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The Filmumentaries™ Podcast - Jamie Benning

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What a special day! With more to come this evening. ...With @skywalkersound 's @GiganticCranium and the legendary Lorne Peterson! 🙏🙏

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The Filmumentaries™ Podcast - Jamie Benning

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6 years

Stunt co-ordinator Peter Diamond, Darth Vader stuntman Bob Anderson and @HamillHimself rehearsing The Empire Strikes Back lightsaber fight at @ElstreeStudios . "They are going to make me look really good" says Hamill.

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Four years ago the @F1 graphics producer ran round to me frantically asking "Vader... Sith Lord or Lord of the Sith?". "Either will do." I replied. Moments later this went out on air.

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Here's a wonderful clip of @TheWookieeRoars as Chewie, feeding Harrison Ford with English lines on set at Elstree in 1979 for The Empire Strikes Back. Peter loved this clip.

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Harrison Ford, 1979 - "Poor dear. It's pretty shocking...He (Luke) is of course fond of the Princess himself". @HamillHimself - "Give me three weeks in hyperspace!".

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6 years

Raw footage from the Death Star escape with wonderful on set audio!

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6 years

Covering up in the sun is important. Grab whatever comes to hand. Right @HamillHimself ?

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Such great photos of Carrie and @HamillHimself in Norway in 1979.

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1 year

Today is Return of the Jedi's 40th anniversary. The first time we saw Jabba. Han was rescued. Luke's lineage and family was confirmed. We met the Ewoks. It had the most epic space battle we'd ever seen And Anakin was redeemed. Who still loves it and why?

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6 years

Caption Competition!

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2 years

One of the Return of the Jedi matte paintings that has always fascinated me... I bet many of you had no idea!

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Here's Return of the Jedi director Richard Marquand reading Vader's lines in a rather long take. Will @HamillHimself nail his lines? Watch until the end.

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Luke Vs Vader in the Carbon Freezing Chamber. Raw view from Camera 1. @HamillHimself

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Rarely seen unused take of Carrie Fisher and Peter Cushing. "And you call yourselves human?". Expertly restored by a friend. #starwars #rare .

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Ice creatures? Here!? Unused take from The Empire Strikes Back. @HamillHimself

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Ok, you're cool. But are you Ford and Hamill cool?

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Is this the first time @HamillHimself as Luke Skywalker, attempted to use The Force?

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The mysterious "Lightman" was filmed forty years ago today for Return of the Jedi and pretty much immediately abandoned. @PhilTippett What do you remember about it?

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2 years

Went to see the Rolling Stones last night. Here's my 70 year old mother in law reminding us that you're never too old to let go and just have fun. #RollingStones #HydePark

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10 months

My goodness. This really did bring tears to my eyes. Harrison Ford and Robert Watts. Legends. (Posted by Indiana Jones Picture Gallery on FB).

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4 years

Isn't it crazy to think that while The Empire Strikes Back was being shot at Elstree Studios, Kubrick was on the lot editing The Shining and Ridley Scott was there finishing up on Alien?

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2 years

Has any designer/illustrator made such a huge and lasting impact on film and TV? All hail Ralph McQuarrie.

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6 years

David Tomblin, George Lucas and Richard Marquand discuss the bunker attack scene from Return of the Jedi.

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Forty years ago today, Return (then Revenge) of the Jedi began principal photography. Starting with this scene, which was then deleted.

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3 years

"Wait! My hand is fine!" - Alternate take from The Empire Strikes Back in which Luke's hand remains intact despite the pyros going off. @HamillHimself

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6 years

Enjoy the party in the sky! #80sCrushes

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6 years

Some great continuity Polaroids from Star Wars.

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3 years

@ManMadeMoon I remember the first time I saw American TV. Drugs, cars, food. Drugs that stop your food allergy symptoms. Processed shite that replaces real food. Drugs that help dampen the other drugs symptoms. "Now over to Stu for Sports". 😱

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Rarely seen The Empire Strikes Back video showing Dave Prowse in the famous "under the helmet" prosthetic.

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Harrison and George at the Dial of Destiny premiere.

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Battle damaged ship from Starship Troopers. Amazing level of detail. @TheSpaceshipper

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A rarely seen extended version of the Death Star conference room scene, from Star Wars (1977). "This Sith Lord sent by the Emperor will be our undoing".

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Here's @HamillHimself and Vader (voiced with feeling by director Richard Marquand) in an early cut of the climactic duel, with on-set audio - from Return of the Jedi.

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Temple of Doom clapperboard.

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2 years

Monday 25th January, 1982. Filming began on Jabba's Throne Room set for Revenge/Return of the Jedi @ElstreeStudios Here's some vintage behind the scenes footage showing just how busy a set it was. #returnofthejedi #starwars #jabbathehutt #BookofBobaFett @HamillHimself

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6 years

Sometimes the simplest solution is the best solution.

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Here's a rarely seen snippet from the "lost" Making of The Empire Strikes Back documentary, highlighting the matte painting department.

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3 years

The dinner with Vader on Cloud City turned out nice in the end.

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11 months

Whenever I come across this photo I am amazed and have to zoom in.

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Carrie Fisher getting her makeup done.

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3 years

45 years ago today Star Wars began shooting. With a call time of 6:30am and a wrap of 7:20pm it was a long first day. Poor weather in the evening would give some clues to the big storm that would plague the production later. @HamillHimself

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6 years

The tremendous trio on the Star Wars publicity tour. Such a fun photo.

