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C3P0 aka. Anthony Daniels
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thumbnails for a full-size view.
Mirror,
mirror on the wall... who's the fairest droid of them all? Anthony Daniels
inspecting his costume before a take.
Poor
Anthony, being pulled at from all directions. It's tough being the droid.
Not
only was he pulled and pushed around by everyone, he also had to
stay inside his costume for long periods of time in the warmth of the
Tunisian desert. Here he gets some well deserved refreshment through
the minimal breathing hole in his helmet.
From
this other angle we can see Mark Hamill on the right.
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I don't really have to wear this costume during the whole movie, do I?
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'Fraid so mr. Daniels, says so in your contract... right here!
Getting
high up on a soft dune of sand, wearing a plastic/metal
body suit, isn't the easiest thing in the world. Here Daniels
is helped by a couple of crewmembers to get into position.
Talking
to the director of ESB, Irving Kerschner, on the set of the Hoth rebelbase.
How the scene
on Bespin where Chewie carried Threepio on his back was filmed.
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R2D2 aka. Kenny Baker, and other droids
Kenny
Baker in his alter ego: R2D2. Or is it the other way around...?
Remember
when 3P0 got disassembled on Bespin? Well, this is R2 in the
same situation... or should I say R2s? Also the droid referred
to as "Red" by Luke, and who's motivator fails minutes after
it was purchased, is seen to the right in the first of these
two pictures.
This
is one of the radio-steered versions of R2 that were made. When
the droid was to express more emotion, like in the ceremony at
the end of ANH, actor Kenny Baker was called on to (-as he
himself said in an interview recently) "rock from side to side
as much as possible".
Here's
Kenny having lunch with Gonk, the powerdriod on the set of the Larsfarm.
And
last but not least we have our 2 favorite droids together in one
great shot. Featuring 3P0 with his now infamous silver leg.
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Chewbaka aka. Peter Mayhew
Here's
how the designers initially envisioned our furry friend. Looks a tad more like
Wicket, the Ewok leader, than the tall fuzzball we all know and love, doesn't he?
(On a sidenote: After shooting the trashcompactor scene in ANH, Chewies costume
retained a strange smell for the duration of the filming.)
Mayhew
going through a scene at the set of ROTJ. Notice the shoulderpads and
"grease-paint" left around the eyes.
That
Peter Mayhew, who plays Chewie, is tall -we see clearly in the movies.
But as his make-up crew was not of equal height, this must have created
problems. Furthermore I should mention that 2-3 spray-cans a day was used
for Chewie's face mask alone.
Back to Behind the Scenes
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that you can see the "Star Wars Pod Racer" game on the left most screen in the bar where
Anakin chases Padmés would-be assasin?
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