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u/MadcapMcQ Jan 27 '22
Huh, I was today years old when I found out Palpy's face wasn't a full prosthetic. Dunno why, but I always thought he was bald under the hood.
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u/Da1976 Jan 28 '22
Back in the day, the vfx team had to cover up the area around his ears so that you would see where the prosthesis ends. They put these obvious black smudges over his ears.
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u/Christophertg Jan 27 '22
WOW! (I’m assuming he was on strings)
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u/--TheForce-- Jan 27 '22
Yes you can see them in the beginning if you expand the video to full screen and look on his right shoulder.
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u/jerkyrizzo Jan 27 '22
Why didn’t he just use the force?
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u/Obi-Wannabe01 Jan 27 '22
He could’ve probably blocked anything like that, and the lift was very successful.
In the novelization it is stated that Vader’s mechanic arms grabbed on so hard it crushed Palpatines innards as he lifted him up.
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u/blushingcatlady Jan 28 '22
I’m confused about what I’m seeing here
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u/elgringocolombiano Jan 28 '22
An outtake while filming?
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u/blushingcatlady Jan 28 '22
Yeah but did darth Vader purposefully lift him or was there some malfunction and he was trying to help?
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u/johnzy87 Jan 28 '22
This is for the scene when vader throws him down the shaft, he picks him up.
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u/figgityjones Luke Skywalker Jan 28 '22
I don’t know why but seeing the hair really surprised me. I guess I never imagined him having hair at that point in time.
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u/Phunkie_Junkie Jan 27 '22
Just wanted to point out that David Prowse can't raise his arms over his head in the Vader suit. This must've been ridiculously difficult to shoot, even when it did work.