"Elstree 1976" Is Proof I Don't Love Every Documentary I See

Elstree 1976 (2015)

Not Rated

Starring Jeremy Bulloch, Laurie Goode, David Prowse

Written and Directed by Jon Spira

The Story:

For Star Wars fans, the title of this documentary should be obvious. That's where and when a little movie called Star Wars was filmed. This documentary has interviews and behind-the-scenes clips and photos of the filming of that little film and the effect it had on some of those actors who donned costumes as extras and other parts in the film.

It should be a fascinating and fun watch.

Oh, if only.

It was methodical and mundane.

Any time it kind of picked up and got relatively interesting, something would happen to stunt the momentum of the film.

The most interesting tidbit is the shaming of some actors for showing up at conventions because their parts were deemed irrelevant and immaterial because they didn't portray one of the cool space aliens.

Kind of harsh, but in the world of Star Wars, not totally unexpected either.

For die hards only.

It is streaming on Netflix as of this writing.

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