It's quite possibly the most influential film series ever created. In fact, it has even been credited with the invention of the film series ...
It's quite possibly the most influential film series ever created. In fact, it has even been credited with the invention of the film series (prior to Star Wars sequels weren't really heard of). These are 25 surprising things you didn't know about Star Wars.nnhttps://twitter.com/list25nhttps://www.facebook.com/list25nhttp://list25.comnnCheck out the text version too! - http://list25.com/25-surprising-things-you-didnt-know-about-star-wars/nnHere's a preview:nnIt's original title was "Adventures of Luke Starkiller as taken from the Journal of the Whills, Saga I: The Star Wars". It was eventually shortened.nnStar Wars is the most successful movie related toy line ever with 250 million action figures sold between 1978 and 1986nnFrank Oz, the actor who voiced Yoda, also voiced Miss Piggy on the MuppetsnnThe sound of Darth Vader's labored breathing was achieved using a scuba regulator.nnGeorge Lucas was diagnosed with hypertension and exhaustion as a result of filming Star WarsnnEvery Star Wars movie in the United States has been released in May, one week after George Lucas's birthdaynnJohn Williams won an Oscar for the Star Wars soundtrack. The American Film Institute later named it the greatest film score of all time.nnChewbacca was based on George Lucas' dog, Indiana. His dog is also the inspiration for the name Indiana Jones.nnThe Millennium Falcon was inspired by the shape of a hamburger with and olive in its side.nnThe character of Han Solo was based on Lucas's friend Francis Ford Coppola, the director of The Godfather.nnIt took up to 10 puppeteers using both hands to operate Jabba the HutnnMark Hamill, the actor who played Luke Skywalker, damaged his face in a car accident following primary shooting which made reshoots impossible.nnIt took 3 actors to portray Darth Vader. James Earl Jones did the voice, Sebastian Shaw was his face, and David Prowse was his body.nnAfter discovering that the 20th Century Fox special effects department was shutdown just prior to filming, he started his own company known as Industrial Light And Magic.nnAl Pacino and Christopher Walken were also considered for the role of Han Solo.nnR2-D2 is named after a a piece of film editor's jargon. It means "reel 2, dialog 2".nnThe Ewok were name after the Miwok, a Native American tribe indigenous to the location where the Endor scenes were filimednnThe word Ewok isn't mentioned in the film at all.nnGeorge Lucas was famous for using words from non-English languages to name people. Yoda means "warrior" in Sanskrit and Darth Vader is named after the Dutch word for "father".nnPeter Mayhew, the actor who played Chewbacca, was 7'2" (2.2 meters)nnSteven Spielberg was Lucas's first choice to direct Return of the Jedi but he was part of the Director's Guild which Lucas had left on bad terms so Steven was forbidden from taking the role.nnOf the asteroids in Empire Strikes Back, one is a shoe and another is actually a potato.nnOriginally, the force was going to be some sort of "Galactic Holy Grail" named the Kyber CrystalnnAlso, Luke and his family were originally imagined as dwarves.nnPerhaps the silliest sounding role was Han Solo who was meant to be a green skinned monster who had a set of gills and no nose. Less
