The Star Wars universe is so complex that many things go unnoticed when we watch the movies, because nobody pays atention to small details. Each one has behind it a bigger story than the one it’s shown on the big screen without an exception. The original script went through a serie of changes to of what we know today. It all began as a thirteen-page treatise in which Lucas made a remake of a tape that already existed called The Hidden Fortress.
These are 20 curious facts about Star Wars that are definitely going to surprise you. After reading them you will want to investigate more about the saga and the books. What excites us is that not only the history of the story is interesting but also what happened behind the scenes in the making of the films.
Never talk bad about your job
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Did you know that the actor who played the character Obi-Wan Kenobi in the first films, Alec Guiness, thought they were "fairytale junk." Although he still got 2% gross revenue from the box office. A sum that eventually reached 95 million dollars.
Don't underestimate your work
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Harrison Ford only charged $ 10,000 for his performance in Episode IV. Surely after seeing the success of the film he wanted to renegotiate his contract.
Very uncomfortable boots
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The actor who played Moff Tarkin, Peter Cushing, wore sneakers in almost all of his scenes because the costume boots were very uncomfortable.
Holding your breath is bad
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On the part of the trash compactor Mark Hamill had to hold his breath so long that he broke a blood vessel on one side of his face. To avoid being seen the cameramen shooting angle in the rest of the scene.
The Tatooine planet
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The Tatooine buildings that were built in Tunis are still standing and are used by the locals.
Starkiller?
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The original name of Luke Skywalker was Luke Starkiller but they changed it when starting the shooting.
Zulu
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The Jawa language is based on the Zulu language. In post production they accelerated the speed of sound.
A monkey and the mask
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Yoda was originally going to be a monkey with a mask. The idea was so serious that even camera tests were done with the monkey.
Greedo !
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The language spoken by Greedo, the bounty hunter who kills Han Solo in the bar, is Quechua. This is a native language of the central and western region of Peru.
McGregor, the sound specialist
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Ewan McGregor was so excited about recording the fight scenes with the lightsabers that he even made the laser sounds. This was removed later in post production.
NSYNC was part of Star Wars
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The boy band NSYNC made a cameo in Episode II but the take was removed from the final version of the movie.
Actors as extras
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The actors who played Jar Jar Binks and C-3P0 made an appearance as extras in a scene.
The Star Wars's family
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The children of George Lucas are also part of the Star Wars universe. Katie Lucas appears as a dancer in Episode II, Amanda Lucas is an extra background and Jett Lucas is a young Padawan in the Jedi archives.
Who are they?
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In the galactic senate you can see some little characters that look the same as ET
Salty...
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The waterfalls that surround the capital of Naboo were indeed salt.
Maintaining the Galactic Order
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There is a Lucasfilm team whose job is to maintain the canons of Star Wars. This group is called Lucasfilm Story Group Canon.
Everyone has it ...
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The phrase "I have a bad feeling about this" is said in all the films.
Language R2-D2
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R2-D2 was going to speak basic English and be very clumsy. But they decided to better "speak" in binary language that is composed of electronic sounds, bloops and whistles.
¿Who was the best Darth Vader?
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Darth Vader / Anakin Skywalker has been played by nine different actors over the years and in the various spin-offs that have taken place.
Yoda Inspiration
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Yoda's face was inspired by the makeup artist Stuart Freeborn. He is the creator of this iconic character.