Under the Helmet: The Legacy of Boba Fett (TV Special 2021)

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Reba Buhr

Narrator
(voice)

Ben Burtt

Self - Sound Designer, Star Wars

Joe Johnston

Self - Art Director, Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back

George Lucas

Self - Filmmaker

Pete Vilmur

Self - Senior Writer, Lucasfilm

Dave Filoni

Self - Executive Producer, The Mandalorian…

Duwayne Dunham

Self - Assistant Editor, Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back

Steve Sansweet

Self - President and CEO, Rancho Obi-Wan

Maureen Bulloch

Self - Wife of Jeremy Bulloch

Jeremy Bulloch

Self
(archive footage)

Glenn Randall Jr.

Self - Stunt Co-Coordinator, Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
(archive footage)

Daniel Logan

Self - Young Boba Fett, Star Wars: Attack of the Clones

Kathleen Kennedy

Self - President, Lucasfilm

Temuera Morrison

Self - Boba Fett, The Mandalorian…

Ming-Na Wen

Self…

Collin Hymes

Gamorrean guard
(uncredited)

Under the Helmet: The Legacy of Boba Fett

This documentary on the Star Wars character Boba Fett ties in nicely with the new Disney series The Book of Boba Fett.

The character was conceived as some kind of super imperial soldier with an enhanced costume.

He made his debut in the Star Wars Holiday Special in 1978 as a Bounty Hunter. He was also seen with Darth Vader in a parade.

The characters debut was in The Empire Strikes Back where he was played by British actor Jeremy Bulloch but voiced by Jason Wingreen.

Despite a minimal presence in Empire and The Return of the Jedi. Boba Fett struck a chord with Star Wars fans.

This was a diverting documentary with a focus on Kiwi actor Temuera Morrison who now plays Boba Fett. He made his debut in the Star Wars prequel playing Boba's father.

It would certainly be of interest who might know much about the history of the character. The main omission seems to be the lack of acknowledgement about Jason Wingreen.

Prismark10
Dec 29, 2021
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During the development of Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980), Fett was originally conceived as a member of a group of white-armored Imperial "supercommandos" before the idea was scrapped in favor of a solitary bounty hunter. This concept later evolved into the Mandalorians, a cultural group with strong warrior traditions, who sport armor and helmets similar to Fett's.