10 More Star Wars Scenes Even More Impressive When You Know The Truth
5. Mark Hamil Blew Out A Blood Vessel - A New Hope
The trash compactor scene from A New Hope is one of the most iconic in the entire franchise.
Luke, Han, and Leia attempting to overcome both the rapidly approaching walls and the mysterious creature that dwells in the sewage water is classic stuff. Although, in real life, one actor was facing a very different obstacle.
Mark Hamill revealed on Twitter that he attempted to make Luke look as "strangulated" as possible to add to the realism of the scene. This backfired, as he managed to pop a blood vessel in his eye.
I purposely made myself red-faced for a strangulated look, causing a blood vessel in my eye to burst. Afterwards-they had to shoot carefully to hide it until I healed. George told me I should've asked him 1st because w/ the lighting & red-filters it made no difference. #TrueStory https://t.co/877pbC6AWP
— Mark Hamill (@MarkHamill) May 5, 2019
This was not in the script, obviously, so the crew had to film the side with Luke's good eye on it to cover for the injury.
Worst of all, Lucas then told Hamill that his technique was pointless as the lighting would have obscured it anyway.
George! *shakes fist angrily*