A view from the bridge over troubled princess………
By Carrie • Jan 31st, 2009 • Category: NewsI did a radio show yesterday and the man that interviewed me asked me what question I’d been asked over the years that had most annoyed me. “That’s easy” I told him. “Did you know “Star Wars” would be that big of a hit?” The interviewer laughed, “When I told people here at work that I would be interviewing you,” he said, ” All the men wanted was for me to ask how it felt to wear the metal bikini.” Now I laughed, “The biggest problem with the metal bikini, was that it wasn’t metal. ——Not that metal would’ve been an improvement over what it was actually made of, which was kind of a hard plastic. Whatever it was, it didn’t adhere to one’s skin. MY skin. My young, soon to be popular, unlucky skin. SO, when I was relaxing leisurely against Jabba the Hutt’s gigantic, albiet grotesque stomach, my hard, plastic bikini bottom……….well, it had the tendency to make my now not so private privates quite public. Especially for the actor standing behind Jabba playing Bobba Fett—–I believe his name was Jeremy—–from where Bobba/Jeremy stood, so straight and tall and severe behind his mask——to put it simply and weirdly, Jeremy could see beyond my yawning, plastic bikini bottoms all the way to Florida.
Hey,
That’s a way better story than just having your robe fall open at a spa (which I have had the delight of experiencing). I mean, maybe it would have even been less embarrassing if just Boba Fett had seen my inglorious nakedness, instead of the effete snobs who could not manage to feign blindness. But then again, why the hell would Boba Fett be at a spa?
By the way, this is blogoriffic. Blogdacious? Blognosticating?
That sounds worse than having your skirt twirl up…unintentionally as well. “It twirled!”
So funny! I’ve actually seen Jeremy, ironically enough, at Star Wars Weekend in Disney World. If I ever meet him again there, I’ll have to ask him about the first time he saw Florida.
Wonderful blog!
I don’t think I’ll ever be able to watch the Jabba scene the same way again! I’ll be picturing Boba Fett silently smiling to himself as he attempts to get a glimpse at Leia’s nether-regions…
Hmmmm, wonder what Jeremy’s facial expression was behind that mask? Lucky man…
That certainly gives “bounty hunter” a whole new meaning.
Too funny! I also will never be able to watch that scene again without hysterics.
I can’t wait to share this story with my brother!
I am so excited about your blog. I hope I am lucky enough to see your show live. Best!
Well what was your favorite part of making the Star Wars films? Besides canoodling Han Solo.
(Han Solo; That name always made me think of masturbation)
LOL, great story. However, to be honest – and I’m going to get so much hell for this – I’ve always felt bad that you even had to wear that thing… :-/
*cue all the male fans throwing things at me*
I just discovered your blog. Delightful. I will be visiting most every day – not that I don’t have a life or anything. It just doesn’t have the great stories yours does and I want to steal your stories, work myself into them and lie to all my friends. Keep the material coming!
Well, now you’ve just given all the fan boys even MORE to drool over…
Oh, I wish I could have been there…..pure heaven!!
Still luvya Carrie
Dan
*SIGH* lucky busterd!
Mr. Fett did look sort of uncomfortable lugging that rifle around. Now we know the backstory.
Welcome to the Intertubes!
You should do videos of you talking these blog diaries. Your delivery is hilarious. At least they have been when you are interviewed on television. Pretty please?
I heard you tell that story yesterday on “Wait, Wait Don’t Tell Me” on NPR. I almost dove off the road laughing.
Carrie, Welcome to the blogosphere! We have quite the little recovery blogging community. Come over some time and make yourself at home.
I will catch up on your early entries later, tonight I only made it through the last three. My eyes are a bit strained from my entrapment by the world wide web today. But I love this about the plastic bikini and I promise to never ask you about whether or not you thought the first movie would be a hit. I worked at the Galleria in Houston when it premiered and we had to move the movie lines away from the store all day long. I couldn’t believe that many people would wait in lines that long. I don’t do well in lines, especially when I have to listen to the conversation of others or when I wear nice shoes. bleh
I gave my sponsor your book for Christmas, he loved it!
I’m just curious, do you ever do your hair up those buns just for old time’s sake? Between them and the metal/plastic bikini I’m not sure which I liked better.
That costume was bizarre – scary George fantasies! I bet it was fun hanging around the set in that thing all day. They should make a collector doll set with that scenario – Boba Fett’s personal peep show with a coupon to get “florida” sent via plain brown packaging. For adults only, of course. I think that may be the only marketing strategy they haven’t investigated. I mock but I can spin around in my chair and view my personal valley of the dolls – I have the Leia Slave set. Hey, I’m old, still single, and a closet nerd, I buy stupid crap instead of getting lots of cats.
