Star Wars

My inside look at the world of Star Wars

Last week I held the original blaster that Harrison Ford - as Han Solo - used to shoot Greedo in Star Wars (Episode IV).

That’s what I consider the highlight to a vacation.

Thanks to some business contacts that a certain friend of mine has, I was fortunate enough to receive a tour of the center of George Lucas’s entertainment business empire in San Francisco, including LucasFilm’s headquarters at the Presidio in San Francisco and the fabled Skywalker Ranch north of the city. It is no easy feat to get a look inside the homes of LucasFilm and its various divisions, such as Skywalker Sound and Industrial Light & Magic. I once read that Ronald Reagen’s request for a tour of Skywalker Ranch while he was president was denied.
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