I seem to recall reading that very little of Brackett's
script made it into the film.
And maybe I'm just contrary, but I like EMPIRE
the least of the original trilogy. It's much better than any
of the second trilogy, though.
James Reasoner
foxbrick <
foxbrick@yahoo.com> wrote:
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In
rara-avis-l@yahoogroups.com, Patrick
<malone.ps@...> wrote:
>
> On 10/26/07, Richard Moore <moorich@...>
wrote:
> > [Leigh] Brackett's brooding loner hero is
exemplified in her
stories of Eric
> > John Stark. She wrote in a sub-form sometimes
called science
> > fantasy as it has elements of both SF and
fantasy. In clumsy
hands
> > this can turn into a silly, juvenile mess but
Brackett was a
master
> > and her best stories are
transporting.
>
> Note, also, that Leigh Brackett wrote "The Empire
Strikes Back."
Just before she died, she wrote the first draft of the
script, which I suspect was dumbed down by both credited
re-drafter Lawrence Kasdan and by George Lucas, at least one
of whom should've known better. Still, the least bad film of
that franchise that I've seen (I've missed two of the six,
and intend to go on missing them, having been dragged to all
but the first by family or friends).
Todd Mason
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