Speaking of every guys adolescent fantasy – there is a Carrie Fisher fan page on facebook. Apparently a guy got the life size cardboard Leia Slave outfit for Christmas. He took many candid shots with her in front of his house, in his room (which he needs to clean, I might add) then he posted a fun little video he called “the best fucking Christmas gift ever.” It made me laugh and gave me a warm creepy sensation at the same time. Here’s a link for a laugh (and a creepy sensation) http://www.facebook.com/home.php#/pages/Carrie-Fisher/32772090698?sid=62586e64cfa3548f0b5e86dee2ec6ed6&ref=s Carrie, I’m sure you’ve seen stuff like that before…that’s gotta make you feel all kinds of weirdness.
Thanks for free samples of your writing, always entertaining.
hahaa what a funny story! Of course we all know Boba Fett’s punishment for looking at Leia’s netherreions……he fell into that giant vajayjay that was called the sarlacc pit and digested for 1000 years. I watched Return of the Jedi last night with my 3 year old daughter (she asks at least once a week to watch it) last night and couldn’t stop laughing at that scene and what must be going through Boba’s mind.
Retired symphony violin player, now gigging in clubs around Naples, FL
Got here via Scott W on our blog family of about 20-30 recoverers, from Africa to Australia. You have a great sense of humor, certainly not in the “Glum Lot”.
{{{CF}}} hugs,
Steve E.
But that is a memory Jeremy will always have…to share…with family and friends over the holidays. Think of the wonderful gift you have given Jeremy all these years
This blog is MY new addiction. Thanks so much. Hilarious and smart writing. I love it!
Can I tell you how absolutely in love I am with you?
Thanks for starting this blog.
Carrie Fisher f’ing rocks!
See, I had always heard the story that Carrie WANTED to wear more sexy stuff in the 3rd movie and kept bothering Lucas to give her less to wear…
W
PS- don’t worry so much about getting every word right when you’re blogging. You can always go back and fix it later.
Ouchie!
To be quite honest, i don’t know what i love more of this blog:
1. The headline.
2. The entry itself
3. Or the fact that you have a blog.
Keep up the good work!
Fun stuff, Carrie.
I enjoy your writing. Glad I found your site (via AmericaBlog).
Photos, or it didn’t happen!
There will be photos soon. Thanks for your patience.
Regards,
Engineer of Elsewheres
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Carrie, I don’t usually read blogs but for you I made an exception. I’m hapily laughing my way through them. It’s funny One of my biggest dilema in early 80’s was if I was going to marry Princess Leia, Wonder Woman, Batgirl, or Daisy Duke. Now the princess herself may actually read my comments. I am going to have to call my old buddies and tell them, you were putring on the real show, as we all stared at the screen to see the boob the slave dancer supposedly flashed on the way to the rancor pitt. Thanks for the memories!
oh sweet jesus!
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Just for that, i’m going to ask all about that goddamned earmuff wig if I ever meet you in person.
live in fear.
Rich
I wanted to ask you how you ended up on the show “Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me”? I am big fan of the show and listen to it every week and like most males around my age of 33 I am big Star wars fan so it was cool to hear you on the show. I have heard that you hate to talk about Star Wars so I kinda felt bad when they asked you questons about it. Do people get paid when they make appearance on that show or do they do it for the love? I also just wanted to say that I really felt for you when you mentioned that you weighed like 105 and they told you to lose 10 pounds for the film that is sooo wrong and we wonder why girls have eating disorders. Your story about Cary Grant calling you about LSD was a great story thanks for sharing. Take care Ms. Fisher and I hope some day you find peace with whatever spirtual power you choose to have faith in.
Cory
Carrie, we heard the radio show (one of our favorites) and were thrilled you were on. My partner (who hardly ever laughs out loud – just grins when it’s really funny) actually laughed about the bikini (as did I). You were such fun on the show! I immediately went out and bought your book, read it, loved it and, while offering to lend it to others, am encouraging them to buy their own (all this in a matter of 5 days).
Brava, mia diva!!!!
P.S. I’m gay and bald, and it’s not your fault.
“, This has been a great read and a help; especially in the current economic climate. Added a subscription to your feed.
I’ll always be a drooling fanboy.
hehe
all the way to florida and beyond is not a saying I have heard before… us Aussies tend to talk about people seeing our map of Tasmania (which is a triangular shaped island state and the southern most point of our great country… I am sure you get the connection)
Hey Princess ! what about me? .
Great blog.
kisses Carrie.
Old school fan.
Haha, well that could definitely prove problematic.
hahaha… will never look at that jabba in the pleasure-dome scene the same way again
I dont usually comment, but after reading through so much info I had to say thanks
What a awesome find! I’m glad I found this.
I knew that bikini is plastic
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i have liked you ever since star wars. but i share one thing with you your birthdate. i was also born on 10/21/1956. i just wanted to let you know. since we share that, i feel like we are both kindred spirits. write back soon
your gold bikini and ‘joined in the the story of the cinema