All posts tagged: Peter Mayhew

Truth Revealed: What is happeing in these classic behind the scenes movie photos

Here is a collection of some great behind the scenes pictures from some of our favourite movies and what we think was happening. Enjoy.   Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back Carrie Fisher and Peter Mayhew as Princess Leia and Chewbacca right before they banged. It was gross. Here is more proof:   Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back Rehearsal for that amazing scene when The Muppets inexplicably showed up. Fun Fact: Yoda and Kermit banged.   The Muppet Movie Jim Henson and Kermit right before getting into some heavy S&M stuff.   Edward Scissorhands Johnny Depp and Winona Ryder just hanging out…before banging. No word if the scissorhands were involved…but I bet they were. Ahhhhhh yeahhhh.   Titanic Leo and Kate need a rest after all that banging.   BEN-HUR Beep, Beep! Hey everyone, we are just taking this scooter to the shop to get some new shoes. Just kidding, we are gonna bang on it! Weeeeeeeee!   Titanic James Cameron explaining to Leo and Kate that if he doesn’t see some hot banging …

That time MTV gave Chewbacca the Lifetime Achievement Award

Back in 1997 MTV got it right! Giving Chewbacca the lifetime achievement award for the…let’s say 3? Movies he was in… Now don’t get it confused. This was not a lifetime achievement award for the actor (Peter Mayhew) who portrayed Chewbacca. No, this was an award for the fictional character of Chewbacca. Full disclosure, some people may not remember but back in the 90s, the lifetime achievement award was a joke award. I believe Godzilla won the year before and Clint Howard (Ron’s brother) the year after (or something like that). I personally LOVED this premiss, but then MTV decided to take itself more seriously (good call with Jersey Shore and 16 and Pregnant) and changed the award giving it to famous actors who “deserve it”. Keep in mind this is all from my memory and I am mostly just speculating as I always do (I will not do research!). But enough of that! Let’s take a look back on a simpler time when MTV would hire actors to give what seemed to be moving …