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@virgil said in Star Wars VII ****contains spoilers****:
@canefan said in Star Wars VII ****contains spoilers****:
@virgil since Empire wasn't it? Millions of reasons not to feel sorry for him
Ever since day one of filming of New Hope i think you mean..
I recall the urban legend conversation where he told George Lucas how shitty the dialogue was. Sir Alec Guiness was reputedly irritated that after such a storied career SW was what most people remembered him from
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@canefan said in Star Wars VII ****contains spoilers****:
@virgil said in Star Wars VII ****contains spoilers****:
@canefan said in Star Wars VII ****contains spoilers****:
@virgil since Empire wasn't it? Millions of reasons not to feel sorry for him
Ever since day one of filming of New Hope i think you mean..
I recall the urban legend conversation where he told George Lucas how shitty the dialogue was. Sir Alec Guiness was reputedly irritated that after such a storied career SW was what most people remembered him from
Yet HF was happy to inflict a horrific 4th Indiana Jones movie on us.
As for Alec Guiness not much sympathy there. He said all that and still came back for two fucken sequels!
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@mn5 said in Star Wars VII ****contains spoilers****:
@canefan said in Star Wars VII ****contains spoilers****:
@virgil said in Star Wars VII ****contains spoilers****:
@canefan said in Star Wars VII ****contains spoilers****:
@virgil since Empire wasn't it? Millions of reasons not to feel sorry for him
Ever since day one of filming of New Hope i think you mean..
I recall the urban legend conversation where he told George Lucas how shitty the dialogue was. Sir Alec Guiness was reputedly irritated that after such a storied career SW was what most people remembered him from
Yet HF was happy to inflict a horrific 4th Indiana Jones movie on us.
As for Alec Guiness not much sympathy there. He said all that and still came back for two fucken sequels!
Money talks
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@canefan said in Star Wars VII ****contains spoilers****:
@mn5 said in Star Wars VII ****contains spoilers****:
@canefan said in Star Wars VII ****contains spoilers****:
@virgil said in Star Wars VII ****contains spoilers****:
@canefan said in Star Wars VII ****contains spoilers****:
@virgil since Empire wasn't it? Millions of reasons not to feel sorry for him
Ever since day one of filming of New Hope i think you mean..
I recall the urban legend conversation where he told George Lucas how shitty the dialogue was. Sir Alec Guiness was reputedly irritated that after such a storied career SW was what most people remembered him from
Yet HF was happy to inflict a horrific 4th Indiana Jones movie on us.
As for Alec Guiness not much sympathy there. He said all that and still came back for two fucken sequels!
Money talks
Yep. I read at the time that he was on a percentage.
That would do it.
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@catogrande said in Star Wars VII ****contains spoilers****:
@canefan said in Star Wars VII ****contains spoilers****:
@mn5 said in Star Wars VII ****contains spoilers****:
@canefan said in Star Wars VII ****contains spoilers****:
@virgil said in Star Wars VII ****contains spoilers****:
@canefan said in Star Wars VII ****contains spoilers****:
@virgil since Empire wasn't it? Millions of reasons not to feel sorry for him
Ever since day one of filming of New Hope i think you mean..
I recall the urban legend conversation where he told George Lucas how shitty the dialogue was. Sir Alec Guiness was reputedly irritated that after such a storied career SW was what most people remembered him from
Yet HF was happy to inflict a horrific 4th Indiana Jones movie on us.
As for Alec Guiness not much sympathy there. He said all that and still came back for two fucken sequels!
Money talks
Yep. I read at the time that he was on a percentage.
That would do it.
Percentage. For essentially being a hologram. Chaching
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@canefan certainly for ANH, not sure about the rest. Also Peter Whathisname that played Moff Tarkin
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@catogrande Cushing
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@canefan said in Star Wars VII ****contains spoilers****:
@catogrande Cushing
He didn't like SW either?
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@mn5 said in Star Wars VII ****contains spoilers****:
@canefan said in Star Wars VII ****contains spoilers****:
@catogrande Cushing
He didn't like SW either?
Classical actor wasn't he?
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@mn5 said in Star Wars VII ****contains spoilers****:
@canefan said in Star Wars VII ****contains spoilers****:
@catogrande Cushing
He didn't like SW either?
Nope, on a percentage.
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@canefan said in Star Wars VII ****contains spoilers****:
@mn5 said in Star Wars VII ****contains spoilers****:
@canefan said in Star Wars VII ****contains spoilers****:
@catogrande Cushing
He didn't like SW either?
Classical actor wasn't he?
If you count numerous Hammer Horror films and Sherlock Holmes as classical. Though I suppose he must have done some stage work before all that.
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@mn5 said in Star Wars VII ****contains spoilers****:
Well a generation remembered them for their work in Star Wars. I'm not exactly sure what the problem is.
Well back then they weren’t the massive cultural experiences they are considered to be now. I can imagine back in 1977 those making Star Wars only saw it as a silly sci fi film that might make a few bucks.
Even Lucas didn’t think it would come to much. Only guy who did was Steven Speilberg. Could be wrong but think I read somewhere he made a bet with Lucas over its success or not. His prize was a couple percent of the box office Star Wars (New Hope) made. -
@canefan said in Star Wars VII ****contains spoilers****:
@virgil Lucas took a substantially smaller cut to make the film. The stroke of genius was getting all the merchandising rights solely IIRC.
Cha ching
Yup, but he thought Speilbergs close encounters of the third kind which was being made at the same time would do better. So he wagered a 2.5% cut of the box office on his film against Speilbergs, thinking Star Wars would flop and close encounters would do better. -
@virgil said in Star Wars VII ****contains spoilers****:
@canefan said in Star Wars VII ****contains spoilers****:
@virgil Lucas took a substantially smaller cut to make the film. The stroke of genius was getting all the merchandising rights solely IIRC.
Cha ching
Yup, but he thought Speilbergs close encounters of the third kind which was being made at the same time would do better. So he wagered a 2.5% cut of the box office on his film against Speilbergs, thinking Star Wars would flop and close encounters would do better.Much like what happened with Han and Luke
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Just watching Empire Strikes Back. What an absolute cracker of a film.
With reference to an early discussion, I would note that Wedge brought down a walker. So the guy saved Luke's life in 4, downed a walker in 5 and along with Lando destroyed the Death Star in 6. Impressive resume. Crazy there was never a Wedge toy. Even the farking Rancor keeper had a toy.
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@rancid-schnitzel said in Star Wars VII ****contains spoilers****:
Just watching Empire Strikes Back. What an absolute cracker of a film.
With reference to an early discussion, I would note that Wedge brought down a walker. So the guy saved Luke's life in 4, downed a walker in 5 and along with Lando destroyed the Death Star in 6. Impressive resume. Crazy there was never a Wedge toy. Even the farking Rancor keeper had a toy.
It's an absolute cracker of a flick. Probably the best of the lot which says a lot.
Wedge achieved more in the movies than this bunch here combined....so yeah, why no toy?
