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...three characters are believably different, but all three are also brothers. All share that quarter-inch, side-of-the-mouth smile that follows a sardonic one-liner, and all are based on the rock-hard actor underneath. "The roles get lost in Harrison," says Carrie Fisher, the Princess Leia of the Star Wars series. "I don't think that there's a lot that is dissimilar between the character and the person. It's no accident that he plays a lot of heroes. He plays somebody you can rely on, who will take care of whatever it is, from...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Harrison Ford: Stardom Time for a Bag of Bones | 2/25/1985 | See Source »

...Empire Strikes Back (1980), Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982), Return of the Jedi 0983), Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984), Gremlins (1984), Close Encounters: The Final Edition (1985), Indiana Jones Phones Home (1987), 1942 (1988) and The Gremlins Eat Princess Leia...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Keeping the Customer Satisfied | 5/21/1984 | See Source »

ALONE IN THE DARK 1) An Officer and Princess Leia. Richard Gere and Carrie Fisher. Slum kid fights to join the Jedi...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: The Monsters Are Back at the Door | 10/31/1983 | See Source »

...wedding with, well, star appeal. After a five-year romance, Carrie Fisher, 26, who rocketed to fame as Princess Leia in the Star Wars trilogy, and Paul Simon, 41, still crazy about her after all these years, were married in a Jewish ceremony at his West Side Manhattan apartment. The cast of guests appropriate to such a show-biz union included the bride's long-divorced parents, Eddie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds, Star Wars Creator George Lucas, Comedian Robin Williams, Simon's once and present singing partner, Art Garfunkel, and Billy Joel, who presented the couple with...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: People: Aug. 29, 1983 | 8/29/1983 | See Source »

Like Hamill, the special effects in Jedi have progressed spectacularly. A series of chase scenes through a forest is filmed from each character's perspective separately as they fly through trees. The community of Ewoks, the furry little creatures that aid Han Solo and Leia in their battle against the Empire, are cute--indeed, adorable--but not so much as to be ridiculous. The Ewoks will make perfect gifts next Christmas for youngsters who adored Return of the Jedi. Indeed, the whole two and a half hours of running time are filled with gimmicks for eager entrepreneurs...

Author: By Rebecca J. Joseph, | Title: Third Time Pays for All | 6/8/1983 | See Source »

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