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Elstree 1976
Directed by
Jon Spira
Not Rated
2015
90m
Documentary
,
Science Fiction
5.9
81%
40%
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Actors and extras reminisce about their time on the set of Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) and how making the film affected their lives.
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Cast of Elstree 1976
David Prowse
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Jeremy Bulloch
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Angus MacInnes
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Garrick Hagon
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Derek Lyons
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Pam Rose
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Paul Blake
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Anthony Forrest
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John Chapman
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Laurie Goode
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Elstree 1976 Ratings & Reviews
Entertainment Weekly
Chris Nashawaty
Elstree 1976 isn't an essential movie for anyone but the most obsessive fanboy or girl. It's a film about the strange hand of fate, the wages of dumb luck, and the flipside of fame-life on the D-list.
New York Post
Kyle Smith
"Elstree 1976" is an amazing experience. I'm shocked that a documentary revisiting the making of "Star Wars" could be this boring.
Chicago Sun-Times
Richard Roeper
A sweet, quietly funny, fascinating and contemplative study of 10 character actors and extras, none of whom had any idea back in the 1970s they'd forever be defined by the one or two days they spent on the set of a sci-fi movie.
RogerEbert.com
Odie Henderson
You're hearing some good stories told from the viewpoints of minor characters. This will hold your attention best if you are a "Star Wars" completist or a super-fan.
AV Club
Noel Murray
It all adds to the idea that Star Wars was both the best and the worst thing to happen to its low-level supporting cast.
Spectrum Culture
Josh Goller
Like a storm troopers' aim, the documentary only occasionally hits the mark, but it's nevertheless a fascinating look at how 15 minutes of fame ages over 40 years.
Rob's Movie Vault
Rob Gonsalves
A crowdfunded effort from director Jon Spira, "Elstree 1976" is largely a matter of talking heads, some of whom are more interesting than others.
Slant Magazine
Nick Prigge
Jon Spira doesn't extrapolate from his interviewees whether they feel like a true part of the Star Wars universe or mere tag-alongs to a pop-cultural phenomenon.
Salon.com
Andrew O'Hehir
A deadpan documentary with notes of wistful irony ...
Village Voice
Bilge Ebiri
The most interesting part of Elstree 1976 comes when these actors express ambivalence about their odd celebrity.
New York Times
Neil Genzlinger
In telling a small story of bit players, the director, Jon Spira, captures a more universal picture of the droplets of fame created by a pop-culture tidal wave.
Los Angeles Times
Kenneth Turan
Given what a multibillion-dollar behemoth the Star Wars universe has become, it's fascinating to discover that a long time ago in a studio sound stage far, far away, no one took it very seriously at all.
The Hollywood Reporter
Stephen Dalton
A genial study of fleeting fame and its aftermath.
The Daily Beast
Nico Hines
For hundreds of actors, bit-part players and costume-dwellers appearing in Star Wars in 1977 was the moment that would shape their lives-they were granted immortality.
Movie Mezzanine
Mallory Andrews
Spira's take is undeniably affectionate, but offers little insight into the trilogy for Star Wars fans. Yet Elstree 1976 is so inextricably linked to George Lucas' space opera, it's difficult to imagine what the appeal could be ...
IGN Movies
Jared Petty
Elstree 1976 mostly succeeds in its attempt to shed light on the people behind the makeup and masks. Here there is humility and jealousy, gratitude and bemusement, eloquently and touchingly recounted.
The Playlist
Oliver Lyttelton
It finds a way of proving valuable not just to fans, but to Force agnostics as well.
NY1-TV
Neil Rosen
It wears out its welcome after about an hour. It also raises a few questions that are left unanswered. But there's still enough here to make it worth a look for fans.
Nerdist
Luke Y. Thompson
The movie's major take-away? Dave Prowse deserves his own documentary.
Cinemalogue
Todd Jorgenson
Amid some amusing tidbits, most of the anecdotes aren't very compelling or insightful, and there's not much else.
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