Did I ever tell you that I once did a 23-page paper on Star Wars and the effect it had on American culture? Hence, nothing on this infographic was news to me but I figured that my readers might enjoy it…
Via Geeks Are Sexy.
One fact I’m surprised they left out: during the filming of Return of the Jedi, visual effects artist Ken Ralston was so frustrated by the dwindling budget and lack of time left to finish all the spaceships required for the Battle of Endor scene that he decided to throw in some random objects to pose as ships in the background. Included in the original Return of the Jedi (not the remastered, altered version) are yogurt containers and tennis shoes, zipping by at high speeds and too small for any casual observer to notice!
