Among the massive rocks tumbling through the asteroid field, one of the "asteroids" is actually a real potato, and another is a literal shoe

Film/Series: The Empire Strikes Back

Category: Trivia Fact

Timestamp: 01:05:15

George Lucas was notoriously demanding during the special effects process for the asteroid chase sequence, causing intense frustration among the visual effects crew at ILM. As a quiet act of rebellion and a hilarious inside joke, the exhausted animators threw random real-world objects into the miniature set to see if anyone would notice. If you pause during the Millennium Falcon's chaotic escape, you can actually spot a flying potato and one of the animator's sneakers tumbling through the void of space.

Among the massive rocks tumbling through the asteroid field, one of the "asteroids" is actually a real potato, and another is a literal shoe in The Empire Strikes Back

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