25 Amazing Star Wars Films facts and trivia

Samuel L. Jackson claimed that “bad motherfucker” was engraved on the lightsabre he used. Tweet This

Tupac Shakur aspired for the role of Mace Windu. Tweet This

The waterfalls cascading around the capital city of Naboo are just salt. Tweet This

Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace was shipped to theatres under the false name “The Doll House”. Tweet This

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Episode II – Attack of the Clones was disguised under the name “Cue Ball”. Tweet This

Episode III – Revenge of the Sith made its way to theatres under the name “The Bridge”. Tweet This

Ahmed Best (Jar Jar Binks) is seen out of costume in the background of one scene. So does Anthony Daniels (C-3PO). Tweet This

George Lucas’s children have all appeared in Star Wars. Tweet This

In the Galactic Senate, Jar Jar Binks voted in favour of Order 66, leading to the destruction of the Jedi and the rise of the Galactic Empire. Tweet This

Orson Welles was supposed to be Darth Vader. Tweet This

Anakin Skywalker/Darth Vader meets six of the nine diagnostic criteria for Borderline Personality Disorder; five are enough to make the diagnosis. Tweet This

Seven puppeteers worked simultaneously to animate Jabba the Hutt. Tweet This

“Revenge of the Sith” was the only episode not rated PG. Tweet This

Lucasfilm has an employee, whose job is to just maintain Star Wars canon. Tweet This

E.T.’s alien species are part of the Star Wars universe. A delegation of them can be seen in the Galactic Senate. Tweet This

The name R2-D2 means in filmmaking jargon “reel #2 of the second dialogue track”. Tweet This

An island nation called Niue accepts collectible Star Wars coins. Tweet This

In 1977, a disco version of the Star Wars theme became a No. 1 hit for two weeks. Tweet This

Air dogfights in Star Wars were reproduced based on actual WW2 footage. Tweet This

Asteroids in Star Wars were in fact painted potatoes. Tweet This

First week, theatres were reluctant to show Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope. Tweet This

Lucas initially funded “The Empire strikes back” himself. Tweet This

Yoda was supposed to be played by a mask-wearing monkey. Tweet This

Han Solo’s best line was an ad lib: when Princess Leia says, “I love you” and Solo replies “I know”. He was supposed to say “I love you, too”. Tweet This

Only Lucas, the director Irvin Kershner, and the producer Gary Kurtz knew that Darth Vader was Luke’s father before the scene was actually shot. Tweet This