It Takes a Galaxy
It's Star Wars' 30th birthday on Friday, 25 May. Happy birthday! Man, we're old. Hahaha! How many summers did my sisters, childhood friends and I spend watching Star Wars over and over and over again, re-enacting scenes, quoting lines, wishing we could actually pull off a Jedi Mind Trick? Although I can't remember the exact date, I remember watching The Empire Strikes Back with my family on Betamax and projected onto this huge movie screen we had in the living room. That "I am your father" scene changed my life! And who doesn't think that the best "I love you" scene ever played out on film belonged to Han Solo and Princess Leia on Bespin? Celebrations are under way in the US with special screenings, new book releases, fan meetings/conferences, and what not. The latest Star Wars book is out - The Making of Star Wars - and we wants it, preciousssss. And I love how the cover is one of my favorite production photos (yes, I have favorite production photos. Sue me). It's two months away, but now you all know what I want for my birthday (together with anything for my solo trip to Spain. Heeheehee).
Check out this article on MSN: http://movies.msn.com/movies/starwars?GT1=7701. Here's another one from CNN Entertainment: http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Movies/05/23/star.wars.30/index.html
(complete with Test Your "Star Wars" Knowledge which I'm sure Bianca, Dexter, Jeff, Arian, Monsy and Pepper will ace. I missed two questions. Damn!).
(complete with Test Your "Star Wars" Knowledge which I'm sure Bianca, Dexter, Jeff, Arian, Monsy and Pepper will ace. I missed two questions. Damn!).
My oldest friend (as in the very first one I ever had) is selling his Star Wars action figures. Call/email me directly if you're interested in any of the following and I'll hook you up:
With Original Cardboard (from Kenner)
1. Obi Wan Kenobi
2. Princess Leia (Boushh Outfit) (missing helmet)
3. Boba Fett
4. Bib Fortuna
5. Imperial TIE Fighter Pilot
6. Imperial Stormtrooper (Hoth Battle Gear)
7. Klaatu
8. Gamorrean Guard
9. Rancor Keeper
10. Rebel Commander
11. General Madine
12. Yoda
13. Chief Chirpa
Without Original Cardboard
14. Luke Skywalker (original Tattoine outfit)
15. Luke Skywalker (Jedi Outfit)
16. Darth Vader
- all action figures except Obi-Wan Kenobi and Klaatu, missing original weapon
- Imperial Stormtrooper (Hoth battle Gear) (made by Palitoy)
1. Obi Wan Kenobi
2. Princess Leia (Boushh Outfit) (missing helmet)
3. Boba Fett
4. Bib Fortuna
5. Imperial TIE Fighter Pilot
6. Imperial Stormtrooper (Hoth Battle Gear)
7. Klaatu
8. Gamorrean Guard
9. Rancor Keeper
10. Rebel Commander
11. General Madine
12. Yoda
13. Chief Chirpa
Without Original Cardboard
14. Luke Skywalker (original Tattoine outfit)
15. Luke Skywalker (Jedi Outfit)
16. Darth Vader
- all action figures except Obi-Wan Kenobi and Klaatu, missing original weapon
- Imperial Stormtrooper (Hoth battle Gear) (made by Palitoy)
I actually felt bad when he texted me to say that his toys had to go (he needs the money). I felt like someone was selling my childhood! I mean, we used to get together on weekends with our sisters and family friends and play with all our Star Wars toys for hours on end. Some time after the original trilogy was re-released, he came over to the house with his little Star Wars suitcase and his action figures still intact. He sold his Imperial Guards a few years later. To this day, Bianca and I still wonder, "Why, oh why, didn't George Lucas ever release a stuffed baby Bantha doll like the one Chewbacca's son was playing with in the Star Wars Holiday Special?" (I seriously want one. Truly).
I still remember the joint birthday party that our parents threw for Bianca and I in June 1978. I had a plastic C3-PO costume on and Bianca was a little Darth Vader. Papa scared most of the kids in his Darth Vader costume (complete with red lightsabre), and Tito Jimmy was a Stormtrooper. I can't recall who the other C3-PO was. Tito Jeff? Tito Chief? We screened a Betamax copy of The Making of Star Wars and everyone (I mean everyone) was so engrossed with it. No one spoke or stood up. We all just sat there and watched. And of course, most of our gifts were Star Wars toys. Our parents' friends weren't sure who'd enjoy them more - us kids or our dad.
When the original trilogy was re-released in the 90s, Bianca and I threw ourselves another Star Wars-themed joint birthday party (a costume party no less!) with give-aways, games, prizes, and an R2-D2 chocolate cake. All the Star Wars geeks came out to play and we had loads of drunken fun!
Jim Emerson wrote that the movie(s) "appealed to the 8- to 12-year-old boy in all of us -- and still does." I agree. I told you I had a happy childhood. And as I always say, "When I grow up, I want to be a Jedi."
posted by Calai @ 4:52 PM
2 Comments:
happy 30th anni starwars and #1 fan calai!
Okay, I got 8 out of 10 on that test. In my defense, the questions I answered incorrectly asked about items from The Phantom Menace and The Attack of the Clones, shudder :P
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