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True story: Darth Vader breaks down while driving R2-D2's car
According to the BBC:
Okay then."The car was previously owned by my good friend Kenny Baker who was R2D2," said Prowse.
"He used to keep a little ladder inside the boot so he could climb up and put his suitcases inside.
"When he had finished, he'd put the ladder back and used a cord to shut the boot. "I decided to leave the cord there as a reminder of the car's previous owner."
Prowse eventually made it to his destination, a reunion of the 501st UK Garrison, which is a charitable group of people who like to dress up in Star Wars costumes.
"I'm the Commander in Chief Worldwide so it was really important that I was there, and when I broke down my boot was full of memorabilia and photos," Prowse explained.
The picture is of an unrelated car, but it seemed fitting.
By WannaBeatle at 4:14 AM ON 10/03/09
ya don't hear much about Dave Prowse these days. He seems to be a pretty down to earth kinda of former sith lord guy ;)
on a semi related note, I really should fix up my Del Sol and Star Wars it out one of these days...
By Bobanort at 5:52 AM ON 10/03/09
Jeremy Bullock (original Boba Fett) is about as down to earth and cool. I should Star Wars up my pickup truck and make it all "Millenium Falcony". I could see it now . . Get pulled over by the state troopers and ask them "You NEVER heard of the Plutonium Buzzard? She made the Twin Cities run at . . err . . the posted speed limit!".
By MCP-001 at 8:44 AM ON 10/03/09
Interesting story, but was this really necessary:
"The picture is of an unrelated car, but it seemed fitting."
You couldn't dig up an old head shot of Dave Prowse or Kenny Baker?
By R2-Don'tCare at 12:29 PM ON 10/03/09
What was the point of this story? Is SciFi not going to start reporting on the traffic?
Wow, a celebrity broke down on the road and by the way he was driving another celebrities old car. SOMEONE CALL MI-6!!!! THIS IS GOING TO BE FRONT PAGE NEWS AROUND THE WORLD!!!!
By Iso at 12:57 PM ON 10/03/09
This has got to be the all-time low as far as lame "sci-fi" news reporting goes. I didn't think it could sink to a more desperate level than linking a perfectly legit Japanese escort agency to the series Dollhouse the other week, but they managed it!
Why-Try Wire.
By Rico at 6:25 PM ON 10/03/09
@ Bobanort
I have not laughed that hard in weeks! Thank you sir! Good luck with the Plutonium Buzzard!
By skully01 at 10:38 PM ON 10/03/09
You don't need to see my license...this isn't the truck you're looking for...move along.
(The Force has a strong effect on the weak-minded.)
By Bette Noir at 3:19 PM ON 10/04/09
The owner of the car pictured is a close acquaintance of mine. He spends much of his time dressed in Star Wars costumes, doing appearances for charity, so it is, indeed, a fitting picture to include.
By ton at 3:03 AM ON 10/05/09
so a car owned by the smallest star wars cast member is now being used by the tallest
cool
By Melora at 5:09 AM ON 10/05/09
Dave Prowse's car breaks down.
I just heard that Tom Cruise had a glass of orange juice for breakfast. ALERT THE PRESS!
Sci-Fi Wire needs to stop letting the office junior pick and choose their news stories.
By evsp15a at 11:07 AM ON 10/05/09
I can't believe SciFiWire MADE me click on this story. I was happily heading to a story on Financial Times website, when my mouse suddenly moved into the location bar and the keyboard typed "scifiwire.com". Damn those SciFiWire editors and their stupid reports that they force me to read. I'm never reading SciFiWire again. Until next time they force me to anyway.
By gixo at 3:17 PM ON 10/05/09
Dose this mean that Dave Prowse's health has improved? it might not been as important as his car breaking down but he has suffered from paralysis from arthritis the surgery from which has left him several inches shorter and is in remission from prostate cancer.But driving R2D2's car is important too I'm sure.
By suteko at 2:58 PM ON 10/06/09
Oh come on guys! This was a fun little article for us SW fans. IT may not be big breaking news but hearing that David Prost is still alive and was driving R2D2's car? Got to love it! I sent this link to all my SW fan friends. It is a classic and a good laugh!
By Verdan at 7:16 PM ON 10/06/09
For those of us who remember when Darth Vader was Darth Vader and not a love-sick teenager, this was a cool human-interest story that two of the actors are still alive and are connected in real life in some way.
In a way, I am relieved that the car pictured does not belong to Kenny Baker. It would be a little much...
By gumandskittles at 7:20 PM ON 10/06/09
Suteko......this is your daughter (honestly, not just a random person who didn't like the story). this story was kinda lame....the picture really disappointed me when it wasn't even the guys car.
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