The movie that "pissed off" James Cameron

George Méliès, a professional magician, made a series of films that combined whimsical animation and playful visual trickery to create actual extended storylines. Movies like A Trip to the Moon of 1902 (which includes the iconic scene of a space capsule crashing into the eye of the moon) proved that an audience’s interest could be sustained for far

My luck was having a director who was an independent filmmaker who, having made a very low budget science-fiction film, THX 1138, did not flinch when I presented untried solutions to the then insurmountable problem of making all the dressings and props.

George Lucas and Gary Kurtz were friends of Gloria Katz and Willard Huyck, who had recommended us for a science-fiction film the director was making. He was looking for the same ‘used’ style of sets and Twentieth Century Fox had told George Lucas that he could make the film if he made it in the UK for the budget they had allocated.

This crucial plot twist in The Empire Strikes Back effectively transformed even the movie that came before it: it was a creative moment that had retroactive effects.

Then came a blow to our plans. The Mini Tones reached the final on Opportunity Knocks, and if they won it would elevate their career. Kenny was now concerned about his partner, Jack Purvis, as working with us meant putting The Mini Tones on hold for a while, leaving Jack with no income. Robert Watts and George promised him that Jack would also be h