“He was entirely alien, and hopefully people aren’t aware of how he’s being operated.” This is an exciting year for Star Wars, with a brand new trilogy and the characters we all grew up with. One of everyone’s favorite characters is Jabba the Hutt, and we all know he was an impressive puppet creation designed by Phil Tippett, but how exactly did he work? Well, Jabba required three puppeteers inside and three others operating various parts, from the smoke to his breathing. The man behind some fantastic “filmumentaries“, Jamie Benning, has put together a new video called Slimy Piece of Worm-Ridden Filth – Life Inside Jabba the Hutt (love this title) and it’s an excellent 20-min short doc on the operation of Jabba. Dive in. ›››
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