10 Scrapped Star Wars Movie Scenes Better Than What We Got

Whilst being a nearly perfect film, something that was missing from the original cut of A New Hope was Luke Skywalker's relationship with his Tatooine friend, Biggs Darklighter. When the film was initially released in 1977, the two didn't share any scenes until the Death Star battle over Yavin IV, where Biggs gets killed by Darth Vader in his TIE Advanced x1. The score swells and cuts to a shocked Luke, yet since the movie didn't set up the pair's relationship at all, the moment felt flat.

For the 1997 Special Edition of the film, George Lucas added a crucial scene back, where Biggs and Luke reunite on Yavin IV before boarding their X-wings and attacking the Death Star.

Whilst certainly an improvement, Lucas had filmed more scenes between the two which were cut. In one deleted scene, Luke meets Biggs after leaving Tosche Station, where they discuss the state of the galaxy. Biggs says that he is leaving Tatooine to join the Rebel Alliance, and tries to convince Luke to do the same, but Skywalker can't, since his uncle needs his help on the farm.

Had this scene been included in A New Hope, it would have given Biggs' death more weight, as well as help explain why Luke was initially so keen to become a Rebel.