Last Jedi Minute 103: First Order Bank
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Date
June 23rd, 2021
Summary
Guest commentator Kelly Anneken brings the levity but can Rey levitate the lightsaber she needs to escape?
Guests
Notes
Film
- Starts with an (unidentified) transport pilot revealing that they're taking fire. Ends with Snoke telling Rey that "…soon they will all be gone for you".
Podcast
- The quality of Laura Dern's acting (in this vs. in other things).
- How many academy award-winning actors in Star Wars? Note: see below.
- Callback to Pete's story about the stolen quarters.
- How many academy award-winning actors in Star Wars? Note: see below.
- Planetfall (the novel and the video game).
- The many colors of Pete's hair. Mentioned: Hot Topic.
- Snoke probes Rey’s mind so he saw the first half of the movie.
- If your nemesis is depressed and doesn't even want to live anyway, does that take the fun out of beating them?
- Luke getting junk mail from the First Order Bank while in exile on Ahch-to.
- The Emperor as the slick CEO of an evil banking organization or tech company and their day-to-day villainy.
- Is there a hard currency in Star wars, is it coins or is it all electronic?
- Mentioned: "more food in Star Wars letters".
- The "Looney Tunes" action of Rey trying to levitate the lightsaber and then Snoke boomeranging it to smack her in the head.
- Snoke calls them "rebels" meaning we basically abandoned calling it the Resistance in this movie. Connotations of the word 'rebel' in Star Wars versus in American culture. Mentioned: Sal Mineo's ghost.
- Pete bowled at Rebelanes in Tupelo, Mississippi. It was very very poorly reviewed.
- Kylo Ren moves his head in response to the lightsaber flying around. Good acting by Adam Driver or is there actually something that they threw on set?
- Callback to the scene in ROTJ where the Emperor has Luke look at the destruction of the fleet. *Seriously though, why get a deterrent mocap actor to play the part of Snoke? Technically, he was a puppet of Palpatine (as we learn in the next movie).
- What if he was a literal Palpatine hand puppet?
- The red curtain parts, it is now time for our feature presentation.
Birthday twins
- Kelly is birthday twins with Adam Driver (day and year!).
- Pete's is Mase (the rapper) and Johnny Moseley (the skier and TV host). Referenced: Fake Becky from Roseanne.
- Plug for SWM and Kelly on social media. Check Star Wars Minute YouTube to figure out how to spell Kelly's last name.
Meta Minute
- 31:04 podcast episode length.
- Kelly appears to be calling from the iconic Lars homestead. Appropriate for Tatooine weather, she is wearing a sleeveless shirt.
Oscar-winning actors in Star Wars
We've been able to identify 25 Star Wars actors who have earned an Academy Award. Of these, only 9 earned their Oscars prior to their work on Star Wars and only 4 won for their work on a Star Wars film (although none won for their acting as they were all also behind-the-scenes people). Additionally, Sir Alec Guinness is the only Star Wars actor ever nominated for best supporting actor in a Star Wars movie. The full table of actors, their roles in Star Wars, and their Academy Awards is listed below:
| Actor | Appearance(s) in Star Wars | Award(s) won | Year(s) won |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Burtt | Colonel Dyer (Return of the Jedi), Ebenn Q3 Baobab (The Phantom Menace), Wat Tambor (voice, Attack of the Clones), and Loshras Dofine (Revenge of the Sith) | 10 nominations and 4 wins—Best sound effects editing, Special achievement for sound effects editing | 1977*†, 1981*, 1982*, 1989 |
