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> Hollywood directly ripped that one off - Планета бурь by Pavel Klushantsev. Really? That's some weird thinking - that Star Wars were 'ripped' from that B-gra

> Hollywood directly ripped that one off - Планета бурь by Pavel Klushantsev. Really? That's some weird thinking - that Star Wars were 'ripped' from that B-grade movie.

myth_drannon 11y ago
Maybe by our modern standards. But the movie was so revolutionary at that time that it was edited, voice-overed and all the mentions of the Soviet actors removed, fake American names were added in credits. And I think some additional scenes were shot in US (source https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planeta_Bur https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planeta_Bur). Another famous movie was edited by young Francis Ford Coppola (who was also inspired by Soviet cinema) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_Beyond_the_Sun https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_Beyond_the_Sun
- PerfectDlite 11y ago
  So basically a B-grade movie got cannibalized by low-budget horror director. That's very far away from your original claim.
  - ommunist 11y ago
    Mate, before Planet of the Storms there was no SciFi. This is the hollywood rip off I am telling about - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059887/?ref_=tt_rec_tt http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059887/?ref_=tt_rec_tt This is the original movie - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056352/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056352/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 See for yourself.
Shtirlic 11y ago
George Lucas during his 1988 visit to the Soviet Union credited Pavel Klushantsev as the "godfather of the Star Wars"
- PerfectDlite 11y ago
  Do you have any sources for that?
  - ommunist 11y ago
    It is even in wikipedia. http://www.shadowlocked.com/201203302484/opinion-features/the-russian-heritage-for-ridley-scotts-prometheus.html http://www.shadowlocked.com/201203302484/opinion-features/th... Documentary: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xthyi5_the-star-dreamer-russian-science-fiction-film-visionary-pavel-klushantsev-documentary-2002_shortfilms http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xthyi5_the-star-dreamer-rus... During one of his visits to Russia, Star Wars creator said that his dream was to meet the maestro Klushantsev. Film-industry functionaries just shrugged: "Who's that?" "Klushantsev is the God Father of Star Wars," answered Lucas.

> Hollywood directly ripped that one off - Планета бурь by Pavel Klushantsev. Really? That's some weird thinking - that Star Wars were 'ripped' from that B-grade movie.

myth_drannon 11y ago

Maybe by our modern standards. But the movie was so revolutionary at that time that it was edited, voice-overed and all the mentions of the Soviet actors removed, fake American names were added in credits. And I think some additional scenes were shot in US (source https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planeta_Bur https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Planeta_Bur). Another famous movie was edited by young Francis Ford Coppola (who was also inspired by Soviet cinema) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_Beyond_the_Sun https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_Beyond_the_Sun

PerfectDlite 11y ago
So basically a B-grade movie got cannibalized by low-budget horror director. That's very far away from your original claim.
- ommunist 11y ago
  Mate, before Planet of the Storms there was no SciFi. This is the hollywood rip off I am telling about - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059887/?ref_=tt_rec_tt http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0059887/?ref_=tt_rec_tt This is the original movie - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056352/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056352/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 See for yourself.

Shtirlic 11y ago

George Lucas during his 1988 visit to the Soviet Union credited Pavel Klushantsev as the "godfather of the Star Wars"

PerfectDlite 11y ago
Do you have any sources for that?
- ommunist 11y ago
  It is even in wikipedia. http://www.shadowlocked.com/201203302484/opinion-features/the-russian-heritage-for-ridley-scotts-prometheus.html http://www.shadowlocked.com/201203302484/opinion-features/th... Documentary: http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xthyi5_the-star-dreamer-russian-science-fiction-film-visionary-pavel-klushantsev-documentary-2002_shortfilms http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xthyi5_the-star-dreamer-rus... During one of his visits to Russia, Star Wars creator said that his dream was to meet the maestro Klushantsev. Film-industry functionaries just shrugged: "Who's that?" "Klushantsev is the God Father of Star Wars," answered Lucas.