The Mos Eisley Cantina | Behind the scenes of the Star Wars Cantina

The Mos Eisley Cantina | Behind the scenes of the Star Wars Cantina | The Jedi Beat

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The Mos Eisley Cantina in A New Hope is one of the most iconic Star Wars scenes, and yet, it was almost a disaster. From budget problems to mask ventilation issues, it took a lot of movie magic to make this scene work. So how did the Star Wars production team pull it off? And why has this scene become so beloved amongst fans? On this episode of the Jedi Beat, go behind the scenes of that legendary watering hole in a galaxy far far away!
From the minds of Ken Napzok (comedian, host of Pop Rockin' Radio), Joseph Scrimshaw (comedian, writer, director of The Nightmare Adorable, and Jennifer Landa (actress, KZfaqr, crafter, contributor on StarWars.com) comes the ForceCenter Podcast Feed. Here you will find a series of shows exploring, discussing, and celebrating everything about Star Wars. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts and Google Podcasts. Listen on TuneIn, Stitcher, Spotify, and more!
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Intro 00:00
Star Wars Script Origins 00:34
Budget Problems 01:14
Enter Stuart Freeborn 02:56
Makeup FX Team assemble! 05:23
Costume Designer John Mollo 08:56
Filming Begins 10:22
Back to the drawing board 12:33
Rick Baker joins Star Wars 13:43
Rick Baker interview as Terminal Man 15:45
Star Wars reshoots in LA 16:53
Modal Nodes get their closeup 18:55
Ponda Baba loses his head 20:12
George Lucas on Special Editions 22:06
Gary Kurtz’s take on Special Editions 22:51
Jon Berg on why Cantina is iconic 23:25
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@alive_in_tucson 5 ай бұрын

Just when you think you’ve seen every pic or film on the making of Star Wars, you learn there’s so much more! This video is awesome!

@JenniferLanda 5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! I was surprised to discover so many photos I had never seen before! It's fantastic that the original Star Wars production was so well documented.

@AstralArkivist 5 ай бұрын

A triumphant debut! The significance of this scene goes far beyond its place in the film's runtime. It's hard to overstate the impact these creatives' work would have on Star Wars alien design for years to come!

@JenniferLanda 5 ай бұрын

So well said!!! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽Thank you for watching!

@goodoldbubba6620 5 ай бұрын

I was there when there was only Star Wars. It wasn't called "A new hope" back then. The "boring" lightsaber duel was mind-blowing to us. The cantina was incredible too. If you didn't experience the 1970s, especially as a kid, then you cannot imagine the impact this one film had on all of us. It is sacred to us. That is why many didn't like the prequels (though I did). It's also why we spit on the Disney crap. They have no love or respect for it. This was a great video. Thanks. I'm subbing. Will be happy to see more.

@Artoosa 5 ай бұрын

One of the best historical videos on film I've seen. Yet alone star wars. This is so amazing, thank you for making this. Idk any of this stuff, it's eye opening.

@JenniferLanda 5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for your kind words!

@burntmarshwigglestudio597 3 ай бұрын

I desperately want a poster of that sheet of doodles of each character

@JSeed47 5 ай бұрын

This was so well done! Time to watch it again! *grabs my blaster and saddles up next to the bar* "what do you mean you don't serve my kind here?! Beep boooop!

@timfankell4242 4 ай бұрын

When Walrus Man did the jig with Bea Arthur in the Holiday Special, he had flipper hands again.

@blockmasterscott 5 ай бұрын

What the heck? I never knew these pictures existed! Another reason why I love KZfaq. 👍

@timothyvandenberg2905 4 ай бұрын

Another PHENOMENAL documentary! Thank you SO much! :)

@michaelorpin 5 ай бұрын

Take a bow Jennifer Landa 👏 this was a great watch.

@solo353 5 ай бұрын

That was brilliant! Lots of little things I didn’t know. Many thanks for this!!

@tomtalksmovies4825 5 ай бұрын

Jen is so talented its crazy! Great work you are amazing, appreciate ya!

