The Millennium Falcon | Behind The Scenes History

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  • Опубликовано: 12 ноя 2017
  • The Millennium Falcon is undeniably the most famous starship of all time, but the real-life history of the Corellian YT-model freighter is just as intriguing as its exploits on screen.
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  • @RussianNightmare
    @RussianNightmare 4 года назад +47

    I had the privilege to walk up and into the Falcon during the shooting for Force Awakens. I used to work for Lucasfilm and was on set for a few days. The Falcon was kept in a separate sound stage at Pinewood Studios. One of the most memorable moments of my life.

  • @saleemwaheed9956
    @saleemwaheed9956 4 года назад +31

    It's crazy that the coolest thing ever, doesn't really exist. The Falcon and Darth Vader are why I love Star Wars so much. The Falcon is the chariot of the Rebellion!

    • @astro-blaster4190
      @astro-blaster4190 Год назад +1

      If you believe in an infinite universe, which many scientists have shifted back to, then there would actually be a real falcon and Vader out there. Every possibility imaginable can happen. Even Vader fighting a Xenomorph with his lightsaber and Hudson piloting the Millenial Falcon. Check it out.

  • @k956upg
    @k956upg 4 года назад +65

    Could have had a full model with full interior made up then made it into a tourist attraction.

    • @plain3089
      @plain3089 4 года назад +5

      They have something like that at disney land (or disney world or both I don't remember)

    • @discjockeye
      @discjockeye 4 года назад +4

      Man do I have a place for you

    • @lane3002
      @lane3002 3 года назад

      @@plain3089 both

    • @disneyboy3030
      @disneyboy3030 3 года назад

      @@plain3089 both.

    • @fowlergaming5140
      @fowlergaming5140 2 года назад

      Im reasonably sure that no one had that foresight in 1975

  • @darthmop1
    @darthmop1 6 лет назад +45

    Nothing new to me but I just cannot resist watching a video about the Falcon. This video however does feature way more than the basic background information. Well done!

  • @duncanmackenzie2779
    @duncanmackenzie2779 5 лет назад +49

    The Falcon appears in a blink-and-you'll-miss-it cameo during the battle of Sector 001 in Star Trek: First Contact.

    • @erikkarlonas180
      @erikkarlonas180 4 года назад +2

      its true...i had to watch that segement 10 times just to see it, but its there

    • @twistedyogert
      @twistedyogert 4 года назад +3

      Guess Han had another hyperdrive malfunction and the Falcon became a time-machine.

    • @smokedbeefandcheese4144
      @smokedbeefandcheese4144 9 месяцев назад

      @@twistedyogert The implications of this are funny. Considering you can only go to hyper space in a like special lane or whatever to my understanding that would mean as soon as he appeared in that universe he would not be able to go to hyper speed. And would only be able to do so upon returning back to the Star Wars time. Unless in this hypothetical hyper space is just another word for sub space which could be possible.

  • @threattoall7652
    @threattoall7652 4 года назад +14

    The asteroid field scene is my favourite scene in all of Star Wars. The flacon, being chased by the empire, asteroids and of course THE MUSIC. Best music in all of star wars

    • @allanbard6048
      @allanbard6048 Год назад +1

      Tied w/ "TIE Fighter Attack" alright!

    • @AshGreen359
      @AshGreen359 5 месяцев назад +1

      My favorite is Lea in that slave outfit

    • @willbelasco
      @willbelasco 5 месяцев назад

      I love the flacon too

  • @DrewZepp
    @DrewZepp 6 лет назад +50

    11:28
    I love how the cockpit was heavily inspired by a bomber, and in TLJ the resistance bomber has that cockpit. The little things.

  • @Samlowry27B-6
    @Samlowry27B-6 6 лет назад +130

    had to play this at 1.5 speed just to make it sound normal, still a very informative video.

    • @TokyoXtreme
      @TokyoXtreme 6 лет назад +6

      Playing at 1.5 speed gives it a good BBC presenter voice.

    • @iancopp1
      @iancopp1 6 лет назад

      Sundancepreacher I

    • @TokyoXtreme
      @TokyoXtreme 6 лет назад +2

      Click on the gear icon in the video player, and you'll see an option for playback speed. I'm not sure this option is available on the mobile site or within the app though.

