The Empire Strikes Back
The 70mm version of the film was substantially different from the 35mm version that was more widely seen.
The bacta tank scene starts on a close-up of Two-One-Bee and pans right to a close-up of Luke in the tank. It then cuts to FX-7 extending its arm to the tank. There is no cut to Leia, Han and Threepio observing.
Other interesting stuff here. http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/7908/lost_scenes.txt
So is there a 70mm bootleg tape out there anywhere?
from the site listed:
-Empire Strikes Back
Empire Strikes Back also had an advance version that had a sequence
where a Snowspeeder crashes directly into the head of a walker. (I
wasn't sure about this, but just noticed that you already had someone
else mention this in your text...)
You mentioned the 'different, more passionate' kiss between Luke and
Leia in Empire Strikes Back... It should be noted that this was
actually a cut scene. Leia was there when this face mask was taken
off of Luke... She then talks to him for a little while, and has a
quiet passionate kiss prior to Han, Chewie, R2 and 3PO's arrival in
the room.
It should also be noted that the whole Wampa attack sequence, and this
face mask and possible scar was developed to cover up the potential
scars that Mark Hamill had received in a serious car accident he had a
few months prior to shooting. This was of serious concern to the
production, and therefore the wampa subplot was developed to insure
that Hamill could continue as Luke, even if he had visible scars on
his face after the accident.
In the ESB trailers, there is an additional shot or two of Lando
looking around as he moves UP the falcon's airlock to get Luke.
(Basically, this implies that there is an additional area that is
filled with white light just prior to the outside hatch opening. In
this sequence (starting with the added footage,) The inside airlock
opens up to a very bright room that Lando starts to look around in.
(FYI, in case I am loosing you, this is the round elevator that he
rides through to get to the top of the falcon.) Anyway, then you get
a shot (as seen in the film) of Lando's head appearing out of a hole
in the top of the falcon. His head is surrounded with light coming
from below... This implies that the bright room was sort of a
decontamination sequence (guess) before exiting the falcon.
also another cut: "The Unfinished Cut?
As with "Star Wars," the early 70mm prints of "Empire" went out unfinished.
I saw this version several times, so I know the differences quite well. Here
they are:
The 70mm version of the film was substantially different from the 35mm version that was more widely seen.
The bacta tank scene starts on a close-up of Two-One-Bee and pans right to a close-up of Luke in the tank. It then cuts to FX-7 extending its arm to the tank. There is no cut to Leia, Han and Threepio observing.
Other interesting stuff here. http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/7908/lost_scenes.txt
So is there a 70mm bootleg tape out there anywhere?
from the site listed:
-Empire Strikes Back
Empire Strikes Back also had an advance version that had a sequence
where a Snowspeeder crashes directly into the head of a walker. (I
wasn't sure about this, but just noticed that you already had someone
else mention this in your text...)
You mentioned the 'different, more passionate' kiss between Luke and
Leia in Empire Strikes Back... It should be noted that this was
actually a cut scene. Leia was there when this face mask was taken
off of Luke... She then talks to him for a little while, and has a
quiet passionate kiss prior to Han, Chewie, R2 and 3PO's arrival in
the room.
It should also be noted that the whole Wampa attack sequence, and this
face mask and possible scar was developed to cover up the potential
scars that Mark Hamill had received in a serious car accident he had a
few months prior to shooting. This was of serious concern to the
production, and therefore the wampa subplot was developed to insure
that Hamill could continue as Luke, even if he had visible scars on
his face after the accident.
In the ESB trailers, there is an additional shot or two of Lando
looking around as he moves UP the falcon's airlock to get Luke.
(Basically, this implies that there is an additional area that is
filled with white light just prior to the outside hatch opening. In
this sequence (starting with the added footage,) The inside airlock
opens up to a very bright room that Lando starts to look around in.
(FYI, in case I am loosing you, this is the round elevator that he
rides through to get to the top of the falcon.) Anyway, then you get
a shot (as seen in the film) of Lando's head appearing out of a hole
in the top of the falcon. His head is surrounded with light coming
from below... This implies that the bright room was sort of a
decontamination sequence (guess) before exiting the falcon.
also another cut: "The Unfinished Cut?
As with "Star Wars," the early 70mm prints of "Empire" went out unfinished.
I saw this version several times, so I know the differences quite well. Here
they are:
Great find. Again, advance cut with snowspeeder crashing into walker. It must be more Jedi mind tricks, especially if someone has never seen or heard of it.