R.I.P. Kenny Baker
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Everything's perfectly all right now. We're fine. We're all fine here, now, thank you. How are you?
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Re: R.I.P. Kenny Baker
lol classic B
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Re: R.I.P. Kenny Baker
I fundamentally disagree with the premise of this thread.
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Re: R.I.P. Kenny Baker
better? I mean shit. Who are the assholes who spent a whole page on this topic in a thread about a movie which does not star R2D2 anyhow?
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But I mean, what did he do in there?tragabigzanda wrote:I think he was in the R2 costume.McParadigm wrote:I'm honestly not clear what it was he did.
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Re: R.I.P. Kenny Baker
sad news, his life was too short.
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Everything's perfectly all right now. We're fine. We're all fine here, now, thank you. How are you?
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Re: R.I.P. Kenny Baker
it's longer for some than others. like midgets.E.H. Ruddock wrote:We all walk the long road
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Re: R.I.P. Kenny Baker
Great story.
Apparently Kenny loved smokin weed. And would be hot boxing inside R2 while they were filming. And more than a few scenes had to be done again cos smoke leaking out could be seen on camera.
Apparently Kenny loved smokin weed. And would be hot boxing inside R2 while they were filming. And more than a few scenes had to be done again cos smoke leaking out could be seen on camera.
Calibrate your enthusiasm
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That's not what I meant by "what was he doing in there," dime.
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he controlled the goddamn machinery you fucking asshat god fuck you ugh seriously.McParadigm wrote:That's not what I meant by "what was he doing in there," dime.
Nah.
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Re: R.I.P. Kenny Baker
I've read interviews where he said he was never involved with any scenes where R2 had to move (I assume 'roll'), and that he didn't have a lot of scenes with the principal cast ("I barely met them"). But the dome movements and light flashes are not recognizably different for those rolly scenes...so did he do those when he was in the robot, but not otherwise? Or was there a remote controller offscreen?
I've never been clear what he actually did, other than prove that Anthony Daniels is a complete scrote.
I've never been clear what he actually did, other than prove that Anthony Daniels is a complete scrote.
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Re: R.I.P. Kenny Baker
He had his name on the scroll. Isn't that all that matters?
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Re: R.I.P. Kenny Baker
guys, McP is not wrong to ask this question
I Am No Guide - Pearl Jam Song by Song - Out now!
He/Him/His
He/Him/His
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Re: R.I.P. Kenny Baker
He did that little tip to one side then the other move when R2 would get excited or frustrated.
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Re: R.I.P. Kenny Baker
I feel McP's line of inquiry has been beneficial simply for introducing me to the term "scrote".
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