A Long Time Ago . . .

As unimaginable as it may seem now, when George Lucas initially showed his script for 'Star Wars' around Hollywood, the reception he received was far from enthusiastic.

In fact by the time it reached United Artists and Universal it was greeted with outright rejection. A decision they doubtless regret to this day. . .

"I think it was a sin that those people looked at it and didn't grasp the scope of the images George wanted to relay, but they didn't see any drawings."*

RMQ

George resolved he wouldn't continue relying upon studio execs to use their imagination. He decided he would utilise Ralph's talents to spell out how the movie would look.

When he made his pitch to Alan Ladd Jr. at 20th Century Fox he did so with a table full of Ralph's art.

The rest as the say is history.

*Extract from Ron Magid's interview with Ralph in 'Star Wars Insider' - Issue #76.

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