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Why the fuck did they get a dwarf child to play an ewok?

posted 4 years ago by abigolcwock (517)
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The point of getting a dwarf to play some tiny creature in your movie is to avoid child labor laws, which are really annoying to deal with. But for some reason they got a 13 year old dwarf to play an ewok? Why?

[–] [deleted] 4 years ago

Which one?

[–] abigolcwock (517) 4 years ago

Warwick Davis

[–] [deleted] 4 years ago

Oh I thought he was an adult at the time.

[–] TexasJack (12515) 4 years ago

He's originally from Endor and speaks fluent Ewok, so they gave him a shot.

[–] NotoriousRio (12927) 4 years ago

Yub-Nub!

[–] Kowalski (58146) 4 years ago

DAVIS WAS HIRED AS AN EWOK EXTRA.AS WAS MOST EVERYONE MEETING THE HEIGHT REQUIREMENT.WHEN THE ACTOR PLAYING WICKET FELL ILL,GEORGE LUCAS CHOSE WARWICK TO PLAY THE PART BASED ON WHAT LUCAS HAD OBSERVED OF DAVIS IN COSTUME(HE WAS IMPRESSED).

[–] abigolcwock (517) 4 years ago

thanks for answering the question

[–] [deleted] 4 years ago

Child labour laws are annoying to deal with? The cast and crew of the Harry Potter series managed fine.

[–] [deleted] 4 years ago

I'm not sure how that proves that child labor laws aren't sometimes a hindrance. No one was claiming it makes finishing a movie with children impossible.

[–] urrutiap (952) 4 years ago

young Warwick Davis was british. Plus it was 1982-1983 back then where things were different back then while people like you make a big deal about it these days

[–] Forky (1739) 4 years ago

a bunch of the Jawas were kids in 76

[–] abigolcwock (517) 4 years ago

Did you actually read the body of the post, and if you did, do you have dyslexia?

[–] johnmiller (3357) 4 years ago

'Cause Ewoks are short. Should they have gotten Kareem Abdul Jabar instead?

[–] abigolcwock (517) 4 years ago

So I know this site isn't populated by the brightest of individuals, but I am still a lil shocked by how many of you didn't understand the point of my post. You put dwarfs in costumes to play little things instead of children because they are adults, and are therefore easier to deal with mentally plus no child labor laws. Which means that a 13 year old dwarf is worthless, it has none of the perks of a dwarf.

And the guy writing in all caps already answered my question.

[–] [deleted] 4 years ago

Why are you so bothered by child labour laws? I'm getting the impression you don't like kids, ANY kids in movies at all.

[–] [deleted] 4 years ago

I'm getting the impression he's dwarfist , i mean , listen to this:
"a 13 year old dwarf is worthless,"

[–] abigolcwock (517) 4 years ago

How do you even come to that conclusion?

[–] Hans-Wilhelm (1320) 4 years ago

This is an issue for you?
Ok.
I've seen him interviewed. He talks like it is just about the best thing that ever happened to him.

Thanks for showing up 38 years later to be outraged for him.

Yawn.