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During the casting of Raiders, Kazanjian heavily campaigned for Harrison Ford to be cast as Indiana Jones, to the point he almost lost his job over it. Jones was intended to be a smoker and a drinker, but Kazanjian convinced Lucas and Steven Spielberg to remove that.
May 29, 2017 · Emmy Award-winning film producer Howard Kazanjian is best known for his work on The Wild Bunch, Raiders of the Lost Ark and Star Wars. A former vice president of Lucasfilm, he met George Lucas while they attended University of Southern California. Kazanjian has authored books with Chris Enss, including biographies on Roy Rogers and Dale Evans ...
You worked with Steven Spielberg on Raiders of the Lost Ark. Is his approach to movies different than George Lucas’ approach and which differences are there between working on Raiders of the Lost Ark and Return of the Jedi?
Nov 24, 2021 · He was the producer of Return of the Jedi and executive producer on Raiders of the Lost Ark (as well as uncredited producer on The Empire Strikes Back .) He is a legend in both the world of Star Wars and the world of movie-making, in general.
Sep 20, 2021 · With the release of Howard Kazanjian: A Producer’s Life, a book written by the late Jonathan Rinzler looking at the career of The Empire Strikes Back, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and Return of the Jedi producer Howard Kazanjian, we had the opportunity to put some questions to Howard about his incredible journey in film.
To the general film-going public the name Howard Kazanjian will be meaningless. The more enlightened amongst us (naturally I’m referring to STARBURST readers) will know him as the producer of Raiders of the Lost Ark, Return of the Jedi as well as once being Lucasfilm’s vice president of production. But before Kazanjian attained such lofty heights […]
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Nov 4, 2021 · Kazanjian doesn't give a lot of interviews, so when he speaks, it makes sense to listen. He has a new memoir about his life, Howard Kazanjian: A Producer's Life, written by J.W Rinzler, which was just released on Sept. 21, and is in stores now. Check out this interview from The Writer Experience Podcast, and let's talk after the jump.
