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Feb 29, 2024 · The Empire Strikes Back (1980) Movie icon Mark Hamill was involved in a terrible car accident in 1977 which he feared would derail his career. Here's the full story.
Jul 6, 2021 · While mulling over the future of his career, particularly how the young actor would step away from his TV roots and try to make it big in feature films, Hamill lost control of his car on a...
May 21, 2020 · Mark Hamill was in a car accident before filming "The Empire Strikes Back," and it might have altered a scene in the movie.
Jul 13, 2021 · Mark Hamill's car accident took place in January of '77, four months prior to the release of Star Wars. Given the timing, no one really knew who Mark Hamill was as he hadn't been in anything noteworthy to that point. In a 1978 Gossip magazine interview, Hamill admitted he thought his career was over after seeing the injuries to his face.
Mar 7, 2024 · Mark Hamill nearly missed out on his role in The Empire Strikes Back after an accident. Director George Lucas creatively avoided showing Hamill's face post-accident during filming....
Feb 1, 2022 · Entertainment. by Aciis Khatiwada Published: February 01, 2022. hm. Mark Hamill was left with a fractured nose and left cheekbone after a freakish car accident on January 11, 1977. Doctors took cartilage from Hamill's ear to reconstruct his nose during the treatment.
Mar 27, 2023 · On January 11, 1977, with just a few pick-up shots left to do before "A New Hope" was finished, Mark Hamill was in a car accident that left director George Lucas using doubles to complete the...
