'Star Wars' Fans Point Out Their Favorite Obscure Behind-The-Scenes Facts About The Movies
The Star Wars films are one of the most well-documented series of movies that exist but because of that there are always new, small details to learn about them. These fans took to Reddit to explain their favorite and most interesting obscure BTS detail about the films.
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The Kitchen Sink Appears In 'Revenge of the Sith'
From Redditor u/libertytoast:
In the opening battle above Coruscant in Episode III, ILM rendered so much debris that someone joked the scene 'contained everything but the kitchen sink.' So when one of the larger ships takes a hit, a flaming kitchen sink flies out.
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Ian McDiarmid Wore A Shirt For A Pizza Restaurant Under The Emperor's Robes
From Redditor u/firehawk14:
Underneath the Emperor's robes in Return of the Jedi, Ian McDiarmid is wearing a Japanese restaurant t-shirt.
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One Of The Bounty Hunters Was Named Through A Work Contest At ILM
From Redditor u/knoth3ad:
One of the bounty hunters in ESB didn't have a name when it was time to make the action figure so the Kenner employees were allowed to name him. They treated it like a contest and voted on entries. The winner? 4LOM, which stands for: 'For the Love Of Money.'
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The Bounty Hunter Props Were Reused Throughout The Series
From Redditor u/sleepingdeep:
Three of the gold items In the cantina behind the bar are actually IG-88 heads.
From Redditor u/LuneyTunes:
Or rather IG-88's head was a re-used prop from Star Wars. And Dengar is wearing imperial snowtrooper armour painted grey.And come to think of it Bossk is a recycled mask from the cantina scene wearing a yellow x-wing pilot costume.
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One Of The Asteroids In 'Empire Strikes Back' Is A Designer's Shoe
From Redditor u/pwthompson:
One of the asteroids in Empire is actually a production designer's sneaker. They got so annoyed with the miniatures and the stop motion that they threw in a shoe out of protest.
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Alec Guinness Is The Only Actor To Be Nominated For An Oscar For Star Wars
From Redditor u/TheMagistrate:
Alec Guinness is the only actor in any of the films to be nominated for an Oscar for their performance. He didn't win.
