Connecting Rogue One to A New Hope With Star Wars' Deleted Scenes (Seamless Transition)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 24 ม.ค. 2022
- Thought it might be nice to see a little bit of story play out between ROGUE ONE and A NEW HOPE rather than attempt to bridge the two films with a logistics lesson on how the Tantive IV gets from point A to B. The way this plays out, it makes Luke the unlikely hero - a little bit awkward and hopeless - it also nicely foreshadows The Empire's growing chokehold on the Galaxy.
OKAY WOW so after uploading this, I found a supercut combining Rogue One and ANH had been done with these deleted scenes by Mecha Salesman and we even have a bit of the SAME MUSIC PLACEMENT on the Biggs/Luke scene. I know it's gonna make me sound like I'm trying to cover for myself really badly, but I first cut this video together in March 2019 and just now got around to uploading it, so our choices, as similar as they are, are totally coincidental. I had never seen their video until tonight. I'm completely shooketh over it, haha.
Falcon/Tatooine shot made in Blender, composited in After Effects
Skyward shot of Blockade Runner / Destroyer composited in After Effects
Edited in Adobe Premiere
let’s talk about why i chose to place the sequences out of order, as so many of you continue to bring this up:
as an editor, i use whatever footage works to tell the story in the best way. it is an unsacred, binary process - it either works, or it doesn’t. now, most footage doesn’t carry this much baggage, but every inch of STAR WARS’ celluloid seems to be religiously protected and defined by the fanbase. many of you know exactly where this footage was intended to go in the film’s timeline, and so do i. this is not usually the case when you’re putting together a piece of media. if you’d never seen this footage before, you wouldn’t know where it was supposed to go.
so, i chose to ignore the “intended” order, and told a new little story. it would make no sense for me to hop back and forth between the stories when my intention is to create a short film of sorts that bridges the gap between two films - so i made this sequence have a new meaning by giving luke an introductory “false alarm” moment. here’s this guy, always looking up at the sky, hoping to catch a conflict, and his friends are like “not again.” the boy who cries wolf. it implies he’s ALWAYS doing this. and then he does it again, but this time, it means something. now i have the perfect opportunity to move cleanly into A NEW HOPE without breaking into the film’s later structure. it’s short, sweet, and complete.
tell me i’m “wrong” all you want 😂
as someone who is unfamiliar with the deleted scenes, this seems to work very well, good job!
As a 1st time viewer who doesn't know the order this made perfect sense to me. Luke was seeing the star destroyer and blockade runner shooting (opening of IV)
I noticed the out of order sequence, but still really enjoyed it. From a pacing and storytelling aspect, you're spot on. It works very well.
This works so incredibly well
I'm in agreement with the overall comments. This makes perfect sense and the footage is remarkable. Nicely done!
This deleted scene actually gives Luke a more realistic motivation to help out the rebellion, other than saving a princess
Saving a princess is a lot more realistic motivation for a teenage boy really
@@4477superman Naah I'd say the chance of meeting up with his longtime friend is a great extra motivator.. sorta makes it more believable that he'd be wlling to join the rebellion when Biggs is there waitnig for him.
Avenging his dead aunt and uncle is enough of a reason.
@@alformodoritos2076 having more than one reason is better though. It gives more gravity to him potentially throwing his life away in a space battle
Have you seen Leia? Saving someone like her would be enough motivation for any 19 year old😂
It sucks that casually wearing a cape like Biggs hasn't become a societal norm...
As Edna would say: "No cape!!" 😜
Makes for a great action figure. :)
Not today but 3:28
I am going to start wearing a cape anyways. I don’t care what people think it looks so cool
It doesnt even go with what he’s wearing… like he got his costume and was like “I’m gonna throw a random ass came on too”
Now it makes sense why he was so happy to see Biggs again later in the movie. Thanks!
Still photos from the Biggs scene was in the Star Wars Story Book that could be ordered from Scholastic after the movie debuted.
No kidding. If it weren't for my random action figure, that scene would've meant completely nothing
Mads Mikkelsen played Biggs and then Galen Erso???
@@DP-hy4vh Yep, still have mine, it was a bit confusing at the time that it wasn't in the movie but in the book.
Supposedly the early Biggs scenes were in the screen testings for limited audiences before the initial release in May 1977.
That deleted scene is full of prequel-era technobabble and politics. I LOVE IT 😁
That’s a good thing?
yes?@@pilkers2
@@pilkers2yes because it puts everything we saw in the prequels and shows into context even more!
@@pilkers2there was politics in A New Hope too when the imperial officers were all at that round table. It’s the scene when Darth Vader force chokes someone for the first time, since that’s all people seem to care about from that scene. That whole scene had politics in it throughout, but since it’s different than the prequels, then I guess “prequels bad” or something.
The politics and logistics of the various systems, and the eventual battle, and YES, negotiations, are EXTREMELY fascinating to me. Most people find all of it boring, but it ties things together, and sets up little side-stories and gives the viewer details on why different things happen, or why different scene take place the way they do. Growing up, I missed a lot of, but watching it now, everything with the C.I.S. and The Senate is very interesting, I find.
This Biggs scene, although I"m not a Biggs fan, is very interesting, & I find myself just re-watching, trying to follow it all
Step back & think that one man had to come up with all of this, from scratch - It's mind-blowing
These deleted scenes add so much value to Luke's character and make him so much more sympathetic.
For a TV show it works. For a movie it’s awful.
