After the first Star
Wars film was released back in 1977 nothing was the same. The industry changed,
and so did the lives of those in the film, but not all could be the dashing
young man destined to confront his father in an epic battle of good versus evil
or the cool scoundrel armed with his wits, a fast ship, and a loyal friend. Most
were just looking for a couple of droids or flying their ships in the tranches
of a manmade moon, and to them director Jon Spire dedicates this documentary,
Elstree 1976, a look at the unseen faces of Star Wars.
The documentary also includes special appearances by
David Prowse (Darth Vader), Jeremy Bulloch (Boba Fett), Paul Blake (Greedo),
Angus MacInnes (Gold Leader), and much more.
The documentary has already played at the BFI London
Film Festival, and there is no release date yet scheduled.
When George Lucas
began work on a mysterious project named Star Wars in North London back in
1976, no one could have predicted how it would go on to shape cinema as we know
it, least of all the legions of on-screen extras. In this affectionate
documentary, we meet ten of those bit performers who appeared, however
fleetingly, in Lucas’ box office behemoth. Rather than the standard ‘making of’
– the likes of which have been seen countless times before – Elstree 1976
paints an intimate portrait of these performers, examining how their brushes
with Lucas shaped the paths of their lives. With a cast ranging from Darth
Vader himself (or David Prowse as he’s better known to his friends), to a
performer whose character was cut entirely from the finished film, this is not
so much a film about Star Wars as the story of a group of people united by one
life-changing experience.
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