Originally published at: Star Wars: Rare footage of screen tests with the unfinished droids (1976) | Boing Boing
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Always wanted to know how many stills of Brigitte Helm inside ‘Futura’ from Metropolis (1927) were on the construction desk for C-3PO’s exoskeleton/costume
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Lucas was so in over his head on this movie, luckily he had some amazing production staff to save the day.
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I was wondering why the actor was wearing a diaper, then made sense seeing how cumbersome those costumes were.
You would think R2, being mechanical, would have a drain hose for … fluids …
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I also came to comment on this: Did they just ‘upskirt’ Kenny?
Still, the last few frames of the video showing him dancing to the beat were cool. 
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“OK, these guy’s aren’t working out, get me a veteran. Is Robby The Robot working on any projects now? Get his agent on the line, we’ll do lunch.”
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it’s interesting how some of the droids, aside from coloring, look just like they did in the movie, and Threepio is already pretty close from the get-go. Artoo went through a lot of work, for sure.
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Okay admit it, who else was making little droid noises in their head whenever they showed any of the RC ones moving?
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“I am fluent in over six million forms of rebellion.”
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The drones from Silent Running (whose uncanny locomotion was provided by amputee actors) were apparently powered by Tab.
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If you didn’t know how Hollywood works, oblivious to practical effects and all… seeing this would horrify a person.
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