10 Things You Didn't Know About Jar Jar Binks

4. It Took 15 Animators To Bring Him To Life

Star Wars 1138 Jar Jar
Lucasfilm

Jar Jar's physical creation took the effort of 15 of Lucasfilm's best animators, and though this might not seem particularly impressive in 2017, where it's not uncommon for major blockbusters to have armies of CG artists working on a project, back in 1999, it sure was a big deal.

Jar Jar was such an "important" part of the movie that these 15 artists had to work around the clock to get him looking right, and this was their sole job for the entirety of the production, with another department of CG artists working on the movie's other effects elements.

They did a pretty good job considering, but they surely must've known they were creating an abomination, right?

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