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Originally posted by: SpecialEditionSaboteur
Either that, or he smelted them down for C-3PO's new costume to cut back on costs.
Why bother with that? Just use the old costume and digitally erase all imperfections it may have.
He pulls a shotgun... you replace it with a walkie talkie. He falls down a shaft... you digitally insert a fake scream. That's the Lucas way. That's how you make a movie.
(with apologies to Sean Connery and his Oscar-winning role; and, yes, I realize I am making reference to a Spielberg flick in there and not just Lucas stufff, but it is my belief that Lucas influenced Spielberg in the reediting of ET)