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This is indeed devasting news! R.I.P to the Galaxy Princess Carrie Fisher!
Remembering the fond cherished memories of Star Wars & meeting her also at Star Wars conventions who signed
for me 'I Know Love You Too! Darkness has enveloped The Force but Heaven has gained an ANGEL!
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Dec 27, 2016 - 2:27 PM
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Bob DiMucci
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Fisher became film royalty in only her second role, as "Princess Leia Organa" in 1977's STAR WARS. Upon receiving the script prior to her audition, Fisher read it aloud with her friend, actor Miguel Ferrer. Although they both would have preferred to play "Han Solo," Fisher decided to lobby hard for the role of Princess Leia, a decision which paid off. Fisher was cast under the condition that she lose 10 pounds. With the job in hand, Fisher joined Mark Hamill and Harrison Ford in protesting George Lucas's poor dialogue in the script. They stood up to him-and Lucas, chastened, allowed the actors to basically improvise their own wording for the basic points of the screenplay's dialogue.
Due to the film's limited budget ($11 million), the American cast members and crew (including George Lucas) all decided to fly coach class to England, rather than first class. When Fisher's mother, Debbie Reynolds, heard about this, she called Lucas, complaining about how insulting it was for her daughter to be flying coach. Fisher was in the room with Lucas when he took the call, and after a few minutes, asked if she could talk to her mother. When Lucas handed her the phone, she simply said, "Mother, I want to fly coach, will you f**k off?!" and hung up.
Fisher got along fine with the British cast members, finding Alec Guinness to be patient and helpful on the set, and praising his professionalism and respectfulness to all cast and crew members. While a guest on the NPR quiz show "Wait Wait Don't Tell Me" in 2009, Fisher was asked to tell a "juicy" story about Guinness, and her response was, "Alec Guinness once gave Mark Hamill £20 to go away. [Hamill] was asking Alec all these questions about his career, and it became annoying."
Although their respective characters obviously despise each other, Fisher also found Peter Cushing to be very charming, polite, and humorous on set. They got along so well, in fact, that Fisher found it a real challenge to act as if she hated him. Fisher also admitted to being influenced by Cushing, and admits she may have based some of her performance on his own style of acting.
While Fisher disliked her outfit for covering up her womanly curves, a voluptuous, seductive portrayal of Leia is featured in the early original posters by the brothers Hildebrandt. During filming, Fisher's breasts were taped down with gaffer's tape, as her costume did not permit any lingerie to be worn underneath. She joked later, "As we all know, there is no underwear in space."
Fisher had not used guns on film prior to STAR WARS. In preparation, she took shooting lessons from the same person that taught Robert De Niro to shoot for TAXI DRIVER. Stunt doubles were not used for the scene where Luke and Leia swing to safety. Fisher and Mark Hamill performed the stunt themselves, shooting it in just one take.
During a holiday break for Christmas in 1976, Mark Hamill and Fisher spent a few days in New York City together. One evening they saw a movie together, and a trailer for STAR WARS happened to be showed prior to the feature. Hamill recalls that upon the ending of the trailer, a heckler shouted, "Coming soon to the Late Show!"
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Dec 27, 2016 - 2:51 PM
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Bob DiMucci
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1977's COME BACK, LITTLE SHEBA was a videotaped television production of the play of the same name by William Inge made by Granada Television as part of the anthology series "Laurence Olivier Presents." The selected plays in the series were intended to represent "the best" in 20th Century theater, staged for television.
Set in the cramped, cluttered Midwestern house of "Lola and Doc Delaney," the play centers on how their life is disrupted by the presence of a boarder named "Marie," a college art student with a strong lustful appetite. The original play premiered on Broadway in 1950 and was subsequently filmed in 1952. In this version, the cast is led by Laurence Olivier as Doc Delaney and Joanne Woodward as Lola, and features Carrie Fisher as Marie.
Silvio Narizzano (GEORGY GIRL), directed the film, which had incidental music by John McCabe. In the U.S., the production was broadcast by NBC on 31 December 1977.
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Dec 27, 2016 - 3:14 PM
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Bob DiMucci
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RINGO was a 1978 TV special starring Ringo Starr as a both fictionalized version of himself, and as his fictional half-brother "Ognir Rrats". It also featured an all-star cast, including Art Carney, Carrie Fisher (as "Marquine"), Angie Dickinson, John Ritter, and George Harrison. Ringo performed songs from his then-current album "Bad Boy" and older material. The special has a story that is loosely based on "The Prince and the Pauper." The program, which was broadcast on NBC on 28 August 1978, did not fare well in the ratings, finishing 53rd of 65 network prime-time programs for the week.
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Dec 27, 2016 - 4:28 PM
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Bob DiMucci
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MR. MIKE'S MONDO VIDEO was originally produced as an NBC television special, but the network decided that the program did not meet broadcast standards and cancelled the airing. Lorne Michaels, the creator-producer of the late-night sketch comedy show, "Saturday Night Live" (SNL) served as the special’s executive producer through his company, Above Average Productions. Michael O’Donoghue, the producer-director-writer-narrator, was a former head writer for SNL. After the network rejection, independent producer Paul Klein, who had once been head of NBC programming, purchased the theatrical rights from Above Average, transferred the videotape to 35mm film, and contracted with New Line Cinema for worldwide distribution. Klein promoted the picture as “the television show that can’t be shown on television.’”
In the film, in one sketch, female celebrities, including Jane Curtin, Margot Kidder, Wendie Malick, Laraine Newman, Deborah Harry, Gilda Radner, Teri Garr, and Carrie Fisher disclose unusual bodily habits or features they find attractive in men. (Fisher would later make a cameo appearance on SNL in March 1980, appearing as a leprechaun.) Paul Shaffer was the musical director for the film, which opened in New York on 21 September 1979.
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