Episode 3: The Hidden Fortress is the Blueprint

Six Degrees of Star Wars

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George Lucas took this movie and made a space au fanfic with his self-insert in the starring role, and somehow got a Best Original Screenplay Oscar nomination out of it. The moral of the story is to never give up on your fanfic dreams. Sam is joined by Ellie, Bryan, and Grady to tackle Akira Kurosawa's 1958 classic jidaigeki film, and discuss its merits on its own, and as the groundwork for a franchise that even Criterion wants you to know this movie inspired.
Ellie: @Elessar42 on Twitter, football-in-tuxedos on Tumblr, Back to High School available wherever pods are cast. Ellie also occasionally writes about movie and TV more formally.
Bryan: @bharrisfilm on Instagram and Facebook
Grady: He doesn't have anything to plug, but he recommends you read Darths and Droids: https://www.darthsanddroids.net/archive.html

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