George Lucas Full Interview | TCMFF 2025 | TCM

Have you ever wondered why exactly Yoda the Jedi Master talks backwards? At the 45th Anniversary screening of The Empire Strikes Back at the TCM Classic Film Festival, Star Wars director George Lucas finally explains the reasoning for Yoda’s strange speech patterns. Lucas also discusses with Ben Mankiewicz how he was able to get THX (1971) made and how he was adamant about having licensing for the Star Wars films. Look for these films on Watch TCM at http://tcm.com/watch. Connect with Turner Classic Movies: Visit TCM WEBSITE: http://myt.cm/TCMwebsite Follow TCM on INSTAGRAM: http://myt.cm/TCMinstagram Like TCM on FACEBOOK: http://myt.cm/TCMfacebook Follow TCM on TWITTER: http://myt.cm/TCMtwitter Subscribe now to watch more classic film content from TCM http://spr.ly/6017cTBT