I’d say the opening with the ship chase was the right move, as it’s more memorable than some lore exposition that nobody cared about at the time, but if they wanna remaster ANH again, I’m all for adding this scene before the ship chase to add more depth to Luke, as the remastered addition doesn’t have to worry about rememberability like the og ANH in the theatres
@@themelon_1785 Oh no. I'd have this deleted scene right before the dual sunsets.
@@themelon_1785 That, I'd say the opener with Darth Vader slaughtering the rebels by end of Rogue One is terrifyingly chill.
Also the remastered duel between Darth Vader and Ben Kenobi
They were cut because it interrupts the pacing of the opening scene, also it makes Tatooine a lot more mysterious when R2-D2 and C-3P0 land there
"The Empire's already started to nationalize commerce"
Oh God this fits in so well with the Prequels
Yeah especially because the Trade Federation from Episode I was said to have been nationalized by the Galactic Empire during this time. All that was left was the Imperial Senate and the Empire would have total hegemonic control of the Galaxy
I honestly love how George has always had an idea of the entire lore of the story & universe even before making prequels, way-back-when in the 70s
@@pseudo-films116 yeah almost like the empire is totally based off the nazis.
entire lore? man, he literally changed the lore (quite significantly) while making each movie.
@@pseudo-films116 I'd say he had a rough idea back then, some thoughts and drafts of what the prequel period in the Star Wars universe would be, but not fully fledged by any stretch of the imagination. So much so that he course corrected a few times in-between the three prequel movies, because what he had in mind initially didn't jive well with the fans in Phantom Menace, so he adapted a little bit in Attack of The Clones, which some consider to be even worse than Phantom Menace, to then course correct again in Revenge of The Sith, finally landing a movie that most of the fans deem on par with the Original Trilogy.
@@user-wq9mw2xz3j Hahaha so confidently incorrect, the empire is based on America dude, Lucas himself has said it times and times again.
The dialog in this scene is actually decent, and while Luke’s dialog is still iffy, it’s clear portraying Luke as someone in the intermediate stage of childhood and adulthood
Problem is Mark Hamill isn’t a good actor and never really has been. They hired an unknown and it just so happened to create the most popular fictional character in history (that wasn’t a superhero)
@@FreedSamurai I disagree. His voice work is also iconic.
@Danny Tallmage I disagree
@@Zarastro54His voice work BECAME iconic. As a young performer, on film, outside a studio, he wasn’t that good an actor. That car accident sure didn’t help either.
@andrewodette6939 He wasn't unknown, technically. There were definitely a good chunk of people who recognized him from the daily soaps on tv.
4:12
Never thought I would see what it looks like seeing an imperial starcruiser come out of hyper-drive from the surface of a planet, looks pretty cool
It’s obviously made so simply yet it’s so effective because it seems so realistic. I love it, you’d never see that today.
A director today wouldn’t just want to pop in a low res picture in one frame without even any audiowork, but sometimes less is more
Yeah I’m kinda surprised they didn’t keep that.
*pop*
@@DrewWestPress I think that's because they want the opening sequence to be this: crawl text -> camera pans to planet + starships
They did it, indeed. Check out episode VIII intro
The father chasing and finally catching his daughter, while his son watches them from the ground. All happening above and on the planet that his mother/their grandmother died with all of them completely unaware. What a wonderful space opera this is.
Good point. Makes it all more relevant
His father was also born on the same planet.
@@Secretsongs20 I don't think he was actually. I think him and his mother were brought there as slaves
@@nikmar77 Anakin was born on Tatooine but Shmi probably wasn't.
@@Ailumer I remember that in one of the novelizations of the prequels they address that. That Anakin remembers being brought by a ship to the planet. Oh well, it doesn't really matter anyway.
“Listen how quiet I am, you can barely hear me” That line and line delivery is both so good and so funny to me for some reason
It almost makes "mouth bigger than a meteor" a forgivable turn of phrase.
Too bad it was lost from the movie
Feels like a quick joke you would hear in a movie today it's very natural. Just really aged well, good writing.
I honestly feel like I'm in an alternate universe with these comments praising the acting and writing in this scene... That line in particular was painfully cringe (not Mark Hamill's fault), but the writing and acting in the entire scene felt unnatural, stunted, and wooden. Biggs can't even choose an accent and stick to it. I'm so glad Lucas had his wife (at the time) as an editor for the original trilogy to cut shitty scenes like this.
@@Yoso11 ...knowing how much improv was involved on the set of this film? I have an inkling that that's not a George Lucas line, that's a Mark Hamill line...
I love how cinematography back then was so stage like, always keeping the actors in profile and not cutting back and forth. Just letting the audience choose who to watch.
so true!
let's be honest this way of filming was way better
Just watch a larger variety of films if you want to see that.
I mean, they were close together anyway so to flip back and forth would have been awkward and unnecessary. For George to film them in a single shot is not surprising for him to do here. This is also done lots in movies over the following decades. You need to watch more movies clearly. It was only more-so back then and beforehand because of how expensive things were for cheap budgets. It made sense to use less cameras if needed. TV shows even started off this way. As time went on the singular camera was used less for more of the multi-camera look.
@@issynn5588There's no "better". Its just different.
I’ve watched this so many times almost purely for how mark hamill delivers the “listen to how quiet I am” line. It’s so well delivered, the jump from surprise to suddenly having to control your emotions is so well done.
Right?! He's so much better of an actor here than in most if not all of the actual scenes in this film. In the theatrical cut it just feels like the character is whiny and the actor is immature. (Of course we know from Hamill's massive improvement in V and VI and his other work, and from Hayden's awful woodenness in II and III compared to HIS other work, that it's actually because Lucas doesn't understand how to direct a good performance out of an actor, but yeah 🤷♂️)
@@grankmisguidedHayden wasn’t wooden. He modeled his performance after James Earl Jones. Since Vader and Anakin are the same person, they should have the same way of speaking.
