Han Solo, portrayed by Harrison Ford, is a fictional character in the Star Wars universe. In the film Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (1977), Han Solo and his Wookiee co-pilot, Chewbacca (Peter Mayhew), become involved in the Rebel Alliance against the Galactic Empire. Over the course of the Star Wars franchise, Solo becomes a chief figure in the Alliance and succeeding galactic governments. Star Wars creator George Lucas described Solo as "a loner who realizes the importance of being part of a group and helping for the common good". Han remains one of cinema's most revered movie characters.
Source: Wired
When George Lucas first screened Star Wars — showing an early cut to Steven Spielberg, Brian de Palma and several other old friends who had found their own place in the film world — the special effects were unfinished. As recounted in Easy Riders, ...
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* Robbie Griffin of SBNation.com has some very good reasons why we shouldn't be desparing, though. A certain Han Solo quote may be in order. * In 12 innings against Kevin Millwood this year, the Rangers have had 11 baserunners and scored two run ...
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Believe it or not, it was exactly 35 years ago when we first met Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Leia and Darth Vader, and we saw the destruction of the first Death Star. Since then, the small movie directed by George Luca ...
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