Gary Douglas Kurtz (July 27, 1940 – September 23, 2018) was an American film producer whose list of credits includes American Graffiti (1973), Star Wars...

December 13, 2023. Retrieved March 7, 2024. Kurtz, Gary (November 11, 2002). "An Interview with Gary Kurtz". IGN. Archived from the original on May 14...

by Gary Kurtz, best known for his collaboration with George Lucas on the first two Star Wars films and American Graffiti. Slipstream reunited Kurtz with...

added semiautobiographical material to the story. Lucas and his colleague Gary Kurtz began pitching the American Graffiti treatment to various Hollywood studios...

Phillips, and Julia Phillips American Graffiti Francis Ford Coppola and Gary Kurtz Cries and Whispers Ingmar Bergman The Exorcist William Peter Blatty A...

Return of the Jedi, was released on May 25, 1983. According to producer Gary Kurtz, loose plans for a prequel trilogy were developed during the outlining...

on the 1986 fantasy film Labyrinth. The Dark Crystal was produced by Gary Kurtz, while the screenplay was written by David Odell, with whom Henson previously...

producer Gary Kurtz with Howard Kazanjian because Kurtz had not fulfilled his role and left problems unresolved while filming Star Wars. Kurtz convinced...

stated there would be ten Star Wars films after The Empire Strikes Back. Gary Kurtz, the producer of the first two films, was aware of proposed story elements...

additional input from director Irvin Kershner. Kasdan, Kershner, and producer Gary Kurtz saw the film as a more serious and adult story, and developed the sequel...

John Milner (Paul Le Mat). Because of California state law, producer Gary Kurtz became Phillips's legal guardian for the duration of the filming. Phillips...

B. Sherman), Hayao Miyazaki (who was working at TMS at the time), and Gary Kurtz. The film was first released in Japan on July 15, 1989, by the Toho-Towa...

football player Gary Kurtz, American film producer (Star Wars) George Kurtz American cybersecurity entrepreneur Gerdina Hendrika Kurtz (1899–1989), Dutch...

2017. Retrieved October 15, 2020. Gilbey, Ryan (September 26, 2018). "Gary Kurtz obituary". TheGuardian.com. Archived from the original on June 6, 2020...

written and directed by Patrick Read Johnson and produced by Fred Roos and Gary Kurtz. It stars John Francis Daley as a teenage director living in Wadsworth...

with principal photography to start in 1971. Lucas's friend and producer Gary Kurtz traveled to the Philippines, scouting suitable locations. They intended...

animation mentors, at Skywalker Ranch in Marin County. Star Wars producer Gary Kurtz briefly worked with Williams to attempt to get financing in the mid-1980s...

unlike the original to avoid accusations of blasphemy. Executive Producer Gary Kurtz noted, "We're not trying to make a sequel, although technically the books...

print advertising and on cinema marquees. The producer of Star Wars, Gary Kurtz, was impressed with Rice's logo and selected it over Perri's design for...

Bear Manor Media, 2012 Corman p 93 Gary Arnold (May 26, 1974). "Chalking 'Graffiti' Up to Experience: Gary Kurtz: Chalking 'Graffiti' Up to Experience"...

an uncredited producer on The Empire Strikes Back, replacing producer Gary Kurtz midway through the production. For Jedi he came up with the idea of shooting...

Perry". National Governors Association. Retrieved July 5, 2023. Susswein, Gary; Kurtz, Michele (December 22, 2000). "Perry Promises a Prosperous Future for...

"founded in the late 1960s as a printer of rock music posters", from Gary Kurtz, a Star Wars producer. In 2002, the company acquired Crossing Press, a...

for serving as a storefront[clarification needed] for George Lucas and Gary Kurtz who were looking for crew to assist with the look of Star Wars. Both visited...

New Hope brought the film from representing 60% of his vision to 80%. Gary Kurtz, producer of A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back, spoke against changing...

prequels in a StarWars.com interview. According to original trilogy producer Gary Kurtz, loose plans for a prequel trilogy were developed during the outlining...

Graffiti. It was nominated for Best Picture (Francis Ford Coppola and Gary Kurtz), Director & Story and Screenplay Based on Factual Material or Material...

the share with the film's producer Gary Kurtz, and asked for a written agreement so as to codify his earnings, Kurtz revised Lucas's offering down by 0...

Gary Kurtz, who produced Star Wars and Empire but was replaced by Kazanjian for Jedi, said that Han died in an early version of the script. Kurtz has...

March 26, 2009. Kurtz, Judy (September 15, 2015). "Trump locks up Gary Busey endorsement". The Hill. Kennedy, Mark (November 22, 2016). "Gary Busey talks...