My Theatrical Debut

OK, I've kept this secret long enough. But I actually "starred" in a movie that my Star Wars obsessesed friend Chris created. The title of the film is "Forcery," and it's a spoof of the big screen adaptation of Stephen King's Misery" with a Star Wars twist. Instead of a best-selling novelist being "cared for" by his "No. 1 fan" after a near fatal car crash, this time it's George Lucas (played by yours truly) being "cared for" by his "No. 1 fan."

The witty screenplay was written entirely by Chris, who has imagination that runs wild. Growing up, Chris claims he told me that if he ever made a movie, he'd get me to be in it. I never thought he was serious, but he kept nagging me to play George Lucas for about six months until I reluctantly agreed. I knew Chris had grand plans of posting "Forcery" on the Internet, and since I'm not comfortable being in the limelight, I was hestitant to be a part of this. But after seeing how much this meant to my old Jedi friend, I agreed to help him out and the whole experience was fun and comical at the same time. Who knows? Maybe this will be my big break, and I can secure a major film deal...somehow I think not.

If you want to see the film, click here. Chris has uploaded the final version in several different-sized Quicktime files to suit virtually anyone's downloading needs. If you watch "Misery" and then "Forcery," I think you'll be amuzed at how closely the plots and the dialogue mirror one another. Inserting George Lucas into the James Caan role from "Misery" turned out to be such a natural fit, I'm surprised no one had ever thought of it before.