ELSTREE 1976

In the fifty years since George Lucas first swept us to a galaxy far, far away, the rabid church of the STAR WARS faithful has turned every anecdote, artifact and ancillary figure into a holy relic. However, Jon Spira’s fascinating documentary ELSTREE 1976 goes deeper than just fandom lip-service. London’s Elstree Studios was where much of STAR WARS was filmed, and at the time the studio became an unlikely witness to history that none of the players (large or small) expected to become famous for, especially for what at the time felt like a low-budget indie film. Here, the actors and extras who played aliens, stormtroopers and rebels reminisce about their time on set and how making the classic film affected their lives, for better or for worse.