So, I didn’t intend this to become a series, but here it is: my THIRD post about supercool and nerdy Star Wars shit I’ve stumbled across on YouTube while looking for other Screengrab stuff.
This time around: Plissken.
Remember that SNL skit where they had funny fake auditions for Star Wars from the likes of Christopher Walken, Richard Dreyfuss and Walter Matthau? (If not, just click above!)
Anyway, today’s gift from the magical land of YouTube is the real Kurt Russell (!) auditioning for the role of Han Solo (!!!!), side by side with a clip from Harrison Ford’s audition.
Did Lucas make the right decision? You decide! (And then, y’know, keep it to yourself, so Lucas won’t get the bright idea to go digitally replace Ford with Russell in some new updated Special Edition first trilogy release.)
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