It’s cinema’s most concussive blooper but who was that clumsy trooper? Three men claim responsibility and Jamie Stangroom is on a mission to find out which one is the true galactic idiot. Along the way he’ll interview and perform polygraph tests on the suspects, he’ll speak to witnesses who worked on the film and finally with the help of a jury (Kevin Smith, Chris Jericho, Ahmed Best, Greg Grunberg & more) he’ll attempt to unmask the true galactic idiot.
As well as all this, Jamie pays a visit to the factory where they made the original outfits to try one on for size and he speaks to four troopers from the Disney sequel trilogy (including John Boyega) to find out how things have changed since the original films. It turns out that quite a lot has changed, including actors having to undergo a ‘Stormtrooper bootcamp’ with a member of the British army.
“I was starting to think that maybe some mysteries just aren’t meant to be solved: the loch ness monster, the yeti, the big foot – all of which theoretically could have been the Stormtrooper that bumped his head.
But in the end, I think I may have just solved this geeky mystery once and for all”.
Interviewees include: Gary Kurtz (Star Wars producer), Tony Waye (2nd AD), Terry Madden (2nd AD), Chris Bunn (Stormtrooper extra) and First Order Stormtroopers: John Boyega, Phoenix James, Kenny Lee, Sandeep Mohan. As well as cameos from Frank Oz, Benicio Del Toro and Noel Gallagher. The suspects include the milkman from Eastenders (Michael Leader), a former Captain Birdseye (Martyn Reid) and a Doctor Who alien (Laurie Goode).
The Empire Strikes Door: A Star Wars Mystery
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The Empire Strikes Door: A Star Wars Mystery
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It’s cinema’s most concussive blooper but who was that clumsy trooper? Three men claim responsibility and Jamie Stangroom is on a mission to find out which one is the true galactic idiot. Along the way he’ll interview and perform polygraph tests on the suspects, he’ll speak to witnesses who worked on the film and finally with the help of a jury (Kevin Smith, Chris Jericho, Ahmed Best, Greg Grunberg & more) he’ll attempt to unmask the true galactic idiot.
As well as all this, Jamie pays a visit to the factory where they made the original outfits to try one on for size and he speaks to four troopers from the Disney sequel trilogy (including John Boyega) to find out how things have changed since the original films. It turns out that quite a lot has changed, including actors having to undergo a ‘Stormtrooper bootcamp’ with a member of the British army.
“I was starting to think that maybe some mysteries just aren’t meant to be solved: the loch ness monster, the yeti, the big foot – all of which theoretically could have been the Stormtrooper that bumped his head.
But in the end, I think I may have just solved this geeky mystery once and for all”.
Interviewees include: Gary Kurtz (Star Wars producer), Tony Waye (2nd AD), Terry Madden (2nd AD), Chris Bunn (Stormtrooper extra) and First Order Stormtroopers: John Boyega, Phoenix James, Kenny Lee, Sandeep Mohan. As well as cameos from Frank Oz, Benicio Del Toro and Noel Gallagher. The suspects include the milkman from Eastenders (Michael Leader), a former Captain Birdseye (Martyn Reid) and a Doctor Who alien (Laurie Goode).