What does it smell like?
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Star Wars has often been hailed as a visual masterpiece, but one of the things that truly sets it apart is the lived-in quality of the sets and props. Far from the antiseptic feel of other science fiction franchises, ships and droids have a certain verisimilitude; they get dirty, they have smell. This has led to the eternal question (normally posed by Alex) "What does it smell like?"
Examples
What is it? | Minute | What does it smell like? |
---|---|---|
The Death Star | SWM 37 | Fear |
Cloud City | ESB 80 | Either like a casino or like farts (from all the beldon gas). |
George Lucas | ROTJ 98 | Chicken sandwiches |
Qui Gon's "Defiance" | TPM 128 | Burlap and hair grease |
The Jawa Sandcrawler | SWM 44 | WD-40 and poop |
The Millennium Falcon and its smuggling compartments | SWM 60 SWM 65 |
Lots of things, and none of them pleasant Strong spices, curry, and garbage. |
Our heroes and their clothes | SWM 87 SWM 97 |
Garbage masher stench (starting Minute 77 and throughout the rest of the movie). |