STAR WARS Filming Locations in Death Valley
1977's STAR WARS filmed several pickup shots and pieces of other scenes in Death Valley, and I've come back to look at them again. Last Year I came and filmed each one in detail in THIS video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXLizV0CgIA (which also includes the Jabba's Palace scene from ROTJ)
I've come back to take a look again, and find something a bit surprising...
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look at all of this nothing it's the
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look at all of this nothing it's the sometimes Vlog yeah yeah it's a vlog
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sometimes Vlog yeah yeah it's a vlog
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sometimes Vlog yeah yeah it's a vlog that happens sometimes and today it's
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that happens sometimes and today it's
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that happens sometimes and today it's happening in 1080P sexy HD and for good
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happening in 1080P sexy HD and for good
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happening in 1080P sexy HD and for good reason because we are here in Death
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reason because we are here in Death
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reason because we are here in Death Valley the lowest point in the Western
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Valley the lowest point in the Western
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Valley the lowest point in the Western Hemisphere bad water is right out there
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Hemisphere bad water is right out there
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Hemisphere bad water is right out there and we are about to take a look at it
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we did it bad water 282 ft below sea
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we did it bad water 282 ft below sea level the lowest point in North America
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level the lowest point in North America
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level the lowest point in North America the lowest point in the Western
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the lowest point in the Western
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the lowest point in the Western Hemisphere and the lowest point of these
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Hemisphere and the lowest point of these
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Hemisphere and the lowest point of these Vlogs as awesome as it is hitting my
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Vlogs as awesome as it is hitting my
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Vlogs as awesome as it is hitting my lowest point the real reason that I'm in
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lowest point the real reason that I'm in
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lowest point the real reason that I'm in Death Valley is 1 year ago I was here
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Death Valley is 1 year ago I was here
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Death Valley is 1 year ago I was here filming all the different Star Wars
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filming all the different Star Wars
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filming all the different Star Wars filming locations of Death Valley I'm
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filming locations of Death Valley I'm
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filming locations of Death Valley I'm talking about the original Star Wars
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talking about the original Star Wars
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talking about the original Star Wars Episode 4 A New Hope or just plain old
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Episode 4 A New Hope or just plain old
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Episode 4 A New Hope or just plain old Star Wars if you're old school like me I
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Star Wars if you're old school like me I
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Star Wars if you're old school like me I posted a pretty lengthy video of that on
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posted a pretty lengthy video of that on
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posted a pretty lengthy video of that on my other YouTube Channel showing the
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my other YouTube Channel showing the
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my other YouTube Channel showing the shots from Death Valley compared with
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shots from Death Valley compared with
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shots from Death Valley compared with the shots from the actual movie Star
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the shots from the actual movie Star
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the shots from the actual movie Star Wars and Return of the Jedi actually and
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Wars and Return of the Jedi actually and
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Wars and Return of the Jedi actually and you can see that if you go down to the
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you can see that if you go down to the
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you can see that if you go down to the description below and click on that link
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description below and click on that link
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description below and click on that link and you can see the old video behind me
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and you can see the old video behind me
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and you can see the old video behind me is the world famous artist palette ooh
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is the world famous artist palette ooh
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is the world famous artist palette ooh look how colorful and there's the artist
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look how colorful and there's the artist
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look how colorful and there's the artist pallet parking lot and on the other side
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pallet parking lot and on the other side
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pallet parking lot and on the other side of it is one of those scenes where we
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of it is one of those scenes where we
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of it is one of those scenes where we see R2-D2 cruising down the canyon R2-D2
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see R2-D2 cruising down the canyon R2-D2
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see R2-D2 cruising down the canyon R2-D2 is right there then on the other side of
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is right there then on the other side of
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is right there then on the other side of the parking lot up this hill is where
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the parking lot up this hill is where
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the parking lot up this hill is where they did the mat painting shot where
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they did the mat painting shot where
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they did the mat painting shot where they painted in the Jawa sand crawler
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they painted in the Jawa sand crawler
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they painted in the Jawa sand crawler and all this stuff was in the background
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and all this stuff was in the background
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and all this stuff was in the background I think in my first video actually I
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I think in my first video actually I
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I think in my first video actually I said it was a model I didn't know it was
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said it was a model I didn't know it was
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said it was a model I didn't know it was actually a painting on glass but either
