21 Facts From the Making of the Star Wars Saga

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Apr 4, 2017 6:00 PM EDT

These 21 relatively unknown facts come from the making of the Star Wars saga.

Get ready for some knowledge.

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  • 01
    Text - Samuel L. Jackson claims that the words "bad motherfucker" were engraved on the lightsaber he used in the Star Wars films
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    Natural environment - Many of the buildings constructed to be used in shots of Tatooine are still standing in Tunisia. In fact, some of them are still used by locals.
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    Vehicle - ET's alien species are part of the Star Wars universe. A- delegation of the aliens can be seen in the Galactic Senate.
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    Natural environment - The Ewok language is a combination of Tibetan and Nepalese
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    Yoda - Depending on what movie you're watching, Yoda has a different number of toes In The Phantom Menace, Yoda has three toes. But in The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi and Revenge of the Sith, he has four.
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    Landmark - The waterfalls cascading around the capital city of Naboo was actually salt
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    Chewbacca - Chewbacca's voice is a mix of bears, walruses, lions, badgers and other dying animals.
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    Fictional character - 2 1 G CThe bounty hunter Bossk's clothing is a recycled spacesuit from Doctor Who
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    Photo caption - Peter Cushing, who played Grand Moff Tarkin, found his costume boots so uncomfortable that he wore slippers during many of his scenes, and insisted his feet just never be in the shots
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    Uniform - Boba Fett's face is actually visible in the original movies The actor who played Fett, Jeremy Bulloch, did stand in for an Imperial officer at the last minute.
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    Yoda - George Lucas originally planned for Yoda to be played by an adorable monkey wearing a mask and carrying a cane
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    Poster - Attone point, Star Wars: Episode VIFReturn ofthe Jedi was going to be called "Revenge of the Jedi" and there were actually trailers and posters produced with the original title STARWARS, REVENGE TLEEDI THE Coming May 25,1983 to yourgalay
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    Photo caption - No physical clone trooper outfits were actually produced for the films. Every clone trooper seen in the Star Wars films was created with CGI
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    Darth vader - The noise a lightsaber makes is created by combining the hum of an old television's picture tube and the buzz of a film projector's motor.
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    Hair - Mark Hamill was in a bad car accident before filming started on Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back, causing severe facial trauma. The scene in which Luke Skywalker is mauled by a Wampa was added to account for the scarring on his face
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    Text - The sound of the TIE Fighter engines is actually the sound of an elephant call mixed with the sounds of a car driving on wet pavement t.jrbassett .com
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    Adaptation - The Jawa language is based on a sped-up version of the Zulu language.
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    Remote control - The communicator @ui-Gon Jinn uses is actually an altered Gillete Sensor Excel women's razor.
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    Face - While shooting the scene in the trash compactor, Mark Hamill held his breath for so long that he bursta blood vessel in the side of his face They had to adjust framing while shooting the rest of the scene to avoid showing the blemish.
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    Fictional character - Ehe bounty hunter droid IG-88 Was actually built from recycled film props. His head is the drink dispenser from the cantina scene in Star Wars: Episode IV- A New Hope.
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  • 21
    Darth vader - STAR WARS The tiny South Pacific island of Niue accepts limited edition Star Wars collectible coins as legal tender TM C2011 1 Silver
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