Star Wars Statues

39. Did You Know: George Lucas was paid by Twentieth Century Fox to write the screenplay for Star Wars: A New Hope? He earned only $50,000 for writing the screenplay. Once the film was shot, Lucas invited his friends Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese and Brian DePalma to screen the final product. Scorsese and DePalma were certain the film was going to be a major flop. In the end, Lucas laughed all the way to the bank, after Star Wars grossed $100 million in three months. Three decades later, Lucas is a billionaire.

53. Quick: How does a thermal detonator work? Answer: The thermal detonator made its first appearance in The Return of the Jedi when Princess Leia, posing as a bounty hunter, showed it to Jabba the Hut during negotiations for her “capture” of Chewbacca. The thermal detonator is literally deadly. If Princess Leia had actually pushed the button, an internal fuse would have been lit and an enormous explosion would have followed.

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