Shop 1977 Star Wars - C-3PO (Anthony Daniels) #207 (Corrected) PSA 8 NM-MT (Graded Non-Sports Cards) and more music, movie, and TV memorabilia at Amazon's Entertainment Collectibles Store. : : While the film’s human stars – Hamill, Ford and Carrie Fisher – were bathed in media attention, Star Wars’ publicity team seemed all too happy to let audiences forget C-3PO was not in fact a real robot. The top state of residence is Florida, followed by California. /r/OldSchoolCool **History's cool kids, looking fantastic! He allowed heroism to go beyond the clean divide between good and evil; through Luke and Rey, we were taught not to be ashamed of our doubts but to grow stronger because of them. [seeing a metalic transport craft shining in the distance] C-3PO That said, there’s still plenty of charm to be found here and the Ewoks aren’t all that bad. I'm saved! : : Screaming about it can't help you. C-3PO C-3PO C-3PO : This is madness. Don't call me a mindless philosopher, you overweight glob of grease. Luke Skywalker Did we really need to know how we got the name “Solo”? Autograph-hunting is a lucrative business, and there are no shortage of false signatures floating around the internet. Hollywood has increasingly made the assumption that “darker” means better when it comes to cinema – it explains why the Harry Potter films look like they were made while someone gradually turned down the dimmer switch on the studio lights. Daniels remembers intimately the moment he met George Lucas, the mastermind of the Star Wars saga, in 1975 to discuss a role in what would eventually be called A New Hope. Luke Skywalker The response was just a sentence: “You’re either going to love or hate how much you have to do in this new movie.”. C-3PO If Rogue One is any indication of Disney’s plans for the franchise and its future, then there’s no cause for concern. Not, as many would assume, between C-3PO and his squat robot counterpart R2-D2, but between Daniels and his own character – the fussy golden droid who helped change the face of sci-fi cinema forever. He went on to perform the character, both his voice and body in the suit, for all the episodic Star Wars films produced. C-3PO Alden Ehrenreich picks up on enough of Harrison Ford’s mannerisms to sell the character without sliding into imitation, while Donald Glover is a scene stealer from the very moment he walks on screen as Lando Calrissian. C-3PO : When the suit was first being elaborately fitted, the actor had to make “mooing” sounds to alert the crew-members whenever an errant hand impeded the small airway to his mouth. But C-3PO wasn’t an amazing display of animatronics with a unique and unforgettable voice-over. Anthony Daniels in the US . A C-3PO (Anthony Daniels) neck plate from George Lucas' Star Wars: A New Hope. : He is less warm about the late Kenny Baker, “the diminutive actor, cast to animate some of Artoo’s scenes”. We've had some problems... Luke Skywalker : Go that way. That’s largely due to the film’s new trio of central heroes, who radiate the same kind of warmth, bravery, and spirit that carved a special place in people’s hearts when they were first introduced to the franchise’s original stars. : C-3PO As a Star Wars ever-present, Daniels was witness to many of the feuds and mishaps that occurred throughout the saga. My poor Master. In the memoir, he outlines the many off-beat spin-off projects spawned by Star Wars’ popularity, including The Donny and Marie Star Wars Special (in which he personally cut almost all of Threepio’s lines from the “unspeakably awful” script), the infamously dire Star Wars Holiday Special, an appearance on Sesame Street, and an anti-smoking public service announcement, starring C-3PO and R2-D2. C-3PO C-3PO (Anthony Daniels) 1977 Topps Star Wars Green 4th Series #207 C-3PO (Anthony Daniels) ERROR Card. : Description above from the Wikipedia article Anthony Daniels, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia. Director Rian Johnson took the cinematic legacy presented before him and added a new richness to its textures. nthony Daniels was never meant to be a sci-fi star. Our journalists will try to respond by joining the threads when they can to create a true meeting of independent Premium. : | C-3PO actor Anthony Daniels hasn't gone quite as hard on The Rise of Skywalker as Boyega, ... Star Wars - The Complete Saga (Episodes I-VI) [Blu-ray] [1977] [Region Free] Disney/Lucasfilm Amazon. Of course, audiences know that “darker” sometimes means that your protagonist-turned-villain becomes a “youngling”-murdering, amateur street magician-looking sourpuss. C-3PO Why, have him topple into the Sarlacc pit within the first 20 minutes! Before you dismiss them as irritating merchandise opportunities, it’s worth remembering that they have absolutely no qualms about killing and eating people. : Daisy Ridley’s Rey, John Boyega’s Finn, and Oscar Isaac’s Poe honour Star Wars's past while striding into its unknown future. Where could they be? Whatever controversy Abrams might have brewed up with his artistic choices, he still captures magnificently the soul of this series: that unwavering hope that the powerless can win, despite the odds. He'll be all right. A transport? In his new memoir, the actor recounts his life and career in a galaxy far, far away, Find your bookmarks in your Independent Premium