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Prop snafu

Another interesting Empire Strikes Back secret: There was an issue with a prop head made of Hamill that was used in a scene in which Luke sees his own face in Darth Vader’s helmet. When a fan asked about this particular scene, the actor obliged with an answer on Twitter. “Dissatisfied with the prop head of me they had made, we re-shot it with my real head pushed through an opening below the set,” he explained. “The hardest part was keeping my eyes open and not blinking as they wafted smoke in for atmosphere.” He added that the upside to using the not-so-great prop head was that you could “waft fire ants in for atmosphere and the eyes would stay open and NEVER BLINK!” You won’t believe how much money people have paid for the most expensive movie props ever.