I think people misunderstand that Luke and Anakin are meant to be teenagers just barely entering adulthood. Awkward delivery works for them at times.
I always loved that scene with Luke and Biggs it gives them so much more backstory and a connection and the loss of Biggs hurts more
So much more? Merely few minutes, not much more to see here. Whole movie would be much more.
i get why they cut this back in 1977 but it would be cool to see it now, i agree with you, it shows that Luke has a life there too, and the relation with Biggs is so good, you can feel how good friends they are, so they reunion back in Yavin 4 feels more meaningful
It really annoyed me that they didn't add Biggs in Star Wars Rebels or at least Rogue One
@@ChristianPlushVideos I hate bots sometimes
@@AtaTheKin And this deleted scene proves it
This scene is so cool, I never knew it existed, I get why they scraped it at the time, but it's so cool to see as a star wars fan 😃
The first episode of the radio adaptation (A Wind to shake the Stars) was basically an expansion of this scene. It was brilliantly done and ended with Luke saying a wind was picking up.
Biggs replied "There's a wind picking up all over the galaxy, Luke. Even Tatooine will feel it sooner or later".
They brought these characters back in Book of Boba Fett.
@@zacmumblethunder7466 I loved that show. I listened to it so often I still practically know it by heart. There’s a few contradictions with what came later though.
You can see why it was deleted though.
@@Brakdayton It was great. I listened to the first episode every day until the second was broadcast.
I appreciate how the Obi-Wan series kinda unintentionally added context to “Your uncle could hold off a whole colony of sand people with one blaster,” him and Beru took on a friggin Inquisitor
Favreau and Filoni have combed through the OT so many times, if there's anyone to connect to lose throwaway lines, it's those two.
@@tomkvideo they didn’t even have shit to do with the garbage ass show that was “Obi Wan”
@@tomkvideo they had nothing to do with Kenobi. That’s why it wasn’t filled with references, call backs, easter eggs and cameos in literally every single scene like all their other stuff
@@tomkvideo They weren’t in charge of Obi-Wan but you’re right, they’re quite thorough
@@yungsteezy hey Obi-Wan was ok
If that deleted scene proves anything, it's that the politics of Star Wars can actually be super interesting if portrayed well. The way everything is described here is super great and compelling. The way the war is being described is super ominous. While I get why that deleted scene was cut, I really love it. It gives more context to Luke and his place in Star Wars before he got involved. That, and again, it also makes the politics of Star Wars super interesting, which doesn't happen a lot. It's also neat how much we find out about Biggs from just one scene. He's honestly a super good character in this context despite only having 2-3 scenes overall.
This needs to be included in a special edition cut of the movie. This gives a WHOLE deeper meaning when Luke goes from saying “you kiddin? What would the empire want with this rock?” To seeing the smoked carcasses of his aunt and uncle, by the hands of the empire.
Don’t tell Disney that they would bring out a bloody ruby edition with all the films included with just this 1 scene
Thing is it doesnt make sense, because biggs joined the imperial military academy then defects, but in this he says he joined an academy but hes not going to wait to get drafted into the military so at this stage the academy here is not the imperial one that biggs joins in canon
Ben smoked Luke’s Aunt & Uncle.
The Empire would have interrogated them.
@@Saintphoenix86 A backwater like Tatooine wouldn't have a military academy, so we can assume that the Empire built an academy there to draft, and everyone just calls it "the academy" as at the time, maybe not everyone hates the empire.
@@MM-vs2et No its canon that Biggs went to the imperial academy and then defects, also nothing says he went to an academy on tatooine, actually i just looked it up and yeah its not on tatooine, both him and luke wanted to get off the planet and the academy was an easy ticket off, so you are wrong across the board
Actually the acting between Biggs and Luke is quite good, the narrative makes sense and with time it's bloody good. Thanks for doing this. I'm 60 and still a fan but not obsessed like I was in 77 😁
He means 1977 and 60 years old if anyone's confused
58 . . . was 14 in 1977, and Joe Johnston and Ralph McQuarrie became heroes and mentors from afar. Went from drawing Hot Rods to Sci-Fi, and for a few years became a Conceptual Designer for 2 major Video Game Studios, and then lots of Indie-Film projects. No big features though, but worked on the Star Wars short "Dark Legacy" :).
I dunno man…. Biggs’ accent seems pretty mobile!
@@mvunit3 what's your name and what's you do for dark legacy? Seems really neat.
I was just thinking that Mark Hamill's acting is probably better than most of the actual movie.. he comes off as more of a real person in the scene.
Hamil's acting in New Hope is underrated. He handles the dialog well
"Your uncle could hold off a whole colony of sand people with one blaster" really hits different after Kenobi's finale
Read this as he said it 😅
@@Copa- me too🤣
holding off an inquisitor..yup
That also hit different after Book Of Boba Fett too.
@@darthrodenI'll take your word for it
I see why they didn’t use the deleted scene. It feels like a entire different movie. From the script to the camera angles.
I felt that too. Not bad though, just feels different.
The perfect example of a deleted scene, interesting and enjoyable and yet understandable as to why they cut it
I would really have liked this one to be in the film, just shortened a bit.
because it was intercut poorly with the rebellion /empire scenes
Still it would be a great welcome to have it in the film
I always liked this scene and wondered why it got cut. It would've made the character of Luke more realistic and relatable in a way
There is really good documentary on how ANH was "saved" in the editing process. The changes make more sense to cut that scene out.
