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44 Bits of ‘Star Wars’ Trivia That Learn From You Will

October 24, 2024

Man, we’re so incredibly nervous to write this pre-list blurb. The thought of backlash from Star Wars fans if we say the wrong thing has us crippled with anxiety. We love the films and shows, but we wouldn’t call ourselves die-hard fans.

Hey, maybe these Star Wars facts will help us reach that level. If not, hit us with a “well, actually…” in the comments.

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WE CAN THANK GOOFY FOR JAR JAR BINKS. According to George Lucas, the main inspiration for the now-infamous Jar Jar was the king of clumsy comic reliefs himself, Goofy. CRACKED.COM — 12 Bizarre Inspirations Behind Star Wars Movie Characters

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Being a cast member in Star Wars is like being part of a family. Literally, for Ewan MacGregor. MacGregor, who played young Obi-Wan, is Denis Lawson's nephew. Lawson played Wedge Antilles, who has the distinction of surviving episodes IV through VI, despite being a rebel pilot. CRACKED.COM http://www.starwars.com/news/star-wars-a-family-affair — 27 Mind-Blowing TRUE Star Wars Behind The Scenes Stories

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Star Wars Droid Viewers reveal an IMAGE From TAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS EACH WITH oroid viewer STAR STAR WARS ARS a 6 orold viewers TO collect STAR WARS CRACKED.COM You could see an image from the movie before it premiered! In 2015, Cinnamon Toast Crunch got us all pumped for The Force Awakens with С-ЗРО, R2-D2 and BB-8 Droid Viewers that revealed a never-before seen frame from the movie. — Source

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David Prowse casually guessed that Darth Vader was Luke's father. The actor spoiled the plot twist of The Empire Strikes Back on at least two occasion

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Star Wars cost Mark Hamill a chance at the lead role in Amadeus. Hamill, who had experience playing the part on stage, really wanted to audition for t

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С-ЗРО R2-D2 STAR WARS CRACKED.COM Anthony Daniels and Kenny Baker had some major beef -- kind of like their characters, but without the chummy banter. Daniels (3PO) used to call Baker (R2) little man, and once said Baker was only credited as a good luck charm, claiming he was rarely on set. — Source: 15 Iconic Couples Who Despised Each Other

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R2-D2 was named after something a film crew member blurted out. George Lucas and his crew were looking for 'Reel 2, Dialogue 2' of his movie THX 1138, and he heard someone ask for 'R2D2.' Не liked that, and wrote it down in his notebook. CRACKED.COM — 26 Origins Of Characters' Signature Traits

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GRANT IMAHARA OPERATED R2-D2. Imahara updated the the R2 models for 2002's Attack of the Clones. — Source: Newsweek

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ACTOR: Mark Hamill in Star Wars THE IDEA: Luke Skywalker should turn to the Dark Side. Hamill suggested that Vader turn Luke evil, then Luke should tr — Source: 6 Hilariously Bad Ideas Actors Had For Iconic Roles

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Luke Skywalker has become the quintessential hero. Не was almost female. Early drafts of the Episode IV script had as the protagonist a 16-year-old girl named Starkiller. In another draft, Luke was a 65-year-old military general. Either of those choices would have seriously shaken up the chemistry between Luke, Leia, and Han. http://www.theatlantic. com/entertainment/archive/2012/07/uke- CRACKED.COM starkiller-indiana-smith-famous-film-characters-nixed-names/259734/ — Source: 21 Ways The Star Wars Movies Could Have Been Worse

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LUKE SKYWALKER SPORTED A MAN BUN AT ONE POINT. The Last Jedi Luke's original design was supposed to invoke Col. Kurtz from Apocalypse Now. We're not sure why the famously bald character prompted the designers to give Luke a man bun, but thankfully the idea got nixed. May the Force — Screen Rant

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Yoda was partly based on Stuart Freeborn, the guy that brought him to life. Freeborn was a Hollywood makeup artist who had worked on the Star Wars franchise and had helped design Yoda, basing him on himself and Einstein. CRACKED.COM — Slate

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During most of The Mandalorian, Baby Yoda was a physical puppet. They had just built a puppet as a reference for actors, but they ended up using it in final shots of most of the time rather than put in a CG Baby Yoda. CRACKED.COM — Source: The Hollywood Reporter

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E.T.

EASTER EGGS IN '80S MOVIES E.T. the Extra Terrestrial E.T. RECOGNIZES YODA Yoda looking familiar to E.T. would be confirmed when his species appeared in The Phantom Menace. CRACKED.COM — Sources: Domestika, Wookieepedia

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CRACKED.COM The Empire Strikes Back George Lucas hated Han Solo's I know. According to director Irvin Kershner, Lucas thought that Harrison Ford's improvised line would cause people to laugh. Preview screenings proved him wrong. — Source

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George Lucas

GEORGE LUCAS BASICALLY SELLS AN ACTION FIGURE OF HIMSELF. Do you remember that one time George Lucas appeared as commander Jorg Sacul, a rebel pilot fighting against The Empire? No? well, probably because he never did; but there's an action figure nevertheless. CRACKED.COM — Source: 24 Movies And Shows That Said "Yeah, Sure" To Ill-Conceived Merch

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George Lucas

CRACKED GEORGE LUCAS George Lucas was the son of a stationer, and his mom was often sick. Не got into filmmaking in high school (and was also an avid car-racing fan until he crashed at age 18). — Britannica

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Rogue One's Galen Erso is kind of named after George Lucas himself. His middle is name is Walton, which is also George Lucas' middle name (and in the first draft of the script, Walton was even his first name). CRACKED.COM — Source: ComicBook.com

