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00:00If you're at all aware of how funny and unapologetic Carrie Fisher was in real life, you probably
00:05wouldn't be surprised by her hilarious comments on the costume she had to wear in Return of
00:10the Jedi.
00:11Princess Leia's much-talked-about Return of the Jedi bikini has raised eyebrows since
00:14it first appeared on movie screens in 1983 in the third Star Wars film.
00:19Carrie Fisher, who will forever be known for the role, was reluctantly clad in the abbreviated
00:24attire when her character was being held captive by the monstrous, bulbous space gangster Jabba
00:29the Hutt.
00:30Since then, some have dubbed the tiny togs the Slave Leia bikini.
00:33What do you think, Ralph?
00:34How do you like it?
00:35Where's the other half of that costume?
00:41Some claim it steals the show from Harrison Ford as Han Solo and Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker
00:46as their characters struggle to rescue Leia.
00:48As Carrie Fisher herself expressed in years of interviews, it wasn't exactly a day at
00:53the beach.
00:54Nevertheless, Carrie Fisher was always ready with her writing talent and sense of humor.
00:59Just before she became one of the top Hollywood script doctors, punching up numerous movie
01:03scripts, she was on the set of Return of the Jedi when she decided that Princess Leia had
01:07something more to add to a scene.
01:09Fisher came up with a few lines to say right on the spot.
01:12Thirty-three years later, before the premiere of Star Wars Episode VIII, The Last Jedi,
01:17she recalled this moment for National Public Radio.
01:20When we first rehearsed it, Harrison and Mark are brought in front of Jabba.
01:24They talk to Jabba, Jabba talks to Harrison and Mark, and then they're let off.
01:27They never say, hey, how are you?
01:29So as they were being let off, I said in the rehearsal, don't worry about me, I'll be fine,
01:34seriously.
01:35Which I thought they should have kept in there.
01:36In addition to not having her clever line used in the film, Carrie Fisher also had to
01:40deal with the highly questionable public display of wearing a revealing costume.
01:45In the movie, she was forced to wear the costume by Jabba the Hutt.
01:48You tell that slimy piece of worm-ridden filth he'll get no such pleasure from us, right?
01:55In real life, the costume was provided for Fisher by Return of the Jedi co-writer and
01:59Star Wars creator George Lucas, who approved the design.
02:03According to one of the designers, they did respond to her request for some modifications
02:08to allow more comfort in the action scenes.
02:10She explained the situation to NPR.
02:12It was like, where am I in all of this?
02:15I have to stay with the slug with the big tongue, merely naked, which is not a style
02:20choice for me.
02:21It wasn't my choice.
02:22When George Lucas showed me the outfit, I thought he was kidding, and it made me very
02:26nervous.
02:27I had to sit very straight, because I couldn't have lines on my sides, like little creases.
02:32No creases were allowed.
02:34So I had to sit very, very rigid straight.
02:37But tell me why I can't —
02:38No, no, there is no why.
02:40However, Fisher admitted that there was a silver lining to the scene.
02:43In retrospect, she used the experience to enhance her performance.
02:46As she explained, what redeems it is I get to kill him, which was so enjoyable.
02:51I sawed his neck off with that chain that I killed him with.
02:54I really relished that, because I hated wearing that outfit and sitting there rigid straight,
02:59and I couldn't wait to kill him.
03:01Princess Leia's golden bikini may have been brief, but there was no telling how long Fisher's
03:06love-hate relationship with the costume would go on.
03:09This time, too, they hire part of me.
03:11They hire, like, 80 percent of me, and they say, get rid of that extra 20.
03:16Fisher fielded a parade of awkward conversations regarding the golden bikini for the rest of
03:20her days.
03:22After it all, she proved that a sense of humor could be as powerful as a lightsaber.
03:26After witnessing the cosplay worlds of Comic-Con and other events, Fisher remarked about her
03:30fondness for seeing male cosplayers turn the other cheeks on the infamous outfit.
03:35She was at her acerbic best when she told NPR,
03:38"'My favorite costume to see is the metal bikini on men.'
03:42That is what has been happening a lot."
03:44A lot.
03:45And not thin men, by the way.
03:47So that makes me feel good about myself, kind of a before-and-after thing.
03:51This is way after.
03:52Not only is Princess Leia fatter, she's a guy.
03:55Carrie Fisher's NPR interview would be among her last.
03:58She would pass away one month later.
04:00However, as Luke Skywalker said,
04:03"'No one's ever really gone.'"
04:06Accordingly, fans will never truly be without the wit, wisdom, and talent of Carrie Fisher.
04:12It's almost always a few clicks away.