It's Episode 4 of 'These Are The Actors You're Looking For' and I've traveled to Wales Comic Con to meet the man inside Jabba The Hutt's tail...Yes, there was actually a man inside Jabba The Hutt's tail, he also played the full body of Logrey the Ewok. Also in Wales was Rusty Goffe, who was responsible for bringing both a Jawa and a Gonk Droid to life in the orginal Star Wars. But do they both have what it takes to return to that galaxy far, far away?
This is the story of one nerds quest to find the forgotten stars of Star Wars! I'm Jamie Stangroom, and as excited as I was when I saw the first cast photo for Star Wars Episode VIII: The Force Awakens, I couldn't help but think that there was something missing. Lots of something. Someones. I felt nostalgic joy seeing Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, and Princess Leia, but what about Logrey the Ewok? Greedo? What about the Gonk droid?! So I decided to go and find them. I was prepared to go to the ends of the earth and maybe even Wales in my journey to find the actors the franchise forgot. JJ Abrams may have overlooked them, but I won't!
And now I invite you to join me in video form here on youtube. Each episode will see me track down an unsung hero of Star Wars, find out how the movie's success changed their lives, and see if they've still got what it takes by making an audition tape with them to show Disney what their missing out on!
Special thanks to James Mackenzie, Mike Edmonds, Rusty Goffe and all at Wales Comic Con.
Produced by Jamie Stangroom & Vince Ives.
Written by Vince Ives & Jamie Stangroom.
Cameras by Charles Barclay.
Original Music by Mark Stangroom.
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Episode IV: A Tail of Gonks & Jawas. And Ewoks.
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