Brian De Palma

Brian De Palma (born James Giacinto DePalma) is a prolific American film director. His is known for films such as Scarface, The Untouchables, and Carlito's Way.
==Biography==
He is notable in Star Wars history as the director of Carrie, since the pre-production process for Carrie coincided with that for Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope, then simply titled Star Wars. De Palma and George Lucas held joint auditions for the two films, and according to Carrie Fisher, De Palma interviewed the actors instead of Lucas.Star Wars Insider 94 De Palma watched a rough cut of Star Wars in mid-February of 1977. He was among about twenty of Lucas' director and writer friends invited to watch the early cut, which was missing effects shots, showing World War II dogfight reels instead. While most of Lucas' friends were ambivalent, De Palma was vocal in criticizing the film's fantastical aspects, though Steven Spielberg saw potential in the project. De Palma admitted that he ribbed about the concept of the Force as he felt that it didn't sound like a great name for a power of spiritual guidance. He later admitted to be wrong after the film was released. Although he did not believe in the project, De Palma took the six-paragraph opening crawl and,Pearlman, Cindy (May 15, 2005). The force behind 'The Force'. Chicago Sun-Times. with screenwriter Jay Cocks, rewrote the crawl into three paragraphs for conciseness, as seen in the final release and reminiscent to those of the Flash Gordon movies that Lucas loved watching growing up.
==Works==
===Filmography===
Year	Title 	Contribution 	Notes
1977	Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope	Rewrote opening crawl	Uncredited
==Sources==
*The Making of Star Wars: The Definitive Story Behind the Original Film
*Star Wars Insider 94
*Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga – The Official Collector's Edition
*Light & Magic
==Notes and references==
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De Palma, Brian