RIP: R2-D2

[ryoder 1,590]

http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-37072736

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[johnmatrix 21]

:'(

[wolfriverjoe 1,523]

Hard to believe that next May will be 40 years since the release of the first one (1977).

They are all old. Carrie Fischer is still hot, though.

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[Phillbo 11]

I never realized there was a person in there. I always assumed it was a remote controlled device.

[oldwomanc6 60]

Phillbo

I never realized there was a person in there. I always assumed it was a remote controlled device.

Me, too. RIP.

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[BillyVance 35]

Phillbo

I never realized there was a person in there. I always assumed it was a remote controlled device.

In 1977??? Remote control technology was still in its infancy at the time. I don't really know if they could have made it work. However some actors do go through hell to pull off the character, however weird it might be.

I'd sure like to know how the little guy did the work inside the R2D2 shell. How'd he make it move on its legs with rollers? I imagine he could just grab a hand hold inside on the dome and make it turn, or however it was done.

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[BIGUN 1,459]

You're all three correct.

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So they looked to using a combination of a movable remote control unit and an elaborate costume for an actor to perform inside for the areas that were not possible with animatronics. The task of actually building the first ever remote control R2-D2 unit was outsourced to Tony Dyson, who ran his own studio called The White Horse Toy Company in the UK.

SOURCE: http://www.warpedfactor.com/2015/05/star-wars-10-things-you-might-not-know_22.html

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