Emperor Palpatine may be 120 years old, but Ian McDiarmid, the Scottish actor who played him, was only 37. That's why you should remember to moisturize, kids.
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Ever wondered where Family Guy's Star Wars special, "Blue Harvest," got its name? That was the working title for Return of the Jedi. The fake name was used to prevent spoilers from leaking to the media.
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Most of the Ewoks' speech is based on Kalmuck, a Chinese tribal language. The rest is Tagalog, a language spoken primarily in the Philippines. If you understood what those furry little guys were saying, congrats—your Tagalog and Kalmuck are pretty dang near fluent.
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For an evil dude obsessed with absolute power, Darth Vader sure required a lot of teamwork. Check it out: Stuntman Bob Anderson shot Vader's lightsaber battles, James Earl Jones provided Vader's menacing voice, Sebastian Shaw filmed Vader's unmasking, and David Prowse did basically everything else.
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The squelchy noises Jabba the Hutt makes when he moves were created by a sound tech running his fingers through a cheese casserole. Sorry if we just ruined your appetite.
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