A general discussion thread on the Mos Eisley Cantina… |

There’s been much discussion of the Mos Eisley Cantina scene on here over the years - yet no dedicated thread; so here goes…
Ever since we first stepped inside the Mos Eisley Cantina, many of us have been enthralled - not only by the array of the alines, creatures, and other intriguing patrons - but also the original iconic setting that was this wretched hive of scum and villainy…

The original unaltered scene in Star Wars of the Mos Eisley Cantina - where Han shot Greedo - without Greedo firing a shot.

‘STAR WARS: Clip - Cantina (1977)’ - a 7 minute video at the JoBlo Movie Clips youtube channel (before the 1997 Special Edition).
A couple of quality resources for the layout of the Cantina - plus bios, images, and locations of the Cantina patrons…



The Cantina Patrons section - with bios and images for everyone that appears in the Mos Eisley Cantina scene.
^ with much more info at https://sites.google.com/site/starwarswhoswho/home/who-s-who-in-mos-eisley-cantina



^ 1. Thuku. | 2. Buearacrat #2. | 3. Boelo. | 4. Spaceman #4. | 5. Danz Borin. | 6. Mosep | 7. Spaceman #3. | 8. Leesub Sirlin. | 9. Spaceman #2. | 10. Jenny. | 11. Neesh. | 12. Colonel #2. | 13. Han Solo. | 14. Corellian Pirate. | 15. Debnoli. | 16. Eyvind. | 17. Merc Sunlet. | 18. Jabba’s Henchman. | 19. Local Ugly Man #1. | 20. Local Ugly Man #2. | 21. Brea Tonnika. | 22. Senni Tonnika. | 23. Ariq Joanson. | 24. Little Aunt Beru. | 25. Yerka Mig. | 26. Takeel. | 27. Sai’torr Kal Fas. | 28. Nabrun Leids. | 29. Rycar Ryjerd. | 30. Hrcheck Kal Fas. | 31. Dannik Jeriko. | 32. Wuher. | 33. Dr. Evazan. | 34. Ponda Baba. | 35. Ben Kenobi. | 36. Chewbacca. | 37. Local (Farmer). | 38. Zutton. | 39. Kitik Keed’kak. | 40. Farmer #1. | 41. Farmer #2. | 42. Swilla Corey. | 43. Buearacrat #1. | 44. Tawss Khaa. | 45. Wioslea. | 46. Bo Shek. | 47. Kabe. | 48. Greedo. | 49. Tzizvvt. | 50. Solomahal. | 51. Het Nkik. | 52. Reegesk. | 53. Garouf Lafoe. | 54. C-3PO. | 55. Luke Skywalker. | 56. R2-D2. | 57. Ukchet. | 58. Uutkik. | 59. Jek Nkik.
^ with much more info at https://cantinacustoms.tripod.com/id20.htm
• Star Wars - Mos Eisley Scene (Original 1977) - 2 minute youtube video; the lead up to entering the Cantina at Mos Eisley…
• Star Wars Cantina Scenes - Raw Footage (1976) - 3 minute video of raw footage from the Mos Eisley Cantina…
• Special Edition vs Despecialized | ORIGINAL Mos Eisley & Cantina - 5 minute comparison video highlighting the differences…
• How we created the STAR WARS Mos Eisley cantina - 18 minute video from the Nick Maley “that Yoda Guy” youtube channel.
• STAR WARS MOS EISLEY BLOOPERS! - a 10 minute insightful video from the Nick Maley “that Yoda Guy” youtube channel.
• Rob Bottin (2012 thread)
• Anyone else preferring the way buildings on Tatooine looked like, before the SE and the Prequels? (2022 thread)
• Nice moves, old man (2023 thread; re Han’s “Nice moves, old man - pretty impressive” line to Ben…)
• The original ending of Ponda Baba (2011 thread)
• Whose arm? (2012 thread; Cantina Scene - with input from Lorne Peterson)





Also of relevance / interest…
A ‘mini-index’ of dedicated OT•com threads on the subject of Han vs Greedo / ‘Han Shoots First’ in Star Wars

More OT•com scene-specific threads can be found in the ‘Scenes, Dialogue, Tropes, & Meta’ category in Index for OT Discussion.