Cover
Title Page
Dedication
Epigraph
1 The Emperor of the West
2 Modesto
3 An American Boy
4 Cars
5 Where Were You in ’62?
6 USC
7 Electronic Labyrinth
8 Big Boy Now
9 The March Up-Country
10 American Graffiti
11 The Road to the Stars
12 I am a White Room
13 For Sale: Universe, Once Used
14 ‘Put Some More Light on the Dog’
15 Saving Star Wars
16 Twerp Cinema
17 Leaving Los Angeles
18 Writing Raiders
19 The Empire Strikes Back
20 Raiders of the Lost Ark
21 Fortress Lucas
22 Snake Surprise
23 Howard the Duck
24 The Height of Failure
25 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
26 Back to the Future
Filmography
Bibliography
Index
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Notes
By the Same Author
Copyright
About the Publisher
