Long-Lost Star Wars Blooper Reel Hits YouTube
Back in July a short video of outtakes from Star Wars - the original, the one you kids call A New Hope - was shown for the first time to a small audience at Comic-Con. It was discovered by editor J.W. Rinzler, who had been digging through Lucasfilm archives for a "making of" video, and while members of the Comic-Con audience were asked not to make any recordings, the brief blooper reel has now made its way to YouTube.
It's a quick clip, about 2.5 minutes, and not nearly as profane as I generally prefer my bloopers to be, but watching C3PO slowly tumble sideways after laboriously cresting a sand dune is great, and the "Oh my God, my finger!" bit is good for a laugh. But the highlight has to be the stormtrooper hole, which if nothing else is an object lesson in why real soldiers don't wear full suits of hard-plated armor.
It's also kind of fun to note, as the sharp-eyed Paul Goodman [https://twitter.com/wmdogma] did, that the title on the clapper is The Star Wars, the original name of the film. Be aware that there's no audio for the first few clips, which is a loss - that lead rebel soldier looks like he's got a few choice words for the guy behind him. Enjoy!
Source: Mashable [http://mashable.com/2013/07/20/star-wars-bloopers-comic-con/]
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A Star Wars blooper reel that hasn't been seen in 36 years demonstrates that it's not easy running around in stormtrooper armor.Back in July a short video of outtakes from Star Wars - the original, the one you kids call A New Hope - was shown for the first time to a small audience at Comic-Con. It was discovered by editor J.W. Rinzler, who had been digging through Lucasfilm archives for a "making of" video, and while members of the Comic-Con audience were asked not to make any recordings, the brief blooper reel has now made its way to YouTube.
It's a quick clip, about 2.5 minutes, and not nearly as profane as I generally prefer my bloopers to be, but watching C3PO slowly tumble sideways after laboriously cresting a sand dune is great, and the "Oh my God, my finger!" bit is good for a laugh. But the highlight has to be the stormtrooper hole, which if nothing else is an object lesson in why real soldiers don't wear full suits of hard-plated armor.
It's also kind of fun to note, as the sharp-eyed Paul Goodman [https://twitter.com/wmdogma] did, that the title on the clapper is The Star Wars, the original name of the film. Be aware that there's no audio for the first few clips, which is a loss - that lead rebel soldier looks like he's got a few choice words for the guy behind him. Enjoy!
Source: Mashable [http://mashable.com/2013/07/20/star-wars-bloopers-comic-con/]
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