Elstree 1976 highlights bit players in Star Wars

Forty years ago, in Elstree Studios in suburban London, a star was born — Star Wars, to be exact.

Now a new documentary, Elstree 1976, is focusing on the stories of all the bit players and extras who came together to make the original movie.

Anthony Forrest is a Canadian actor who played two parts in the original movie, though you'll only remember one of them. Forrest's first role was that of Fixer, a friend of Luke Skywalker's who ran a shop where he fixed droids and equipment, but his part was cut for time.

His next role, however, became more memorable than Forrest even knew until the internet and passionate Star Wars fans tipped him off of his quotable moment with Obi-Wan Kenobi.

"I didn't realize for years and years how famous that scene had become," he tells Shad.

WEB EXTRA | Watch the trailer for Elstree 1976, which is available on YouTube and iTunes, and will be playing in Ottawa this weekend at Mayfair Theatre and in Edmonton this July.