Comments on: Lost Star Wars Footage

By: Scott

Scott — Sun, 14 May 2006 02:04:48 +0000

I seem to remember seeing part of that scene in the extra parts of VHS versions maybe? I can’t remember.

By: Kev

Kev — Sat, 13 May 2006 23:51:15 +0000

That scene was in the novelization, and I think that footage was included in some of the bonus content in the OT DVD boxset.

By: John

John — Sat, 13 May 2006 19:46:42 +0000

I’m sure the comic writers did, Jose. To coincide the release of the comics (or novelizations) with the movie, they typically let them see the script. And with Episode IV, in the pre-Internet age and before Star Wars was hot to boot, there were probably no concern about plot leakage. Nowadays, LucasFilm has writers sign non-disclosure agreements with authors/game-makers as well as – and I’m just speculating here – holding their pets hostage. I could be wrong on that last part, though.

By: Jose

Jose — Sat, 13 May 2006 12:23:17 +0000

Great clip, although it was probably a good idea to leave it on the cutting room floor.

I remember a scene like this in a Star Wars comic back in the 70s. I wonder if the writers of those comics had somehow seen this footage or read the script.