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Original Star Wars script discovered in UNB library

31 points by jpatters 11y ago

hmhrex 11y ago
That's awesome. That's where I grew up. I had a bunch of friends that went to that university. And if I'm not mistaken, Heroes Beacon is where I used to get my comics.
ToastyMallows 11y ago
I find it extremely fascinating that public or college libraries can have such a vast collection of items that something of this significance could go unnoticed for almost 15 years (article says that it may have been put in the library in the late 90s). I can't remember now but I've read a couple other articles that have the same premise, students or employees go in the archives to find something and end up stumbling upon something truly unique. I'd love to be someone who just goes through old books and manuscripts and sorts them, maybe in another life.
lisper 11y ago
If you want to read an even earlier version of the script you can find it here: http://www.angelfire.com/movies/coolscreenwriter/scripts/The_Star_Wars.htm http://www.angelfire.com/movies/coolscreenwriter/scripts/The...
_kst_ 11y ago
Hmm. The article says the script gives the protagonist's name as "Luke Starkiller" (and I've heard of that name before), but the photograph of a script page says "Oh ... the uniform. I've come to rescue you. I'm Luke Skywalker." Did they just use an image of a later script for the article?
- wlesieutre 11y ago
  Never got around to playing it, but I believe "Starkiller" is the main character in The Force Unleashed. Could be where you've heard the name before.
  - Leszek 11y ago
    It is, but that one is actually the reference to Luke Skywalker's name in some of the earlier drafts. See, for example: http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Adventures_of_the_Starkiller,_Episode_I:_The_Star_Wars http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Adventures_of_the_Starkiller,...
    - wlesieutre 11y ago
      Yep, just commenting on the "and I've heard of that name before" portion. I think The Force Unleashed has a bigger cultural awareness than the draft movie scripts.
- Someone1234 11y ago
  This article has some details: http://www.salon.com/2014/10/03/secrets_of_the_star_wars_drafts_inside_george_lucas_amazing_and_very_different_early_scripts/ http://www.salon.com/2014/10/03/secrets_of_the_star_wars_dra...
aap_ 11y ago
A cool find but it's really nothing new. Some of the drafts have been freely available for quite some time. The revised 4th draft can be found e.g. here and in the same directory there are also all other public drafts: http://starwars.rossiters.com/binaries/sw_revised4th-draft.txt http://starwars.rossiters.com/binaries/sw_revised4th-draft.t... Now what would really interest me are the drafts that are not publicly available like the 4th draft (not revised) and the one between the 2nd and 3rd where Luke was a girl temporarily.

31 points by jpatters 11y ago

That's awesome. That's where I grew up. I had a bunch of friends that went to that university. And if I'm not mistaken, Heroes Beacon is where I used to get my comics.

ToastyMallows 11y ago

I find it extremely fascinating that public or college libraries can have such a vast collection of items that something of this significance could go unnoticed for almost 15 years (article says that it may have been put in the library in the late 90s). I can't remember now but I've read a couple other articles that have the same premise, students or employees go in the archives to find something and end up stumbling upon something truly unique. I'd love to be someone who just goes through old books and manuscripts and sorts them, maybe in another life.

lisper 11y ago

If you want to read an even earlier version of the script you can find it here: http://www.angelfire.com/movies/coolscreenwriter/scripts/The_Star_Wars.htm http://www.angelfire.com/movies/coolscreenwriter/scripts/The...

_kst_ 11y ago

Hmm. The article says the script gives the protagonist's name as "Luke Starkiller" (and I've heard of that name before), but the photograph of a script page says "Oh ... the uniform. I've come to rescue you. I'm Luke Skywalker." Did they just use an image of a later script for the article?

wlesieutre 11y ago
Never got around to playing it, but I believe "Starkiller" is the main character in The Force Unleashed. Could be where you've heard the name before.
- Leszek 11y ago
  It is, but that one is actually the reference to Luke Skywalker's name in some of the earlier drafts. See, for example: http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Adventures_of_the_Starkiller,_Episode_I:_The_Star_Wars http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Adventures_of_the_Starkiller,...
  - wlesieutre 11y ago
    Yep, just commenting on the "and I've heard of that name before" portion. I think The Force Unleashed has a bigger cultural awareness than the draft movie scripts.
Someone1234 11y ago
This article has some details: http://www.salon.com/2014/10/03/secrets_of_the_star_wars_drafts_inside_george_lucas_amazing_and_very_different_early_scripts/ http://www.salon.com/2014/10/03/secrets_of_the_star_wars_dra...

aap_ 11y ago

A cool find but it's really nothing new. Some of the drafts have been freely available for quite some time. The revised 4th draft can be found e.g. here and in the same directory there are also all other public drafts: http://starwars.rossiters.com/binaries/sw_revised4th-draft.txt http://starwars.rossiters.com/binaries/sw_revised4th-draft.t... Now what would really interest me are the drafts that are not publicly available like the 4th draft (not revised) and the one between the 2nd and 3rd where Luke was a girl temporarily.