    • @Samlowry27B-6
      @Samlowry27B-6 6 лет назад +1

      Blackstar 76 play on a PC in a browser or through a mobile web player rather than the app and it's listed as an option under the gears icon

    • @OrionSlaveGirlUWU
      @OrionSlaveGirlUWU 6 лет назад +10

      I tried 1.5 speed and thought it was a bit too fast. 1.25 speed however is perfect!

  • @soundcheck734
    @soundcheck734 10 месяцев назад +3

    Iconic ship, is a understatement.
    Best so far ever built and conceived for a in space adventure movie
    The word "EPIC" sums this design this up.

  • @mattfairfield9103
    @mattfairfield9103 6 лет назад +1

    Set building and scale model "mashing" to get new ships just completely blows my mind... like, the detail on those ships is unbelievable, and the inside of the Falcon with all of the tubes and whatnot hanging all over the walls. Incredible.

  • @SUPERNOVO.
    @SUPERNOVO. 5 лет назад +43

    1:25x is the perfect speed to play this video folks.

  • @honorharrington4546
    @honorharrington4546 6 лет назад +33

    I swear the narrator could put Professor Binns to sleep!

  • @apanda0299
    @apanda0299 6 лет назад +8

    great video, really makes you appreciate the work that went into making these films

  • @H4I2I2EE
    @H4I2I2EE 6 лет назад +4

    Good documentary. It had my attention the whole way through. I didn't notice anything about your voice until I started reading comments.

  • @chopperking1967
    @chopperking1967 6 лет назад +1

    I love this video! Thanks for doing all this work.

  • @awesome4330
    @awesome4330 6 лет назад +11

    great video! underrated channel!

  • @boomieboo
    @boomieboo 6 лет назад +4

    In the early models of the Falcon, the cockpit was mounted in between the front mandibles. It remained there until Lucas decided to relocate it to the side of the ship in subsequent models.

  • @biggles258
    @biggles258 6 лет назад +1

    Thanks for this. Plenty of stuff I hadn't heard before. Subscribed.

  • @KcBlocker
    @KcBlocker 6 лет назад

    Good stuff! As a life-long Star Wars geek and lover of the Millennium Falcon, this was very entertaining.

  • @njapostol
    @njapostol 5 лет назад +90

    You should have stopped the music when showing how the sound was done.

  • @Kj16V
    @Kj16V 6 лет назад +14

    After all these years I just noticed the Hyperdrive malfunction noise was also used for the ED209 "power down" sound in Robocop!

    • @Pynaegan
      @Pynaegan 6 лет назад +2

      Also was used in "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom" at the beginning when Jones's plane goes down.
      ruclips.net/video/lszYM8UyoYg/видео.html

  • @ferris5150
    @ferris5150 6 лет назад +20

    these videos are outstanding. I never think i'm going to learn something new about star wars because i think i know so much already, and then something like this comes along. Fantastic! Subscribed.

    • @BehindStarWars
      @BehindStarWars  6 лет назад +2

      ferris5150 Thank you so much

    • @agfagaevart
      @agfagaevart 6 лет назад

      if you have enough SW books like a real fan should, you'd know all this already...

    • @thejfoshow1320
      @thejfoshow1320 4 года назад

      agfagaevart don’t be so entitled

  • @pbennett13
    @pbennett13 4 года назад +5

    it’s hard to believe that inspiration for the Falcon did not come from a semi-tractor trailer’s fifth-wheel... every time I see one I think of the Falcon... and certainly they existed before the Falcon or Star Wars was ever conceived

  • @parsoniareigns
    @parsoniareigns 6 лет назад

    Diligent , competent , well researched and well presented. Thank you BSW

  • @waheex
    @waheex 10 месяцев назад

    love the space 1999 info. This is also a big favourite show of mine

  • @stevenhulbert7540
    @stevenhulbert7540 4 года назад +4

    Still have the ILM book printed in early 80's with Johnston. McQuarrie, Tippet and the rest, great book!

  • @TrickyCustomer
    @TrickyCustomer 6 лет назад +2

    Love your videos, very insightful and interesting!

    • @KalleBlomqvist
      @KalleBlomqvist 6 лет назад

      TrickyCustomer Maybe the best fan made Star Wars documentary ever!