section, under my profile. At first, Lucas didn’t warm to Daniel’s take on the voice, inviting 30 other actors (including Richard Dreyfuss) for auditions. Why, it's my primary function, sir. C-3PO C-3PO Initially not a science fiction fan, theatre actor Anthony Daniels was persuaded by his agent to meet George Lucas for the casting of C-3PO in Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977). The neck plate consists of a curved piece of plastic with two holes present along the top edge, the outer side displaying a faux-gold-plated finish. : Shut them *all* down, hurry! "What message"? I don't know what all this trouble is about, but I'm sure it must be your fault. The existing Open Comments threads will continue to exist for those who do not subscribe to Independent Premium. Dive deeper into the Star Wars universe through conversation with the voice behind the golden droid as he shares details of his journey throughout the franchise and so much more! Uncle Owen It is, to this day, one of the most successful examples of the modern epic, endlessly imitated but so rarely with the same heart or ambition. The latter is the most insufferable, since George Lucas never had much of an ear for dialogue, as notoriously pointed out by Harrison Ford when he declared on set: “George, you can type this s***, but you sure as hell can’t say it.” Which leads us to one of the worst line readings in cinematic history, when Hayden Christensen’s Anakin laments: “I don't like sand. As a reminder, he handed out customised matchboxes with “3PO IS HUMAN!” written on them, to no real avail. 1977 Star Wars Green #207 C-3PO Anthony Daniels Error Condition is "Used". Chewbacca : : Anakin’s arc here comes to a whimper of an ending, underlined by the much-derided decision to have Darth Vader’s first moments onscreen involve him howling “Noooooo!” up to the sky like a mournful hound. : In very good condition, off-center with some bending/bowing, and slightly bent corners. 3PO, we're all right! : The original films were plagued by tensions between producers and directors. Daniels wore a curved plate around his neck as part of C-3PO's distinctive costume throughout the film. Starring Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Alec Guinness, Peter Cushing, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker, Peter Mayhew, David Prowse and James Earl Jones. C-3PO C-3PO Independent Premium Comments can be posted by members of our membership scheme, Independent Premium. : Luke Skywalker The pod race – it’s a good scene! C-3PO : Wookiees are known to do that. I've just about had enough of you. Ha ha! C-3PO : There'll be no escape for the princess this time. I have no need for a protocol droid. Darth Maul is all looks, zero follow through – it’s embarrassing to act like you’ve won, only to be cut in half and sent hurtling down an exhaust pipe – but his inclusion in the film did introduce one of the best musical themes in Star Wars history, John Williams’s “Duel of the Fates”. While Revenge of the Sith has some sense of completion and The Phantom Menace has some sense of wonder, all Attack of the Clones has is a CGI Yoda bopping about the screen like an unswattable fly while battling Christopher Lee’s Count Dooku. Kept babbling on about his mission. Another time, a malfunctioning battery pack caused the actor to start being “baked alive”. Shutting up, sir. In many ways, Star Wars was an unlikely choice for Daniels. Wait a minute... What's that? You can find our Community Guidelines in full here. R2D2 where are you? Are you there sir? Much like the neurotic, gold-plated robot C-3PO – whom the actor would portray in nine Star Wars films, and countless spin-offs – he was a victim (and beneficiary) of circumstance, an accidental witness to a great interstellar story. It's coarse and rough and irritating – and it gets everywhere.”. : Pardon me for asking, but what should R2 and I do if we're discovered here? Inside the metal costume was an actor named Anthony Daniels. And this is my counterpart R2D2. : : : The tractor beam is coupled to the main reactor in seven locations. The Star Wars franchise has only become the success it is today because of how purely revolutionary the first instalment was as a piece of Hollywood filmmaking. Indeed, the actor seems far removed from his uptight metal counterpart – with tales of sneaking off in a dune buggy while on the set of the Sarlacc pit, wandering on to the snowy set of The Shining during Return of the Jedi, and breaking into a Star Wars prop exhibition to correct a misassembled Threepio suit. Please be respectful when making a comment and adhere to our Community Guidelines. : : In the end, the memoir paints a picture of Daniels’ life as a charming double act. Although it’s the weakest of the new generation of Star Wars films, Solo still holds up as a fun romp worthy of Han Solo’s rascal reputation. One day saw the cast and crew set upon by a plague of tiny insects; another saw them travel to Jordan for a shoot, to create the desert planet of Pasaana. Are you sure you want to delete this comment? You know, that little droid's gonna cause me a lot of trouble. Of course you haven't, sir, not in an environment such as this. You must repair him! He says he's found the main control to the power beam that's holding the ship here; he'll try to make the precise