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The Behind the Scenes Pic of the Day will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villainy… and birthday cake…
Ahoy, squirts! Quint here with today’s Behind the Scenes Pic!
Continuing the Comic-Con celebration, I decided it was appropriate to transition from Star Trek to Star Wars. And this photo better damn well put a smile on your face. Sir Alec Guinness having a birthday toast with Mark Hamill, George Lucas and (I think) Gary Kurtz, although what I read as a chinstrap beard might in fact be a shadow, so if I’m mistaken there, apologies.
But it’s not that Sir Alec is celebrating his birthday with his colleagues that makes this picture kick ass, it’s that it’s pretty much Obi-Wan celebrating his birthday with Luke Skywalker on Tatooine and some dudes from our galaxy crashed the party.
Thanks to Pat Barnett for this one along. Click to enlargen!
If you have a behind the scenes shot you’d like to submit to this column, you can email me at quint@aintitcool.com.
Tomorrow’s pic has five kids to feed.
-Eric Vespe
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but I didn't get any cake. I think it was Alec's sixtieth, if memory serves. Tomorrow's will be Total Recall!
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...is left hanging like the awkward kid in the locker room full of jocks. XD ??Pseudo?? Out.
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and the world was never the same again VIVA LA FATSO
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July 12, 2012, 9:10 p.m. CST
Quick, save that pic to your hard drive before Lucas photoshops Jar Jar and Hayden Christiansen into the picture!
by lv_426
Probably erasing/covering up Gary Kurtz in the process.
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It will have a blinking Obi-Wan. Then in the sequel bts of the day pic, Darth Vader shows up and realizes there is no more cake left... NNNOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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July 12, 2012, 9:25 p.m. CST
Can I see the special edition of this photo where Ewan McGregor is celebrating instead?
by Mel
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July 12, 2012, 9:32 p.m. CST
A toast! To not living long enough to have to endure the prequel trilogy!
by Mel
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July 12, 2012, 9:33 p.m. CST
I don't think Guiness "hated" Star Wars as it's made out to be, I think he's more befuddled by it than anything
by Tall_Boy6t6
But the man's gravitas does make it better, and I dunno when Lucas thought to kill him off (I think by the shooting draft) but his death scene actually makes the character stronger. Since he even comes back from the dead to still dispense advice and all.
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nothin' better than blue milk to wash down some Tunisian birthday cake.....except maybe the Indy 500! (oopps..sorry..channeling some Kevin Dillon Platoon lines)
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July 12, 2012, 9:52 p.m. CST
"Mark, I dropped a little something called a 'roofie' into your drink - you should enjoy it..
by ZapRowsdower
\and later on I'll use some force on you....
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Lucas, "No, you're kind is not welcome here". Daniels, " Actors playing robots?" Lucas, "No... you know what you are..."
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July 12, 2012, 10:21 p.m. CST
Benny, why did you betray us? You're a mutant!" "Hell, I've got 4 kids to feed." "What happened to the fifth one?
by Monroville
Well I guess you'll all find out with the next BTS pic of the day!
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What an absolutely inCREDIBLE actor. Honestly, both he and Gielgud were absolutely some of the most amazing Shakespearean actors of their generation. I loved Guinness in movies like Oliver Twist and The Bridge Over the River Kwai. Gielgud was simply spectacular in movies like Arthur and even his fleeting scene in Chariots of Fire. (Alas, I have never made the time to see earlier works by Gielgud but I REALLY need to!) Argh. I hate Hate HATE how death steals away the very best of us.
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It goes nicely with my new Star Wars shirt I got as a present.
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July 12, 2012, 11:57 p.m. CST
April 2, 1976 (yes, Gary Kurtz in fedora) — page 159 *The Making of Star Wars*.
by justmyluck
Wild that both Kenobi (the Gandalf figure) and Gandalf ended up being portrayed by elderly gay men.
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We must be cautious.
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Thanks man. I have THE MAKING OF STAR WARS as well and will look this photo up, it's been awhile.
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July 13, 2012, 1:42 a.m. CST
Wow, Quint actually managed to write a Star Wars article without bitching about Lucas
by Turd_Is_Floating_Underneath_The_Gravy
Incredible.
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July 13, 2012, 2:06 a.m. CST
Gary Kurtz is my all-time favorite Amish producer.
by Bedknobs and Boomsticks
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Great pic. Always liked that one.
