Who shot first?
The explanation below is taken directly from the Wikipedia entry (yes, “Han Shot First” has its own entry!) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Han_shot_first
“Han shot first” is a phrase in Star Wars fandom that refers to a highly controversial change made to a scene in Episode IV: A New Hope. The scene involves the characters Han Solo and Greedo at the Mos Eisley Cantina, where Greedo has come to collect the bounty on Solo. During their conversation, Greedo keeps his blaster aimed at Solo, who sneakily works his hand down to his own blaster.
In the original theatrical version of the film, Solo proceeds to shoot Greedo from under the table. Greedo dies without firing a shot. In the 1997 Special Edition version, the scene was edited to add Greedo shooting at Solo but missing (at point-blank range), followed by the original Solo shot (which now seems to be in retaliation). Thus, the phrase “Han shot first” is a retort to director George Lucas’ explicit assertion that “Greedo shot first.”
As seen pictured on the right, George does have a sense of humor.
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HAN SHOT FIRST!!!
Kthx.
George, for sake of your longest fans’ sanity, and with all due respect, please get you head out of your @$$ and put the originals out on DVD.
I would rather watch re-runs of Petty Coat Junction then the re-makes, but more importantly my toddler sons want to watch Star Wars some day. They will see the movies in the order they were made, and the re-makes after the classics.
My VHS tapes are almost worn out!
I know you will never read this but it still felt good to type it.
Well said.
Uh dude, the originals have been released on DVD (granted non-anamorphic copies that pissed off movie buffs).
P.S. Funny small review about the controversy over these releases: http://www.lardbiscuit.com/lard/foolish.html.
They weren’t remastered and cleaned up. We aren’t seeing them clean, bright and vivid. We’re seeing the washed out worn down unrestored prints on DVD.
when watchign it i though Han shot him and Greedo’s blaster just went off thats why he missed at point blank range. If Greedo shot first then it makes it look like Han twitched at Greedo’s warning shot. Han’s cool he wouldn’t twitch! I’m so disillusioned.
For Tom G.
In the late summer of 2006, they released the original trilogy on DVD with both the re-makes and the original theatrical releases. I own them and I have seen them still available at the store. They are out there my friend. Star Wars, no Episode IV, no A New Hope, No Greedo shooting first, no CGI dewbacks, No Jaba and Boba sceen, just the original movie as we all saw it when it came out. It’s wonderful!!
Han shot first and damn right, too! Greedo was getting ready to punch his ticket and in the fast paced world of scum and villany-ness, you shoot first or you take a dirt nap. Why Lucas felt it necessary to mess with that… ARGH! Episode 5 was the last good Star Wars movie cause it was the last one where Lucas didn’t call all the shots.
What always bugged me about the change is that it completely undermines what they try to do later with Hans character. I know that these movies aren’t that deep or complex, however, it’s clear that later in the trilogy they try to show how Hans looks after others and not just himself. Making him the “good guy” in our first introduction of him makes little sense to his progression later.
Plus he’s a effing criminal. If he’d allowed Greedo to shoot first he’d be a piss poor one (and he wouldn’t have been hired). Never let your enemy’s hands out of your sight.
HAN SHOT FIRST!
Does anyone know where I can find the deleted scenes from ESB? I found the deleted scenes from ANH but I really want the ones from Episode V. I know there’s a few I haven’t seen because they were in the comic book and part of one of those scenes was in an early ESB trailer. There are also many articles about those scenes but the scenes themselves are nowhere to be found.
Thanks for your help!
MTFBWY,
~Taylor
Han shot twice.
first indicates both shot. Han was the ONLY one who fired. and frankly this self defence bullshit is an insult to the character he was meant to be.
Han just suffers from ‘premature evisceration’. Hey, its a thing.