Lucasfilm Ltd. filmography
American Graffiti (1973; Hyperion)
Star Wars (1977; 20th Century-Fox)
The Making of Star Wars (1977, documentary) (In association with 20th Television)
The Star Wars Holiday Special (1978, TV Special) (In association with 20th Television)
More American Graffiti (1979; Hyperion)
Kagemusha (1980; Hyperion) (English Version)
The Empire Strikes Back (1980; 20th Century-Fox)
SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back (1980, documentary) (In association with 20th Television)
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981; 20th Century-Fox)
Body Heat (1981; Warner Bros.)
Return of the Jedi (1983; 20th Century-Fox)
Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi (1983, documentary) (In association with 20th Television)
Twice Upon a Time (1983; Grand Diamond/Ladd Company)
Upcoming
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984; 20th Century-Fox)
Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters (1985; Warner Bros.)
Star Wars: Droids (1985) (Animated series produced by Grantray-Lawrence and 20th Television)
Labyrinth (1986; Touchstone)
Howard the Duck (1986; 20th Century-Fox)
Tucker: The Man and His Dream (1988; Zoetrope Studios)
Caravan of Courage (TBA)
Radioland Murders (TBA)
Strange Magic (TBA)
Red Tails (TBA)
Willow (TBA)
Current Lucasfilm, Ltd. assets
Industrial Light and Magic (ILM)
Skywalker Sound
Fantasound (25%; Co-owned with Sony, Disney and Dolby)
Lucasfilm Games
Lucasfilm Computer Division/The Graphics Group
Given the circumstances of Lucasfilm as a whole, here's what I would do...
First and foremost, I'd have Disney outright buy Lucasfilm, Ltd. I know it doesn't make sense, but they managed to buy Marvel and Fox when they were at their most vulnerable, and look at those companies now!
Second, I'd buy Sony and Dolby's shares in Fantasound, then fold the whole thing into Skywalker Sound. That way, Skywalker Sound can double its workforce, while Fantasound can go down on a high note in the long run. Plus, it's just unnatural to have TWO sound-related assets in one studio!
Third, I'd rename the Lucasfilm Computer Division(AKA: The Graphics Group) to
Pixar, and make Lucasfilm Games's projects as Atari exclusives. Doing the former would be par for the course, as that was what really happened to give the CGI powerhouse its humble beginnings as an independent studio, while doing the latter would cause the competition to worry that their own successes might not be good enough. I mean,
Star Wars AND
Indiana Jones as Atari exclusives?!? They'd be quaking in their shoes and clucking like roosters by New Years!
Fourth, I would still have films like
Labyrinth and
Tucker: The Man and His Dream be released by their respective distributors, and even sell the rights to the former to Henson Associates, but any Lucasfilm feature after
Tucker would be released by Fox, Hyperion, or any of Disney's other divisions.
Finally, I know that this isn't a suggestion, but really a question, but is
THX butterflied away as a sound studio?