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- [Narrator] This is Allen Dean Foster.
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- Hi, I'm Allen Dean Foster.
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- [Narrator] And he is a Science Fiction Writer.
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- Yes, I am.
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- [Narrator] You might even be familiar
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with one of his books.
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- In 1975, I worked with George Lucas and wrote
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the book version of "Star Wars.”
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- [Narrator] No way.
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- Yes way.
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(guitar strums)
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- [Narrator] This is Allen Dean Foster's office.
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This is the view from Allen Dean Foster's deck.
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This is how Allen Dean Foster meet George Lucas.
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- They were looking for someone to do the book
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version of this science fiction film
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that no one knew anything about.
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I was asked by my publisher if I'd be interested,
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I said yes,
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and that's how the book came to be.
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- [Narrator] It was the opportunity of a life time,
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but it came with one pretty big caveat.
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- George's name would be on the cover, and I couldn't
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admit to having ghost written the book.
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- [Narrator] So he lied, for a long time.
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- So I had to lie to people faces for twenty years.
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- [Narrator] This is liar Allen Dean Foster's library.
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He's written a whole bunch of novelizations.
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- "Star Wars", of course.
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The first three "Alien" films,
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"The Chronicles of Riddick,” "Clash of the Titans,” and
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most recently "The Force Awakens.”
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- [Narrator] And a lot of other books, too.
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- [Allen Dean Foster] *listing all books*
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- [Narrator] That's maybe the least interesting
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thing about him.
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- There's secrets that will forever remain unrevealed.
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(hard rock guitar music)
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- [Narrator] These are Allen Dean Foster's
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weight-lifting trophies.
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This is Allen Dean Foster's bench press.
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- Okay.
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- [Narrator] Here's Allen Dean Foster's front kick.
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- Got that from Chuck Norris.
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- [Narrator] Not a joke.
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Here's Allen Dean Foster with his camera.
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He's recorded his travels on six continents.
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- I'm stuck on this one planet that I'm determined
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to see as much of it as I possibly can.
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- [Narrator] So, how does a world famous,
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crazy prolific,
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sci-fi writer manage to keep this up,
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and still find time for his writing?
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- Well, to stop learning is to start to die.
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- [Narrator] Didn't Desiderius Erasmus say that?
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- Yes he did.
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(upbeat chamber music)
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- You know, John Ford only needed one take.