Last Jedi Minute 82: Steve Martin
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Date
May 25th, 2021 - Happy Star Wars day!
Summary
Luke attempts to burn the sacred Jedi texts but is interrupted by a familiar latex face—guest commentator Tony Thaxton!
Guests
Notes
Film
- Starts with Luke starting a fire with his little torch, and ends with Yoda REALLY starting a fire.
- The return of [puppet] Yoda!
- Unprecedented Force [ghost] lightning.
Podcast
- Does Pete need to buy bizarrealbumsandalsothepodcast.com?
- Referenced: Crocodile Dundee, Billy Joel, "Yoda" (Weird Al song), Paradise by the Dashboard Light.
Yoda
- Tony predicted that Yoda would show up in this movie. But he also thought that Alec Guinness as Obi-Wan would be there (CGI-resurrected like Tarkin in Rogue One).
- Pete had it "spoiled" for him by Frank Oz being at the premier.
- Mentioned: Even Piell.
- They reused the original mold, but there's something off about his mouth area. Shout-out to Tom Spina Designs. Mentioned: Henry Cavill's mustache.
- Ranking Yoda's appearances.
- Neil Scanlan also did special effects on Little Shop of Horrors.
- Oz was surprised they wanted him to do the puppet I'm addition to the voice.
- Mentioned: making of Star Wars documentaries "The Director and the Jedi", "From Star Wars to Jedi", and "Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi".
- (Controversial) new Force power.
- Sheev was secretly manipulating everything throughout the series (even things that don't matter).
- Pete will allow it. More references to Grease.
- Luke's reaction to Yoda showing up. Yoda calls everybody young.
- Referenced: Jeff Bridges in The Fisher King, "Well excu-u-use me!" (Steve Martin).
- Could Steve Martin work in a Star Wars movie? Sure.
- Both Tony and Alex can come back tomorrow.
- Remember, the show is available both on YouTube and as a podcast.
- Ella 's parents are fans of Bizarre Albums. Tony says to say hi for him (he has a few "hi"s to spare for his good friends Pete and Alex)..
Meta Minute
- 27:18 podcast episode length.
- Pete didn't end up buying bizarrealbumsandalsothepodcast.com.
Quotes
- Pete: (à la Crocodile Dundee) Yoda's like, "that's not a fire... this is a fire!" Alex: I don't know, I don't judge a fire by its size.
- Alex: ...a glazed Yoda. Pete: [...] whereas I prefer the jelly Yoda.
- Tony: ...excuuuse Shmi!
Link
- Audio only
- http://www.starwarsminute.com/2021/05/25/last-jedi-minute-82-steve-martin
- Video
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JPl3fc-mXpk