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When Star Wars opened in 1977, Alec Guinness (Kenobi) wrote in his diary “Am pinning my hopes on Star Wars percentage which could bring me £100K or more if it does Jaws business, as predicted.” He end (www.hollywoodreporter.com)
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[–] calliope@retrolemmy.com 12 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

I also assume his part was mostly filmed somewhere in the hot desert as well, though it’s been a long time since I’ve seen A New Hope.

I could see him thinking “do I have to go back to Tunisia?”

[–] WhyIHateTheInternet@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

That's fair. I've filmed in the Midwest plains in 110° weather with no shade for 18 hours wearing full wool suits pretending it was winter lol. It sucks ass.

[–] Alexstarfire@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Must have been some damn good acting to prevent yourself from sweating.

[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Nah, that's makeup's job w/ the quickdraw towelette. 🤪

[–] WhyIHateTheInternet@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago

Precisely. Poor assistants job to keep us dry and looking good lol