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colonel nicholson used the Force to detect the wires to the explosive


notice how no one detected them but him

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metsrus,
good jab at Guinness' role in Star Wars. I read a newspaper article years back about Guiness' take on his role as Obi Wan; he said he hated it that too many people remembered him for the Star Wars saga and forgot his earlier and better work (by his own assessment) in films like Kind Hearts and Coronets and BOTRK.

-JKHolman

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On Star Wars "he negotiated a deal for 2% of the gross royalties paid to the director, George Lucas, who received one fifth of the box office takings." 2% of 20% is still a lot when 100% is all the $$$ of Star Wars. I doubt he was unhapppy about that.

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He was the only one paying attention to the bridge and of the people there he was the only one who would recognize something that did not look right.

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