A (not so) long time ago in a galaxy (not so) far, far away.... there was a little film called Star Wars that forever changed the genre of Sci-Fi films. But before cementing itself as a classic work, the trilogy -- and its sequels and prequels had to be made, a process complete with crazy pre-CGI effects, insane costuming, and lots and lots and lots of Q-Tips — just ask the behind-the-scenes photographers who snapped the incredible production photos.
From Carrie Fischer catching some rays on Tatooine to Porgs (not so) in action, here are 20 behind-the-scenes photos from the making of Star Wars.
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“Candid photo of Harrison Ford on the set of Star Wars.”
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“The abandoned Star Wars movie set in Tunisian Desert.”
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Carrie Fischer and Chewbacca
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“Behind the scenes Star Wars photo shows Greedo wearing high heels. That was unexpected.”
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“Princess Leia and her stunt double sunbathing on Tatooine.”
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Carrie Fischer and Harrison Ford
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“Carrie Fisher hiding in the trash cans on the backlot of the Star Wars set, 1976.”
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Carrie Fischer and Mark Hamill
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“Natalie Portman on the set of Attack of the Clones.”
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“George Lucas before CGI, 1984.”
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“Behind the Scenes of the Original Star Wars, meet R2D2!”
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Carrie Fischer and Mark Hamill
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“Porgs behind the scenes.”
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Carrie Fischer and George Lucas.
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"Adam Savage and Tori Belleci of Mythbusters, working on the set of Star Wars: Attack of the Clones."
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“Natalie Portman behind the scenes of Star Wars Episode II.”
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“The filming of Star Wars: Episode V's ‘I Am Your Father’ scene”
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"Behind the scenes look at the opening text crawl shoot for Empire Strikes Back."
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“Star Wars The Force Awakens Stormtrooper costumes lined up from behind the scenes.”
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“Michael Lynch used 450,000 cotton swabs and fans for a ‘Star Wars’ crowd scene.”
