Tatooine
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Tatooine (
It is the home planet of the
Development
In his early drafts of the Star Wars story, author
George Lucas originally envisaged filming the Utapau/Tatooine scenes in
Certain scenes filmed on Djerba
Footage filmed at Sidi Bouhlel in Tunisia was combined with 1977
When crews returned to Tunisia to film for the Star Wars prequel films in 1998, locations at Onk Jemal (Ong Jmal) in Tozeur, Ksar Ouled Soltane and Ksar Hadada, Ghomrassen were used for Tatooine scenes.[10] Abandoned sets for the filming have been left in the desert but can be visited.[18]
Film appearances
Tatooine originally featured in the
When the
Tatooine is featured in the climax of the animated film
Description
Located in an unknown galaxy's desolate Outer Rim, Tatooine orbits a pair of
A small Imperial presence brings the planet an additional source of water, its most precious commodity. Though tasked to enforce the law,
Inhabitants
- Humans– Settlers
- Hutts – Wormlike crime lords
- Jawas– Humanoid rodent scavengers and traders, and one of the native life forms of Tatooine
- Tusken Raiders (or Sand People) – Fierce, nomadic humanoids and one of the native life forms of Tatooine
Flora and fauna
Locations
Because Tatooine features so prominently in the Star Wars film series, a wide range of locations has been represented on-screen.
Settlements
Although the planet is sparsely populated, settlements of varying size have provided the settings for many scenes in Star Wars films.
The first settlement to be shown is Anchorhead where many human settlers on Tatooine pursue a difficult agrarian existence on remote "
Bestine is the "capital" of Tatooine; although it does not appear in any films, it is mentioned as "Bestine township" in the 1976 novelisation
Mos Pelgo briefly known as Freetown, was a town located in the northern hemisphere of the planet Tatooine. Seen in both Star Wars: The Old Republic: Knights of the Eternal Throne and The Mandalorian.
Spaceports
Two major spaceport locations have been shown on Tatooine:
- Mos Eisley (Star Wars, 1977) is the planet's biggest city:[28] a bustling spaceport with an active criminal underworld, described by Obi-Wan Kenobi a "wretched hive of scum and villainy." This is the location of one of the most noted scenes in Star Wars, Chalmun's Cantina, which is shown as a busy saloon bar-style establishment, patronised by exotic and often violent alien species. The Cantina additionally features as a location in Lego Star Wars video games and Fortnite.
- Mos Espa (The Phantom Menace, 1999) is home to the Boonta Eve Classic Sebulba and other Podracer pilots and earned his freedom in the process, due to a bet between Watto and Jedi Qui-Gon Jinn.[19][29] The city's depiction in The Phantom Menace was intended to look larger than what was seen of Mos Eisley in the original Star Wars.[30]
Desert locations
Tatooine is mostly a desert environment. Characters in the films make reference to the deserts by name: the Jundland Wastes, a rocky region, is the location of the Tusken Raider attack in Star Wars (1977), and the neighboring Dune Sea (the basin of an ancient ocean)
Appearances
Films
- Star Wars (1977)
- The Empire Strikes Back (1980) (mentioned only)
- Return of the Jedi (1983)
- Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999)
- Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002)
- Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005)
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008)
- Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) (mentioned only)[citation needed]
- Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) (mentioned only)
- Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
Television
- Star Wars Holiday Special (1978)
- Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008-2020)
- Star Wars Rebels (2014–2018)
- The Mandalorian (2019–)
- The Book of Boba Fett (2021–2022)
- Obi-Wan Kenobi(2022)
- Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures (2023)
Licensed parodies
- Phineas and Ferb: Star Wars (2014)
- Robot Chicken: Star Wars
- Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II
- Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode III
Video games
- Super Star Wars
- Super Return of the Jedi
- Lego Star Wars: The Video Game
- Lego Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy
- Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga
- Lego Star Wars III: The Clone Wars
- Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens (mentioned only)
- Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
- Star Wars Battlefront (2004)
- Star Wars: Battlefront II (2005)
- Star Wars: Battlefront (2015)
- Star Wars Battlefront II (2017)
- Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron
- Star Wars Empire At War
- Star Wars Bounty Hunter
- Star Wars: Droid Works
- Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace
- Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith
- Star Wars Galactic Battlegrounds
- Star Wars Commander
- Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds: Clone Campaigns
- Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided
- Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
- Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords (mention only)
- Star Wars Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy
- Star Wars: Rogue Squadron (level 1 and a bonus level)
- Star Wars: The Force Unleashed (downloadable content)
- Star Wars: The Old Republic
- Star Wars: Jedi Power Battles
- Angry Birds Star Wars
- Angry Birds Star Wars II
- Disney Infinity 3.0
Theme park attraction
Tatooine also appeared in the theme park attraction
Similarity to real planets
The discovery of
Influence
The desert planet of
In August 2019, rapper
See also
References
- ISBN 9780472053285. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
- ^ Kaye, Don (November 13, 2014). "30 Best 'Star Wars' Moments: November 13, 2014 More News Miley Cyrus' 10 Biggest Scandals 'Blade Runner 2049': Everything We Know So Far 'Guardians of the Galaxy 2': Why Marvel's Misfit-Filmmaker Gamble Works Watch Spider-Man Reveal Superhero Identity in 'Homecoming' Clip Terrifying New 'It' Trailer Sees Losers' Club Journey Into Sewers All Stories 30. Luke and the Binary Suns ('A New Hope')". Rolling Stone. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
- ^ Bouzereau 1998, pp. 7–8.
