Anyone Lived in a Pretty How Town is a 1967 short film made by George Lucas based on E. E. Cummings' poem of the same name.
It was one of two films Lucas made after returning to USC's film school as a graduate in 1967 (the other was The Emperor). The film represented a first for the USC film school by being shot in color and widescreen.
The film was shown out of competition in the Special Screening section at the Short Shorts Film Festival EXPO 2005.
Synopsis
The film focuses on the life cycle of a townspeople, and a photographer who takes pictures of one ignored young couple.
, 15minutes Directed byGeorge Lucas GenresScience fiction Rating61% In an underground city in a dystopian future, the protagonist, whose name is "THX 1138 4EB", is shown running through passageways and enclosed spaces. It is soon discovered that THX is escaping his community. The government uses computers and cameras to track down THX and attempt to stop him; however, they fail. He escapes by breaking through a door and runs off into the sunset. The government sends their condolences to YYO 7117, THX's mate, claiming that THX has destroyed himself.
, 3minutes Directed byGeorge Lucas GenresDrama ThemesPolitical films ActorsRandal Kleiser Rating53% The film follows a student's attempt to escape to freedom. This student (Randal Kleiser) tries to run across the Berlin border from East to West Germany, but ends up being shot in the chest and side gut and is mortally wounded. While he dies, he thinks about dying for freedom.