"EVERY SAGA HAS A BEGINNING..."

Tuesday, 26 January 2021

AN 'EMPIRE' AT 40: UNSTABLE RELATIONSHIPS!


It's all getting a bit too cramped in the Millennium Falcon cockpit as Han Solo orders Chewbacca to plug the continually irritating Threepio into the hyperdrive systems for a computer check-up. Thankfully, once alone together, an unstable ground quake has Leia fall into Han's happily convenient arms, much to her seeming alarm and chagrin. 

"Sorry, sweetheart. Haven't got time for anything else..."

Where possible, comedy moments involving Han Solo were improvised by Ford and Irvin Kershner (the director admiring the actor and loving his creativity and keenness to try and do new types of things with the character, as well as introducing more humour. Recalled Peter Mayhew: "Kersh had his own ideas but Harrison would steam in there and say "This is the way it is". He also got a lot more backing from George in what he wanted from the character"). On set blooper-wise, look carefully at the scene where Leia says, “Captain, being held by you is quite enough to get me excited.” You’ll clearly see Harrison Ford discreetly lip- mimicking Carrie Fisher's dialogue to her!! Was this possibly a rehearsal take that got used in the final film? 

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