Anyway, the reason for the Wampa reference are these old behind the scenes photos from 1980, taken during the filming of "The Empire Strikes Back" that show an actor getting into a Wampa ice creature costume. This thing is huge! I really like the one where it shows the cables that are used to hoist him up. I want one of these that I can wear during the winter months when I shovel my driveway and walk my dog.
I'm presuming this full-body costume was used for the deleted "wampa attack en mass" sequence, as the only shots used in the final 1981 film are of a puppet/maquette head and arm. A sequence was filmed but not used that showed a bunch of Wampa ( A herd? A pack? A pride? A gaggle? ) attacking the rebel ice fortress right as the Imperial Walkers showed up. Jeez! A glimmer of this sequence can seen in the film, as R2-D2 rounds a corrider / passageway, and some snow dislodges and hits him in the head. The snow was dislodged due to some Wampa busting through the walls into the tunnel. True story.
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hey - how about a linkback in your post? from one fellow sasquatch / bigfoot / yeti (wampa) fan to another?
Sorry 'bout that Giant Monster, I didn't see you had posted those pics earlier. A buddy of mine emailed them to me. I'll be more diligent in the future.
One of the best movies ever. But I'm glad they deleted that wampa attack scene.
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