Monday, February 20, 2012

Who Shot First?

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On Mon, Feb 20, 2012 at 5:59 AM, Paul Hanson wrote:
> On Fri, Feb 17, 2012 at 4:58 PM, Gabrielle V wrote:
>>
>>I've been having this long-running discussion with a co-worker all
>>day, and I thought I'd post it here to get you guysez feedback. It's
>>a great "micro-macro" question (seems to be a minor thing, but is
>>indicative of bigger things.)
>>
>>In Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, during the Mos Eisley Cantina
>>scene, Han Solo and bounty hunter Greedo have a controversial blaster
>>face-off at one of the tables.
>>
>>Did Han shoot first?
>>
>>Han fired the only shot and killed Greedo.

Actually, both Greedo and Solo fired shots in the original. I have
the original Star Wars Trilogy on laserdisc, and it shows that Solo
*did* fire first...BEFORE Lucas re-edited the scene.

So, now that you know this, did Han shoot first? Even though in the
current version of Star Wars, he didn't?

Which version of the film is "true"?

>>Bonus: What did Han say to the bartender as he flipped him a coin as he
>>walked out?

"Sorry about the mess."


Greedo's shot hits the wall before Han's shot hits Greedo. I'll go with Han.

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