Presumably at a UK location, circa 1978, true showman Kenny Baker and his family enjoy the attention of another STAR WARS screening, and the welcome visibility it's success will add to his profile/career in other film and TV projects. Despite early reservations about working on STAR WARS in January 1976, inside the in-development Artoo suit, the fact that Sir Alec Guinness was attached to the project ultimately convinced Baker that this strange new sci-fi film had merit. That R2-D2 became such a success goes beyond its visual design-the droid clearly comes alive onscreen and shows great personality when the instinctive Baker was operating it- something never replicated by either the three-legged remote controlled version, or any later CGI incarnation.
Interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGO48NbyuNk
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