  • @OnlyOneKenobi
    @OnlyOneKenobi 6 лет назад +1

    Finally another video! ! And what a FANTASTIC subject to choose! ! 😉 Thanks do much!

  • @BruceKenobi
    @BruceKenobi 6 лет назад +7

    I re-watched this awesome video and came to realize: Dude! you have to make an updated version with more extensive information from Ep8 and Solo!! go for the gold: 22 minute video! hehe

  • @MrThairacer
    @MrThairacer 2 года назад

    stunning work for a legendary spaceship !! thanks 🙏

  • @themagicofd
    @themagicofd 6 лет назад +1

    thank you for the video. I like your channel.

  • @dei-wan-grey3888
    @dei-wan-grey3888 6 лет назад +4

    Very cool vid man 👍

  • @fffranckable
    @fffranckable 5 лет назад

    That is exactly what i would like to know about Star Wars. THX for this real making off.

  • @JohyeahM
    @JohyeahM 6 лет назад +1

    This is one of the best videos I've seen on Star Wars. I loved it.
    Now do Slave 1!!!!

  • @martin7upp627
    @martin7upp627 6 лет назад

    Keep up your amazing videos man

  • @rjonboy7608
    @rjonboy7608 6 лет назад +1

    That was a great video. I still spend half my thought in a galaxy far, far away. It's my happy place.
    P.S, I had that model of the Falcon when I was about 12. I shudder to think how much that would be worth.

  • @paulgertsch7105
    @paulgertsch7105 10 месяцев назад

    Thanks for sharing 👍

  • @WickedScott
    @WickedScott 6 лет назад

    All these years and I didnt know the origin of the Falcon's name. It makes sense! Thx.

  • @AINews13
    @AINews13 6 лет назад

    Good stuff! Most enjoyable!

  • @RX93akhrouk
    @RX93akhrouk 4 года назад

    thanx thanx for that effort to make this sexiest space craft,and named Millennium Falcon .

  • @BEB1996
    @BEB1996 3 года назад +1

    Your voice had me in a trance 😅

  • @assasinofeire4776
    @assasinofeire4776 4 года назад +1

    9:10 the original model was made from random Ferrari and Tiger Tank model pieces all randomly assembled together... what a monster combination and couldn't be more fitting. arguably the greatest sports car ever made and arguably the most dangerous tank ever made.

  • @DeeSee25
    @DeeSee25 5 лет назад

    Great video

  • @BruceKenobi
    @BruceKenobi 6 лет назад +4

    I love your behind the scenes videos dude!!! they are knowledgeable and entertaining, needless to say well researched!!! I wish you make one about the stormtroopers or maybe the AT-AT walkers! keep up the great work!!

  • @Knight622ny
    @Knight622ny 5 лет назад

    Great upload I love this ship

  • @sonnsobek7633
    @sonnsobek7633 5 лет назад

    Great vide !! great chanel bro !

  • @maxheadroom3839
    @maxheadroom3839 6 лет назад

    Excellent and interesting video 👍

  • @AlexandraStarr1974
    @AlexandraStarr1974 6 лет назад +14

    This is always be my starship =D
    I wanted one every christmas but waited for years until my parents bought me one, and by then i was growing out of toys anyways lol still, what an iconic ship, even folks who are not star wars fans know what the Millennium Falcon is!

    • @tracytron7162
      @tracytron7162 6 лет назад

      K Mayne LEGO set* and no it’s not impressive, it’s ridiculously priced and has practically no interior (which it seriously SHOULD OF HAD since it's suppose to be a UCS set, and considering the price it’s absolutely inexcusable.) it may look nice but that’s practically the only thing it has going for it...

  • @RealDaveWinter
    @RealDaveWinter 10 месяцев назад +1

    "The Millennium Falcon is undeniably the most famous starship of all time" - The USS Enterprise has entered the chat.

  • @kaioken654
    @kaioken654 4 года назад +2

    Thank goodness for that 1999 show!

    • @gpgpgpgp1000
      @gpgpgpgp1000 4 года назад +1

      Not only saved the Falcon, but the Eagle is also one of my favorite ever spaceship designs.

