Star Wars Facts

= Yoda was almost played by a monkey. = According to the book The Making of Star Wars by J.W. Rinzler, George Lucas originally planned for Yoda to be played by an adorable monkey wearing a mask and carrying a cane.

= "I have a bad feeling about this" became a running gag for the franchise. = The phrase "I have a bad feeling about this" or "I have a very bad feeling about this" is said in every Star Wars movie.

= Boba Fett's face is actually visible in the original movies. = You may think you never see Boba Fett's face in the original trilogy, but the actor who played Fett, Jeremy Bulloch, did stand in for an Imperial officer at the last minute.

= "Ewok" was never spoken in the original trilogy. = The word "Ewok" is never uttered by a character in the original trilogy. Although, the species is identified in the script and closing credits.

=Return of the Jedi almost had a very different ending. = In a story development session for Return of the Jedi, George Lucas toyed with the idea that after Luke removes dying Vader's helmet, he puts it on, proclaims "Now I am Vader" and turns to the dark side.

= Depending on what movie you're watching, Yoda has a different number of toes. = In The Phantom Menace, Yoda has three toes. But in The Empire Strikes Back, Return of the Jedi and Revenge of the Sith, he has four.

= Yoda has no determined species. = Yoda's species has never been named. A mystery, it is.

= Yoda is not a Muppet. = Legendary Muppeteer Frank Oz voiced Yoda and Jim Henson oversaw his creation, but he was built by a member of Lucasfilm. So don't expect to see him at Kermit's holiday party.

= Harrison Ford almost wasn't Han Solo. = Burt Reynolds was among the top contenders to play Han Solo, along with Al Pacino, Jack Nicholson and Christopher Walken.

= Jabba the Hut was originally meant to be furry. = Originally, Jabba the Hut was not conceived as a grimy slug, but as a fuzzy creature.

= Han Solo almost died at the end of Jedi. = Gary Kurtz, the original producer of Return of the Jedi, said that in the early story outline, Han Solo dies and the Rebel forces are left in tatters, with Luke disappearing into the wilderness. But George Lucas thought killing off main characters would hurt toy sales, so he changed the ending to a big Ewok party.