A scavenger

Quote of today

"Ashkabadna"

A jawa seeing a lonely R2-D2.

A New Hope

Today we celebrate...

Melissa Kurtz at her 43rd birthday (born 1966)

Melissa Kurtz was born in North Carolina, USA and played a jawa in A New Hope. Her father, Gary Kurtz, is the producer of A New Hope and Empire Strikes Back. Melissa was eleven years old when A New Hope was filmed and probably because of her father she and her three years younger sister got to play jawas.

Jawas are meter-tall scavengers living in the desert on Tatooine. They scurry around like rats completely hidden behind rough robes and with glowing yellow eyes.

Despite the impression that they are everywhere there ar no more than eight jawas in the movie (and in the credits).

High-ranking Imperial officer

Quote of today

"Until this battle station is fully operation, we are vulnerable."

General Tagge is concerned about the Rebellion.

A New Hope

Today we remember...

Don Henderson at his birthday (born 1932, died 22 June 1997)

Don Henderson was born in England, United Kingdom and played General Tagge in A New Hope. He was an active actor all until his dead.

General Cassio Tagge is an Imperial officer stationed aboard the Death Star. He is one of few Imperials who had concerns regarding the threat posed by the Rebel Alliance. General Tagge died when the Death Star was destroyed by the Rebel Alliance.

Draft scripts of A New Hope often swapped the names of General Tagge and Admiral Motti and maybe that is the reason for that in the end credits for A New Hope, General Tagge is mistakenly named Commander Taggi.

Today...

year 2001 was the release of the Teaser Poster for Attack of the Clones.

Named after the apperances

Quote of today

"We don't serve their kind here!"

The bartender sort out the visitors
A New Hope

Today we celebrate...
Ted Burnett at his birthday (born 1926, died 1 October 2001)
Phil Fondacaro at his 51st birthday (born 1958)

Ted Burnett was born in England, United Kingdom and played Wuher in A New Hope.

Phil Fondacaro was born in Louisiana, USA and played a ewok in Return of the Jedi, the only ewok who died on screen.
Phil started his career off in 1980 when they put a call out to all little people to be in a film (Under the Rainbow), he and his brother Sal tried out and got parts in the film with Carrie Fisher.

Wuher is Mos Eisley Cantina's gruff bartender.
Until 1993 he was just known as the "bartender" but a roleplaying game supplement identified him as Wuher. Prior to that, a 1989 boxed set of metal miniatures called him "Cedo Partu", but that name just never stuck.

The only ewok who died on screen was shot and killed by a laser blast from an AT-ST. An ewok named Romba, who had been fighting alongside this ewok, stayed behind and wept over his fallen comrade.
This unidentified Ewok is often referred to by fans as "Corpsey".Author Ben Harper attempted to assign the name Lana to this Ewok because he thinks it sounds like that's what the other Ewok is saying as he prods the body to see if he's okay.

Today...

year 2004 was the release of the teasertrailer for Revenge of the Sith.

Silver instead of Gold

Quote of today

"The Ambassadors are Jedi Knights, I believe."

The protocol droid TC-14 gives some information of the visitors to the host.
The Phantom Menace

Today we celebrate...
Lindsay Duncan at her 59th birthday (born 1950)

Lindsay Vere Duncan was born in Scotland, United Kingdom. She is an award winning actress who did the voice of TC-14 in The Phantom Menace.

John Fensom worked as an animatronics assistant for The Phantom Menace. He was the man in the costume of TC-14.

TC-14 is the silvercolored protocol droid with feminine personality, that greeted Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi when they attempted to negotiate with Trade Federation.

Is it art or just industrial design?

Quote of today

"Look sir -- droids."

The stormtrooper got a clue.

A New Hope

Andrew Ainsworth designed the storm-trooper helmets and was paid $70 (GBP35) each for 50 helmets made for the 1977 film. But he says he owns the merchandising rights and is entitled to a multi-million dollar pay off. 

In 2004 he sold copies of the outfits for $3,600 (GBP1,800) each - but was stopped by George Lucas who claims he owns the copyright. But Ainsworth is claiming the copyright has expired because the uniforms were industrial design, not art.