Its a cool scene but its really boring. Better for a directors cut. Its clear why they deleted it
Boomer scene criticising nationalisation over private ownership and profit. Oh George.
Neat scene but it'd kill pacing and energy big time.
I think it was mostly his hat in the scenes where he was wearing that
So, here's the real reason why these scenes were deleted: George Lucas wanted to start the movie with C-3PO and R2-D2 from the beginning. He talked about how he wanted them to be the POV characters that the audience sees the movie through. Problem was, the producers disagreed, and thought this wouldn't work, and so Lucas filmed these scenes to introduce Luke before we officially meet him at the sandcrawler. But when it came to editing the movie, pretty much everyone agreed this didn't quite work either, considering it has to intercut with the action scene going on in space, and therefore, it feels like you're watching two different movies begin (at least I assume that's the reason it didn't work). So, Lucas' original wish to begin the movie with droids eventually came true
It's a nice story but if folks check out the video about how Star Wars was saved in the editing room, you'll see the real story behind why these scenes were cut and who made the decision to cut them.
@macmcleod1188 I agree. George's wife edited it, right? The editing makes the movie flow much nicer.
@@Jacob-qr8pl well yes and no. She and Paul Hirsch edited together.
However she didn't have much of an editing career and most of what she did edit were Lucas's films. Paul Hirsch had an enormous editing career. But she did get an Academy Award nomination for Taxi Driver under Scorsese.
@@macmcleod1188I recommend watching How "How Star Wars Was Saved in the Edit" Was Saved in the Edit (sort of, not really) by Nerdonymous. It exposes all the poor research and deliberate reworking of information in the documentary you're referring to. Star Wars went through an ordinary editing process just like every other movie, and every change to the movie was overseen and approved by George Lucas. The final cut of the movie was his vision, no more no less.
@@nathancollins1715 That video doesn't really expose anything. The original video highlights perfectly how George Lucas is a poor filmmaker and this can be seen perfectly with the prequel trilogy. The reason why original trilogy became such a classic was because it wasn't made by Lucas. Lucas is great at world building but sucks at making movies.
I love that the Kenobi series showed that Owen and Beru were actually total badasses, since this scene was cut. The final cut of ANH makes them seem like an innocent old couple getting slaughtered.. now I like to think they took a good few Stormtroopers with them.
Most farmers are😉
The kenobi show was trash bro.
@@justinmadrid8712 I mean that's just, like, your opinion bro.
@@Euanhamiltonmusic You would have to be fairly dumb person to think that was a well made show.
@@justinmadrid8712 He didn't say the show was good. He said he like how Owen and Beru were portrayed. Learn how to read.
that last wipe from luke on his binoculars to the ANH opening shot took me by surprise. you kept the energy going and it blended so wonderfully. great job on that
thank you! i looked at this more as an editor than a SW fan. keeping this cut nice and tight was a big challenge. there are little things i had to decide, like cutting camie’s lines or putting the scenes out of order (sacrilege, i know 😂), but that particular transition to the original opening was especially hard to get down. i felt like the droid’s eyes made a decent match cut for the opening, and the music fit, so that’s what i went with. i’m happy with it!
@@cinepatties Marcia Griffin (formerly Marcia Lucas) would be proud of your work!
@@cinepatties Except you had the first scene last.
@@cinepatties You did an amazing job! Have you considered making a giant sized cut of the movies? A New Hope has so much playability editing wise too haha
@@cinepatties OMG! At 4:11 (not exactly) there is the other point of view , from Luke view, of the Star Wars in the sky. Amazing! I think I've seen this deleted scenes, but I didn't remember this part... Thanks Alex!
I understand why this scene of Tosche Station was cut out, because it's really not necessary for the rest of the film, but I just love how much world building and lore is stuffed into a casual conversation between two friends.
Nice video
could have made it as a flashback when he meets Biggs again
@@CalistFitness That scene is a special edition change, it's not in the original cut and it's completely confusing why George put it back in.
@@CalistFitness a flashback crammed in the middle of a new hope when he sees Biggs on yavin would be so clunky and unnecessary
I like seeing him with his friends
@@CalistFitness A _flashback_ in Star Wars? I don't think that's ever been done.
It's interesting how Biggs' line "your uncle can hold off an entire colony of sand people with one blaster" supports the characterization we see of Owen in the Obi-Wan series.
Something else, I think this is the one of the only lines that separates "the Academy" from Imperial service.
I was 14 and saw Star Wars on opening day. It was a wide-screen (70mm panavision) theater. The opening of the cruiser being chased by the Star Destroyer was epic and blew you out of your seat. Never forget it.
That scene between Luke and Biggs was some of Mark's best acting in all of the first trilogy
If there was a super cut combining ANH and Rogue One like this, it would be amazing
Thing is it doesnt make sense, because biggs joined the imperial military academy then defects, but in this he says he joined an academy but hes not going to wait to get drafted into the military so at this stage the academy here is not the imperial one that biggs joins in canon
@@Saintphoenix86 I don't think you understood the scene.
@@bable6314 fuck off, in canon biggs joined the imperial academy but ends up defecting and joining the rebellion, in this scene they talk about not liking the empire and luke really wanting to join the academy, if luke hates the empire so much he wouldnt want to join their academy
Nah, I'm a little off about the ordering of the scenes.
@@Saintphoenix86 I took it as he volunteered for the academy so he'd have freedom about where he could go and what branch, rather than simply being assigned it
I love Biggs and Luke's conversation it gives so much context and adds to the world building. Also it's nice to see their friendship.
