[thechat] Lucas' inspiration for Star Wars?

Martin martin at members.evolt.org
Sat Apr 13 03:36:01 CDT 2002


On Saturday, April 13, 2002, at 04:49  am, Ron White wrote:

> Uh, small correction... Luke's Aunt and Uncle were killed by
> Stormtroopers,
> not sand people.
> <>
> Yes... & Luke's family being massacred by the native sand people.
> Classic western tripe. Yes, the bar.  Yes, the desolate wasteland
> planet...
> <>

Ah, the old 'blame it on the natives' scenario (it was only because
the blaster shots were too damned accurate, and the stormtroopers
rode their Banthers wrong that Luke & Ben worked it out).


Cheers
Martin
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