@danielteves8846 5 ай бұрын

Absolutely fantastic and exceeded all expectations, thank you Jennifer!

@amadopena5838 5 ай бұрын

This was amazing!!!!!!! You went so deep that most of us life-long SW fans haven't seen the majority of these images. Fantastic!

@schottschott6825 2 ай бұрын

The best video I’ve ever seen on this. Wonderful

@victorbracamontes6694 5 ай бұрын

This was so awesome! I never noticed some of these beautifully created creatures like the Mantis! Will definitely be looking out for them in my rewatches now!

@889884m 5 ай бұрын

Wow!! When you thought everything was already known about the first film. I had no idea the band was actually from a reshoot. Amazing research!

@JonAllanson 5 ай бұрын

This was great. I can't wait for more.

@VegasAtPinehaven 5 ай бұрын

Nice job, Jen!! The ithorian/hammerhead was always my favorite

@JenniferLanda 5 ай бұрын

Mine too! The character was like nothing I had ever seen before! 🤯Thanks so much for watching!

@adjuaadama6623 5 ай бұрын

Great production as always! I still remember listening to the original audio version in the gym a few years back. This version deserves to be aired on Disney+ for sure! Can't wait for my favorite episode: the one on Marcia Lucas.

@ForceCenter 5 ай бұрын

We can't either!

@ronaldwhite1549 5 ай бұрын

Please keep these coming! I can watch them on repeat!

@Kenobi_Stan 5 ай бұрын

Loved this behind the scenes look at one of my favorite scenes from A New Hope!

@salmanfarruz 5 ай бұрын

Huh, venturing into videos now, other than the usual podcasts. I love it!

@user-hr1qe1jr5n Ай бұрын

Great video. Learned a lot that I wasn’t aware of.

@michaelerra95 5 ай бұрын

The presentation was so professional and entertaining. I thought that I knew everything around this sceen but I learned some new details. This was really awsome!

@LazerboltVids 5 ай бұрын

Wow I love this! I watch every "behind the scenes" of Star Wars I can get my hands on, and this is one of the best I've ever seen. Very informative, entertaining and great editing too. Even learned a few things that I've never heard before. Great stuff! Keep then coming!

@KevinMayle1974 5 ай бұрын

Wow, this is a really fantastic documentary! Thank you!

@liamlogsdon1099 5 ай бұрын

This was a very cool video, thank you Jen! I’m excited to see more! Truly great work on this, no notes!

@the_vegan_jedi 5 ай бұрын

Can't wait for the next episode. ❤❤❤

@funkmaster77 5 ай бұрын

This is an awesome, in depth look at one of my favorite scenes. Amazing job!

@mattygunner 5 ай бұрын

Amazing episode! Love it Jen great work!

@JenniferLanda 5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for watching! 🥹

@tastywaffle 5 ай бұрын

Very well done, Jennifer! I had no idea that Rob Bottin was involved in the reshoots! In fact, I didn't know about the reshoots at all until this video! You're always so informative! Thanks so much!

@gbvraul 5 ай бұрын

Incredible work, thank you for putting it together!!

@jonathancruz4531 5 ай бұрын

Very informative and looking forward to more episodes. Great job.

@joshuabernard3953 5 ай бұрын

Great video Jennifer. My favorite back round character is Kabe, her at the bar going gimme, gimme, gimme for a drink was always rememberable. I got the 2020 Lego cantina set which included a lot of these characters.

@JenniferLanda 5 ай бұрын

Omg that is the perfect description of Kabe! And that LEGO cantina set is epic - it has so many characters! 😄Thank you for watching!

@Antobob7 5 ай бұрын

Yay Jennifer!

@user-pd2jd7hm5w 5 ай бұрын

Well done, jen, awesome job.

@Osvetnik1138 5 ай бұрын

This is awesome! Looking forward to the next one!

@Binny2014 5 ай бұрын

This video was a wonderful surprise.