“Your Uncle could hold off a whole colony of sand people with 1 blaster” sounds a lot more legit after the Kenobi finale ngl
It’s funny that the deleted scene has the best-written dialogue in the whole movie.
Lol so true
@Michael Kiely Yes true
@@jerrygil1965 Not even close.
thats your opinion
Literally, it's just such a good scene and I don't get why it wasn't added
I can't listen to people who say Mark Hamill wasn't great in these movies - doesn't make sense to me. Mark was sublime, his delivery and timing was seamless, really felt like his experience was genuine. He worked opposite a puppet and brought emotional conviction for God's sake. These originals wouldn't have worked without him.
None of the acting was fantastic, to be honest. But I would say Mark Hamill aged to be the best actor from the original cast.
Those who say Hamill wasn't good in these movies, they probably rate Star Trek over Star Wars. 4-5-6 were almost perfectly cast, although something ain't quite right about the casting of Obiwan Kenobi. He's either portrayed too youthfully in Ep 1-3 by Ewan McGregor, or he's protrayed too old in 4-6 by Alec Guinness. It's only a 19 year gap, yet Obiwan has visibly aged about 40 or 50 years
@@gregorm93 Well considering that Guinness was first than that'd have to be on McGregor's shoulders, even if he got off the best of all the prequel actors.
@@brycebitetti1402 Natalie Portman?? Most the shit seems to be thrown at Hayden for his perfect portrayal of a young awkward Anakin with pretty shitty lines
@@PurpleLightning6was9 Carrie fisher and Harrison Ford were easily the best. Same with Anthony Daniels, James earl jones, Ian mcdermid. For me mark hamill is the weakest of the whole cast. Definitely for a new hope at least. And then there’s the cringe acting when he finds out darth Vader is his father in ESB
This is a great scene! I think it was probably a good choice to cut for the original theatrical release because the film is quite long if you look at it through 1977 lenses. But as superfans now, it's amazing to have it! I love that Luke is actually a little bit more motivated deeper causes. Before, it was the cliched motivation of "Save the princess" and "get off this rock". In the original cut, he makes only cursory mentions of the empire, but certainly no understanding of what is happening and WHY there is a rebellion. To see him actually understanding and more concerned about the empire and their activities gives him a much greater depth. Thank you very much for this upload!
Biggs’ speech to Luke about how the Empire will eventually come is exactly like some of the ideologies seen in Andor
This was very likely cut because it takes place immediately before the opening space battle. They had to "wow" people and starting off with 5+ minutes of dialogue would have been a disaster.
Exactly why Marcia Lucas cut the scene as the final cut editor of the film. By the time she took over as lead editor it was too late for any reshoots and placing this scene or a similar trip to Tosche Station or Anchorhead further into the film were dashed, so it it was completely cut, but left in the radio broadcast and novel, which why so many people are familiar with it even though it was never in the film
Well this was a fan reedit. This clip from 3:53 on was meant to occure first, with the scene at Tosche station meant to be occurring after the space battle, which was what Luke was referring to with his friends.
I get why the scenes of Luke on Tatooine were cut and I agee with the decision, but they would have been great for worldbuilding: in a short time and just a few sentences, we get to learn about what the citizens of Tatooine think of themselves, their home, the empire and the rebellion. Their talk about the academy, being drafted and what the empire aspires to do and has been doing so far (nationalization of commerce, the possibility of farmers like Owen losing their land, etc.). It really paints a clearer picture of the galactic conflict and everybody's interests. The empire becomes even more of an evil, totalitarian regime and the rebellion that much more heroic and good. Does anybody else feel the same way? Not that the finished film did a bad jobe or anything, I just appreciate the added worldbuilding these scenes would have provided.
I was thinking the exact same stuff watching this
People put far too much value in “world building” when in reality it adds very little to the story.
@@4477superman that is a false statement
@@4477superman world building is what informs the story and gives it meaning.
@@4477superman That makes no sense
Back In 1977 I always knew this scene existed with Luke meeting his friend Biggs at Toshi station and also Luke looking up into the sky with his high powered binoculars and witnessing the small rebel ship being fired upon by the large Imperial destroyer
How did I know this ? its because I had the Star Wars Storybook and I still have it to this day, the front cover shows R2-D2 and C3PO on it
after all these years its so great to be able to see the actual film footage of this event that is in my Star Wars Storybook
A big thankyou to you Alex for posting this YT Video I have waited 45 years for this moment
This scene should have been restored and placed at the end of Rogue One.. That would have been the best “cliffhanger” into A New Hope! It really does tie it all together in an ageless way.
There was so much more to Biggs that we never saw in the film. If you haven't read the Darkhorse Comics: Darklighter, I highly recommend it.
You're right it's an excellent comic, you should check out Empire it tells the story of Luke's other friend "Tank" Lieutenant Janek Sunbar who becomes an Imperial officer with the Stormtrooper Corps
Marvel also did a one shot about him from about 2yrs
Yo I had that comic, I loved the art on it
Radio version has the baggers canyon speeder race & threading the stone needle.
Definitely give the Radio Version a listen guys.
just so it’s clear for everybody - i know the scenes are out of order, haha. i made the choice to swap them because it made luke look like he always had his eyes on the sky - you can even hear somebody say “not again!” at tosche station. plus it has such good narrative flow in this order. keeps it nice and tight.
but yes. i’m aware of my sin and i refuse to atone 🤣🤣🤣
Fair enough, haha! Nicely edited! I would love to see these old scenes cleaned up and remastered... Thanks for sharing this!
