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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.
Apr 19, 2023 · Mark Hamill downplayed the severity of the car crash and his injuries in this interview from the BBC in 1980, even though he gave interviews about it making it seem like the crash and injuries were really bad in prior years. I don't know what is truth and what is legend.
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...
Aug 28, 2018 · On January 11, 1977, before shooting one of his scenes in Star Wars, Hamill was in a car accident in which he fractured his nose and left cheekbone,[93] requiring seven hours of surgery. As a result, a double was used for the landspeeder pickup shots.
May 21, 2020 · 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...
Apr 28, 2013 · TIL Mark Hamill was in a car accident that caused substantial facial trauma a day before he finished shooting the original Star Wars. An in-universe explanation for his scarring was developed for The Empire Strikes Back, where he is mauled by a Wampa, allowing him to continue the trilogy.
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...
Feb 17, 2021 · Mark Hamill Reveals The Heartbreaking Impact His Near-Fatal Accident Had On His Career January 11, 1977: the day Mark Hamill's career — and life — nearly ended. Though he'd bounce back...
Mark Hamill's accident actually happened after Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope had wrapped, but before the film's theatrical release. Due to this, the news didn't make much of a headline and didn't reach that many people, as it happened prior to Hamill's breakthrough role as Luke Skywalker.
Feb 1, 2022 · 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.
