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Posted: Tue Nov 08, 2011 1:35 pm
by Alkur Tekeil
There was a "little person" operating the tail, whom Carrie Fisher stepped on in the strangling scene.

Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2011 5:16 pm
by Sared Kilvan
Operating Jabba took seven puppeteers in total.

One operator on the tail.
One operator on the right arm and jaw.
One operator on the left arm and tongue.
One operator on the facial muscles, nostrils, and lungs.
One operator underneath to smoke a cigar and blow through a tube.
Two operators managing remote-controls on his eyes.
(I would have also counted one extra for the puppeteer working Salacious B. Crumb)

Jabba cost nearly half a million USD to make. (A little more than 1.2 million in today's currency.)

Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2011 5:17 pm
by Sared Kilvan
Who created Huttese?

Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2011 9:44 pm
by Jenny Wrix
Sared Kilvan wrote:Who created Huttese?
Star wars universe or ours? By ours I mean IRL.

Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2011 9:58 pm
by Sared Kilvan
Ours. :)

Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2011 11:07 pm
by Jenny Wrix
In that case, last name Burtt I don't remember the first name :P

Posted: Wed Nov 09, 2011 11:39 pm
by Sared Kilvan
Close enough!

Ben Burtt (OOC :P)

[img]http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb2 ... Freeze.jpg" width="500px">

Colonel Dyer ("Freeze!" from ROTJ), and Ebenn Q3 Baobab (wtf? from TPM) respectively.
[img]http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb2 ... 4/Dyer.JPG" width="250px">[img]http://images1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb2 ... Ebenn1.JPG" width="250px">



Ben Burtt is most notable for creating many of the iconic sound effects heard in the Star Wars film franchise, including the "voice" of R2-D2, the lightsaber hum and the heavy-breathing sound of Darth Vader.

Have at it Jenny!

Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2011 10:04 am
by Jenny Wrix
During the production of A New Hope, the Bantha was actually what in a fur costume?

Bonus points for the name.
Some more if you describe how it disrupted filming.

Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2011 10:58 am
by Sared Kilvan
It was an Asian elephant named...Mar-ji, I think? I'm probably thinking of another movie, but didn't she make an utter mess of her droppings or something to that effect? (Even if I'm spot-on with that, and I sincerely doubt it, I'll defer to you to ask more.)

Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2011 11:32 am
by Jenny Wrix
Spot on with the asian elephant part.
Close enough with the Mar-ji part, elephant's name was Mardji.
As for the bonus the elephant would shake the costume off during shooting.

Yous again, Sared.

Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2011 12:15 pm
by Sared Kilvan
9! Yous!

Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2011 1:05 pm
by Jenny Wrix
How many Academy Award nominations did the entire star wars series receive?

Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2011 1:07 pm
by Sebastin Creed
None!

Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2011 1:10 pm
by Elu Dako
Jenny Wrix wrote:How many Academy Award nominations did the entire star wars series receive?
Nominated for 25, but won 10 of the 25.

Three were for special acheivements.

ANH won 7 awards, ESB won 2 and RotJ won 1.

Posted: Thu Nov 10, 2011 1:24 pm
by Jenny Wrix
Your go, Elu.