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Flash Gordon influenced Star Wars
Added by · 8 August 2026
The evidence
George Lucas originally wanted to make a Flash Gordon movie in the 1970s. When he couldn't acquire the rights from King Features, he decided to write his own original space opera instead, directly resulting in Star Wars. Cloud City (inspired by the Hawkmen's Sky City) and the structural opening crawls are direct nods to Flash Gordon.
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