Hammer and Star Wars

Peregrin Toker · Post by **Peregrin Toker** » 2003-03-15 08:49am

Am I the first to notice that many of the actors which played major villains in SW movies started their career at the british studio Hammer??? (known for its cult horror movies)

Among these actors were Peter Cushing (Dr. Frankenstein and also Van Helsing in several Hammer flicks, Grand Moff Tarkin in ANH), Christopher Lee (Hammer's Dracula and AOTC's Count Dooku) and David Prowse (he played Frankenstein's monster in the last of Hammer's Frankenstein movies - but is better known as Darth Vader).

Were these people cast as SW villains because of their roles in Hammer movies, or simply as a matter of coincidence???

Note: I am aware that Ian McDiarmid (Emperor Palpatine I) never appeared in a Hammer flick.

Seele · Post by **Seele** » 2003-03-15 11:16am

But Ian Mcdiarmid was in Sleepy Hollow which was inspired by by the Hamner style and Ray Parks also was in that flick as well.

Montcalm · Post by **Montcalm** » 2003-03-15 11:19am

How about the goog guys of SW did some of them played in Hammer movies?

Joe · Post by **Joe** » 2003-03-15 11:29am

Simon H.Johansen wrote:Am I the first to notice that many of the actors which played major villains in SW movies started their career at the british studio Hammer??? (known for its cult horror movies)

Among these actors were Peter Cushing (Dr. Frankenstein and also Van Helsing in several Hammer flicks, Grand Moff Tarkin in ANH), Christopher Lee (Hammer's Dracula and AOTC's Count Dooku) and David Prowse (he played Frankenstein's monster in the last of Hammer's Frankenstein movies - but is better known as Darth Vader).

Were these people cast as SW villains because of their roles in Hammer movies, or simply as a matter of coincidence???

Note: I am aware that Ian McDiarmid (Emperor Palpatine I) never appeared in a Hammer flick.

This is no coincidence; I think GL wanted it. If I recall correctly, Christopher Lee wanted to be in EpII to sort of pay homage to his old friend Cushing.

Boba Fett · Post by **Boba Fett** » 2003-03-17 03:45am

The funny thing is that they're very talented actors.

Take a look at the actors in horror movies nowadays...

Peregrin Toker · Post by **Peregrin Toker** » 2003-03-17 04:05am

Boba Fett wrote:The funny thing is that they're very talented actors.

Take a look at the actors in horror movies nowadays...

I've heard that the actors in The Blair Witch Project weren't even actors to begin with. But Hammer had actors of Shakespearean quality at their disposal!! Those were the days!

Boba Fett · Post by **Boba Fett** » 2003-03-17 04:09am

Simon H.Johansen wrote:
Boba Fett wrote:The funny thing is that they're very talented actors.

Take a look at the actors in horror movies nowadays...
I've heard that the actors in The Blair Witch Project weren't even actors to begin with. But Hammer had actors of Shakespearean quality at their disposal!! Those were the days!

Agreed!!!

That's why I rarely watch new horror movies.

Captain tycho · Post by **Captain tycho** » 2003-03-17 04:17am

Boba Fett wrote:
Simon H.Johansen wrote:
Boba Fett wrote:The funny thing is that they're very talented actors.

Take a look at the actors in horror movies nowadays...
I've heard that the actors in The Blair Witch Project weren't even actors to begin with. But Hammer had actors of Shakespearean quality at their disposal!! Those were the days!
Agreed!!!

That's why I rarely watch new horror movies.

Hell yeah, I agree.
I remeber all those great horror movies.
But nowdays 'horror' can be summed up in one word: gorefest..
No style, nothing...just gore.

Post by **The Yosemite Bear** » 2003-03-17 05:57am

yeah, I have wanteed to make a decent horror movie for a while. Something with tension ^ no gross out,

Peregrin Toker · Post by **Peregrin Toker** » 2003-03-17 09:59am

Captain tycho wrote:
Boba Fett wrote:
Simon H.Johansen wrote: I've heard that the actors in The Blair Witch Project weren't even actors to begin with. But Hammer had actors of Shakespearean quality at their disposal!! Those were the days!
Agreed!!!

That's why I rarely watch new horror movies.
Hell yeah, I agree.
I remeber all those great horror movies.
But nowdays 'horror' can be summed up in one word: gorefest..
No style, nothing...just gore.

That's not horror, that's slasher.

Not to go off topic, but in my opinion the horror genre is actually better suited to litterature than movies.

Master Arachnos · Post by **Master Arachnos** » 2003-03-18 04:41am

Kinda swinging off at a tangent here...but has any1 seen the classic hammer film 'twins of evil'...

yummy....

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