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shenmue

(38,506 posts) Sat Aug 13, 2016, 01:19 PM Aug 2016

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Actor Kenny Baker, who played R2D2, has died

BBC story here

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Actor Kenny Baker, who played R2D2, has died (Original Post) shenmue Aug 2016 OP

RIP R2D2 Soxfan58 Aug 2016 #1

Farewell Artoo sarisataka Aug 2016 #2

His best role was Fidgit in Terry Gilliam's Timebandits. n/t FSogol Aug 2016 #3

I heard about that one on another site today... awoke_in_2003 Aug 2016 #7

The most beloved droid in movie/TV history Takket Aug 2016 #4

Definitely... joeybee12 Aug 2016 #5

Become The Force, man. nolabear Aug 2016 #6

Not many international film stars... Myrddin Aug 2016 #8

Soxfan58

(3,479 posts)

1. RIP R2D2

Reply to shenmue (Original post)

Sat Aug 13, 2016, 01:31 PM

Aug 2016

sarisataka

(18,472 posts)

2. Farewell Artoo

Reply to shenmue (Original post)

Sat Aug 13, 2016, 01:46 PM

Aug 2016

FSogol

(45,435 posts)

3. His best role was Fidgit in Terry Gilliam's Timebandits. n/t

Reply to shenmue (Original post)

Sat Aug 13, 2016, 01:51 PM

Aug 2016

awoke_in_2003

(34,582 posts)

7. I heard about that one on another site today...

Reply to FSogol (Reply #3)

Sat Aug 13, 2016, 10:51 PM

Aug 2016

Being a Gilliam and Cleese movie, I don't know how I missed it. Neither Redbox, Hulu, Netflix, or Amazon Prime has it.

Takket

(21,526 posts)

4. The most beloved droid in movie/TV history

Reply to shenmue (Original post)

Sat Aug 13, 2016, 01:59 PM

Aug 2016

joeybee12

(56,177 posts)

5. Definitely...

Reply to Takket (Reply #4)

Sat Aug 13, 2016, 03:43 PM

Aug 2016

Hope his passing was peaceful.

nolabear

(41,930 posts)

6. Become The Force, man.

Reply to shenmue (Original post)

Sat Aug 13, 2016, 04:23 PM

Aug 2016

Whatever is everything, hope his influence remains and he goes on as part of it all.

Myrddin

(327 posts)

8. Not many international film stars...

Reply to shenmue (Original post)

Sun Aug 14, 2016, 09:41 AM

Aug 2016

... in Preston.

So, at a time when the original Star Wars was the biggest movie of all time, I always felt honoured to say R2D2 lived just 2 streets away from our house. Sadly, I never actually got to meet him.

RIP Kenny

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