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    Kurt Russell's Awkward Han Solo Audition Tape

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    11/03/09

    In reply to Kurt Russell's Awkward Han Solo Audition Tape
    Saw this a long long time ago. But it's still a fascinating look at what could have been. #starwars
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    11/02/09

    In reply to Kurt Russell's Awkward Han Solo Audition Tape
    Its not that bad for an audition tape... he doesn't have that much to work with. Russell was probably a little too young and that worked against him.
    Obviously, Harrison Ford stood out as the better choice. #starwars
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    11/02/09

    In reply to Kurt Russell's Awkward Han Solo Audition Tape
    I've got a bad feeling about this... #starwars
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    11/02/09

    In reply to Kurt Russell's Awkward Han Solo Audition Tape
    Kurt, even when agitated, Han Solo DOES NOT wring his hands! #starwars
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    11/02/09

    In reply to Kurt Russell's Awkward Han Solo Audition Tape
    "So, uh, what are we going to do now?" *leans back*

    *leans back also* "I don't know, maybe, uh, try to find somebody?"

    *leans forward* "Maybe. But how would we find them?"

    *leans to the side* "I don't know, but we should probably try or something."

    *puts head between legs* "I don't have like all day you know."

    *scratches armpit* "But maybe there is a lot of money in it."

    *picks ear* "I doubt it."

    -end scene- #starwars
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    11/02/09

    In reply to Kurt Russell's Awkward Han Solo Audition Tape
    Is it just me or does Organa Major sound a little... gynaecological? #starwars
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    11/02/09

    In reply to Kurt Russell's Awkward Han Solo Audition Tape
    Nothing beats the awesomeness of Spacey's Walken doing Solo. #starwars
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    11/02/09

    @k4man: Has anybody found the original Walken audition? Because of the Spacey thing, a lot of people don't believe that Walken really was one of the contenders for Han. #starwars
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    11/02/09

    @Wookie1972: "You never heard?...of the...MILLENIUM? Falcon? The ship that made? TheKesselruninLESS? Than twelve parsecs? She's. Fast. Enough. For YOU. Old! Man!" #starwars
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    11/02/09

    In reply to Kurt Russell's Awkward Han Solo Audition Tape
    I don't think its that bad. He would have made an interesting Luke. I am interested in the script. It actually sounds really interesting. #starwars
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    Image of Thomas Pease Thomas Pease
    11/02/09

    @LittleDragon: This is an audition for Han Solo, are you talking about the other guy who is playing Luke in this audition? #starwars
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    11/02/09

    @Thomas Pease: Sorry. I was unclear. I know this was a Han audition. I think Russell would have made a horrible Han but possible an interesting Luke. #starwars
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    11/02/09

    In reply to Kurt Russell's Awkward Han Solo Audition Tape
    He was still pretty young - he would have been a decent Luke Skywalker #starwars
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    11/02/09

    In reply to Kurt Russell's Awkward Han Solo Audition Tape
    OMG...That version of Han Solo comes from the planet of people who don't give a s**t. Either that or the apathy galaxy. #starwars
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    11/02/09

    @FrankenPC: The lack of conviction in Kurt's readings is almost hypnotic. He either doesn't think he's getting the job or, based on the awful dialog, he's realizing he wants no part of it. #starwars
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    11/02/09

    In reply to Kurt Russell's Awkward Han Solo Audition Tape
    I just imagined a world where Kurt was Han and Harrison Ford was Snake Plissken. It was a dark place, indeed. #starwars
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    11/02/09

    @ThisDudeRufus:
    I'd rather live in Snake Plissken's Manhanttan than see Kurt attempt to be Han Solo again. #starwars
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    11/02/09

    In reply to Kurt Russell's Awkward Han Solo Audition Tape
    Actually, I think Russell is playing Han Solo's younger brother, Golly-Gee Solo. #starwars
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    11/02/09

    @atrus123: The Computer Made the Kessel Run in 12 parsecs. #starwars
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    11/02/09

    @atrus123: ROFL!! #starwars
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    11/02/09

    @atrus123: Heart click for this one. Well played, sir. #starwars
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    11/02/09

    In reply to Kurt Russell's Awkward Han Solo Audition Tape
    Isn't this on the bonus features disc in the trilogy boxset? I know I've seen this mediocrity before, somewhere. #starwars
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    Image of Karmacoma Karmacoma
    11/02/09

    In reply to Kurt Russell's Awkward Han Solo Audition Tape
    This shows exactly why Ford was such a wonderful stroke of luck for parts IV-VI: he managed to robe the cheesiness of Lucas´ dialogues in charming irony, thus putting the movie back on the ground whenever it threatened to completely lose itself in its own weird ideas.
    If I-III had provided a sarcastic Han Solo-like character, these episodes wouldn´t have been the complete fail that they were in the end.
    "Midichlorians, huh? What the heck are you talking about, you deranged mage? Okay, I say let´s raise these critters in a bottle and vaccinate people with this stuff, we could make a fortune!" #starwars
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    11/02/09

    @Karmacoma: I definately agree. I think part of the problem with eps I-III was no Han Solo-type character to keep it grounded. #starwars
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    11/02/09

    In reply to Kurt Russell's Awkward Han Solo Audition Tape
    I love Kurt, but thank God for Harrison Ford.
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    Meredith Woerner promoted this comment Edited by Marcus at 11/02/09 7:57 AM Marcus was starred Marcus was unstarred
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