@Ronariverah 5 ай бұрын

Now THIS IS Content!

@willdixon2587 5 ай бұрын

What a fabulous piece!

@karmentaylorkt 5 ай бұрын

This was awesome!!!

@michaelmccarstle4527 5 ай бұрын

This is amazing, Jennifer!

@LadyMusashi 5 ай бұрын

Great job, Jen!

@JenniferLanda 5 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for joining me! 😄

@mbeurg 5 ай бұрын

Wow, what a treat!

@auntvesuvi3872 5 ай бұрын

Thanks, Jennifer! 🎬 Those images are spectacular. Since you asked, my favorite memories of Chalmun's Cantina was trying to see female patrons, aside from the obvious Tonnika sisters. Nice to learn in your video that many ladies were in there... maybe under masks. 😆

@RichiePhoto 5 ай бұрын

Absolutely brilliant work! Kudos to Jennifer for gathering all these great behind-the-scenes images to go with the great history and story she tells. As an old original trilogy fan who grew up, loving all those from Star Wars to Jedi making ofs, this takes me back. And it’s so well done, concise, and accurate. Brilliant work, just brilliant, Jennifer! Thanks forcecenter, can’t wait for more of these

@nicholasarkis6116 5 ай бұрын

Amazing work!

@douglasdubois7985 5 ай бұрын

Outstanding work!

@The_Jedi_Teacher 5 ай бұрын

I've always been the person in my friend group who knew the most about Star Wars. Today, watching this, I felt like I was a kid again in school learning about the subject I love for the first time. So educational and well produced. I know the amount of work Jennifer put into this from listening to ForceCenter and it shows. This almost made me think I was watching something straight from Lucasfilm themselves. Great work and I can't wait to see what else is in the pipeline.

@thedrumjedi 5 ай бұрын

Jennifer has done it again! Well done! Thank you for putting this together.

@willculbertson7859 5 ай бұрын

Very informative, thanks so much!

@alexpolk9325 5 ай бұрын

This was fantasticl Well done!

@freetshirt_250 3 ай бұрын

I never noticed ponda babas wolf hand before & now i cant unsee it 🤦‍♂️

@matthewlozowski 5 ай бұрын

This was awesome! Love getting to hear about more hidden gems of the universe we love. Great work Jennifer! I’m looking forward to the next Jedi Beat

@briantiller5270 5 ай бұрын

Wonderful Jennifer.

@heguiluz 5 ай бұрын

Loved it!

@amaranthpaean 5 ай бұрын

Oh my goodness, how great was that?! Jennifer, you’ve really outdone yourself. I took a break from my frantic last-third reading of Dark Disciple, and sat down with my first cup of coffee to watch this excellent and informative piece. I had no trouble following along, and was only mildly distracted by all those bushy faces… behind the camera, not in the scene! Was there a line item in the budget for beard balm and combs? 😂 Aside from the real-life humans, I think my favorite characters are the Bith musicians Figrin D’an and the Modal Nodes. I am a fan of jazz (or jizz/jatz), and I always enjoy it when local bands play a cover of Mad About Me. It’s funny to imagine the heads expanding and contracting as the wearers breathed… hope nobody passed out!

@JenniferLanda 5 ай бұрын

Thanks so much for spending your morning with me! During my research, I came across a story that Jon Berg shared about the scene. Apparently, when the production team realized the Bith band needed air in their masks, Gary Kurtz used a knife to cut openings underneath the cheek flaps on the masks. Then air was pumped into the openings. Jon Berg said he could see the tip of a blade coming into his mask. 😱Thankfully no one passed out, but what an experience that must have been!

@amaranthpaean 5 ай бұрын

@@JenniferLanda 😱 indeed! But I’m glad they figured out something!

@hargibson18 5 ай бұрын

This is great!!

@idiot_city5244 28 күн бұрын

I hate he changed the Wolfman sipping blue milk. He was my favorite, along with Nabrun Leids

@KnightFallProd 5 ай бұрын

Phenomenal stuff Jen :)

@laurenromo1085 5 ай бұрын

Well done Jennifer! Great video.

