Word: touche
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...naturally, it is manned by Luke Skywalker (Hamill), the naive twenty-year-old enraptured by Princess Leia's beauty who seeks to avenge the death of his father during the space age totalitarians overthrow of the republic. Luke is an irresistible figure, the country bumpkin with just the right touch of idealism and star-struck awe to endear him to any audience. He saves the day of course, hitting the heavily protected weak link in the planet-fortress of the Empire that reduces the forces of evil to a pyrotechnic starburst signalling the end of the dark days...
...week later it's the touch football championship, and Winthrop is locked in a scoreless tie with Lowell. In the final play of the half, Lowell is deep in its own territory with the length of the field to go for a touchdown. Coach Rich Brody instructs Winthrop defenseman Bob Phoopher to drop back and allow his man any reception as long as it's not a touchdown. Phoopher remembers these words, and starts the play forty yards off the line of scrimmage. He remembers as the pass goes up and he's still ten yards closer than...
...Touch Football...
...year later, it's the touch football championship again, this time against Adams. In the key play of the game, Winthrop is deep in its own territory, and quarterback Alan "Doble House" Dawes drops back to pass. He's caught by a defender on the one-yard line, but referees Frank Crimmins and Jim Gostylo--both Winthrop House members--signal safety, giving Adams House two points and the ball...
...visible -work began. At first, Lucas thought of making Tatooine, where much of the action takes place, a jungle planet, and Producer Gary Kurtz went to the Philippines to scout locations. But the bare thought of spending months shooting in the jungle made Lucas itchy, and presto, with the touch of an eraser, Tatooine became desert. Kurtz was off searching again, this time to Tunisia, which became Tatooine...