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The Emperor

  • 1967
  • 24m
IMDb RATING
5.7/10
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The Emperor (1967)
DocumentaryShort

Comments on the background and popularity of disc jockey "Emperor" Bob Hudson, who bases his shows on the idea that radio is a fantasy.Comments on the background and popularity of disc jockey "Emperor" Bob Hudson, who bases his shows on the idea that radio is a fantasy.Comments on the background and popularity of disc jockey "Emperor" Bob Hudson, who bases his shows on the idea that radio is a fantasy.

  • Director
    • George Lucas
  • Writers
    • George Lucas
    • Bob Hudson
    • Rick Robertson
  • Stars
    • Kathi Carmack
    • Randy Day
    • Camille Franck
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    • IMDb RATING
    5.7/10
    182
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    • Director
      • George Lucas
    • Writers
      • George Lucas
      • Bob Hudson
      • Rick Robertson
    • Stars
      • Kathi Carmack
      • Randy Day
      • Camille Franck
    • 5User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    • Trivia
      When this film was proposed for George Lucas' film school project, the faculty demanded Lucas keep the run time of the film to 10 minutes. Lucas had no intention of keeping to this directive, but purposely arranged the credits to run at that time limit, to the initial disappointment of his student colleagues that he apparently surrendered to the school's authority. However, the film continues after the credits for an additional 10+ minutes to the approval of the student audience to see Lucas had defied the school.
    • Crazy credits
      Under the writing credits, is a caption that reads, "With revisions by a host of others"
    • Connections
      Featured in A Legacy of Filmmakers: The Early Years of American Zoetrope (2004)
    • Soundtracks
      Rollin' Machine
      (uncredited)
      Performed by The Seeds
      Written by Sky Saxon

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    7/10

    The Emperor review

    Short documentary directed by George Lucas about '60s DJ "Emperor" Bob Hudson, who was something of a big noise on the US radio back in the day. It was directed by George Lucas when he was a student, and young Master Lucas proves himself rather adept at making very little stretch a long way as we learn a lot about the Emperor's style but very little about the man himself. Shots of Hudson at work alternate with rather arty shots of 60s US street culture to surprisingly good effect, and Lucas's film has an energy that its portly subject lacks.
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    • May 6, 2020
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