Star Wars ( LandSpeeder X-34 ) 1977
Star Wars
Star Wars is an American epic space opera franchise centered on a film series created by George Lucas. The film series, consisting of two trilogies, has spawned an extensive media franchise called the Expanded Universe including books, television series, computer and video games, and comic books. These supplements to the franchise resulted in significant development of the series’ fictional universe, keeping the franchise active in the 16-year interim between the two film trilogies.Lucas had the idea for a science-fiction film in the vein of Flash Gordon around the time he completed his first film, THX 1138 (1971) and began working on a treatment after the release of American Graffiti (1973). Star Wars takes place “a long time ago”, in a fictional universe inhabited by both humans and various alien species; most of the known galaxy is ruled by the tyrannical Galactic Empire, which is only opposed by the Rebel Alliance, a group of freedom fighters.
Theme Tune
“Star Wars (Main Title)”
Is a musical theme composed and conducted by John Williams. It is the main musical theme of Star Wars and is also considered the primary leitmotif for Luke Skywalker, the protagonist of the original Star Wars trilogy. The original 1977 recording was performed by the London Symphony Orchestra.
Cast
Mark Hamill … Luke Skywalker
Harrison Ford … Han Solo
Carrie Fisher … Princess Leia Organa
Peter Cushing … Grand Moff Tarkin
Alec Guinness … Ben Obi-Wan Kenobi
Anthony Daniels … C-3PO
Kenny Baker … R2-D2
Peter Mayhew … Chewbacca
David Prowse … Darth Vader
Movie List
Episode IV – A New Hope – May 25, 1977
Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back – May 21, 1980
Episode VI – Return of the Jedi – May 25, 1983
Episode I – The Phantom Menace – May 19, 1999
Episode II – Attack of the Clones – May 16, 2002
Episode III – Revenge of the Sith – May 19, 2005
Episode VII – The Force Awakens – December 18, 2015
Episode VIII – The Last Jedi – December 15, 2017
Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker – December 20, 2019
Star Wars: The Clone Wars – August 15, 2008
Rogue One – December 16, 2016
Solo: A Star Wars Story – May 25, 2018
Trivia
George Lucas was so sure this movie would flop that instead of attending the premiere, he went on vacation to Hawaii with his good friend Steven Spielberg, where they came up with the idea for Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) after they found out Star Wars became a success.
Trivia
Landspeeders first appear in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. Two of them—Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) X-34 and a V-35—were designed by noted special effects artist John Stears and were fitted around cars. Skywalker’s landspeeder was designed and built by Ogle Design around the chassis of a Bond Bug.One of the major challenges the production crew faced was disguising the wheels to create the illusion that the craft was hovering. For certain shots, they shot from camera angles that masked the wheels; for long-distance shots, they used reflective material, gelatin on the camera lens, and shadow effects. A small blur could be seen under the speeder, which George Lucas called ‘The Force Spot’ (stated in Special Edition Tape).Production designer Roger Christian used an angled mirror and a broom attached to the vehicle’s underside to create, at certain angles, the illusion that the craft was hovering and kicking up dust. Star Wars creator George Lucas used digital technology to enhance the landspeeder effects in the Special Edition of A New Hope. Industrial Light and Magic’s (ILM) Doug Chiang design the Naboo Flash speeder with a ‘race car look’ while the Gian speeder’s appearance is ILM’s response to Lucas’ request that the Naboo troops have ‘a pickup truck with guns.
Info
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Production
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Lucasfilm Ltd.
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| Distributed by | 20th Century Fox |
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Release date
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May 25, 1977 (United States) |
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Running time
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121 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Budget | $11 million |
| Box office | $775.8 million |
Landspeeders are fictional anti-gravity craft used through the Star Wars movies and Star Wars Expanded Universe. They are depicted both in civilian and military capacities, and several versions have been merchandised as toys and models.
The first film in the series was originally released under the title Star Wars, by 20th Century Fox, and became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon, followed by two sequels, released at three-year intervals. Sixteen years after the release of the trilogy’s final film, the first in a new prequel trilogy of films was released. The three prequel films were also released at three-year intervals, with the final film of the trilogy released on May 19, 2005. In 2012, The Walt Disney Company acquired Lucasfilm for $4.05 billion and announced that it would produce three new films, with the first film, Star Wars Episode VII, planned for release in 2015.[1] 20th Century Fox still retains the distribution rights to the first two Star Wars trilogies, owning permanent rights for the original film Episode IV: A New Hope, while holding the rights to Episodes I–III, V, and VI until May 2020
Trivia
Towards the end when Chewbacca tries to go up the ramp of the Falcon and into the ship, C3-PO’s head bumps one of the lights ‘attached’ to the Falcon. As soon as he bumps it, it goes out.
