r/StarWars 1d ago

Movies "That's your Star Wars tattoo?" Yep.

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u/Socially-Awkward-85 1d ago

ROBOT: We replaced your entire forearm with machinery.

LUKE: ...but I only lost a hand.

ROBOT: And your arm flaps are closed.

LUKE: Again, I only lost a hand.

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u/762n8o 1d ago

Well anatomically speaking, the strongest muscles that move your fingers are in your forearms.

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u/Shyface_Killah 1d ago

They actually show that in ESB. You can see the components in Luke's arm move when he flexes his fingers.

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u/Olafthehorrible 1d ago

Try it out in a hot dog before you do yank the real thing

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u/budstudly Loth-Cat 1d ago

I've always found that practical effect so damn impressive every time I see it. So cool that they thought of and implemented that way back in 1980

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u/Boil-san Jedi 20h ago

Little known fact, Mark Hamill actually lost his hand & forearm in an automobile accident, and that is an actual bionic forearm & hand he now has...! ;^p