I Was There Too

Return Of The Jedi with Kevin Thompson

Nov 14, 2023
Guest
Kevin Thompson
Kevin Thompson, actor who played Ewoks Chubbray and Paploo in Return Of The Jedi, discusses auditioning for the movie, shooting the speeder bike scene, dangers in stunts, playing Bear in Blade Runner, and finally getting his own Star Wars action figure.
Ask episode
Chapters
Transcript
Episode notes
1
Introduction
00:00 • 3min
2
Stealing Speeder Bikes and Eating Stormtroopers
02:51 • 21min
3
Filming the Swinging Scene in the Ewok Village
23:37 • 2min
4
Filming Scenes for Return of the Jedi
25:08 • 14min
5
Working with Richard Markron
38:51 • 12min
6
Expressing Gratitude and Teasing a Special Episode
50:22 • 2min
7
Return of the Jedi Brown Bewings Squadron Sketch
51:52 • 4min
8
Random and Humorous Conversation about Return of the Jedi
55:54 • 4min