Day 79: A lot of matte paintings were used to make the small sets of England’s Elstree Studios appear to be the size of a Death Star. In the scene where Luke and Leia perform that iconic swing to escape Stormtroopers, the production couldn’t afford… Read More »100 Days of Star Wars trivia – Day 79: The Swing
Day 80: It took George Lucas seven months to cast Star Wars. He was looking for mostly unknown faces that he had never worked with before. He brought in Harrison Ford — who he had cast as street racer Bob Falfa in “American Graffiti” —… Read More »100 Days of Star Wars Trivia – Day 80: Finding Ford
Day 82: Every previous Star Wars film has been released in the month of May. Star Wars hit theaters on 5/25/1977, The Empire Strikes Back on 5/21/1980, and Return of the Jedi on 5/23/1983. There was then a 16 year pause until Episode I –… Read More »100 Days of Star Wars trivia – Day 82: Release
Day 83: Actor Mark Hamill, who portrays farmboy-turned-jedi-knight Luke Skywalker in the Star Wars saga, turned 64 today. That’s a couple years older than Alec Guinness was when he began work on the original Star Wars film. Like Guinness’ Obi-Wan, Hamill sports a “contractually obligated”… Read More »100 Days of Star Wars Trivia – Day 83: Mark Hamill
Day 84: Before he accepted the role of Jedi Knight in hiding Obi-Wan Kenobi, Alec Guinness called the story “fairy-tale rubbish” in a letter to a friend. Once filming started he actually loved his role but worried about it dominating his acting legacy. After his… Read More »100 Days of Star Wars Trivia – Day 84: Guinness
Day 85: In an ironic twist George Lucas originally considered using Wookiees as the forest creatures to take on the Empire in “Return of the Jedi.” However, Lucas and his team figured the Wookiees were too technologically advanced for the plot. Yes, the same plot… Read More »100 Days of Star Wars Trivia – Day 85: Ewoks
Day 86: The original score for “Star Wars” was composed by John Williams. Not only did he win an Oscar for his score, the American Film Institute has named it the best film score of all time. Willaims has worked on all Star Wars films… Read More »100 Days of Star Wars Trivia – Day 86: The Score
Day 87: “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” traveled to far flung places to create the alien worlds of a galaxy far far away. Filming took place in Abu Dhabi, Iceland, and Ireland, among other places. Much of the filming took places at the Pinewood Studios… Read More »100 Days of Star Wars Trivia – Day 87: On Location