With the exception of Stanley Kubrick's "2001: A Space Odyssey," Hollywood science fiction was often denigrated as childish, low-budget fluff, better known for cardboard sets and monsters with zippers. Studios rarely financed the sci-fi genre, but 20th Century Fox took a hesitant chance on Lucas, thanks to "Graffiti"'s box office appeal and five Oscar nominations.
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