They may have been villains , but the Stormtroopers of Star Wars were n’t always suave . In a now - infamous scene inStar Wars Episode IV — A New Hope(1977 ) , one of the white - helmeted foot soldiers marched direct into the top of a doorway . ( outer space ships were n’t meant for tall people , apparently . ) In award of the picture show ’s fortieth day of remembrance , the actor underneath that helmet finally toldThe Hollywood Reporterwhat pass off : He had to poop .
Actor Laurie Goode came down with a breadbasket bug on his 2d Clarence Day of cinematography . He had already range to the bathroom several fourth dimension that day , and was about to duck out again when he was put in the shot . His attention was , understandably , somewhat distracted from the labor at helping hand .
As he severalise theReporter :
presumptively he was too busy planning out just how he was proceed to get out of that body armour in time .
It come about to be the last take before the crew wrapped that scene , and Goode did n’t know his fumble had made it into the movie until he saw it in theater . It has since become an inherent part of the movie , and the 2004 videodisk re - release featured enhance intelligent effects to make the subtle blunder more obvious .
However , the identity of the Clumsy Stormtrooper is actually a bit controversial . Previously , actor Michael Leaderclaimedto be the hang - banger . ( Leader died in 2004 . )
We ’re inclined to think Goode , because most people do n’t make up story about their looseness of the bowels emergency from 40 years ago , but then again , people docrazy thingsfor fame all the time . turn over the design of those helmets , more than one Stormtrooper probably whacked his head over the course of study of filming , even if only one incident made it into the film .
Star Wars YouTuberJamie Stangroomis currentlycrowdfundinga infotainment that propose to get to the bottom of the Clumsy Stormtrooper mystery , so we may one day have a more authoritative answer . But for now , we ’re happy to trust the bathroom emergency hypothesis .
[ h / tThe Hollywood Reporter ]
