From Godzilla to The Avengers , the road for a film from conception to the theater is often truly worthy of the term, 'movie magic.' Let's take a peek behind the curtain, shall we?
Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
I mean, I don't know what I was expecting. He had to fall onto something. Regardless, seeing a ton of pillows and mattresses under Mark Hamill in this ridiculously iconic scene is something of a mind = blown effect.
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Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back
Another behind the scenes shot from The Empire Strikes Back. Perhaps the most incredible thing about this photo is how instantly and unreasonably adorable the AT-AT walkers become.
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Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi
Here, George Lucas stands with the second Death Star. And pokes it.
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Alien
Meet Bolaji Badejo, the man inside the suit of the original 1979 Alien. According to IMDB's trivia section, he stands at 7' 2", and was not originally an actor, but a design student who was discovered at a bar. Ridley Scott wanted someone unusually tall so as to make the suspension of disbelief more natural, and Badejo fit the bill. Of note, is that this role seems to have been Badejo's only real stint in the acting world, and there is little to no information about his life after Alien (save for rumor) to be found on the internet.
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