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Most of the money George Lucas got from selling Star Wars to Disney went to charity. The sum was $4.05 billion, and Lucas announce he'd spend it on educational issues. CRACKED.COM — Source: Vanity Fair

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GEORGE LUCAS MAKES A BRIEF CAMEO IN REVENGE OF THE SITH. CRACKED.COM The director made his first Star Wars cameo in the last Star Wars movie he directed. Lucas blue himself to portray Baron Papanoida-a blue-skinned politician attending the opera. — Source

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CRACKED STAR STAR WARS WARS ORANGES AR RS ES VER HUI ON R STAR WARS STAR ORANGES WARS STAR WARS: FRESH PRODUCE Disney tried to make sure you get your daily dose of nutrition or something with Star Wars-themed produce - apples, carrots, grapes, oranges - released in 2015 to market The Force Awakens. — Business Insider

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STAR WARS The original title was a mouthful. The first movie was to be called Adventures of Luke Starkiller as taken from the Journal of the Whills, Saga I: The Star Wars. CRACKED.COM — Source: 15 Ways 'Star Wars' Could Have Been Very Different

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Zack Snyder was developing a standalone Star Wars movie in 2013 loosely based on Seven Samurai. That film obviously didn't happen, but Snyder confirmed his new movie 'Rebel Moon' is using that concept, just away from the Star Wars universe. CRACKED.COM — Zack Snyder's New Movie 'Rebel Moon' Started Out As A 'Star Wars' Film

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Queen Amidala's look in Star Wars was closely based on a Mongolian queen. That was Queen Genepil, the last queen of Mongolia, who was executed in 1938. CRACKED COM — Source

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Tim Curry Regular Show The Rocky Horror star voiced a psychotic sausage during an early episode of the chaotic 2009 show. Curry lent his voice to numerous animated shows and films, including a stint as Chancellor Palpatine on Star Wars: The Clone Wars. CRACKED.COM — Source

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Leonardo DiCaprio used to have a huge Star Wars action figure collection. The Titanic actor sold his Star Wars and G.I. Joe collection for over $100,000 in 2006, which went towards environmental protection efforts. CRACKED.COM — Source: The Force and Antiques and the Heart

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Luke's face sure took a beating, in Empire. Some of those scars were real. Just before the end of the filming of Star Wars: A New Hope, Mark Hamill was in a car crash that crushed his nose and left cheekbone. It took seven hours of surgery to put his face back together, and a stunt double was used to film the scenes that were shot after his accident. GRACKED COM http://www. stars handshake de/gossip htm — 27 Mind-Blowing TRUE Star Wars Behind The Scenes Stories

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Michael Jackson really wanted to play Jar-Jar Binks. LUCA At a concert, George Lucas introduced Ahmed Best to Jackson as Jar-Jar, after which the King of Pop acted awkward. Lucas later told Best that it was because MJ wanted the part, but he wanted to do it in prosthetics and makeup like Thriller. CRACKED.COM — 22 Behind-The-Scenes Star Wars Facts

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Rogue One

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story MAY THE FORCE OF OTHERS BE WITH YOU Chirrut Imwe's blessing appears in an early script for the first Star Wars movie, before the concept of the Force was fully formed. — Source: In a Far Away Galaxy

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STAR WARS Locations around the Tunisian city of Tataouine served as sets for the planet Tattooine in most Star Wars movies. Later, the region became a — Source: The Guardian

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Star Wars 1987 GRACKED.COM This Japan-only release takes visual cues from the Star Wars universe, but little else. As Luke Skywalker, in his karate pajamas, you travel the starways fighting the animal-transforming Darth Vader, and get instantly killed with every hit. — Source: 17 Of The Worst Games Based On Movies

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CRACKED.COM NEPOTISM BABIES Billie Lourd The Work: Scream Queens, Star Wars, being Princess Leia's stand-in The Mom: Carrie Fisher The Mom's Work: Star Wars, re-writing Star Wars, being Carrie Fisher — Source: People

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A rare Boba Fett action figure just sold for over $185,000. The record sale was for the J-slot Rocket-Firing prototype, which was never released due t

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Han Solo was frozen because Harrison Ford didn't want to come back. Unlike his costars, Ford did not sign up for two sequels after Star Wars was a hit

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Samuel L. Jackson

Samuel L. Jackson's lightsaber is unique in more ways than one. Not only did he convince George Lucas to break canon and allow the lightsaber to be pu

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WE COULD HAVE HAD WOOKIEE FIGHTER PILOTS. Early drafts of Star Wars didn't look a lot like Star Wars. For starters, the lead was a fat, horny teenager — From 7 Terrible Early Versions of Great Movies.

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Characters losing their hands in the MCU is a nod to Star Wars. Kevin Feige has confirmed that people keep losing their hands on MCU movies as a sneaky shout-out to Star Wars, a franchise with a similar track record. It wasn't intentional at first, but that changed with Phase 2. — More: 5 Sneaky Shout-Outs In Famous Movies That Nobody Got

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Star Wars envisioned holograms in the '70s. In 2011, Mariah Carey performed a concert in five European cities using a 3D hologram projector. CRACKED.COM — Source: Science Fiction Vs Science Fact, Side By Side

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The Hutts are menacing, intimidating Star Wars villains. Exept for Ziro. Jabba's uncle Ziro appears in the Star Wars: The Clone Wars film, TV series,

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A LONG TIME AGO IN 1977 HARRISON FORD WAS PAID ONLY $10.000.FOR THE ROLE.OF HAN SOLO IN THE FIRST STAR WARS FILM. STAR WARS NOT SO LONGAGO'IN'2015 HAR

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