"I was waiting to do the scene myself, when I saw them bring in Bob Anderson. Marquand told me they were using Anderson because it was a stunt job. I sat down and watched them try to do the scene. It was most amusing. Their idea was to attach wires to the Emperor and have Anderson lift him up while somebody pulled on the wires. They tried it that way for two days, but it didn't work. Anderson is nearly 60 and couldn't lift the Emperor.""I kept suggesting to Marquand that I could do it easily, but he wanted to continue - until the stunt director asked if I could do it""...I simply picked the Emperor up, lifted him above my head, and threw him off the balcony. I did it in one take."Not sure what exact interview this is from. But I was reading The Making of Return of the Jedi (J. W. Rinzler) and saw it mentioned in there. I thought it was interesting. Poor David Prowse doesn't get nearly enough credit for his role as Vader. via /r/StarWars http://ift.tt/2E4h1kZ
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