@JenniferLanda 5 ай бұрын

Thank you so much, Lauren! I'm so happy to finally be able to share it with you all! 😄

@griff5274 5 ай бұрын

Loved this, learned a lot!! ❤

@danepetersenvoice 3 ай бұрын

The “main character” that resembled Zeb was the original design for Chewbacca. Later Star Wars movies and shows have used a lot of previously rejected designs

@Guernicaman 5 ай бұрын

Couldn't agree MORE w/producer Gary Kurtz about changing & adding things in scenes like the Mos Eisley Cantina. At most, you can digitally add things like mouth movements & eyes blinking to make the cantina patrons look more alive - less like masks & more articulated. Perhaps add an odd-shaped creature walking or flapping its wings across the bar (think Watto) which couldn't possibly be done as a man in a suit. Same w/that plant-like jellyfish-type in one of the concept drawings. Do that, instead of another man in a mask/puppet insert-shot in place of the wolfman. The Special Edition scene w/Jabba was totally unnecessary too, since the infomation is the same as what we get between Han & Greedo. It's not just unnecessary & adds nothing to the plot, but the money spent on it could've gone to those little additions to the cantina patrons. And don't even get me started w/the Greedi shot first fiasco.

@SaladVonBaco 5 ай бұрын

So flipping good! Great job!

@phantomsidious2934 5 ай бұрын

The new two cantina aliens aren't CGI, in fact both are the same puppet with the head of the first one turned the opposite way to look different making two different aliens. The wolfman can still be seen in the background of certain shots. And the original two shots of the wolfman are actually two different masks so it's two wolfman characters in the original scene

@JenniferLanda 5 ай бұрын

Yes, that's true! Regarding the wolfman characters, in the video I state, "two cantina characters were made from that mask." What I meant was that two Star Wars characters (Arleil Schous and Lak Sivrak) were created from Rick Baker's wolfman character. They were most definitely two different masks, especially because they were masks that had been mass-produced for Halloween. However, Rick Baker altered the Star Wars wolfmen masks to have slight variations. And yes, you can still see Arleil Schous in the opening shot right behind Hem Dazon. In regards to the CGI characters, you're right, the new cantina aliens were created from 1 puppet. In my video, I included a photo of that puppet and Howie Weed, the man who sculpted it. The new characters were digitally inserted into the cantina scene which is perhaps why I called them CGI. Or because I still haven't gotten over that CGI Jabba the Hutt scene in ANH. 🫠 Sorry for the confusion!

@gonzothompson4686 5 ай бұрын

This was Awesome!! Thank you Jennifer ❤

@TheFoodinmyBeard 5 ай бұрын

So cool!

@anakincrespin 5 ай бұрын

Yaaaaay 🎉❤

@mangrove 2 ай бұрын

The costumes were reused for The Richard Pryor Show for the "Star Wars Bar" sketch.

@julythrunov Ай бұрын

2 decades?

@georgemartin4354 Ай бұрын

Its Rob Bottin (Bo-Teen)!!! Not Bottin.

@maxmiller5619 5 ай бұрын

P.S. So I've had this strange obsession, legitimately not making this up, with the character of Wioslea. I even have her action figure! I absolutely love her, Luke's Landspeeder buyer. But I do so in a very ironic sense. I adore her because she's got to be the worst designed alien I've ever seen. I mean, hands down, one of the lamest alien designs ever made. It's so bad...it's comically good in that sort of saterical way. And I've OFTEN pondered how this even got approved to be in the movie. I speculated, was this like...someone's kids design and they just tossed it into the deep background hoping no one would notice? Was someone really, really drunk? Did this character come out of sheer laziness? After legit like 20 years of wondering and making jokes about it...I finally, at long last, got an answer.

@ForceCenter 5 ай бұрын

I also adore weird old Wioslea and I didn't know the origin of the beautifully bonkers design until Jennifer's video, as well! -Joseph