The Force Saves Darth Vader in Northamptonshire

[John Funk]

The Force Saves Darth Vader in Northamptonshire

Police came to the rescue of the infamous galactic villain when actor Dave Prowse's vehicle broke down on his way to a Star Wars fan reunion. In other news, the BBC likes ridiculously pun-worthy headlines.

David Prowse may be the most famous actor nobody has ever heard of. As Darth Vader in the Star Wars trilogy, he was the physical portion of one of cinema's most instantly recognizable villains ... but his face was concealed by a mask and helmet, and most people remember Vader for James Earl Jones' iconic voice work. Still, even if you wouldn't recognize Prowse walking down a street like you might Harrison Ford, he was Darth Vader, and as such is recognized as the Commander-in-Chief Worldwide of the 501st Legion [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/501st_Legion] of Imperial Stormtroopers.

Prowse was on his way to a gathering of the group at the National Space Centre in Leicester when his car broke down on the M1, leaving him stranded with a car full of photos and Star Wars merchandise. But as we all know, Darth Vader was once a powerful Jedi Knight, and the Force came to his aid. The "Highways Agency motorway rescue force," to be precise - traffic officers rescued the stranded Prowse and delivered him to his destination, where one imagines he directed the 501st Legion to actually find the damn droids they were looking for, for once.

This story comes to us via the "Skywalkers in Korea Cross Han Solo." [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/northamptonshire/8285717.stm]

(Thanks for the tip, The_root_of_all_evil)

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[Radeonx]

...My god, those puns are mortifying.
Although the story is pretty interesting. It would have been better if he was dressed as Darth Vader, though.

 

[Robert632]

these puns make my eyes bleed and my balls go back to the way they were before they dropped.

 

[Wandrecanada]

"Skywalkers in Korea Cross Han Solo," is the best article title I've seen yet. Nice ref Mr. Funk.

 

[ae86gamer]

Nice puns.....

Although the story is pretty interesting. It would have been better if he was dressed as Darth Vader, though.

I was thinking the exact same thing.

 

[Lord George]

Nice puns.....

Although the story is pretty interesting. It would have been better if he was dressed as Darth Vader, though.

I was thinking the exact same thing.

Well he was on his way to a star wars convention so you never now, maybe he likes to dress up in the gear (and then make woosh and pew-pew noises while driving).

 

[Eagle Est1986]

Everyone loves a good pun right? Riiiight? I mean, even the BBC couldn't turn that one down, who could?

 

[Emperor Inferno]

...My god, those puns are mortifying.
Although the story is pretty interesting. It would have been better if he was dressed as Darth Vader, though.

these puns make my eyes bleed and my balls go back to the way they were before they dropped.

These.

 

[Ophiuchus]

Good that he took notice of his own advice by standing behind the barriers out of the way of traffic - the other thing he's famous for (here, at least) is being the face of the biggest road safety campaign in the 70s and 80s.

 

[The_root_of_all_evil]

Gotta love a good pun. I'm only miffed I didn't get to see him. Doing Vader's voice in a Somerset accent must be a scream.

 

[cleverlymadeup]

well i guess the force wasn't as strong with him as we thought

 

[Nivag the Owl]

That's actually the coolest pun I've ever heard.

 

[John Funk]

Gotta love a good pun. I'm only miffed I didn't get to see him. Doing Vader's voice in a Somerset accent must be a scream.

Watch "Empire of Dreams," the documentary about the making of Star Wars. You get to see footage of what the actual filming was like, which means he's reading all the lines himself without James Earl Jones' voiceover. It's one of the most surreal things ever, hearing that voice out of Darth Vader's helmet.

 

[Kollega]

Oh. My. God. These puns make my brain knock into my skull trying to break out.

 

[QuirkyTambourine]

I actually read the Skywalker article, and I laughed very hard at the cleverness of the pun.

OT: Glad to see that even Darth Vader can get a hand when he needs it.

 

[Somethingfake]

Slowly, but surely, the BBC is turning into the sun with its puns at least.

 

[J-Alfred]

And here I was thinking that it was an article about a man who was wearing a Darth Vader costume in his house while watching Star Wars when some guy broke in to rob the place, the guy forgot he wasn't really Darth Vader, tried to force-choke the guy to death, and the guy choked on a crust of bread at the exact same time.

stupid puns.