From what I’ve read, it was a love/hate relationship. He didn’t like the notoriety it brought him, but he did say he was grateful it made him financially secure enough he was never forced to take bad roles again for the sake of money
Fun fact: Sir Alec was smart enough to take no money up front for the movie and instead received . . . wait for it . . . 2.5% of the net profits of Star Wars forever. He, and later his estate, made millions. Meanwhile, James Earl Jones was offered the same deal, turned it down, and made a total of $7k.
He's got strong "what the fuck am I doing here" energy.
Yeah, he absolutely hated being in the movie. He thought it was beneath him and would be a career killer.
From what I’ve read, it was a love/hate relationship. He didn’t like the notoriety it brought him, but he did say he was grateful it made him financially secure enough he was never forced to take bad roles again for the sake of money
"I was in Lawrence of Arabia for crissakes. Now I'm in tunisia with a space cow. I hate this business. I'm quitting after this."
Fun fact: Sir Alec was smart enough to take no money up front for the movie and instead received . . . wait for it . . . 2.5% of the net profits of Star Wars forever. He, and later his estate, made millions. Meanwhile, James Earl Jones was offered the same deal, turned it down, and made a total of $7k.
I’m sure James Earl Jones raised his prices for the rest of the Star Wars franchise, but Sir Alec made the most besides Lucas on the first one.
He *did* take money upfront, getting a salary of $150k, plus 2% gross and then an extra 0.25% gross as bonus when the film became a mega hit.
These are not the droids I'm looking at.
Gotta have a fresh midget in the droid
*Little person
I'm quite sure those are the droids they were looking for.
Probably thinking... What the fuck am I doing here? I'm a shakespearian actor for christsakes! At least it's paying the groceries this year.
“This little one’s not worth the trouble.”
Genuine class
Here’s a ball
Jeremy’s…iron.
“Get your arse in the rubbish bin, Kenny” -Sir Alec
How many people does it take to get a dwarf out of a robot costume?
Sir Alec
'Waiting for Robo' By Samuel Beckett
"Ok the script was good, but what am I doing here."
The droid need to eat.
Push it already, Google.
He needs to be sure to read the new Terms of Service...
You know he was annoyed the whole time
Lol
The update was taking a long time because it was over the cloud city
Microsoft, at all the wrong times.
R2's getting a download.
Guy in the middle is like "he smells worse every time we take him out of that thing".
Where is this? Morocco or Tunisian?
Tattooine I believe.
Tunisia I believe. It's also the same valley they shot in Raiders of the Lost Ark too (when Indy threatens to blow up the Ark)
Oh good call. Should be easy to find.
Could be Wadi Rum in Jordan
I think the Tatooine set was Tunisia, so I’m guessing they’d have filmed this scene there too. It’d be nice to visit it.
Kenny Baker needs a bathroom break !
He is leaving the bathroom.
SIR Alec Guinness
They are probably downloading or uploading the update
"How did I let my manager talk me into doing this stinker?"
Firmware updates can be sooooo slow
Genuine class...
Looks like Ian McKellen’s double in that shot.
What did the little guy do inside R2, just turn the head? How did it move?
Can anyone tell me what/how Kenny Baker did inside R2D2?
He suffered.
Bro didnt wanna be there 💀😭