From IMDB today: Star Wars III: Attack of the Mullets Star Wars movie-maker George Lucas is insisting all the characters in the new sci-fi sequel sport shaggy seventies-_style_ haircuts - so they look like the stars of the original films. Star Wars: Episode III actors Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen, currently shooting the final installment on set in New South Wales, Australia, are showing off unfashionable mullet hairdos - because they were trendy when the first Star Wars film was made in 1977. An onset source explains, The idea is that it will lead seamlessly on to the original Star Wars movie, starring Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher and Mark Hamill, which was filmed in the Seventies and had certain hallmarks of that era. It's a bid for continuity. They are trying to capture the shaggy look that was popular then. You know what else would lead seamlessly into the original Star Wars movie?  A good _script_.  But mullets are easier, right Lucas?  I know I'm pre-judging a film here but in this case I think I'm on pretty safe ground, considering the last two.

Star Wars III: Attack of the Mullets Star Wars movie-maker George Lucas is insisting all the characters in the new sci-fi sequel sport shaggy seventies-_style_ haircuts - so they look like the stars of the original films. Star Wars: Episode III actors Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen, currently shooting the final installment on set in New South Wales, Australia, are showing off unfashionable mullet hairdos - because they were trendy when the first Star Wars film was made in 1977. An onset source explains, The idea is that it will lead seamlessly on to the original Star Wars movie, starring Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher and Mark Hamill, which was filmed in the Seventies and had certain hallmarks of that era. It's a bid for continuity. They are trying to capture the shaggy look that was popular then. You know what else would lead seamlessly into the original Star Wars movie?  A good _script_.  But mullets are easier, right Lucas?  I know I'm pre-judging a film here but in this case I think I'm on pretty safe ground, considering the last two. I know what you mean, but the hairdos also make some sense.

You know what else would lead seamlessly into the original Star Wars movie?  A good _script_. Star Wars had a good _script_?

You know what else would lead seamlessly into the original Star Wars movie?  A good _script_. Star Wars had a good _script_? Yes, good, not great.  Certainly not worth the popularity they have, but they are good movies (the original trilogy).

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From IMDB today: Star Wars III: Attack of the Mullets Star Wars movie-maker George Lucas is insisting all the characters in the new sci-fi sequel sport shaggy seventies-_style_ haircuts - so they look like the stars of the original films. Star Wars: Episode III actors Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen, currently shooting the final installment on set in New South Wales, Australia, are showing off unfashionable mullet hairdos - because they were trendy when the first Star Wars film was made in 1977. The Star Wars shaggy hair cuts don't really qualify as mullets.  Not quite short enough around the ears, not quite long enough in the back. I've always thought it funny that Star Wars and Days of Heaven, two late 70s films set in wildly different times and places, both failed to break free from the shaggy late 70s haircuts.  The TV show MASH was the same way, though they never really tried to convincingly portray the 50s or the military. I wonder what hair or costume _style_s will instantly date the present in years to come?