Quote
C-3PO: Sir, the possibility of successfully navigating an asteroid field is approximately 3,720 to 1.
Han Solo: Never tell me the odds.
[Luke can’t levitate his X-Wing out of the bog]
Luke: I can’t. It’s too big.
Yoda: Size matters not. Look at me. Judge me by my size, do you? Hmm? Hmm. And well you should not. For my ally is the Force, and a powerful ally it is. Life creates it, makes it grow. Its energy surrounds us and binds us. Luminous beings are we, not this crude matter. You must feel the Force around you; here, between you, me, the tree, the rock, everywhere, yes. Even between the land and the ship.
Yoda: You must unlearn what you have learned.
Luke: I don’t know. I feel like…
Yoda: Feel like what?
[Luke whips around and pulls out his blaster in defense]
Luke: Like we’re being watched.
Yoda: Away put your weapon. I mean you no harm.
Trivia
Before Disney’s acquisition of the franchise, George Lucas had established a partnership in 1986 with Disney and its Walt Disney Imagineering division to create Star Tours, an attraction that opened at Disneyland in 1987. The attraction also had subsequent incarnations at other Disney theme parks worldwide, with the exception of Hong Kong Disneyland.
Mark Hamill had to bang his head 16 times on the ceiling of Yoda’s hut before the director was satisfied.
The shots where Luke uses his Jedi powers to retrieve his lightsaber from a distance were achieved by having Mark Hamill throw the lightsaber away and then running the film in reverse.
Carrie Fisher stood on a box for many of her scenes with Harrison Ford in order to make up for the height difference and have her appear in the frame with him. Carrie Fisher is about a foot shorter than Harrison Ford.
Another of the asteroids is actually a potato. It appears just as the Millennium Falcon first enters the field. Two asteroids travel from the top left to the bottom right corner of the screen. Just after the second asteroid leaves the screen a third one appears in the top left corner. This is the potato.
QUIZ 1
What Vehicle was reported to have injured Harrison Fords leg, during the Filming of Star Wars: The Force Awakens ?
A. Sandcrawler
B. LandSpeeder
C. Millennium Falcon
D. TIE Fighter
Press for Answer
C. Millennium Falcon
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QUIZ 2
What Date was the first Movie (Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope) released ?
A. May 4th 1977
B. May 25th 1977
C. May 18th 1977
D. May 20th 1979
Press for Answer
B. May 25th 1977
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QUIZ 1
What Vehicle was reported to have injured Harrison Fords leg, during the Filming of Star Wars: The Force Awakens ?
A. Sandcrawler
B. LandSpeeder
C. Millennium Falcon
D. TIE Fighter
Harrison Ford broke his left leg on the set of the J.J. Abrams-directed seventh Star Wars installment; reports said the injury occurred when a hydraulic door of the Millennium Falcon closed or fell on him. Disney had initially assured fans that ‘shooting will continue as planned while he recuperates.’
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- Sandcrawler
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- LandSpeeder
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- Millennium Falcon
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- TIE Fighter
QUIZ 2
What Date was the first Movie (Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope) released ?
A. May 4th 1977
B. May 25th 1977
C. May 18th 1977
D. May 20th 1979
The first film in the series was originally released on May 25, 1977, under the title Star Wars, by 20th Century Fox, and became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon, followed by two sequels, released at three-year intervals. Sixteen years after the release of the trilogy’s final film, the first in a new prequel trilogy of films was released. The three prequel films were also released at three-year intervals, with the final film of the trilogy released on May 19, 2005. In 2012, The Walt Disney Company acquired Lucasfilm for $4.05 billion and announced that it would produce three new films, with the first film, Star Wars Episode VII, planned for release in 2015. 20th Century Fox still retains the distribution rights to the first two Star Wars trilogies, owning permanent rights for the original film Episode IV: A New Hope, while holding the rights to Episodes I–III, V, and VI until May 2020.
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