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what?! Sir Alec was gay?
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Then whined and blamed Obi-Wan. Search your feelings.
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What is that some kinda mocha bullshit or since they're in the middle east like almond or something? Blecch... chocolate, motherfucker!
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The one with Arnie not the new one of course
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July 13, 2012, 8:25 a.m. CST
in this photo, Alec is telling everyone how much he hates this movie.
by Arcadian Del Sol
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July 13, 2012, 9:13 a.m. CST
Apparently Lucas' ego wasn't the only thing that became bloated over 35 years later!
by slave to the one
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That's Gary.
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July 13, 2012, 10:40 a.m. CST
It's a shame when you think that Alec Guinness grew to DESPISE Star Wars...
by ChickenStu
I read something once where he'd only agree to sign an autograph for a kid if he promised he'd never watch Star Wars again... Sounds a bit mean to be honest. He probably broke that kids heart.
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July 13, 2012, 11:14 a.m. CST
Remember morphing technology? Lucas should replace Mark Hamill...
by Darth Macchio
...with a cg-created morph between Natalie Portman and Hayden Christenson. Do it again but with more Natalie for Leia. Sad thing is - I wouldn't be surprised if Lucas had actually considered actually doing that at one point.
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July 13, 2012, 11:39 a.m. CST
You know how Obi Wan already knew what Luke had bought him for his birthday?
by Jamie Land
"He felt his presents". Ba. Da. Boom.
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July 13, 2012, 1:38 p.m. CST
@nolan bautista : http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2001/apr/16/filmnews.film
by justmyluck
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Obi Wan Kenobi and Luke Skywalker are eating at a chinese restaurant. Luke is useless with the chop-sticks and throws them down in frustration. So Obi wan says "Luke... use the forks." BADUM TISCH, please tip your waitress I'm here all week! Oh, and try the veal it's fantastic.
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July 13, 2012, 2:01 p.m. CST
I wounder what they are drinking. I asure you it's not milkshakes.
by v3d
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July 13, 2012, 2:03 p.m. CST
v3d, a boiling hot desert isn't the right environment to get cunted in, believe me.
by ChickenStu
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July 13, 2012, 2:21 p.m. CST
chickenstu, great point. Alcohol will dehyrate your ass. I'm still wondering though. Also, ^ wonder. Damn lack of an edit feature AGAIN.
by v3d
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July 13, 2012, 3:10 p.m. CST
Guiness taking the role. I think I read many, many years ago that he did it for his grandkids.
by v3d
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July 13, 2012, 6:11 p.m. CST
*British actor Richard Harris only agreed to the role of Albus Dumbledore after his eleven-year-old granddaughter threatened to never speak to him again.*
by justmyluck
http://entertainment.in.msn.com/gallery/15-things-you-didnt-know-about-harry-potter?page=4 ***************** He [Guiness) was one of the few cast members who believed that the film would be a box office hit; he negotiated a deal for 2% of the gross royalties paid to the director, George Lucas, who received one fifth of the box office takings. This made him very wealthy in his later life, and he agreed to take the part of Kenobi on the condition that he would not have to do any publicity to promote the film. Upon his first viewing of the film, Guinness wrote in his diary that "It's a pretty staggering film as spectacle and technically brilliant. Exciting, very noisy and warm-hearted. The battle scenes at the end go on for five minutes too long, I feel, and some of the dialogue is excruciating and much of it is lost in noise, but it remains a vivid experience." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alec_Guinness
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July 13, 2012, 8:23 p.m. CST
I saw an old interview with Guinness on Parkinson when he was asked why he did Star Wars...
by ChickenStu
He said at first he thought the script wasn't really for him and was a bit bemused by it. But the more he thought about it, he liked the fact that it was a story that had a strong moral message that was aimed at a young audience. Before he realised what he was doing, he was phoning George Lucas to say "yes". And FUCKING HELL did it make him rich!
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July 15, 2012, 12:25 p.m. CST
Page 73 of the Star Wars Official Collectors Edition mag...
by Mr_Strickland
...published 1977 by Marvel Comics(UK). I'm looking at this very picture now along with some other great behind the scenes pics! I must get scanning!
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July 17, 2012, 8:41 a.m. CST
Can we please see a special edition series of photos about the cake being baked?
by Big_Daddy_Nero
And maybe another one about how those plastic cups were made.
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