1:42.08

1:42.08
1:42.08
Directed by	George Lucas
Written by	George Lucas
Starring	Pete Brock
Cinematography	George Lucas
Edited by	George Lucas; Alan Gadney; George Hubbard; Mike Padilla
Distributed by	University of Southern California
Release date	1966;
Running time	7 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

1:42.08(alternatively known as1:42.08: A Man and His Caror1:42.08: To Qualify) isGeorge Lucas's senior project at theUniversity of Southern Californiain 1966.^[1]It was named for the lap time of theLotus 23 race carthat was the subject of the film.

It is a non-story visualtone poemdepicting the imagery of a car going at full speed, and featuring the car'sengineas the primary sound element. Shot on 16mm color film with a 14-man student crew, it was filmed atWillow Springs Raceway,north ofLos Angeles,California.^[2]The Lotus 23 was driven byPete Brock.

Lucas cited the influence ofJean-Claude Labrecque's 1965 short documentary on a cycling competition,60 Cycles,on1:42.08.^[3]

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^Murray, Noel (September 19, 2007)."Short Film Collection Round-Up".
^Hearn, Marcus "The Cinema of George Lucas" Publisher:Harry N. Abrams(March 1, 2005)
^Smith, Jim (2003).George Lucas.Virgin Books. p. 12.ISBN 9780753507551.Retrieved30 April2017.

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[AV-1] Murray, Noel (September 19, 2007)."Short Film Collection Round-Up".

[2] Hearn, Marcus "The Cinema of George Lucas" Publisher:Harry N. Abrams(March 1, 2005)

[3] Smith, Jim (2003).George Lucas.Virgin Books. p. 12.ISBN 9780753507551.Retrieved30 April2017.

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