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The movie ''Star Wars'' (retroactively titled ''Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope'') is renowned for its many groundbreaking feats in cinema, among them its quick and engaging editing style. There was a version of the film, however, that had much different pacing to it. This version, known as '''"The Lost Cut"''', was an early workprint of the film edited by a British editor named John Jympson.
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The movie Star Wars is renowned for its many groundbreaking feats in cinema, among them it's quick and engaging editing style. There was a version of the film, however, that had a much different pacing to it. This version, known as the "The Lost Cut", was a early version of the film edited by a British editor named John Jympson.


== Background ==
==Background==
In early 1977, after all the Star Wars footage had been recorded, George Lucas asked editor John Jympson to design a "rough cut" of the film so that he could have an idea of the final product. This version was completed in only a few days of work. The workprint was stored on 13 black-and-white 35mm reels and contained 30-40% different scenes than the final version of the film. It also lacked music, sound effects, and special effects, as they were not finished.<ref> [http://starwarz.com/tbone/the-lost-cut-of-star-wars/ A blog post on ''Star Wars: The Lost Cut''.] Retrieved 06 Oct '16</ref>


In early 1977, after all the Star Wars footage had been recorded, George Lucas asked John Jympson to design a "rough cut" of the film so that he could have an idea of the final product. This version was completed in only a few days of work. This version was stored on 13 black-and-white 35mm reels and contained 30-40% different scenes then the final version of the film. It also lacked music, sound effects, and special effects, as they were not finished. After watching the film, George Lucas decided he didn't like the direction that the editor had taken the film. He soon after scrapped his version and fired him, to later edit the film with his own crew. The tapes, with the label of "The Star Wars", are still stored in the LucasArts archive. Only a few people, among them Dr. David West Reynolds (a Star Wars author and archeologist), has seen this version of the film. He wrote a article in issue 41 of ''Star Wars Insider'' in which he described it as "documentary-like" and "missing scenes". It's unlikely this version will ever see a public release due to its unfinished form.
After watching the film, George Lucas decided he didn't like the direction that the editor had taken the film. He soon after scrapped his version and fired him, to later edit the film with his own crew. The tapes, with the label of "The Star Wars", are still stored in the LucasArts archive. Only a few people, among them Dr. David West Reynolds (a Star Wars author and archaeologist), have seen this version of the film. He wrote an article in issue 41 of ''Star Wars Insider'' in which he described it as "documentary-like" and "missing scenes". He also mentioned it had longer takes and some different scenes than the final version. It's unlikely this version will ever see a public release due to its unfinished form.


== Footage ==
==Footage==
On the ''Behind the Magic'' CD-ROM, some of the footage of the movie was found in bonus features. These snippets, along with some images, have been uploaded to the Star Wars Holiday Special website.  
On the ''Star Wars Behind the Magic'' CD-ROM, some of the footage of the movie was found in bonus features. These snippets, along with some images, have been uploaded to the ''Star Wars Holiday Special'' website.<ref>[http://starwarsholidayspecial.com/swcs/episode4/lostcut.html ''Star Wars Holiday Special'' lost cut info.] Retrieved 06 Oct '16</ref>


{{#ev:dailymotion|http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4woju_unedited-star-wars-cantina-scene_shortfilms|320x240|center|Star Wars: Lost Cut - Cantina Scene|frame}} {{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRWyBaMVlcU|320x240|center|Star Wars: Lost Cut - Mos Eisley Scene|frame}}
==Gallery==
===Images===
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Starwarslostcut.jpeg|A picture of the cantina scene in the Lost Cut.
</gallery>
===Videos===
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  |description1 =Early cantina scene.
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  |description2 =Early Mos Eisley scene.
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  |description3 =A YouTube documentary that reconstructs some scenes.
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  |description4 =A comprehensive video on Star Wars: The Lost Cut.
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==See Also==
*[[Star Wars (partially found David Prowse Darth Vader audio of sci-fi films; 1977-1983)]]
*[[Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (lost original Darth Vader line from "I am your Father" scene of sci-fi sequel film; 1980)]]
*[[Star Wars: A New Hope (lost original "Luke Starkiller" scene of sci-fi film; 1977)]]
*[[Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (partially lost unreleased Max Rebo Band source music from sci-fi sequel film; 1983)]]


== External Links ==
==External Links==
[http://www.starwarsholidayspecial.com/swcs/episode4/lostcut.html Star Wars Holiday Special Lost Cut Info]
*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Jympson Wikipedia page on John Jympson.]
*[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Star_Wars_Insider_41 ''Star Wars'' Wiki page on ''Star Wars Insider #41''.]


[http://www.starwarz.com/tbone/the-lost-cut-of-star-wars/ Lost Cut Tbone Blog Post]
==References==
{{reflist}}


[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Jympson John Jympson Wikipedia Page]
[[Category:Lost films]]
 
[[Category:Partially found media]]
[http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Star_Wars_Insider_41 Star Wars Insider #41 Wikia Page]
[[Category:Historic]]

Latest revision as of 01:13, 13 April 2023

Star wars a new hope poster.jpeg

The final film's theatrical poster.

Status: Partially Found

The movie Star Wars (retroactively titled Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope) is renowned for its many groundbreaking feats in cinema, among them its quick and engaging editing style. There was a version of the film, however, that had much different pacing to it. This version, known as "The Lost Cut", was an early workprint of the film edited by a British editor named John Jympson.

Background

In early 1977, after all the Star Wars footage had been recorded, George Lucas asked editor John Jympson to design a "rough cut" of the film so that he could have an idea of the final product. This version was completed in only a few days of work. The workprint was stored on 13 black-and-white 35mm reels and contained 30-40% different scenes than the final version of the film. It also lacked music, sound effects, and special effects, as they were not finished.[1]

After watching the film, George Lucas decided he didn't like the direction that the editor had taken the film. He soon after scrapped his version and fired him, to later edit the film with his own crew. The tapes, with the label of "The Star Wars", are still stored in the LucasArts archive. Only a few people, among them Dr. David West Reynolds (a Star Wars author and archaeologist), have seen this version of the film. He wrote an article in issue 41 of Star Wars Insider in which he described it as "documentary-like" and "missing scenes". He also mentioned it had longer takes and some different scenes than the final version. It's unlikely this version will ever see a public release due to its unfinished form.

Footage

On the Star Wars Behind the Magic CD-ROM, some of the footage of the movie was found in bonus features. These snippets, along with some images, have been uploaded to the Star Wars Holiday Special website.[2]

Gallery

Images

  • A picture of the cantina scene in the Lost Cut.

    A picture of the cantina scene in the Lost Cut.

Videos

Early cantina scene.

Early Mos Eisley scene.

A YouTube documentary that reconstructs some scenes.

A comprehensive video on Star Wars: The Lost Cut.

See Also

External Links

References

  1. ↑ A blog post on Star Wars: The Lost Cut. Retrieved 06 Oct '16
  2. ↑ Star Wars Holiday Special lost cut info. Retrieved 06 Oct '16
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