10 Times Actors And Directors Disagreed On Their Film's Story

10. Harrison Ford And George Lucas - Star Wars

A lot of Star Wars fans agree that George Lucas’ dialogue and characterization were nowhere as groundbreaking as his visual-oriented directing. Some of the films (especially the prequels) suffer from stilted and unrealistic lines that felt like they were lifted off the pages of a hastily written first draft.

Harrison Ford in particular had strong qualms with the lines the director wrote for him, and even once famously told Lucas that “you can type this sh*t, but you sure can’t say it”. That said, the actor claimed that this statement was a joke meant to liven up a rather difficult production process.

The legendary actor also had issues with his character’s arc and on multiple occasions called for Han Solo’s death. This plea went as far back as the days of the Empire Strikes Back before being fulfilled in the Force Awakens.

These days, Ford and Lucas are more amiable with each other and are at a point where they can joke about their relatively stressful time bringing life to beloved characters in a galaxy far, far away.