Posted on 12/27/2017 2:47:06 PM PST by EdnaMode
Alfie Curtis, who played the wanted outlaw Dr. Evazan in “Star Wars,” died this week at age 87, according to multiple media reports. His cause of death is not yet known.
“Star Wars” fans know Dr. Evazan as the man who attempted to intimidate Luke Skywalker when he visited the Mos Eisley cantina early in the famous 1977 film. “You just watch yourself. We’re wanted men,” he famously warned the future Jedi before he was chopped down by Obi-Wan Kenobi’s lightsaber. “I have the death sentence on 12 systems.”
According to the Star Wars website, Evazan was once a promising medical surgeon, but was forced to turn to smuggling after he was exposed for engaging in cruel medical experiments. Curtis had a much more respectable background, also appearing in the 1980 film “The Elephant Man” and the 80s British TV series “Cribb.”
“Alfie Curtis made the ‘Star Wars’ Mos Eisley Cantina scene (one of the most memorable I’ve ever been a part of) even MORE memorable,” wrote “Star Wars” legend Mark Hamill in a tweet. “As horrific as he was on-camera, off-camera he was funny, kind & a real gentleman
HamillHimself ALFIE CURTIS made the #StarWars Mos Eisley Cantina scene (one of the most memorable I've ever been a part of) even MORE memorable. As horrific as he was on-camera, off-camera he was funny, kind & a real gentleman. Thanks Alf- you'll be missed. #RIP ❤️- mh 10:32 PM - Dec 26, 2017
Saw the new movie, and decided it was time to check out.
100% A New Hope
50% Empire Strikes Back
0% Every other POS sequel made
EWOKs wrecked the franchise forever with the exception of that hot princess with the red lip thing.
Only good thing out of ROJ was the princess bikini. And speeder bikes.
I wonder if it was blood loss from the traumatically amputated hand.
Well, making it to 87 is not bad when you have the death sentence in twelve systems.
I guess he WILL be dead. RIP
It wasn't just the Ewoks. I thought the whole thing about Luke & Leia's being brother & sister was thrown out of nowhere. It really made no sense & badly shook up the plot line. The whole prequel series, although I never saw them, seemed like an attempt to explain everything that went wrong in SW #6.
I’ve never gotten over the gay amphibian!
The character Yoda in ESB was a harbinger of the ever increasing crappage to come.
Soon as Luke met the mighty swamp puppet, I had a bad feeling about the franchise. And sadly, was correct.
Everyday I worry all day
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RySHDUU2juM
Out of nowhere?
The much-vaunted ESB had Yoda state that “there is another” in reply to Kenobi’s “last hope”.
I loved ROTJ. Ewoks might’ve been a bit of a stretch but they didn’t detract from the overall approach. Anyway, I’m biased for movies that actually wrap it up. Or I thought it did.
RIP.
I guess a light saber will do that ...
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