Tuesday, 15 June 2021

AN 'EMPIRE' AT 40: EXPLORING BESPIN!


On their way to a special meal that they'll never forget, our heroes are given a guided tour of sorts of Cloud City by their friend and benefactor Lando Calrissian. 

With only a few sets able to be created on one of the smaller stages of Elstree Studios, the filmmakers redress Cloud City's corridors as much as possible to look different to viewers. A variety of human/alien residents are barely seen in the finished sequence (the shot footage having been cut for time), but some are presented here...

Ugnaughts confer whilst a Bespin Guard (Alan Harris) watches the scene.

Ugnaughts with their human work colleague.

A reference image for future Kenner toy figure usage.

Carrie Fisher has fun with the smaller actors on set.


Seen in the distant background, alien masks reused from the original Star Wars Cantina/Mos Eisley UK filmed scenes: Snaggletooth and a Mosep.

Cathy Munroe (as Snaggletooth) and actor colleague on set.


The never seen on screen alien humanoid Cloud City security guard (actor unknown).

Make-up test images, or part of filmed but deleted footage?


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