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2 years

This expected to sell for $40k. It just sold for $2 Million!!!! 😳

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1 year

I've always liked this unused Return of the Jedi poster design.

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6 years

When you're sure it isn't going to turn out well. @HamillHimself

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4 years

Another photo of that night Lois Lane and Princess Leia went partying.

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6 years

Amazing. Thanks @HamillHimself

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3 years

Show me which movie set you wish you could visit for real?

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10 months

Happy birthday to both my wife and to Harrison Ford. And if I remember rightly, Patrick Stewart too.

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1 year

Check out this new trailer for "Not Your Average Joe" - Now live on Kickstarter. Come join the campaign and bag yourself some amazing, exclusive merch. #jaws #closeencounters #efny #ce3k

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The @ILMVFX screening room circa 1976.

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6 years

That time I used the Force on George Lucas.

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1 year

A letter from Return of the Jedi director Richard Marquand to his crew.

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6 years

"I consider it a fairytale". Irvin Kershner talking about The Empire Strikes Back in 1979.

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Forty years on and I still have these two books. Actually one of them is my sisters. But I am custodian. What do you still have from the Return of the Jedi era?

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“Stay afraid, but do it anyway. What’s important is the action. You don’t have to wait to be confident. Just do it and eventually the confidence will follow.” Great advice from Carrie Fisher who would have been 62 today.

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Four random people just enjoying their hair.

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1 year

Happy Star Wars Day.

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Some archive film footage of the display @Selfridges to promote The Empire Strikes Back in 1980. @HamillHimself @ADaniels3PO

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6 years

Jaws clapperboard.

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Even more continuity Polaroids from Return of the Jedi.

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3 years

"That was good!"

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3 years

Getting old sucks. (Credit to timifromtahiti).

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3 years

Smiling @realbdw on the set of The Empire Strikes Back.

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3 years

Unemployment was rife after the Battle of Endor.

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3 years

What's the one design in a film you never get bored of looking at?

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1 year

What a great clip this is. Master of his craft, John Williams, clearly admiring the the work of another master, Ben Burtt! @skywalkersound

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Han Solo reminding the crew why he doesn't care for C3PO's odds. "I'm that one".

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45 today. Hopefully about half way. Though I've definitely lived a couple of lives already. Excited to see what the next 45 years bring. It's not the years. It's the mileage.

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5 years

Not sure I've seen this photo before @TheWookieeRoars

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1 year

What if I told you that I've just seen some Raiders of the Lost Ark photos that have never been released?

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3 years

Great pic of Marcia Lucas and Irvin Kershner.

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4 years

I mean, wow, right?

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2 years

Episode 61 of The Filmumentaries Podcast is up. This time I chat with Lucasfilm and ILM producer Jim Bloom! I couldn't find a better photo than this @MarkHamill 🤣

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Unused shot of a downed AT-AT from The Empire Strikes Back.

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Lucasfilm and Disney's biggest challenge to date. Creating a film in which we believe someone other than this guy is Han Solo.

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And here's a little montage of behind the scenes footage from the January and February 1982 shoot of Jabba's Palace at @ElstreeStudios #starwars #returnofthejedi #maxrebo #markhamill #carriefisher #petermayhew #anthonydaniels #kennybaker #georgelucas

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Here's one of Michael Pangrazio's unused matte paintings from Return of the Jedi.

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On Mon, 22nd March, 1976, writer-director George Lucas called "Action" on Star Wars for the first time. This photo, snapped in Tunisia by Continuity Supervisor Ann Skinner, is one of the first taken in the film's production. @MarkHamill

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2 years

Nice to see our friend on Drive to Survive. ❤️

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So cool to see Chris Evans original matte painting for E.T The Extraterrestrial today. The detail! The twinkling lights!

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1 year

Always loved this poster. Was on my cassette tape of the soundtrack. I still have it actually.

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There's always a good excuse to watch it again. Happy birthday to The Empire Strikes Back.

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5 years

@HamillHimself @tcm Did you ever talk to Peter about it?

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6 years

Unused Revenge of the Jedi poster.

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3 years

Jeremy Bulloch was always great at connecting with his fans. I remember when I first met him aged 17 or so and I asked him to sign a photo. When I told him my name was Jamie, he immediately lit up. "Great name! One of my son's is called Jamie. He's pretty cool too".

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2 years

😂

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6 years

THIS IS A BIG ONE FOR ORIGINAL TRILOGY FANS! Super-fan Adywan has tracked down the lost Michel Parbot "The Making of The Empire Strikes Back". Fans have been denied this treat since 1980. And it's a hell of a treat. Behold! -

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6 years

Going for a drink this weekend? Be safe.

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4 years

@HamillHimself And here's more... Everybody needs a Carrie for a pillow...

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4 years

I wonder what rating Return of the Jedi could have been...

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3 years

Dear @netflix . Please make The Movies That Made Us longer, drop the everything-is-wacky approach, calm the editing the fuck down and tell the damn story with some occasional grace, poise and consideration. Comedy only works if there is something to counter it.

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It's just been announced that the four Indiana Jones films plus all episodes of Young Indy are coming to @DisneyPlus on 31st May. A great excuse to watch them all again.

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Here's the Revenge of the Jedi call sheet from 40 years ago today.

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6 years

Greedo's lines from Star Wars.

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1 year

When Mark Hamill likes one of your tweets the stats are interesting.

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1 year

George Lucas giving advice that's still as relevant today as it was in 1983. "You don't have to spend too much film time to create an environment. What they are doing is showing off..." If you love RoTJ - check out our new book at #jeditimeline

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3 years

Did a double take.

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