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Skyranger
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my memory isn't that bad, is it? (in SW '77 - Luke misses with the grappling hook?)
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29-Oct-2006, 4:27 PM
Originally posted by: Gaffer Tape
Here's an idea. Take a CD of the complete score and try to figure out whether the extra time needed to throw the cable twice would be accomodated by the amount of music. If it doesn't fit, it doesn't exist.


Well, I also certainly seem to remember Luke missing when I saw Star Wars in 1977. This certainly does not mean that it really happened. But looking at the music and timing, I can see where it would be possible.

Time from new OOT DVD.

01:26:09 Luke begins to unreel the hook from his utility belt.

01:26:17 Luke looks at his target, as if he's ready to throw, with an immediate cut to Leia shooting.

01:26:23 It now appears that Luke is just starting to unreel the rope for the grappling hook.

01:26:32 Luke starts his successful throw.

So imagine the time between 01:26:17 and 01:26:23 replaced with Luke throwing, missing, and retracting the rope into his utility belt.

That makes 8 seconds to unreel; 6 seconds to throw, miss and reel back in; and 9 seconds before he throws again, rather than taking 22 seconds to unreel the rope. It fits the music beautifully, with no extra time required. And that is the way I seem to remember it.

I saw Star Wars, to the best of my memory, 7 times in the Glenwood Theater in Overland Park, KS in 1977 and 78. I'm just wondering where others that have this memory (false or not) saw the movie.