+ - Star Wars Fans Fix Up Luke Skywalker's Home-> 1
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An anonymous reader writes "How far would a Star Wars fan go to preserve a relic from the iconic film series? One devoted fan traveled to Tunisia to rescue Luke Skywalker's boyhood home, also known as The Lars Homestead, as seen in Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope. On a trip to Tunisia in 2010, Belgian traveler Mark Dermul came upon the modest dome-shaped hut that George Lucas built in the mid-1970s to serve as Luke Skywalker's home. The structure was falling apart when Dermul found it, so he hatched a scheme to restore it. After two years and a lot of cement and plaster, Luke's house is looking better than ever."
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It's dead, Jim... (Score:2)
Besides, the above-ground igloo was a minor part of the house. I thought the sensible-for-a-desert below-ground part was more interesting. That part doesn't appear to be in the photos. Was it filled in, or did it never really exist? These days I'd say CGI patchwork, but even what they did in the late 70's could have been patched together with camera angles, separate shots, editing, etc.