@@shannonpotratz489 oh dude! we’re both friends with daniel and dawna davis! i’ve seen your artwork on the monster rangers group all the time. dang this video is getting AROUND 😂
I like your artistic choices. If Lucas can stick a giant dinosaur in the middle of Mos Eisley, you can do your thing too. :)
Artistic license -sometimes you have to shoehorn the existing material.
It's not a sin. It's an artistic choice, and one that I have not seen before. It gives Luke a bit more depth, and Biggs too. He's a lot more heroic, taking charge where Luke is whining and complaining but not doing anything about it. It makes Luke's arc a lot more interesting, gives more weight to Biggs' death, and if I recall, the original scenes chopped and changed between Space and Tatooine. This is smoother. Biggs is like an unjaded Cassian Andor.
2:50 : this line sure makes more sense after the Kenobi finale !
Him and beru must have heard what anikan did. To the sand people
"Your uncle could hold off a whole colony of sand people with one blaster."
Obi-Wan Kenobi confirms this.
I know this scene would have severely dragged down the energy in the original film, but dang! - So cool to see this. You can really feel luke dreaming. Mark Hamil just killed it. He just friggin killed it. Legend.
that mustache actor looks extremely dated. just screams 70s))) plus the dialog is really bad.
@@CoolGobyFish I disagree
@@CoolGobyFish 70s haircut and mustache is soul, it's a travesty how much we declined in fashion sense
And so history is complete. As a Star wars fan since 1977 this not only gives me chills but makes me so happy. I wish they would do a short directors cut on dvd or blue ray as a collectors disc.
wow, thank you. i’m glad this means so much to you!
I read somewhere that disney doesn't want to launch more DVDs or blu rays just because they want you to subscribe their streaming service and see all star wars and marvel content there
@Philip Parmley You mean besides the 20 different cuts that Lucas have made since then with Greedo shooting first, mcclonkey and what not?
No, i don’t think that’s the solution. They should just drop the non-CGI versions on UHD, once and for all. The original cuts were the best,.. 👍
Great editing! There is an unintended consequence of your work: all of the characters in just these few minutes convey the sense of an epic story. I’m pretty certain the Biggs scene would have been cut up more with extras, mattes, scenics, etc. This was good work and thanks for the kindness.
First time seeing those deleted scenes and I gotta admit it they really add a lot. Great transition
Apparently, Uncle Owen was supposed to be quite the badass, being able to "hold off a whole colony of sand people with one blaster". Makes me wonder how many Storm Troopers he took with him. I hope we get to see that badassery in the coming Kenobi series!
Ben is the one who smoked Uncle Owen. Think about it.
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Watch the movie.
Uncle Owen could “hold off a whole colony of sand people with one blaster” well WTF was he doing while Luke’s grandmother was was kidnapped and suffering?! His father Cliegg went out with thirty men to find her and only four returned. Poor Cliegg lost his leg, but nooo Owen could’ve held them all off.
C’mon Biggs THINK. 😂
@@Scotty-Doo626 it would be entirely reasonable for Owen to have become a much better fighter over the course of twenty years.
"I'm quiet! I'm quiet, listen to how quiet I am, you can barely hear me." I love this scene. I wish they'd found a way to keep it in the original cut. This is nicely cut, I sense the editor within you.
Love this mix but I still think it was a stroke of genius starting the film with that score and then BAM! straight into the ship chase scene. It was that moment when you knew you were in for something a little different :) Still gives me goose bumps whenever I see it
of course! nothing can replace the original opening.
“You’re uncle could take on all those sand people with one blaster!” This hits so much harder after seeing him and beru take on reva in the Kenobi Series
Would you imagine if someone made seamless transitions for every movie, turning Star Wars into this 12+ hour long masterpiece.
Prequels and the OT just as God intended.
It only really works with Rogue One and A New Hope, since those two movies are the closest together on the timeline, they take place only a few hours apart, whereas all the other movies have multiple years between them.
EP1 -> EP2: 10 years
EP2 -> EP3: 3 years
EP3 -> Solo: idk but definitely a few years
Solo -> Rogue One: also idk
EP3 -> Rogue One: 19 years
*Rogue One -> EP4: between 20 min and 20 hours (estimate)*
EP4 -> EP5: 3 years
EP5 -> EP6: 1 year
I don't care about the sequel trilogy.
@@Zekiraeth Thanks for the timeline, it was great to refresh it in my memory
@gwentastic1271the best part about the sequels is that you can completely disregard them when watching the OT and PT since they have no relevance whatsoever
@gwentastic1271No.
you can argue this guy's career was negatively impacted by his scenes being reduced and cut. you can also argue that increasing his screentime would have hurt the movie and hold it from rising to what it did
Well I feel like the moustache on a guy who's at most 25 really makes the film feel dated. Before I knew who he was, before his scene on Yavin was added, it was just "who the heck is this 70s guy?
@@cyanimation1605 the scenes failed to hold the tone of the movie as a whole imo & were rightfully dropped. no disrespect to the working actor
If the scenes had been kept Star Wars probably wouldn’t have gotten a sequel. The original cut was said to be unwatchable
@@4477superman i believe that. they probably watched like something akin to the prequels
Wasn't the original cut where they were still using spliced in footage from WWII movies?
omg we made it to one million. i'm totally floored and super grateful. so, uh... what else do you folks want to see? i didn't really plan on becoming a Star Wars Edit Person, and now i have all these subscribers to entertain, haha. and i still chose to put the clips in a different order, so you're informing me of absolutely nothing when you tell me that, lmao
Im pretty sure that they removed those scenes because of Luke's Hat. Oh my!
