For a movie that almost didn't get made in the first place, Star Wars has done pretty
well for itself.
Throngs of creative-types credit the franchise as having a huge influence on them.
And as a result has impacted the world in a way that almost no other series has.
But after seeing these bloopers, we know that the key to success is not taking yourself
too seriously.
And hey, if you like what we’re about to show you, or we missed one of your favorites,
let us know in the comments, would ya?
Here are Screen Rant’s 10 Amazing Star Wars Bloopers.
Freeze Frame (V)
The Star Wars franchise is full of shots that make Harrison Ford look like a badass.
But if you take a look at the behind the scenes footage, you’ll quickly realize how much
help he’s getting from the folks off-screen.
In one scene where he and the gang bust in on Darth Vader, Han Solo pulls his gun and
fires off a quick shot.
Apparently that was the queue for the entire cast to freeze— and a hand slowly reaches
into the shot and replaces Solo’s weapon.
It’s pretty ridiculous for everyone to tableau in the middle of a battle, but you gotta do
what you gotta do when it comes to getting the right shot.
Storm-TRIPPERS (IV) As far as company-issued uniforms go, the
Stormtroopers have it pretty good.
They to carry sweet blasters, wear a snazzy futuristic suit of armor, and a helmet so
they never have to worry about their hair.
But no job is risk-free, especially if you sign up to fight for the dark side.
They live under the constant threat of being murdered by their leader, murdered by their
enemies, or murdered by their own outfits.
The gag-reel footage of Stormtroopers slipping, tripping, or being trampled on, is almost
limitless.
R2-DEAD2 (I) R2D2 is not exactly nimble, and rolling over
uneven terrain has proven to be a challenge for the droid.
In The Phantom Menace’s extras, the blooper reel shows R2 falling over in the background
in multiple scenes which, obviously, is hilarious.
But our favorite happens when Padmé and Anakin are walking along behind a masked extra.
who full-on walks into the poor droid, nearly knocking him over.
Jake Lloyd and Natalie Portman are able to keep their composure for about one nanosecond
before cracking up.
It’s not the only thing wrong with Episode 1, and to some fans, the entire movie feels
like a blooper.
But it’s always funny when a robot falls down.
Constructive Criticism (VII) Before 2015, almost nobody had heard the name
Daisy Ridley.
She turned from being a relative unknown into a Hollywood it-girl overnight.
Thus is the power of the Star Wars franchise.
The Force Awakens was a hugely successful installment, and appealed to both the franchises
old school fans and created some new ones too.
But on the first day of filming, Ridley wasn’t exactly sure how much longer she’d have
a job.
The actress was on the receiving end of some criticism from director JJ Abrams, and she
may or may not have cried— immediately, on set, in front of everyone.
But!
If she hadn’t had this experience, the movie could have turned out a lot differently.
Laughing Leia (IV) Have you ever started laughing in the middle
of an argument?
If you have, then you know one of two things can happen: either your giggling will break
the tension, or, it will make everything exponentially worse.
Governor Tarkin is the stone-cold killer who’s really pulling the strings on the Deathstar.
Vader may get all the glory, but Tarkin is the real deal.
Princess Leia pleads with him to not blow up her home planet of Alderaan, and, like
a total dick, he ignores her super reasonable request.
It’s a tense moment in the final cut, but the actor playing Tarkin took a few times
to get his lecturing right.
And a couple of times in the process he outright laughed.
Fender Bender (VI) There are legions of fans who specialize in
the minutiae of the franchises canon, and their level of expertise is intense.
But one of the most interesting sub-fandoms to emerge from the series is dedicated to
transportation.
Every ship is unique, and seems to have its own personality.
But a lot of people prefer a smaller, zippier option.
Like the speeder bikes!
At some point or another, every die-hard Star Wars enthusiast has probably imagined themselves
racing through the forests of Endor on the back of one.
So the people who got to ride them in real life probably had a great time, right?
Wrong.
Almost immediately after hopping on, one of the crew crashed into a tree.
Guess those bikes aren’t as nimble as they look.
Tongue Twister (IV) If you want to live in space, there are a
couple of things you need to know.
First, you’ve gotta make sure you look the part.
Next, you have to learn the lingo.
Finally, you have to say the lingo while looking the part and make no mistake, that is not
as easy as it sounds.
Mark Hamill knows this firsthand.
While filming the attack on the Deathstar, the actor was wearing a helmet secured with
a chin strap.
Aside from being proper procedure, donning a helmet just seems like a responsible choice.
But as a result, the actor had one hell of a time trying to verbalize the word “supernova”,
and the blooper reel has proof.
Man On a Wire (V) In any movie, the action sequence is only
as good as the stunt crew who perform it.
Even though there are usually a great deal of safety measures put in place, things can
still go sideways.
While filming the battle of Hoth, one of the stuntmen got a colder ride than he was supposed
to.
The rope he was attached to didn't quite lift him fast enough, and ended up dragging him
for a few feet before pulling him out of the snowy wake they’d accidentally created.
But to be fair, the final product looks pretty badass, so obviously production hired the
right team.
Game Over (II) It’s no secret that it takes a lot of dollars
to create the feeling of a galaxy far, far away.
You may have heard that the Star Wars movies are kind of expensive to make.
So when props or set-pieces get busted up, it’s safe to assume they’ll take a couple
bucks to replace.
Imagine the dread Hayden Christensen must have felt when one his ship’s joysticks
broke off in his hand in the middle of a take.
He played it off like a pro, but somewhere on set there was probably a production manager
who was having a heart attack about it.
Sound Check (IV) Perhaps the best thing that could have happened
to Harrison Ford was being cast in the role of reluctant good-guy Han Solo.
And many fans agree that every time he hopped into the Millennium Falcon, Ford brought his
A-game with him.
But some of Solo’s lines proved to be a little trickier than others — especially
if they had to be said really fast.
The extras show a take where he messes up some dialogue, but instead of laughing or
apologizing, he just goes ahead and pops a microphone in his mouth.
Oh Han, you’re so unpredictable.
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