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Blaze (he/him)@piefed.zip to movies@piefed.socialEnglish ·
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When Star Wars opened in 1977, Alec Guinness (Kenobi) wrote in his diary “Am pinning my hopes on Star Wars percentage which could bring me £100K or more if it does Jaws business, as predicted.” He end

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When Star Wars opened in 1977, Alec Guinness (Kenobi) wrote in his diary “Am pinning my hopes on Star Wars percentage which could bring me £100K or more if it does Jaws business, as predicted.” He end

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Hollywood Flashback: Alec Guinness Struck Gold With ‘Star Wars’ 45 Years Ago
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The O.G. Obi-Wan, already an accomplished actor, soared to a new stratosphere — and made bank — when the George Lucas film became a global sensation.
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    That’s fair. I’ve filmed in the Midwest plains in 110° weather with no shade for 18 hours wearing full wool suits pretending it was winter lol. It sucks ass.

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      Must have been some damn good acting to prevent yourself from sweating.

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        Nah, that’s makeup’s job w/ the quickdraw towelette. 🤪

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          Precisely. Poor assistants job to keep us dry and looking good lol

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