Making it to a million, is a one in a million shot kid!
Can you rewrite the last 3 movies for us?? Come on use the fore or something, you can do it!
Second vote here for rewriting the latest trilogy. You’ve shown more talent and passion for Star Wars with this video than Rian Johnson did with an entire movie.
can you do an edit with all the scenes with that mustache guy?
These deleted scenes would make a new hope such a beyond fantastic movie
And the Rebels connection is pretty damn good too. "Met some friends" me just thinking Phoenix Squadron.
This is the place that Boba Fett steals the speeders of the Nycto Riders from in BoBF and beats them up. They even brought back those same actors that play Luke's friends for it
Same characters, not the same actors.
Not the same actors lol
They would be in their 70s now lol
Nice going! That scene between Luke and Biggs works so much better with the music you put in. Great video. Thank You!
This is so well done, it's been a while since I've been this happy over Star Wars, thank you.
The existence of this scene has been known to long time fans of Star Wars for decades, and it's interesting how it establishes the world the characters exist in for the story. But it has always struck me how the "Academy" Luke and Biggs talks about is not a military one, but apparently some sort of merchant marine type of organization, especially given the way Biggs is dressed and the way he talks about not wanting to wait until the Empire drafts him into service. But the talk of how the Empire is nationalizing everything makes it clear that everything, from farms on Tatooine to the academy won't stay independent for very much longer, which ties in nicely to the later scene on the Death Star with Tarkin telling everyone there that the Senate has been dissolved permanently.
I always wished George would have added these scenes back in when he made the Special Edition edits. They are in the book, so readers are familiar with them. The scenes establish the strong connection between Luke and Biggs, giving a bigger impact to Bigg’s death. They also set up the Imperial hold across the Galaxy as well as the existence of the rebel alliance.
Thank you. This edit make a jaded old fan feel a twinge of the old joy.
Awesome to discover this scene ! Thank you for your job!
3:55 Loved the quiet but subtle change between the two themes with the lighter tone of Binary Sunset first as Luke looks up with his binos then the looming theme of the Empire as the Devastator exits out of hyperspace just behind the Tantive IV, made me feel like I was legit watching an official extended cut of the film like LotR
"Look how quiet I am! You can barely hear me!"
I've got a sneaking suspicion Mark ad-libbed that line. That's a Mark Hammil moment there.
1:29 beautiful girl giving him the nasty look and treating him like a nerd.........doesn't know that in a few short years he's about to become the biggest chad of the entire galaxy from hero of the rebellion to master force user and lightsaber combat expert.
First time seeing both this edit AND archival footage. Absolutely well done! It really gives Luke a more in depth introduction, and seeing the attack from the ground was a really interesting angle!
This looks better than when people edit them together without the deleted scene. Ive seen the footage before but having the rogue one scene right before it gave more energy.
First, and most important: I have NEVER seen those deleted segments before, and it was really cool seeing them now, so THANKS!
Second: Really spectacularly well edited, both picture and music.
Third, and last: No matter how awesome, there's no denying the absolute gut punch impact of the original opening of Star Wars (IV), so while this is a really cool experiment, and the scene itself is interesting and well acted, it just doesn't fit anywhere.
I watched this video like 2 weeks ago and it has lived rent free in my brain ever since!! the world building in the deleted scenes is fascinating & it’s so cool seeing how it can all tie together so well 🤩
Oh man! I've seen a lot of edits like this but yours is the best I've seen so far.
That wipe transition is absolutely perfect. Classic Star Wars
0:53 Mark Hamill's joker laugh 😂
Luke had no idea he was watching his father chasing his sister
so no one's gonna talk about the fact how the scene that is now the opening scene in new hope finally seems like it fits the movie? it doesnt have the random beginning anymore, it actually feels, right or something. I hate how they deleted this scene
Wow ! This delelted scene is very interresting ! The part when Luke looks up with his binocular seeing the vessels far in the sky is beautiful and add so much realism ! It gives credit to the atmosphere of a developped galactical civilization.
On another hand, I understand why it was deleted. Way too long and it doesn't fit with Luke's vision of the empire in the story, despite his naivety. It would have been interresting to see a Luke neutral then turning against the empire but it could have been a risk of inconsistency in such a character meant to embody the innocence of the good against the evil at the beginning of this trilogy.
God, the shot of the Star Destroyer chasing the Tantive IV will always be the most awesome scene ever in any sci-fi movie.
I already saw that deleted scene a couple of years ago, but it a surprise for me , how it fits between the the films.
Very nice cut bro!!
Very nice!
Wow this is brilliant. Great job. Gave me goose bumps.
This scene adds so much needed dialogue establishing Luke’s relationship with Biggs.
That one shot of seeing the Tantive IV glinting in orbit, followed shortly by the Devastator jumping in is possibly one of my favorite scenes in all of Star Wars.
Except that wasn't in Star Wars. What was in this deleted scene originally was very different and looked like a placeholder. What is here appears to be new and is quite well done. I like it a lot and it actually feels like what you could see from the planet's surface.
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I mean, yeah it's a deleted scene, but it's still a Star Wars scene, and still canon in my book.
Edit: Wait yeah holy shit. Looked back at the _original_ original scene, and it was different.
@@moontrooper2587 It's a great shot, Alex made it for this edit because the original looked like a place holder, he mentioned it in a comment above here.
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Wait yeah holy shit. Looked back at the _original_ original scene, and it was different.
@@moontrooper2587 I need to look up more of the cut scenes. I hate that the story could have been added to for a better understanding of the characters.
I absolutely love it. REally well done! Thanks!
