When
production first started, the first Star Wars film was called
“Adventures of Luke Starkiller As Taken from the Journal of the Whills,
Saga I: The Star Wars”.
#14 Wrong actor
We
know of at least five alternate candidates for the role of Han Solo:
Kurt Russell, Nick Nolte, Christopher Walken, Al Pacino, and Perry King.
#13 Wrong actress
Sissy Spacek, the actress most well known for her role as Carrie, auditioned for the role of Princess Leia.
#12 Toy story
The
Star Wars toys is the most successful move-related line of toys ever,
selling over 250 million figures between 1978 and 1986.
#11 Meanings of names
R2-D2 was named after a term in film editing jargon — “reel 2, dialog 2″.
#10 Foodie inspiration
The Millenium Falcon was inspired by the shape of a hamburger with an olive on its side.
#9 Chewbacca’s origins
Chewbacca was based on Indiana, George Lucas’s dog — who was also the inspiration for the name Indiana Jones!
#8 Prop genius
Model
airplane parts and egg-shaped pantyhose containers were among the many
items used to make the spaceship models in Star Wars.
#7 The Godfather
Han Solo was based on Francis Ford Coppola, a good friend of George Lucas and also the famed director of the Godfather films.
# 6 Group effort
To operate Jabba the Hutt, it took up to ten individual puppeteers!
#5 That breathing
The sound of Darth Vader’s labored breathing was achieved using a scuba regulator.
#4 Different face
Mark
Hamill damaged his face in a car accident after primary shooting,
making reshoots impossible for the scenes he previously shot.
#3 Frank Oz
The voice actor for Yoda is Frank Oz, who is also the voice actor for Miss Piggy of The Muppets!
#2 Special effects
Industrial
Light and Magic was a special effects company that George Lucas created
shortly after learning that the special effects department at 20th
Century Fox had been shut down after his film had been green lighted.
#1 Darth Vader actors
Three
different actors were required to portray Darth Vader: James Earl Jones
for the voice, Sebastian Shaw for the face, and David Prowse for his
body.