- ^ Bouzereau 1998, p. 17.
- ^ Hearn 2005, pp. 87–92.
- ^ Titelman 1979, p. 46.
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- ^ Hearn 2005, p. 102.
- ^ Hearn 2005, p. 116.
- ^ ISBN 9781858287485. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
- ^ "The Dunes". Star Wars locations. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
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- ISBN 9781445264653. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
- ^ Hearn 2005, p. 106.
- ^ Brooker 2009, p. 18.
- ^ Hearn 2005, p. 109.
- ^ "Star Wars trek: Death Valley - April 2001". Star Wars Locations. November 17, 2010. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
- ^ "Star Wars: The Abandoned Movie Set". Stuttgarter Zeitung. Archived from the original on April 19, 2013. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
- ^ a b c d "Tatooine". StarWars.com. Lucasfilm. Archived from the original on February 3, 2017. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
- ^ a b Wallace, Kolins & McKinney 1998, pp. 176–77.
- ISBN 9780786456505. Retrieved May 9, 2017.
- ^ a b Anderson 1995, p. 15.
- ^ Anderson 1995, pp. 17–8.
- ^ Anderson 1995, pp. 20–1.
- ^ Anderson 1995, p. 14.
- ^ Whitmer, Benjamin (February 11, 2017). Star Wars Trivia: Behind The Scenes Stories, Myths, And Amusing Facts. Benjamin Whitmer. Retrieved May 10, 2017.
- ^ Wallace, Kolins & McKinney 1998, pp. 40–41.
- ^ a b Anderson 1995, p. 16.
- ^ Wallace, Kolins & McKinney 1998, pp. 176–7.
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- ^ Brennan, Pat; Clavin, Whitney (December 15, 2015). "Meanwhile, in a galaxy not so far, far away..." NASA. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
- ^ Taylor, Chris (April 14, 2016). "'Star Wars' vs. 'The Force Awakens': The ultimate comparison". Mashable. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
- ^ Barragan, Bianca (August 8, 2019). "Kanye West in trouble for building 'Star Wars'-inspired dome houses in Calabasas". Curbed LA. Retrieved September 11, 2019.
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Sources
- ISBN 0-553-09302-9.
- Bouzereau, Laurent (1998). Star Wars: the Annotated Screenplays (1st UK ed.). London: Titan Books. ISBN 9781852869236. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
- Brooker, Will (2009). BFI Film Classics: Star Wars. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 978-1844575541. Retrieved April 24, 2015.
- Hearn, Marcus (2005). The Cinema of George Lucas. New York: Harry N. Abrams. ISBN 9780810949683. Retrieved April 21, 2017.
- Titelman, Carol (1979). The Art of Star Wars (1st ed.). London: Ballantine Books. pp. 27–46. ISBN 9781852865832.
- Vaz, Mark Cotta (2002). The Art of Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (1st ed.). New York: Ballantine Publ. Group. ISBN 9780345431257.
- Wallace, Daniel; Kolins, Scott; McKinney, Brandon (1998). Star Wars : the Essential Guide to Planets and Moons (1st ed.). New York: Ballantine Pub. Group. ISBN 9780345420688.
External links
- Tatooine in the StarWars.com Databank
- Tatooine on Wookieepedia, a Star Wars wiki