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  • 25 July 1979 - Mark Hamill's head - Empire Strikes Back

    From mummycullen@mummycullen@gmail-dot-com.no-spam.invalid (MummyChunk) to alt.fan.starwars on Wed Apr 15 07:08:15 2026
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    25 July 1979 - Mark Hamill's head

    To film the scene where Darth Vader's mask is removed in the sequence set in the cave on Dagobah, the initial plan was to use a cast of Mark Hamill's head; however, this idea was soon discarded in favour of using the actor's actual head.

    The shot was in fact filmed by having Hamill's face emerge from an opening in the floor of the set, whilst he was positioned beneath it.


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  • From Daniel@me@sc1f1dan.com to alt.fan.starwars on Wed Apr 15 12:32:49 2026
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    mummycullen@gmail-dot-com.no-spam.invalid (MummyChunk) writes:

    25 July 1979 - Mark Hamill's head

    To film the scene where Darth Vader's mask is removed in the sequence
    set in the cave on Dagobah, the initial plan was to use a cast of Mark Hamill's head; however, this idea was soon discarded in favour of
    using the actor's actual head.

    The shot was in fact filmed by having Hamill's face emerge from an opening in the floor of the set, whilst he was positioned beneath it.


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    Great trivia.
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