Fisher was convinced that Start Wars would destroy her career iRADIO

Todd was convinced otherwise by the very first shots, when the familiar yellow font flies across the screen and soon a space cruiser; his sister crushed his hand in the next seat at the cinema and Fisher said he knew she was going to be a star. Later that year, the actress described the film as “pure fun, like a rollercoaster ride”.

“(Director) George Lucas didn’t want a damsel in distress, he didn’t want a stereotypical princess. You know, a bit of a victim, scared, unable to deal with problems without the help of boys. He wanted a warrior…that’s what I liked about the role,” Fisher, who died in 2016, explained of her initial interest.

She found the script “wonderful” on first readings, although she said she had to use “a little bit of imagination” to envision what the film would actually look like.

“I’m not really proud of the (British) accent and the lip gloss, but the rest of it… I enjoyed it tremendously,” the actress recalled in 2004.

When Fisher first spoke to the BBC in December 1977,Star Warswere already a phenomenon in the United States for half a year, and the British audience had to wait another three weeks for the premiere. Meanwhile, normalization was at its peak in Czechoslovakia.

“The American Embassy in Prague (early summer) invited everyone to a gala screening of the latest American blockbuster,” he saidCzech TV dramaturg Michael Málek.

“They also invited (the then director of the Czechoslovak State Film Jiří) Purš and other officials. Purš then said everywhere that we must not buy the film that the Americans are forcing,” added the dramatist, adding that PuršStar Warsthen he spoke of it as a fairy tale.

“They were calling it the most expensive low-budget movie anyone had ever made,” actress Carrie Fisher described the shoot. “They had to carefully plan every scene and come up with a lot of new things. They only had three million dollars for special effects out of a ten million film, which is not a lot for effects,” she added.

Star Wars everywhere

Star Warsbrought Fisher worldwide fame, but also some personal problems. The actress suffered from bipolar disorder and in her semi-autobiographical book later spoke with exaggeration about drug addiction and a complicated relationship with her mother.

The book was later made into the film Postcards from Hollywood (1990) starring Meryl Streep, for which Fisher wrote the screenplay. After completing the original three-part series of Star Wars, the actress took up writing as her next main domain – she was a sought-after script editor in Hollywood, writes the BBC.

AlthoughStar Warswere far from the only films Fisher starred in, the space saga dominated her career. When asked what the Star Wars legacy meant to her, she replied in 2000:

“I have no idea. My daughter has Princess Leia school boards. It follows me everywhere. Bad hair, weird clothes, no bra. It is very difficult to pin down what it actually was. But if I didn’t like it, I’d probably have an unpleasant life ahead of me,” said Carrie Fisher.

BBC interview with Fisher reminds to mark International Star Wars Day, which falls on Saturday.

The reason Star Wars fans remember May the 4th is because the English “May the fourth” is reminiscent of the phrase “may the force be with you” used by the Star Wars characters Wars often say goodbye and which has become iconic for the film series.

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