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Origin of the film's title
posted by PT 100STAFFMOD on February 15, 2017 at 7:00 PM
It was inspired by Lucas's one-time SF phone number: 849(THX)-1138.
Reply by Infected By Eli
on February 16, 2017 at 3:11 PM
And quite possibly his best sci fi film to date.
Reply by Travis Bell
on February 16, 2017 at 3:38 PM
Oooooh, that's a high bar you set there!
Reply by chilidoggg
on October 20, 2017 at 11:41 PM
To hell with the Millennium Falcon, I want that pumping thingy, but with a better hologram.
Reply by Moondoggie
on October 27, 2017 at 7:41 PM
I'm sensing more than a little sarcasm here, I think.
On the other hand, as a student film project, it was pretty decent. Although I'd guess it was apparently cooler in 1971 than it is now.
Reply by PT 100
on October 29, 2017 at 6:38 PM
Yes, it is a reworked student project, and it definitely has rough edges. Today it's more a historical curiosity than anything else. I sometimes wonder whether that phone number still exists, and if so, do the owners of it ever get crank calls asking for George. I'm guessing the phone company may have retired the number by now.