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This is a normal post I thought R2D2...
...was a film reference, roll two dialogue two or something like that?

Wasn't it Kurosawa's "Throne of Blood" (based on Macbeth) and "The Hidden Fortress" that inspired him?
 (I helped save b3ta! TheAlmightyBeev, Thu 8 Jul 2010, 8:51, Reply)
This is a normal post Yep, and the Joseph Campbell book trhe Heroes Tale.
It explains and identifies the elements of the monomyth and how this works in a narrative and psychological sense. It's amazing, and Lucas clearly read it and ripped it off to create a sense of legend in the films.
 (unreliablemonkeybutler, Thu 8 Jul 2010, 9:32, Reply)
This is a normal post Nearly ...
Reel two dialogue two. An engineer asked for it in while working on American Graffitti ... "Get me R2D2".
 (aneraseroflove excuse me...i have to go to space now, Thu 8 Jul 2010, 9:54, Reply)