| Benicio Del Toro | DJ (The Last Jedi) | 2 nominations and 1 win—Best supporting actor | 2001* |
| Chris Terrio | Colonel Aftab Ackbar (voice, The Rise of Skywalker) | Best Adapted Screenplay | 2012* |
| Forest Whitaker | Saw Gerrera (Rogue One) | Best Actor | 2006* |
| George Lucas | Baron Papanoida (Revenge of the Sith) | 4 nominations and Irving G. Thalberg Award | 1992 |
| Grant McCune | Death Star gunner (uncredited, The Motion Picture) | Best visual effects | 1977† |
| James Earl Jones | Darth Vader (voice, Episodes III–VI and Rogue One) | 1 nomination and Honorary Award for Lifetime Achievement | 2011 |
| Joe Johnston | Death Star Trooper (uncredited, The Motion Picture) / Captain Shawn Valdez – Hoth Rebel (uncredited, The Empire Strikes Back) | Best visual effects | 1981 |
| John Knoll | Irya Kirsch and Naboo flag bearer (The Phantom Menace) and Tannon Praji and the Coruscant firefighter pilot (firespeeder pilot, Revenge of the Sith) | 6 nominations and 2 wins—Best visual effects, Honorary Academy Technical Award for Photoshop | 2007, 2019 |
| John Williams | Oma Tres (The Rise of Skywalker) | 54 nominations and 5 wins—Best Scoring: Adaptation and Original Song Score, Best Original Score | 1972*, 1976*, 1978†, 1983, 1994 |
| Laura Dern | Admiral Holdo (The Last Jedi) | 3 nominations and 1 win—Best Supporting Actress | 2020 |
| Linda Hunt | Lady Proxima (voice, Solo: A Star Wars Story) | Best supporting actress | 1983* |
| Lorne Peterson | Osleo Prennert (uncredited, The Motion Picture) and Mos Espa Citizen (uncredited, The Phantom Menace) | Best visual effects | 1985 |
| Lupita Nyong'o | Maz Kanata (Episodes VII–IX) | Best supporting actress | 2014* |
| Mark Coulier | Aks Moe (The Phantom Menace) | 3 wins—Best Makeup | 2011, 2015, 2024 |
| Michael Giacchino | FN-3181 (The Force Awakens) | 2 nominations, 1 win—Best original score | 2009* |
| Natalie Portman | Padmé Amidala (Episodes I–III) | 3 nominations and 1 win—Best actress | 2011 |
| Peter Allen | Geezum - Member of Jabba's Gang (uncredited, Return of the Jedi) | Best original song | 1981 |
| Phil Tippett | Doikk Na'ts (uncredited, The Motion Picture) | 7 nominations and 3 wins | 1984†, 1993, 2022 |
| Rick Baker | Figrin D’an (The Motion Picture) | 11 nominations and 7 wins—Best makeup | 1982, 1988, 1995, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2011 |
| Riz Ahmed | Bodhi Rook (Rogue One) | 2 nominations and 1 win—Best Live Action Short Film | 2022 |
| Samuel L. Jackson | Mace Windu (Episodes I–III) | Honorary Academy Award | 2022 |
| Scott Squires | Naboo Speeder Driver (uncredited, The Phantom Menace) | Technical award | 1995* |
| Sir Alec Guinness | Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi (Episodes IV–VI) | 5 nominations and 2 wins—Best actor, Lifetime achievement | 1957*, 1980 |
| Sofia Coppola | Saché (The Phantom Menace) | 3 nominations and 1 win—Best original screenplay | 2003 |
| *Earned prior to Star Wars acting credit †Won for work on a Star Wars film | |||
Other meta notes
- Rebelanes closed its doors in 2020, and was rebranded as ALLIN1 Adventures Go-Karts & Lanes. They opted not to keep the Confederate flag out front.
- We will find out Alex's birthday twin tomorrow.
Quotes
- Kelly: …I'll just strap these quarters to my bod.
- Kelly: You [Alex] were goth-adjacent; there was nothing you could do about it.
- Kelly: All my notes about Adam Driver are just "TALL!" in all caps.
Links
- Audio only
- https://art19.com/shows/star-wars-minute/episodes/ccc52b25-3fd9-4f08-b58e-eb5b8db88b0e
- Video
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVlP6MSZPME