Disco the Parakeet loves the recite all the famous phrases he’s heard on TV and in the movies over the years. Now, his vocabulary has turned into one big mish-mash of famous sayings, song lyrics, and even some beat boxing music.
When production first started, the first Star Wars film was called “Adventures of Luke Starkiller As Taken from the Journal of the Whills, Saga I: The Star Wars”.
#14 Wrong actor
We know of at least five alternate candidates for the role of Han Solo: Kurt Russell, Nick Nolte, Christopher Walken, Al Pacino, and Perry King.
#13 Wrong actress
Sissy Spacek, the actress most well known for her role as Carrie, auditioned for the role of Princess Leia.
#12 Toy story
The Star Wars toys is the most successful move-related line of toys ever, selling over 250 million figures between 1978 and 1986.
#11 Meanings of names
R2-D2 was named after a term in film editing jargon — “reel 2, dialog 2″.
#10 Foodie inspiration
The Millenium Falcon was inspired by the shape of a hamburger with an olive on its side.
#9 Chewbacca’s origins
Chewbacca was based on Indiana, George Lucas’s dog — who was also the inspiration for the name Indiana Jones!
#8 Prop genius
Model airplane parts and egg-shaped pantyhose containers were among the many items used to make the spaceship models in Star Wars.
#7 The Godfather
Han Solo was based on Francis Ford Coppola, a good friend of George Lucas and also the famed director of the Godfather films.
# 6 Group effort
To operate Jabba the Hutt, it took up to ten individual puppeteers!
#5 That breathing
The sound of Darth Vader’s labored breathing was achieved using a scuba regulator.
#4 Different face
Mark Hamill damaged his face in a car accident after primary shooting, making reshoots impossible for the scenes he previously shot.
#3 Frank Oz
The voice actor for Yoda is Frank Oz, who is also the voice actor for Miss Piggy of The Muppets!
#2 Special effects
Industrial Light and Magic was a special effects company that George Lucas created shortly after learning that the special effects department at 20th Century Fox had been shut down after his film had been green lighted.
#1 Darth Vader actors
Three different actors were required to portray Darth Vader: James Earl Jones for the voice, Sebastian Shaw for the face, and David Prowse for his body.