    • @JohnFourtyTwo
      @JohnFourtyTwo 4 года назад

      I remember watching Space 1999 back in the '70s late Saturday nights as a kid and loved it. About 20 years ago I got the whole series on DVD and for the most part it's not too bad but it does have a lot of warts, wrinkles, and stretches. The Eagles, Hawks, and other vehicles are great and very realistic. The spacesuits look like they're right out of 2001 with subtle differences. As for the moon breaking orbit with Earth and hurdling out of the solar system is hilarious. The tidal stresses alone would've wrecked Earth and without resupply from Earth everyone on the moon would've starved to death if the nuclear explosion didn't rip it apart instead, fortunately it wasn't written that way and we got a moon that could travel faster than light, slowdown at a planet and they takeoff again even though the moon appeared to just coast from planet to planet.
      Then it travels though a black hole, meets all kinds of alien bad guys, gets and atmosphere, etc.
      I still can't figure out why it was cancelled. :)

  • @deanshepherd967
    @deanshepherd967 6 лет назад

    Excellent video

  • @mythdusterds
    @mythdusterds 6 лет назад +2

    I wish that we got to see The Falcon as a freighter cargo vessel in Solo.

  • @matthewklukowski1700
    @matthewklukowski1700 3 года назад

    Love this!!

  • @briantayco6414
    @briantayco6414 3 года назад

    The music to this vid. Loving the remix.

  • @bobafett7647
    @bobafett7647 6 лет назад

    Very well made 👍

  • @mayakovski
    @mayakovski 6 лет назад

    Nicely done.

  • @TheCottonTop
    @TheCottonTop 4 года назад +1

    Is it more iconic then the Enterprise? Hmm. Great video, thank you :D

  • @wakemanedwards3450
    @wakemanedwards3450 6 лет назад

    I'm about to start building my 1:1 scale of the 2 1/2 foot movie prop used in Empire Strikes Back which has a metal armature on the interior which includes an interior with full lighting, the kit made available by Model Space/DeAgostini. The kit as it comes is beautiful, however between Shapeways 3D printing and custom Photo Etch from Paragrafix this model is a spectacular crown jewel for any Star Wars fan and certainly for any Scale modeler. Loved this video, great inspiration.

  • @duncanbrown1864
    @duncanbrown1864 6 лет назад

    The Eagle and the Millennium Falcon - two of the best looking space ships ever :)

  • @theworstcritic2950
    @theworstcritic2950 4 года назад

    Love the seismic charge sound effect for the intro

  • @minervszombies
    @minervszombies 6 лет назад

    Great video once again! Parts of the music were a bit too busy, especially the parts with movie quotes, but that's all the remarks I have. :)

  • @jarjarslayer1830
    @jarjarslayer1830 6 лет назад

    Can't wait to see the falcon again on the big screen.

  • @NANONilsWORLD
    @NANONilsWORLD 6 лет назад

    thank you for the infos of the soundmaking..

  • @LoonNewsLoon
    @LoonNewsLoon 6 лет назад +2

    Now I wanna hear the narrator say, "I was working in the lab late one night..."

  • @duanemcclure8324
    @duanemcclure8324 5 лет назад +1

    Thanks for the upload! My ALL-TIME favorite ship! I never could understand the 'piece of junk' thing! Maybe, that's just how they saw it in that galaxy. Me? What I wouldn't do to take that thing to work everyday! The Falcon and lightsabers..stories unto themselves. Simply bad-ass! Judging by the history of the trilogy, it's amazing that we even got it!
    As for the Falcon, were budget costs also the reason the escape pod was originally missing? I know they answered this in 'Solo', but I'm asking from real point of view. The radar disc was resolved in 'ROTJ'. No question there.

    • @twistedyogert
      @twistedyogert 4 года назад

      True, she's a little beat up but I like her.

  • @carmypineda2069
    @carmypineda2069 4 года назад

    If only I still had the Kenner Millennium Falcon I had when I was a kid. It would’ve been worth a lot now

  • @Daftotron
    @Daftotron 6 лет назад +10

    Where do you get the remixes for the background music in your videos?

