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Nice moves, old man

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I was rewatching A New Hope the other day (whatever version they have on Disney+, probably the 2019 version - which I realize does not help my “cred” around here). In the Cantina, when Ben and Luke first sit down with Han, the first line of dialogue is Han saying “Han Solo. I’m captain of the Millennium Falcon”.

This scene occurs shortly after Ben dismembers the “death sentence in 12 systems” guy (whom the EU decided was some kind of mad plastic surgeon), immediately after a very brief intervening scene showing Threepio outside.

Now, I somehow have this very clear memory of Han saying to Ben something like “Nice moves, old man - pretty impressive”, when Ben and Luke first sit down with Han and Chewie. I can hear Harrison Ford saying these lines in my head. But… Han doesn’t actually say this in the movie. I was wondering if he said it some earlier release. I checked the script, but it’s not in the script either.

On a whim, I decided to check the novelization. In the novelization, Han actually DOES say something like this. Right before saying “I’m Han Solo, Captain of the Millennium Falcon”, Han says “You’re pretty handy with that saber, old man.” That’s not quite what I remember, but it’s close.

So, my working theory right now is I must have read the novelization a long time ago, and formed this false memory in my head of Harrison Ford actually saying these lines. Still, I just thought I’d check with this site to see if there may be some earlier release or perhaps a deleted scene where Harrison Ford says this line or something similar to it, because the memory I have of this seems incredibly real.

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“Nice moves, old man - pretty impressive” is from The Lost Cut of Star Wars, or deleted scenes, isn’t it?

https://cantinacustoms.tripod.com/id27.htm has some great images from those early scenes.

It has Han sat down with Jenny when Ben and Luke wander over. I always thought we needed to see more of Jenny in the film!:

 

Both these YouTube videos have the “Nice moves, old man - pretty impressive” line too:

“Star Wars Lost Cut: Cantina Scene Re-Assembled” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8sD6-u7g2Y (7 minutes)

“Star Wars Cantina Scene Lost Cut With Added Music Sounds And Deleted Footage” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Brg4SytzT2U (8 minutes)

 

and someone from here did a great job with:

Star Wars: The Lost Cut - Explained” - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRmCUjvZti0 (30 minute video)
 

Others here know a lot more than me on it so should be able to you.

The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear.

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Wow - thanks! So I wasn’t going crazy after all.

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or on bluray deletet cantina scene…

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and the deleted cantina scene with the dialogue in question was first released to the general public on the 1998 Star Wars Behind The Magic C-ROM , which I still have with sadly no machine to play it on anymore . I know there are emulators , but I don’t wish to go through the hassle .

https://screamsinthevoid.deviantart.com/