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Vintage Fan Home Movie Captures the Filming of Return of the Jedi
Back in 1982, Jeff Broz and a group of his friends heard the next Star Wars film was being shot out in the California desert so they did what any fan would do; they trekked out into the desert and crashed the set.
In this 7 minute home video we’re treated to views of the set, actors at work, and other behind-the-scenes footage of the production of Return of the Jedi. It’s hard to imagine, given modern security practices and secrecy surrounding movies, that a bunch of kids could just walk onto a set and start filming these days.
[via Neatorama]
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Pretty cool. Anybody got a smoke? I gotta reload my Bell & Howell
My respect for film editors just skyrocketed. How they turn a bunch of seemingly random shots into a movie is beyond me.
Now I’ve GOT to put that movie on tonight and watch these particular scenes again. Thanks.
Absolutely Priceless!!! You got George, “Luke Skywalker” stretching out & “Leia” running to get the gun. My Favorite is still R2D2! I’ve collected Star Wars books, movies since I went to the first Original one back in the 70s – have over 200 books and all movies (VHS & DVD versions).
What a wonderful treasure!