Raiders of the Lost Ark

Story Conference Transcript January 23, 1978 thru January 27, 1978 George Lucas, Steven Spielberg, Larry Kasdan Back in 1978, George Lucas and Steven Spielberg got together with Larry Kasdan to hash out the story for Raiders of the Lost Ark. The meeting was recorded and transcribed. (I guess that’s what you do when you’ve got…

Indiana Jones IV

In the case of Indy, there’s a whole lot of fan material out there to sift through. These are the scripts that have fooled at least a few people. Micah Johnson does a good job of explaining and debunking these scripts at indyfan.com. For a great rundown of all the rumored plots and titles, check…

Star Wars

Scripts by George Lucas George wanted to do Flash Gordon. He couldn’t get the rights, so he created his own space mythology. These drafts fascinate me. In some ways, they’re very amateurish. But it amazes me to see how he formed the Star Wars galaxy through the course of rewriting. The first three scripts are…

Indiana Jones III

a.k.a. Indiana Jones IV a.k.a. Indiana Jones and the Monkey King a.k.a. Indiana Jones and the Garden of Life by Chris Columbus From what I can gather, this script was actually written by established screenwriter Chris Columbus. He wrote it unsolicited and presented it to the Lucas camp after the success of Temple of Doom….