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10 Galactic Star Wars Facts
What's Yoda's full name? What does BBY mean? What is the correct order to watch Star Wars? Get all the answers & more with our interesting Star Wars facts.
1. Samuel Jackson, who is famous for saying a specific naughty word, has a lightsaber with the acronym “BMF” on it.
2. Japanese director Akira Kurosawa's 1958 film, The Hidden Fortress, inspired Star Wars. Lucas loved that the two lowest characters in Kurosawa's film told the story from their point of view, and he adopted that style for Star Wars in the form of the two droids.
3. Obi-Wan Kenobi was only 57 years old when he allowed Darth Vader to kill him. After his death, he became more powerful as a Force spirit.
4.The word “Ewok” is never said in The Return of the Jedi.
5. Famous actors who auditioned for the role of Han Solo were Kurt Russell, Christopher Walken, Sylvester Stallone, John Travolta, Chevy Chase, and James Wood.
6. Frank Oz, the famed puppeteer, voiced Yoda. He was denied an Oscar, however, because the Academy ruled that puppeteers are not actors.
7. Chewbacca's voice was a mix of bear, lion, walrus, and badger sounds. Chewbacca was modeled after George Lucas's dog, Indiana.
8. Some asteroids in The Empire Strikes Back were actually spray-painted potatoes.
9. The word "Yoda" is Sanskrit for "warrior."
10. The word "Jedi" is derived from the Japanese words jidai geki, which means "period adventure drama," which is a Japanese soap opera set during the samurai days.
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10 Galactic Star Wars Facts
What's Yoda's full name? What does BBY mean? What is the correct order to watch Star Wars? Get all the answers & more with our interesting Star Wars facts.
1. Samuel Jackson, who is famous for saying a specific naughty word, has a lightsaber with the acronym “BMF” on it.
2. Japanese director Akira Kurosawa's 1958 film, The Hidden Fortress, inspired Star Wars. Lucas loved that the two lowest characters in Kurosawa's film told the story from their point of view, and he adopted that style for Star Wars in the form of the two droids.
3. Obi-Wan Kenobi was only 57 years old when he allowed Darth Vader to kill him. After his death, he became more powerful as a Force spirit.
4.The word “Ewok” is never said in The Return of the Jedi.
5. Famous actors who auditioned for the role of Han Solo were Kurt Russell, Christopher Walken, Sylvester Stallone, John Travolta, Chevy Chase, and James Wood.
6. Frank Oz, the famed puppeteer, voiced Yoda. He was denied an Oscar, however, because the Academy ruled that puppeteers are not actors.
7. Chewbacca's voice was a mix of bear, lion, walrus, and badger sounds. Chewbacca was modeled after George Lucas's dog, Indiana.
8. Some asteroids in The Empire Strikes Back were actually spray-painted potatoes.
9. The word "Yoda" is Sanskrit for "warrior."
10. The word "Jedi" is derived from the Japanese words jidai geki, which means "period adventure drama," which is a Japanese soap opera set during the samurai days.
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For more amazing facts about the world and beyond, don't forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel here: youtube.com/@UCZxmYOAglFN29DPr7mEaDLQ
