ROTJ behind-the-scenes photo

[jedi573]

Came across this photo. I hadn't seen this one before.

What prop is Bob Anderson holding?

Andy

 

[vader71]

Great photos Andy!

 

[stormpath]

sound like this is an old friend thread... nice pics... ^^

 

[agent5]

Is that Peter Diamond w/ the Luke saber?

 

[madrobot]

That's not Prowse in the Vader suit. Never saw this pic before.

 

[mgoob]

Can't really tell what lightsaber Vader is holding.

Can anyone?

 

[Chingon]

That's not Prowse in the Vader suit.

Pretty sure thats Bob Anderson. Cant tell what saber he's holding either.

 

[SithLord]

Bob Anderson is the Canadian fencing master who did the saber duels in ESB and ROTJ.

 

[ob1al]

You can't really see much of the lightsaber prop to identify it. I assume it's a stunt lightsaber, used for practising the fencing moves, It seems to have a metal 'emitter' with a black band running through it. Doesn't look like the Vader ROTJ saber at all.

Great costume reference pic for ROTJ Vader's.

 

[steveo]

I knew Grand Moff Tarkin was Darth Vader all along!

 

[Too Much Garlic]

Cool picture. :thumbsup Have no clue what the saber is. Seems to just be a practice stand-in.

 

[jedi573]

Here's the full-size photo.

Click to see!

Andy

 

[James Kenobi 1138]

It looks like a shared stunt type saber to me. Emitter, neck, windvane visible.

 

[Bobbywan]

Yes that looks like Peter Diamond on the RIGHT. Looks like Prowse in the suit to me, his mouth is hanging open and it's shot from a weird angle.


~Bobby

 

[James Kenobi 1138]

In the context of the scene it should be David.

Luke's saber is still on the chair, and Peter is showing what Mark will do once he force-grabs the saber and strikes toward the Emperor, so David should be in the Hero costume standing next to the chair ready to strike.

 

[GINO]

Guys, that's Bob Anderson in the Vader suit.

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[James Kenobi 1138]

It doesn't look like David to me, but I'm no expert and it is a funny angle.

It doesn't help that I don't know what Bob looks like either.

 

[foxbatkllr]

That's Bob Anderson. Bob Anderson IS Vader

 

[Chingon]

It doesn't help that I don't know what Bob looks like either.

 

[blipper]

Bob Anderson is the Canadian fencing master who did the saber duels in ESB and ROTJ.

hey! He's from Gosport, UK, just a few miles from where I live. Always thought it funny I had Alec Guinness live about 15 mins one way from where I live and Anderson was about 20 minutes the other way. Two sides of the Force in such a small area.

Cool photo!