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Postby Captain Seafort » Mon Jan 02, 2012 4:21 pm

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Re: Bob Anderson has died

Postby RK_Striker_JK_5 » Mon Jan 02, 2012 7:36 pm

Yes, he deserved recognition. :( RIP.
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Postby mwhittington » Wed Jan 04, 2012 7:14 am

Wow, 7 of my favorite movies were fight staged by this man: The LOTR trilogy, Star Wars trilogy, and The Princess Bride. He surely will be missed.
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Postby Mikey » Thu Jan 05, 2012 11:09 pm

My old coach fenced against him. Supposedly, he was as classy as he was talented.
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Postby RK_Striker_JK_5 » Fri Jan 06, 2012 9:49 pm

mwhittington wrote:Wow, 7 of my favorite movies were fight staged by this man: The LOTR trilogy, Star Wars trilogy, and The Princess Bride. He surely will be missed.

*Whistles slowly* Impressive body of work, there.
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Postby Captain Seafort » Fri Jan 06, 2012 10:03 pm

Not to mention Olympic athlete and two-time sabre world champion.
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Postby Mikey » Fri Jan 06, 2012 10:11 pm

Captain Seafort wrote:Not to mention Olympic athlete and two-time sabre world champion.


Yep - we considered it a point of honor if we managed to avoid getting beaten 5-nil against Coach Yves, and he recounted how far and above HIS level Anderson was.
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Postby Griffin » Fri Jan 06, 2012 10:12 pm

And yet I never knew he was Vader, Dammit Lucas!

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Postby Mikey » Fri Jan 06, 2012 10:14 pm

Yeah, Lucas was pretty good for denying credit to people. Or lines, a la Ray Park.
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Postby Captain Seafort » Fri Jan 06, 2012 10:17 pm

Mikey wrote:Yeah, Lucas was pretty good for denying credit to people. Or lines, a la Ray Park.


A la Vader for that matter. I think Prowse is still in something of a huff over that. As well as not being let in on the secret while shooting ESB.
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Postby Mikey » Fri Jan 06, 2012 10:20 pm

I had thought Prowse was always aware that he wouldn't be speaking Vader's part. The bit about ESB, certainly, and being cut out of the SW community as well.
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Postby Captain Seafort » Fri Jan 06, 2012 10:31 pm

Mikey wrote:I had thought Prowse was always aware that he wouldn't be speaking Vader's part.


Apparently not, although whether Lucas always intended to dub over his lines (his version) or whether he decided while filming that a thick west country accent didn't quite befit the role (everybody else's version) is disputed.
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Postby Mikey » Fri Jan 06, 2012 11:02 pm

In recent years, though, David Prowse has claimed that he always endorsed Jones' speaking part. That, of course, might be a bit of spin and revision on his part.
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Postby Captain Seafort » Fri Jan 06, 2012 11:12 pm

What was "always the case" with regards to Star Wars has a history of being somewhat fluid. Lucas' various stories of how many films he was/is/will be planning to make being the most notorious example.
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Re: Bob Anderson has died

Postby alexmann » Sun Jan 22, 2012 8:11 pm

The force was strong with this one. RIP.
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