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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.
