"EVERY SAGA HAS A BEGINNING..."

Wednesday 18 September 2019

THE 'PHANTOM' AT TWENTY: PROBE DROID ENCOUNTER!


Qui-Gon Jinn and the young Anakin Skywalker (who has just said goodbye to the kindly Jira at her fruit stand, giving her money to buy a cooling unit- a deleted scene) make their way to the outskirts of Mos Espa, though the seasoned Jedi is soon aware that eyes of the most unusual and disturbing kind are watching them, in this eerie moment from EPISODE I, shot on location in Tunisia, that ultimately made its way to DVD in 2001.

A disturbance sends Qui-Gon into swift action.

The Sith Probe Droid is revealed.

A discovery that must hasten our heroes departure.

Lucas and his team prepare the scene for filming.

A filming break and a time for liquid refreshment for Jake Lloyd.

"The (location filming) heat was draining. I tried to be conscious of how everyone was holding up - especially Jake. He would never tell me if he was having a problem. So I'd check with his mother; and there were a few times when he really needed a rest."

George Lucas - The Making of EPISODE I book - 1999

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