Stories from the Outer Rim
In film studios long ago but not so very far away, George Lucas created Star Wars. But he didn't do it alone...
Film historian Dennis Pellegrom gathers an eclectic ensemble of Star Wars cast and crew for a wide-ranging series of interviews. From Michael Pennington (Moff Jerjerrod) and Paul Brooke (the Rancor Keeper) to legendary matte painter Michael Pangrazio, visual effects guru Lorne Peterson, and the composer of Star Tours, Richard Bellis, you'll learn more about your favorites, and discover the behind-the-scenes wizards who make the real magic happen.
Pellegrom also dishes up a grab bag of chats with some of the notables from the Star Wars Expanded Universe, including author L. Neil Smith (the Lando Calrissian trilogy), Ewok movie actor Eric Walker, and Time Winters (Boc from the Dark Forces II game).
Whether you're looking for backstage gossip, fan interaction stories, or the nitty-gritty about how the effects of the early Star Wars films were created, you'll find it here.
Contents
Introduction
Bruce Logan 1
Lorne Peterson 4
Nick Laws 10
Warren Fu 14
Steve Boyle 18
John Celestri 21
Terry Madden 25
David Dozoretz 28
Michael Pangrazio 32
Howie Hammermann 37
Terrence Masson 40
Alan Fernandes 44
Andrea Wickman-Miller 48
Keith Swaden 51
Jim Dowdall 53
Tommy Weldin 56
Kim Falkinburg 58
Alan Austen 62
John Mogridge 65
Quentin Pierre 67
Michael Pennington 69
Paul Brooke 74
Katie Purvis 80
Amanda Noar 84
Willie Coppen 88
Felix Silla 92
David Church 95
Paul Markham 97
Julius LeFlore 99
Kiran Shah 101
Richard Stride 104
Eric Walker 106
Lesleh Donaldson 113
Blair Bess 115
Emily Swallow 127
Jake Cannavale 130
Nick Stanner 132
Bernard Bullen 135
Jude S. Walko 139
Dominic Pace 143
Kyle Pacek 147
L. Neil Smith 150
Jerry Oltion 154
William F. Wu 159
Alan Dean Foster 164
Charlene Newcomb 167
Patricia A. Jackson 171
John Whitman 176
William C. Dietz 179
Richard Bellis 183
Lynette Eklund 188
Terri Hardin 193
Craig Miller 211
Lucy Autrey Wilson 217
Time Winters 222
Acknowledgments 226
About the Author 227