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Star Wars Episode I
The Phantom Menace
Various info about the film
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Impressed by
his strong charisma, Lucas hired Liam Neeson. Little did he realise then
that the actor would later cost the studio $150 000 as the sets had to be built higher
just for him (the sets are only built to the height of the actors and he is very, very
tall - following the saga tradition set by David Prowse and Peter Mayhew!) |
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With
the music of Episode 1, John
Williams introduces choral pieces to the music of Star
Wars. Also, there are echoes of Vader's theme in Anakin's. |
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The Phantom
Menace is the film which features by far the most CG
shots at present (1999). |
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If you look carefully when Qui-Gon speaks with Watto after the podrace has ended, you
will spot one of Darth Maul's Sith spy probe flying behind them. There are some ETs at
the bottom right of the screen during the Senate scene. There is also a surprise at the
end of the credits. |
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The film was
shot in Tunisia, Italy and England. About sixty sets were
built for the production. |
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The actor
Silas Carson plays three characters in Episode 1: the Jedi Ki-Adi-Mundi
(the one sitting next to Yoda who has an incredibly long head), the Neimoidian Nute
Gunray and the pilot who brings Obi-Wan and Qui-Gon to the Federation ship at the
beginning of the film. |
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