On this episode of Our American Stories before he brought us to a galaxy far far away George Lucas made two other often forgotten movies His first film THX - - - was produced by friend and Godfather director Francis Ford Coppola but despite the talent behind it was anything but a box office success His second film American Graffiti was a surprise success and led to the opportunity to begin his third film Star Wars Chris Taylor author of How Star Wars Conquered the Universe The Past Present and Future of a Multibillion Dollar Franchise brings us the story [... more]