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Alec Guinness -

Alec Guinness, who first played Obi-Wan Kenobi, thought that the dialogue for the first 'Star Wars' movie, 'A New Hope,' was "fairytale rubbish," according to The Telegraph.

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Salaries -

Harrison Ford's salary for playing our favorite lovable rogue Han Solo in the first film was just US$10,000.

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Slippers - Peter Cushing played the legendary Grand Moff Tarkin. He found the boots for his costume so uncomfortable, that in most of his scenes he wore slippers.

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Sound - The iconic sound made by the TIE Fighter was created by sound designer Ben Burtt. He used a mix of an elephant wail and cars driving on wet pavement to create it. 

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Lost -

According to the official website of the ‘Star Wars’ films, actor Liam Neeson, who played Qui-Gon Jinn in ‘Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace,’ got lost while filming in Tunisia during a nighttime storm.

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Original name - The hero of the saga, Luke Skywalker, was originally named Luke Starkiller. Concept art designed by Ralph McQuarrie depicts Starkiller and his companions.

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Yoda - The Jedi master's species has never been revealed in the films nor in any books, games, or TV series. He is one of the saga's only characters whose species has not been revealed.

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Accident -

Before filming began on 'Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back,' Mark Hamill was involved in a car accident that left him with facial scars. The scene in 'Empire' where Luke is attacked by a Wampa was included to explain his scars.

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Almost a monkey -

Yoda was almost played by a monkey and not a puppet. As shown by The Wrap, the original plans showed the animal using a mask and a walking stick.

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Ewoks - Despite playing a big part in 'Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi,' the word "Ewok" is never actually said in the film. If you don't believe us, you'll just have to watch it again! The name only appears in the credits.

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Avoiding piracy -

According to IMDb, 'The Phantom Menace' was shipped to theaters under the name ‘The Doll House' so as to avoid pirates stealing and distributing the film.

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Special effects - Any clone trooper you see in episodes I, II, and III was computer-generated. One of the biggest complaints leveled at the prequels when they were released was that they included too many special effects.

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Lightsaber sounds -

On 'The Graham Norton Show,' Ewan McGregor, who played a younger Obi-Wan Kenobi, revealed that he found it really hard not to make lightsaber sounds with his mouth when filming his lightsaber battles. The sounds were removed in post-production.

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Tupac in 'Star Wars'? -

According to Rolling Stone, Tupac Shakur auditioned for 'The Phantom Menace' for the part of Mace Windu.

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NSYNC -

As reported by MTV in 2002, NSYNC were almost going to appear in 'Attack of the Clones.' However, their scene didn't make it in the final cut.

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Based on a dog - George Lucas admitted that Chewbacca was inspired by his dog Indiana, an Alaskan malamute.

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Jabba -

Jabba the Hutt was a huge puppet operated by up to seven different members of production staff, as shown in NME.

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James Earl Jones - Late actor/voice actor James Earl Jones is the man who lent his voice to Darth Vader. However, if you look at the credits of the original 'Star Wars,' you won't find his name. Jones specifically asked not to be credited because he didn't feel that he had contributed enough.

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Holidays -

When 'A New Hope' was released in 1977, few people believed in the film, even director George Lucas. He even went on vacation to Hawaii when the movie debuted.

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A wish come true - J.J. Abrams agreed to show 'Episode VII: The Force Awakens' to fan Daniel Fleetwood before its general release. Daniel had terminal cancer and wasn't expected to live for the premiere. He died on November 10, 2015 and the film premiered in the middle of December.

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Audition fear -

According to Access Online, actor John Boyega didn't want to tell his parents that he'd auditioned for 'Star Wars' because he feared he wouldn't get the role. They didn't even know about the saga!

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Four people for one character -

In the original trilogy, Darth Vader was played by four different people. The man in the suit onscreen is David Prowse. Bob Anderson doubled for action scenes. The iconic voice was provided by James Earl Jones and Sebastian Shaw played Vader without his mask.

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Cinema's biggest secret -

The iconic line "I am your father" was added in post production, so all the actors were surprised, according to Reader’s Digest. David Prowse (Darth Vader) yelled "Obi-Wan killed your father" and that was the version known to the crew. However, George Lucas and some of the production crew knew the real secret that would be revealed in 'Empire Strikes Back.'

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Big bet -

Steven Spielberg and George Lucas made a bet on 'Star Wars'' success. Spielberg believed the story would be a hit, so if he won the bet he would get a percentage of the film's profits. It ended up being a blockbuster hit and Spielberg made a pretty penny.

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Toes - Continuity wasn't perfect between the prequels and the originals. If you watch 'Phantom Menace,' Yoda has three toes on each foot. But in 'Empire Strikes Back,' he has four.

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Same team - '2001: A Space Odyssey' was one of the big influences for 'Star Wars.' George Lucas even hired several crew members who worked on the Stanley Kubrick epic.

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David Lynch -

According to Lynch himself, the famous director was contacted by George Lucas to direct ‘Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi.’ However, Lynch refused.

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No entry -

According to The Telegraph, David Prowse, who played Darth Vader in the original trilogy, was banned by George Lucas from any 'Star Wars'-related event because Lucas found him irritating.

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Animal mix -

Chewbacca's voice was created by mixing together various animal sounds, including bears, lions, walruses, and badgers.

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Too tall -

Sets from 'Phantom Menace' had to be altered because of Liam Neeson's height, which ended up costing an extra US$150,000, according to IMDb.

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Fan service -

There's a site called Star Wars Uncut, which has a version of 'A New Hope' cut together from short clips made by fans.

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Different destiny -

Gary Kurtz, one of the producers on the original trilogy, revealed that Han Solo was originally meant to die at the end of 'Return of the Jedi.'

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