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Star Wars Insider: Return of the Ewok Film Part 1 |
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Because of the quality of the video,
the Insider is unable to reproduce large-size photos from the film. So we
decided to turn the necessity of small pictures into a plus and show you lots
of shots from this amazing lost treasure, telling the story of the short film
comic-book style. So read on, Rebels, for the shocking and exciting tale of:
RETURN OF THE EWOK |
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| Warwick strides through London to the tune of Supertramp's "Take the Long Way Home." Says our hero, "There comes a time in every man's life when he must go out into the world to seek his fame and fortune. But where do I start?" | |||
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| Warwick ponders his future, considering stints as prime minister or admiral of the Naval fleet, when he comes upon David Prowse's real-life London gym. | Warwick finds the Vaderesque actor/bodybuilder lifting weights, and catches a ride from Prowse. Warwick decides weightlifting is "too much competition - but I might have beaten him pound-for-pound." Instead, he tries soccer. | ||
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| Now this is more like it! My favorite football team - Chelsea. They certainly need my help!" | For these shots, director Tomblin set up his net just outside the touch line, to the side of the field during an actual soccer match at Chelsea Stadium. By placing his camera behind the net or from an off-field angle, he could make it look like Warwick was really in the game. | Deciding soccer would be too dangerous, Warwick crosses the street and discovers a cinema playing The Empire Strikes Back. "Ah," he says, "this looks more interesting." | |
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| During a clip of Luke Skywalker's lightsaber battle with Darth Vader on Cloud City, Mark Hamill, in full Bespin fatigues and with makeshift lightsaber, backs out of the theater, tired. When Warwick asks if he's OK, Mark responds, "I just need a breather." | "Go back! You can do it!" Inspired by Warwick, Mark charges back inside, and the film cuts to Luke in Empire returning to fight Vader with renewed vigor. Even though Hamill was actually suffering from a fever the day he shot this scene, his heroics are still enough to inspire Warwick to become a movie star. | Warwick takes a meeting with a talent agent (veteran actor Roy Kinnear, recognizable as Veruca Salt's overly indulging father in Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, who happens to be desperate to make a buck off the film then called "Revenge of the Jedi." Skeptical of Warwick, he asks, "What can you do?" | |
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| "I can play small parts." | After rummaging through a trunk of costumes, Warwick tries Boba Fett's helmet on for size. The agent asks, "You think you can handle the part?" | "Oh, no - I wanna play a good guy!
"I've got it - you can play an Ewok!" the agent exclaims, and sends Warwick off to EMI-Elmstree Studios. "An Ewok - what's an Ewok?" Warwick asks. "I have no idea," the agent replies, "but the money's good and I'll get ten percent." |
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