 is a short film directed by George Lucas and released in 1971 to promote his first feature-length film, THX 1138, released the same year. The film features a conversation between Lucas and Francis Ford Coppola, producer of THX 1138.
- 1971
- English
Bald: The Making of 'THX 1138': Directed by George Lucas. With Francis Ford Coppola, George Lucas, Walter Murch, Claudette Bessing. A documentary about the sacrifice the actors and actresses had to make to be a part of THX 1138 (1971).
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- Documentary, Short
- George Lucas
- 1971
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Overview. The film features a conversation between Lucas and Francis Ford Coppola, producer of THX 1138. They discuss Lucas' vision for the film, including his ideas about science fiction in general and in particular his concept of the "used future" which would famously feature in his film Star Wars. Intercut with this discussion is footage ...
Synopsis. The film features a conversation between Lucas and Francis Ford Coppola, producer of THX 1138. They discuss Lucas’ vision for the film, including his ideas about science fiction in general and in particular his concept of the “used future” which would famously feature in his film Star Wars. Intercut with this discussion is ...
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- Warner Bros. Entertainment
- George Lucas
As a publicity stunt, several actors were filmed having their first haircuts and shaves at unusual venues, with the results used in a promotional featurette titled Bald: The Making of THX 1138. Many of the extras were recruited from the nearby Synanon , an addiction-recovery program that later became a violent cult.
The title "Bald: The Making of 'THX 1138'" says it all in this case. The contents of this documentary, which only runs for 8 minutes, are basically the cast of George Lucas' early feature film "THX 1138" going bald, including the women, for this film.
