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While the enfranchisement has faced some dips over the years , here ’s why the Sung dynasty " I ’m Han Solo " isStar Wars’lowest item . Fox had two potential blockbusters on their manus in 1977 ; one wasStar Warsand the other wasDamnation Alley . The studio actually had much more faith in the latter , which was based on the cult sci - fi novel . WhileDamnation Alleywent on to be a cult motion-picture show it was a boxful - bureau turkey upon release , whileStar Warsbecame a cultural phenomenon .
Many histrion try out for the role of Han Solo , including Kurt Russell , Al Pacino , and Sylvester Stallone ( Rambo V : Last Blood ) . Harrison Ford eventually landed the role and while he was a relative unsung at the time he had previously worked with George Lucas onAmerican Graffiti . Ford would go on to become a major star , playing the lead in theIndiana Jonesfranchise , Blade Runner , Clear And Present Danger , and many others . He later returned to reprise Han for J.J. Abrams’Star Wars : The Force Awakens .
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In addition to theStar Warsmovies and animated cartoon shows , the franchise also invite rich ware cut-rate sale . Just about everything has been turned into aStar Warsproduct at some point in the last 40 years , from a Darth Vader yoga Master of Arts in Teaching to the infamous Jar Jar Tongue Sucker . There have been some downright sticky standoff - ins , but perchance the downcast tip of the integral enfranchisement is the " I ’m Han Solo " song from TV gameKinect Star Wars .
Kinect Star Warsis an Xbox 360 title that made use of the console ’s Kinect motion controller peripheral . The game came with a number of modes , let in Jedi Destiny and Galactic Dance - Off . Like the championship entail , Dance - Off get hold players re-create dance motility from franchise characters . The songs used in this mood are also givenStar Wars - theme makeovers , with " Genie In A Bottle " becoming " Princess In A Battle " and Gwen Stefani ’s " Hollaback Girl " transforming into " Hologram Girl . " There ’s nothing that fit the sheer awfulness of " I ’m Han Solo , " however , which is a mockery of Jason Derulo ’s " Ridin ' Solo . "
This section finds Han dancing to " I ’m Han Solo " inThe Empire Strikes Back’sCarbonite chamber , with the song containing lyric poem like " No Jabba to answer to / Ai n’t a fastness in a castle menagerie / And since that carbonite ’s off me / I ’m living life now that I ’m free . " While this dance section was clearly intended to be a fluffy little mini - game , it ’s so utterly tone - deaf and badly execute it ca n’t even be enjoyed ironically .
Apparently , Galactic Dance - Off was tot up toKinect Star Warsat the last min , with Microsoft having acquire the license to a telephone number of songs for another dance game that was canceled ; it was decide to add a dance section toStar Warsto make use of them . " I ’m Han Solo " became ill-famed among fans almost immediately , and alongside theStar Wars Holiday Special , the song is unremarkably regarded as a nadir for the serial publication . It was used to pretty funny effect in a fan - edit trailer forSolo : A Star Wars Storyand has since become something of a meme , so it did n’t go altogether to waste .
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