| 1:42.08 | |
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| 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 |
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Running time | 7 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
1:42.08 (alternatively known as1:42.08: A Man and His Car or1:42.08: To Qualify) isGeorge Lucas's senior project at theUniversity of Southern California in 1966.[1] It was named for the lap time of theLotus 23race car that was the subject of the film.
It is a non-story visualtone poem depicting the imagery of a car going at full speed, and featuring the car'sengine as 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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