    • @alexmurray2327
      @alexmurray2327 5 месяцев назад

      I would love to know the remix used in this

  • @charro4254
    @charro4254 6 лет назад +1

    Great vid mate. The Falcon is the greatest hunk of junk in the galaxy. I smile everytime I see it when watching a movie. Its a character in its own right.

  • @Warribo
    @Warribo 6 лет назад +1

    Impressive, most impressive.

  • @wilgar
    @wilgar 4 года назад +8

    I love the Falcon. Always have. But to make the claim that she is "the most iconic starship in cinema history" is to expose yourself to a cinematic feud that rivals the Hatfield's and the McCoy's!
    That is to say: the NCC 1701 USS Enterprise.

    • @rasmusolsen441
      @rasmusolsen441 4 года назад

      Star wars is more known. Alot of people still know what the name of it is even though they haven't seen star wars, my 28 year old sister for example. Not nearly as many would know the name of the star trek ship

  • @Calvary21
    @Calvary21 6 лет назад +3

    This channel deserves so many more subscribers, keep up the good work

    • @bilza247
      @bilza247 6 лет назад +1

      Sickfool yup.

  • @dcb1138
    @dcb1138 6 лет назад +1

    Best line from Episode 8 = "Blast that piece of garbage out of the sky !"

  • @rtd1409
    @rtd1409 6 лет назад +1

    Dont forget a copy of the Falcon appeared as part of the futuristic cityscape in Blade Runner that was deliberately snuck in by designers who had worked on the Star Wars movies and as an obvious nod to Harrison Ford who was the star of that movie.

  • @max_pin
    @max_pin 6 лет назад

    Great info!
    Something I've wondered for years: Were the exterior Falcon sets built for ANH and ESB full-size? They always looked like they were scaled down to me. There's an exterior shot of Chewie yelling inside the cockpit (at Han, on Hoth) and he looks gigantic, filling the cockpit much more so than in the interior shots.
    Another question: the cross-section you showed has a label for "gun well with rotating core." I can't figure out what could possibly rotate about the gun core, given how the laser cannons are attached. What rotates there?

  • @GetToDaChoppa-k5r
    @GetToDaChoppa-k5r 3 года назад

    Fascinating.

  • @tarboss4
    @tarboss4 3 года назад

    Well that explains the continuity errors between models I have.
    They're just based upon different sets and filming models

  • @hughhoney2345
    @hughhoney2345 4 года назад +3

    “It’s hard to make these movies without source material”..........Ok Kathleen, tell that to George

    • @RafaCoutinho_
      @RafaCoutinho_ 4 года назад

      Hugh Honey WITHOUT SOURCE MATERIAL ????? WHAT THE FUCK KATHLEEN

  • @ChaseNCSU
    @ChaseNCSU 4 года назад

    Hey, where can I find that music that you have playing in the background of these videos. The EDM versions of Star Wars themes with all the SFX used as samples? I'd really like to give them a listen.

  • @aw3752
    @aw3752 2 года назад +8

    Beautifully done. Very interesting history. I love the Falcon!! However… I have one correction (which may only be a matter of opinion) but the crown for “the most iconic starship in cinema history” would actually go to the U.S.S. Enterprise from Star Trek. She is the grand dame of all iconic starships. The Falcon comes second, I’m afraid. 😁

  • @smokedbeefandcheese4144
    @smokedbeefandcheese4144 9 месяцев назад

    What’s funny is how often the millennium falcon changed but how I never noticed it at all.

  • @adamvalente490
    @adamvalente490 2 года назад

    Next to the BTTF time-machine this is the best/coolest prop in movie history

  • @kobrashangar1674
    @kobrashangar1674 6 лет назад +1

    I might have missed it but you left out the batmobile JJ had production add for a publicity stunt with him and Chris Nolan.

  • @stercraze066719
    @stercraze066719 6 лет назад +2

    I want the Lego UCS Millenium Falcon!!

  • @TeenWithACarrotIDK
    @TeenWithACarrotIDK 3 года назад

    I never realized that the scratches all over the sides an top were still from the cessel run.

  • @Tr0nzoid
    @Tr0nzoid 6 лет назад

    I just noticed there is a second YT-1300 flying out of the Coruscant spaceport above the one flying into it. Its shadow can be seen, with the ship above it.

