Solo: A Star Wars Story - 52 Easter Eggs & References Explained

41. Han, The Flyboy

Solo A Star Wars Story Rio Durany
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After Han and Chewie are reluctantly brought aboard Beckett's ship and escape their captors, pilot Rio Durant (a terrific Jon Favreau) soon enough asks Han, "What's a fancy flyboy doing down in the mud?"

This isn't the first time Han's been called a flyboy, of course, with Leia memorably barking at him, "Into the garbage chute, flyboy!" in A New Hope as they make their desperate dash into the garbage compactor.

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