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Jul 6, 2021 · Hamill had fractured his nose and right cheek. Doctors used cartilage in his ear to help heal his nose, but the brutal car accident left noticeable changes in his overall facial structures.
On January 11, 1977, Mark Hamill got into a car accident that fractured his nose and left cheekbone. If the accident had happened four months later, the news would have been in every paper...
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Apr 29, 2022 · STAR WARS fans were left horrified in the 1970s when Mark Hamill suffered a brutal car crash that left his face badly damaged. The young star thought his 'career was over'.
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Mar 7, 2024 · Director George Lucas creatively avoided showing Hamill's face post-accident during filming. Rumors suggest a face injury plot was added to explain Hamill's surgery scars in the sequel.
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Nov 1, 2022 · The wampa attack stemmed from a real-life car accident star Mark Hamill suffered in January 1977. In J.W. Rinzler's book The Making of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back , Rinzler describes Lucas' suggestion that they explain Hamill's injuries as "' Luke crash in beginning (scar on face).'
Jul 13, 2021 · The actor suffered facial injuries in a car wreck between the filming of A New Hope and The Empire Strikes Back, and some fans believe the wampa attack scene (the Hoth Yeti) was written as a direct result of Mark Hamill's car accident. Carrie Fisher seemed to think so, but others involved in the film disagreed.