Star Wars: The Not-So-Lost Interviews
From 1975 to 1978, Charles Lippincott–the marketing and publicity maestro for the Star Wars Corporation, conducted interviews with the movie’s cast and crew. He would use these to write The Making of Star Wars, a project that he ultimately dropped. Years later, Jonathan Rinzler used the interviews for The Making of Star Wars. Now that […]
X-Wings from Disney/Pixar!
Would you believe a Star Wars mashup with the Cars universe from Disney/Pixar? No? Well, here’s what it would be like: Happy April Fool’s Day from Big Bee Studio. Directed and animated by Brian K. Anderson. BigBeeBKA@gmail.com Twitter @BigBeeStudio VOICE CAST (in order of appearance): Narrator: Scott Fletcher — voice@caraworks.com Red Leader: Brian Ibbott — […]
Carrie Fisher Dialogs About Dialog
During the making of The Empire Strikes Back, Carrie Fisher is interviewed about the production. In this excerpt, she talks about the difficulty in saying some of the lines. Uploaded May 15, 2014.
The Difference Between Lucas and Kershner
In a 1979 interview during the making of The Empire Strikes Back, Mark Hamill and Harrison Ford reveal the difference between directors George Lucas and Irvin Kershner. Find out:
Mark Hamill in the Death Star!
Here’s an interview with Mark Hamill discussing his role in Star Wars, on the set of the Death Star in 1976. Enjoy:
Boba Fett on Endor
Could it be that Boba Fett survived the Sarlacc? Here he is on Endor, challenging Leia and Luke in a speeder bike “videomatic.” From From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga, December 1983. Click here to see more.
Petaluma, Home to Rancho Obi-Wan and …
Petaluma, California is a pleasant community north of San Francisco. It’s where George Lucas filmed American Graffiti. It’s also the place where one can peruse the world’s largest Star Wars collection, at Rancho Obi-Wan. Now, it’s the location of … a McDonald’s commercial. Controversial? Apparently so.
Inside the Notorious Slug
Jamie Benning has put together a documentary of what it took to bring Jabba the Hutt to life–aside from feeding him rubber frogs, that is. Benning interviews Jabba operator Toby Philpott, while much of the footage comes from the documentary, From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga, December 1983, with some footage […]
Get well, Harrison Ford. Love, Boba Fett
Since his airplane accident on March 5, 2015, Harrison Ford has received numerous get-wells from family, friends and fans. Here’s one from an ensemble of Star Wars veterans at the Ritz Cinema & Theatre, (Star Con 15, March 7) including Brian Muir, sculptor of Darth Vader and the stormtrooper uniform, Andrew Lawden, Liam Neeson’s stunt […]
A New French Star Wars Want List
A Facebook acquaintance recommended a resource, Ciné-Ressources, which offers a search engine for films and the publications that talk about them. Thanks to it, I’m now aware of a few articles that I’d like to catalog in my Star Wars Historical Sourcebook. Please contact me if you can provide PDF or jpg scans of Star […]
