10 Most Paused Star Wars Moments

9. The Infamous Stormtrooper Bump - A New Hope

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When watching the original Star Wars trilogy for the first time as a youngster, one of the things you'll forever have pointed out to you is that the opening act of A New Hope features a Stormtrooper banging their head on the roof as Darth Vader and his men hone in on Princess Leia.

If such an obvious error took place, surely director George Lucas would've shot the seen again or even just left this entire moment on the cutting room floor? Apparently not, for a rewind and quick pause of this scene showcases that, yes, not only did this infamous gaffe take place, but Lucas did indeed keep it in the finished cut of this first foray into one of cinema's greatest ever franchises.

Given how Lucas has made so many tweaks to the original Holy Trilogy since its initial release, one would think that the filmmaker would've taken the time to remove this blooper rather than tinkering time and time again with whether Greedo really did shoot first.

Quite the opposite, though, for the legendary Beard instead opted to include a comedy sound effect over the top of this shot in subsequent re-releases of A New Hope.

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