I LOVE this edit! You used that deleted scene perfectly. I still think that scene needs to be in the film, it really adds depth to Luke and Biggs and also adds a sense of realism to hear them talking about the Empire that way. ❤
I read this passage in this book I had when I was 12 this footage never made the cut of the film but it made the cut in the book. They had a similar book on Han Solo by the same author.
I have the pocketbooks of ANH and ROTJ (local translation), so I've read it as well! It makes for a much richer story.
I still hope to find the one for TESB and I'd love to have them all in English too.
@@MasterSandman As someone who has read the TESB novel, I can sadly say that there isn't much in it which wasn't already in the film.
@@Quirderph That's a pity, but I'd like to have it all the same... to complete the set.
@@MasterSandman It does have Yoda with blue skin and Boba Fett with a silver helmet though. That's something.
This is superb. Still irks me to this day that they never restored those old deleted scenes in any re-release. They could've really outdone themselves and done *this* in the actual film. Would've made an already perfect film even better!
This is absolutely perfect. Thank you!
I think it flows really well and I didn't even notice the new scenes you added on first watch. Well done! It took me a second to catch on to the "boy called wolf" narrative but I think it's because I've already seen the footage.
Also, keep in mind that the theatrical release of the lightsaber scene in Obi-Wan's home was also presented dramatically out of order for better pacing and a more sympathetic narrative. It's not unheard of in any given film, and VERY common in ANH.
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first off, thank you all for being so welcoming of this little edit of mine. i’m so glad you all like it and are supporting it so warmly. i’d like to think that this sort of reminds us all of what this little movie was before it became what we know today. this cut makes me feel like STAR WARS is special again.
here are some quick things about the video:
i had a pinned comment that explained why i deliberately chose to flip the order of the clips, but it still seems to bother folks. so, think if it this way - if you were making a little sci-fi movie in the 70s, and you decided to recontextualize a clip by flipping its intended order, nobody would know. we only know because we’ve become so attached to the lore. so, let this one go, and just enjoy the new narrative. to me, it makes luke look like he’s always got his eyes on the sky, and folks are a bit sick of his constant dreaming and thirst for adventure. it doesn’t matter if he really saw a battle or not - in my head, for this particular cut, he didn’t. in my head, biggs is right - it’s just a tanker refueling or something like that.
this leads me to my next point - the falcon shot. i made that one in blender and after effects, and i figured it just made a cool transition shot. i have no idea if han or chewie are canonically arriving at that point or not, and i don’t care 😂
the skyward shot of the destroyer chasing the blockade runner was something i whipped up in after effects. i’m really proud of the weight that shot has. i chose not to do a “binocular” shot because i didn’t want to give away the big reveal of the opening shot.
OH. and i almost started with the vader hallway sequence. almost. but you can’t start with the coolest dang thing in the one movie and expect folks to stick around to see what i did with everything else in a seven or eight minute video, so… you all know what's in these movies already, haha.
also, i’m not a film restoration specialist, i’m a professional editor - these are two different jobs and i don’t know what tools to use for restoration. instead of telling me that i should have restored the clips, please direct me to some resources so that i can learn how.
finally, now that i have A WHOLE TRUCKLOAD OF FOLLOWERS NOW, wow, uh… what should i make next? doesn’t have to be star wars.
You didn't include the epic scene in Rogue One where Darth Vader was fighting or when Darth Vader arrives in New Hope!! That's like filming the horizon during an entire day and missing the sunrise and sunset.
It's a very cool edit to weave the story together 💯 More please!
It is a great work! Thank you!
I think keeping the original clips unrestored was best, looks a little more authentic. Rouge 1 hade plenty of awesome scenes other then Vader
It is a shame you have to explain to some folks that lore connection, you did such a great job there it shouldn't require explanation. Just thank you. I only wish we could see darth Anakin getting inside, but that would be too much. I had no idea the deleted scene still existed so it is enough awesomeness for one day.
This should absolutely have been kept in one of the special edition as the definitive cut, these scenes are glorious
Nah. ‘A New Hope’ has the perfect amount of exposition already, adding this scene would be way too much.
Thanks for posting! This adds more to the character development.
Wonderful footage. I'm again impressed by the quality of the acting. At the time of shooting this was a wacky sci-fi, but Mark really pulls of the role by being so deep in the character. Nice.
I didn't realize you'd changed the order, but I HAVE seen more or less these scenes on TH-cam before somewhere. They're pretty good. When SW came out on VHS I never knew why I remembered Biggs when none of this was there. Of course it was because some of this was in the Marvel comics adaptation and maybe the novelization. Cool to use it here to connect the two stories a little more tightly. Nice work.
Woah the transitions are amazing, wish Lucasfilm can figure out a way to compile all good deleted scenes and turn it into some anthology series. They would'nt break a sweat and they'll make profit. Giving fans and the company a win win.
This is great thanks for this cut
Wow. That adds some valuable context. Thanks for the share!
This was a very important scene, building Luke's motivations and considering that afterwards we meet Biggs at the end of the movie and we have no idea who he is. I don't understand why they cut it out.
Probably because this scene takes place before the begging scene in the actual movie(which has an uncomparably greater impact than this one, even though I also agree that it is a crucial scene and like it very much too)
@darthvader1787 You've got the point. Nevertheless, this scene builds Luke's character so much they should just change the order instead of deleting it.
Because it's completely out of place
This is beyond fantastic. I’ve never seen that before. We need a petition for a 100% complete directors cut. With all scenes like this re added
Thanks for adding in the background music when Wedge is talking to Luke, that really adds to it