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actually a painting on glass but either
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actually a painting on glass but either way it was right here I'm a giant
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way it was right here I'm a giant
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way it was right here I'm a giant thing and these sand dunes mosqu Dunes
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thing and these sand dunes mosqu Dunes
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thing and these sand dunes mosqu Dunes in real life this is where R2-D2 left
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in real life this is where R2-D2 left
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in real life this is where R2-D2 left C3PO and headed off towards that rocky
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C3PO and headed off towards that rocky
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C3PO and headed off towards that rocky area area over there it's great to be
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area area over there it's great to be
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area area over there it's great to be back I forgot
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back I forgot
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back I forgot how Sandy it
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how Sandy it
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how Sandy it is next inside the mouth of the real
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is next inside the mouth of the real
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is next inside the mouth of the real life Golden Canyon in Death Valley you
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life Golden Canyon in Death Valley you
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life Golden Canyon in Death Valley you will find the land of the jaas this is
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will find the land of the jaas this is
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will find the land of the jaas this is one of the little cracks along the trail
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one of the little cracks along the trail
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one of the little cracks along the trail where the jaas were hiding and creeping
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where the jaas were hiding and creeping
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where the jaas were hiding and creeping on R2-D2 and you see the little rocks
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on R2-D2 and you see the little rocks
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on R2-D2 and you see the little rocks falling from above and if you look this
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falling from above and if you look this
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falling from above and if you look this way this is the same view that the jaas
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way this is the same view that the jaas
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way this is the same view that the jaas had creepy on R2 as he rolled past you
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had creepy on R2 as he rolled past you
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had creepy on R2 as he rolled past you can tell cuz this thing looks like a
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can tell cuz this thing looks like a
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can tell cuz this thing looks like a little Easter Island face this is where
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little Easter Island face this is where
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little Easter Island face this is where the Jawa is hiding when he sees R2-D2
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the Jawa is hiding when he sees R2-D2
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the Jawa is hiding when he sees R2-D2 cruising up the canyon and finally last
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cruising up the canyon and finally last
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cruising up the canyon and finally last but certainly not least is this this
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but certainly not least is this this
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but certainly not least is this this massive area where the tusin Raiders
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massive area where the tusin Raiders
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massive area where the tusin Raiders were jumping on top of their banthas Now
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were jumping on top of their banthas Now
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were jumping on top of their banthas Now spoiler alert cuz I don't want to ruin
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spoiler alert cuz I don't want to ruin
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spoiler alert cuz I don't want to ruin it for anybody but there's actually no
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it for anybody but there's actually no
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it for anybody but there's actually no such thing as real banthas so Star Wars
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such thing as real banthas so Star Wars
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such thing as real banthas so Star Wars use elephants in furry costumes and
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use elephants in furry costumes and
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use elephants in furry costumes and those elephants were right down there in
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those elephants were right down there in
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those elephants were right down there in Death Valley and the tuskin ler the sand
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Death Valley and the tuskin ler the sand
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Death Valley and the tuskin ler the sand people were running down and jumping on
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people were running down and jumping on
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people were running down and jumping on top of the Banas this is probably the
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top of the Banas this is probably the
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top of the Banas this is probably the location that I spent the least amount
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location that I spent the least amount
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location that I spent the least amount of time in last time but I did like
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of time in last time but I did like
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of time in last time but I did like sitting up here on the hills of the
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sitting up here on the hills of the
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sitting up here on the hills of the bantha canyon looking down almost the
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bantha canyon looking down almost the
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bantha canyon looking down almost the same view that Luke would have had
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same view that Luke would have had
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same view that Luke would have had through his binoculars you can still see
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through his binoculars you can still see
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through his binoculars you can still see that giant red Boulder in the background
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that giant red Boulder in the background
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that giant red Boulder in the background that you can actually see in the movie
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that you can actually see in the movie
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that you can actually see in the movie yep there were two Banas down there at
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yep there were two Banas down there at
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yep there were two Banas down there at one point I don't see any sand people
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one point I don't see any sand people
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one point I don't see any sand people wait a minute I can see one of them