() The article needs to be updated with Chaos and the Corellian, Star Wars: Complete Locations, Most Wanted, Solo: A Star Wars Story: Expanded Edition, Star Wars: Han Solo - Imperial Cadet, Chewbacca: A Wookiee Story, Star Wars: Han Solo & Chewbacca, Tales of Villainy: Trade Relations, The Hoojib Menace, Maz's Scoundrels, From a Certain Point of View, Age of Rebellion - Han Solo 1, Swoop Racers, Star Wars Book XII: The Escape, Star Wars Book XIII: The Scourging of Shu-Torun, Star Wars Vol. This article would benefit from the addition of one or more new images.That she had a great ear for dialogue herself just compounded the aggravation of not being included in the discussions. However, you can certainly understand where she was coming from, as it is a major change to a scene developed without her input. Obviously, Fisher then went and sold the scene beautifully, and it became an iconic moment in film history. Kershner: (To himself) Jesus, what a day! I’ve got problems with the actors. Are you clear about it now?įisher: Yes, the only thing I’m not clear about is… It may not center around me, like this one doesn’t, but I’m involved in it. Kershner: Your performance is not changed.įisher: All I’m asking is to be invited to watch you guys get a scene together. And now I have to perform at half an hour’s notice scenes that have been all changed. So to have her cut out of such a major change in an important scene was distressing for her.Ĭarrie Fisher and producer Gary Kurtz on the set of The Empire Strikes Backįisher: Harrison shouldn’t have to come to me with the changes. Fisher went on to become an acclaimed screenwriter, specifically as a script doctor whom filmmakers would bring in to do uncredited work improving dialogue. The problem, of course, is that major change was developed without the involvement of the other major star in the scene. It’s almost contractual!įord: If she says “I love you,” and I say “I know,” that’s beautiful and acceptable and funny. Kershner: (Tries it out) “I love you.” And you say, “Just remember that, Leia, because I’ll be back.” You’ve got to say, “I’ll be back.” You must. I don’t intend to mess around … “What’s up, buddy boy?” … in the love scene.įord: As I pass by her, I think Leia ought to say very simply, “I love you.” It has to be rough and brisk and over with. I can’t see how they would indulge in more than a straight kiss in such circumstances. I mean, I don’t have to put my arms around Leia to kiss her. Here is how Kersher and Ford happened upon the "I know" line:įord: I think I should be manacled. What's amazing is that journalist Alan Arnold happened to be on set the day Ford and Kersher were debating the line, and he recorded it all as part of his work on his book, Once Upon a Galaxy: A Journal of the Making of The Empire Strikes Back. Harrison Ford and Irvin Kershner on the set of The Empire Strikes Back Han is then encased in carbonite for his trip back to Tattooine, where Jabba the Hutt is waiting for him (thereby completing the bounty on Han referenced in the original film in the Greedo sequence). The heroes are betrayed when visiting one of Han's old friends, Lando Calrissian, and Han is taken prisoner by the bounty hunter Boba Fett (working with Darth Vader). The whole idea of the middle film in the original trilogy is that it was supposed to have a bit of a downbeat ending to set up the eventual triumph in the trilogy's final film. The "I know" scene was a perfect example of this back-and-forth mentality. Some of those decisions continued to perplex filmmakers even after release (like George Lucas' back and forth about whether Han should try to kill the bounty hunter Greedo before the mercenary tries to kill him). Throughout the original trilogy, there were constant debates and rewrites. RELATED: Did Empire Strikes Back's Lack of Opening Credits Cause Problems?
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