  • @cmdrsymstar5987
    @cmdrsymstar5987 6 лет назад +1

    I absolutely Love the Millennium Falcon, it is by far my favorite ship from the movies. But as much as I love this ship, there’s one thing I can’t stop thinking about, if it’s such a popular ship amongst smugglers, why don’t we see more of them? either in different colors or other minor variations.

  • @francescol.bellman9670
    @francescol.bellman9670 6 лет назад

    Thanks!

  • @lastjedi3623
    @lastjedi3623 2 года назад

    Full version of the millennium falcon was built in (South Wales) UK where I live 👍👋

  • @shawnroark582
    @shawnroark582 3 года назад

    Well Done.

  • @Gazdav924
    @Gazdav924 4 года назад

    The full size Falcon was built in Pembroke Dock I a Short Sunderland hanger by Marcon Fabrications before dismantling and taking to the Elstree London studio.

  • @mdbizzarri
    @mdbizzarri 6 лет назад

    Interesting tidbit for you. The rear seats in the cockpit are part of a Martin Baker ejection seat. The top part of the seat is where the face curtain go, and you can see the altimeter release on the left side. I used to work on F-14's and F-4 seats. This is a good shot.
    www.ejectionsite.com/ejctpic/f4seatR.gif

  • @DavidBubarYT
    @DavidBubarYT 6 лет назад +4

    your videos are the best bro!

  • @davedennis6042
    @davedennis6042 6 лет назад +1

    I have made several diagrams of the interior of this ship, using the people as scaling guides. It is a fact that the interior shown on the movie could not fit into the ship shown outside.

  • @alphabetaxenonzzzcat
    @alphabetaxenonzzzcat 5 лет назад

    He forgot to mention the dice hanging in the cockpit. They are a lucky charm. From the Sabbac game that Han used to win it off of Lando.

  • @dferrari3215
    @dferrari3215 4 года назад +8

    Am I the only one who liked the original releases that hadn't been touched up?

  • @daubenyyoucoward5963
    @daubenyyoucoward5963 5 лет назад +1

    I swear to god, if they're planning to destroy the Millennium Falcon in Star wars IX, they better make it in some sort of epic dogfight.

  • @RoodeMenon
    @RoodeMenon 6 лет назад +5

    Long live the flying burger.

    • @twistedyogert
      @twistedyogert 4 года назад

      There was a train called "The Flying Hamburger", although this vehicle wasn't named after the food. "Hamburger" is the name for a person from Hamburg in Germany.

  • @lib556
    @lib556 4 года назад +7

    "Decimation of the Death Star" Really? The misuse of this word is really getting out of hand.

    • @HollywoodF1
      @HollywoodF1 4 года назад

      Respecting older definitions, there are additional valid definitions in today's dictionary.
      Merriam Webster, definition 3b of Decimate: to cause great destruction or harm to. Ex. Firebombs decimated the city. An industry decimated by recession.

    • @lib556
      @lib556 4 года назад +2

      @@HollywoodF1 Those are new definitions brought about by the chronic mis-use of the term. The definition you mention only appeared in the OED (THE dictionary of the English language) in 2018. So if enough dummies get something wrong for long enough do we just throw up our hands and give up? If so, kiss the word 'too' goodbye as millennials seem incapable of wrapping their heads around
      it. Same for the variations of 'there', 'their' and 'they're'. Also 'your' and 'you're'. They can't figure that out either. One step closer to the film "Idiocracy".

    • @JohnFourtyTwo
      @JohnFourtyTwo 4 года назад +1

      Good 'ole Sister Mary taught us that decimation comes from Latin to reduce by 10% and I remember several classroom and homework assignments doing this also about 45 years ago so the definition is still true to me. The Romans practiced decimating their own troops by killing every tenth centurion when preparing to battle an inferior army to make it a more honorable battle.
      Personally I think the misuse got started when people started thinking it meant the same or worse than annihilation instead of checking the dictionary before it got added due to constant misuse making it what it isn't.

  • @worldwideinterests1
    @worldwideinterests1 6 лет назад

    Funny, I have seen it a hundred times but I either didn't notice, or forgot, that the radar dish is missing in Mos Eisley. Lucas has added Ewok blinks, rocks in front of R2, a dozen unnecessary "fixes" and yet, no radar dish?