location appear on the monitor. : What? He is best known for his role as the droid C-3PO in the Star Wars series of films made between 1977 and 2005. C-3PO Still, he was ensnared by Ralph McQuarrie’s striking concept art, particularly the image of C-3PO. Quite the malfunctioning little twerp. C-3PO When Daniels found his name as the answer to a question on Trivial Pursuit, he thought “it was official – I truly was a triviality”. Why, insert a revelation that Luke and Leia are, in fact, brother and sister! C-3PO That isn't very reassuring. : The Last Jedi is a soulful film told through some of the most striking cinematography of the entire franchise. C-3PO Did you hear that? [Luke, Leia and Han start laughing hysterically; it sounds like screaming]. Due to the sheer scale of this comment community, we are not able to give each post the same level of attention, but we have preserved this area in the interests of open debate. Because his mouth was muffled by Threepio’s headpiece, all of the android’s dialogue was recorded in post-production. HAHA! [R2-D2 makes a series of beeps that sound like chuckling]. That said, Ewan McGregor confirms here that he managed to escape the franchise largely unscathed, as this instalment sees him have the most fun with the clunky dialogue (see: “Hello there!” and “I have the high ground!”). When Leia’s “I love you” is returned by Han’s “I know” – a line written by Harrison Ford himself – we’re reminded of how magical Star Wars’s sense of storytelling can be, condensing everything that these two characters feel for each other into five simple words. Want an ad-free experience?Subscribe to Independent Premium. In its first incarnation, it took more than two hours to put on. C-3PO The one you've just been playing. Official Sites Any divisiveness the film attracted certainly proved one thing: here’s a Star Wars film that actually took a creative risk. Mini Lobby Cards (5) (8" X 10"). C-3PO We've stopped. Showing all 77 items Jump to: Photos (51) Quotes (26) Photos . This is all your fault! The Empire Strikes Back is remarkable in its ability to pursue real emotional stakes. “I… errr… never thought of Threepio being a British butler,” he said, although, of course, he would come around to the idea. What I really need is a droid who understands the binary language of moisture vaporators. Daniels also recalls some of the many strange Star Wars merchandising choices, including a C-3PO-branded cereal, and a ceramic statuette of a haunched Threepio, sticky tape streaming from between his parted legs. : I think I'm melting! Create a commenting name to join the debate, There are no Independent Premium comments yet - be the first to add your thoughts, There are no comments yet - be the first to add your thoughts. It wasn't my fault, sir, please don't deactivate me. Out of school, he appeared in a production of Tom Stoppard’s Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead – a rehearsal of sorts for Star Wars. But sir, nobody worries about upsetting a droid. We're doomed. You can also choose to be emailed when someone replies to your comment. I suppose you're programmed for etiquette and protocol. We'll be destroyed for sure. Oh my! C-3PO : Fans of Anakin Skywalker’s wretched “I hate sand” speech in Attack of the Clones – memetically placed among the worst film dialogue of all time – will have plenty to enjoy here; Daniels grouses about the unpleasantness of Tunisian sand in his suit on several occasions throughout the book. Anthony Daniels (born 21 February 1946) is an English actor, voice actor, and mime artist best known for playing C-3PO in the Star Wars theatrical films. Tensions ran high, culminating with the actor telling him, “I would prefer you not to speak to me for the rest of the shoot.” Marquand is the only director to incur such a reaction; all the other filmmakers, from Irvin Kershner to Rian Johnson, are spoken about in reverent terms. Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker - Trailer, Surrounded by Ewoks in ‘Return of the Jedi’, As the neurotic, gold-plated robot, Anthony Daniels was an accidental witness to a great interstellar story, writes Louis Chilton. C-3PO (Anthony Daniels) and Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) in 1977's "Star Wars." : The former carpenter caused a lengthy delay while the set was repainted. It’s a lost opportunity, then, that the film is otherwise slowed down by an impulse to offer backstory to as many aspects of Han’s character as possible. | I would much rather have gone with Master Luke than stay here with you. Of course I can, sir, it's like a second language to me. Will you shut up and listen to me! The one you're carrying inside your rusty innards. Description Star Wars (20th Century Fox, 1977). The balance is hit perfectly here. Star Wars has become so iconic because, even on such a grand scale, we know and relate to the emotions at hand – fear, love, or a desire to do what’s right. What are you doing hiding back there? C-3PO [C-3PO is tangled up in wires after a run-in with tie fighters]. Value Auction Price Totals. As well as the perennial danger of falling down, the suit risked permanent nerve damage, and nearly suffocated Daniels on a number of occasions. Are you sure you want to mark this comment as inappropriate? 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