Longer Carrie Fisher Star Wars Audition

[@hilahcooking]

Rest in Paradise, badass lady

[@wenbluepirate3954]

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[@delete--5563]

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[@foxomatic1]

wow, and only 19. She's amazing!

[@toddreeder8010]

+Lea Gillette she was 21 ish. She is 59 this year.

[@Maggielicious21]

+Todd Reeder but she was 20 when the movie was released, she couldn't be 21 when they started filming, let alone started casting.

[@janan5163]

+Lea Gillette I know! I watched the other Princess Leia auditions and I was like no, no, no. Then I saw Carrie and I was like YES!!

[@hotelfoxtrot4979]

+Lea Gillette And wow, was she gorgeous. She and Ford seem to have the connection here.

[@georgebardsley7129]

Yeah when they were filming Empire she was 21 & Harry Ford was 36 So that kiss was just ...😐

[@Xycron]

goodnight sweet princess

[@AllucardA10]

Xycron returned to the Force, a luminous being...

[@AllucardA10]

Xycron returned to the Force, a luminous being...

[@petmav768]

Its good to see other famous youtubers listening to this video. It makes it known that she has died. Rest in peace, Carrie Fisher.

[@daniel77774]

:(

[@divinereactz7583]

She is one with the force now :)

[@arashmaharr]

I love the soft way her voice sounds

[@pinz2022]

Qwa'ha Xahn Vahla ha'nesh I guess George wanted her to bitch it up a bit to play a feisty princess.

[@memedealer4208]

Just watch asmr

[@moaningpheromones]

unlike most american accents now bagpipes

[@moaningpheromones]

@@memedealer4208 asmr is irritating and weird

[@memedealer4208]

@@moaningpheromones So are you

[@AugustHawk]

Carrie Fisher's delivery has a regal quality that a person of true nobility should possess, even in a crisis. You can just "hear princess" all through her delivery. Too many of the other auditions from other young ladies were too intense and hyped like whiney teenagers. Carrie Fisher nailed it royally!

[@CapstoneTider]

You nailed it. She was not the prettiest one for sure, but she could say her lines with authority, even if they were gibberish to her. Which is a trait of a blue blood! On sex appeal, her personality made her sexy, with average Hollywood beauty.

[@kamuelalee]

She didn't have great beauty, but she had moxie and brains and she's totally believable as an upstart princess willing to take down the Empire. RIP Carrie Fisher, gone too soon from this World.

[@mjp96]

@@CapstoneTider I was 16 then and always thought she was super pretty. The eyes and hair

[@LadyBorgia]

​@@CapstoneTiderPretty is subjective. Many thought her absolutely beautiful.

[@robbiereilly]

Though she reads well, her tone is completely different from the character she made famous in SW. Here she's almost consoling Han with a motherly tone. Carrie has said many times she flubbed the long, technical lines during shooting and needed many takes. She did well here mainly because she went slowly in order not to flub it. But that slowness made her seem too consoling and thoughtful, unlike her final performance where her character is clearly much more urgent, plucky and quick-thinking. In this scene in the film, she's almost distracted, as her thoughts are is already in the future on how the plans might reveal a weakness. Very enjoyable. I always love seeing these auditions and how early drafts change so much, as do the actor's performances, before the final finished product. Great movies, like most art, are the result of doing things over and over, constantly refining it until you feel you've 'got it'.

[@pienmash7495]

Yep, hence the British accent she affected to help with those lines. Would guess she picked it up by studying Cushing

[@priser24]

Fat Head She went to school in London.

[@daniescobarm]

also there's a huge difference between the first time she read it and the second time, like she did so many hand movements and it was so distracting and unleialike,

[@sydneymariehughes56]

The character was originally written to be vaguely British, and more proper and put-together. You know, the typical princess. When she came on set she played the character as more sardonic, casual, and modern. Eventually she and George Lucas came to create (together) the character we know now. But the way she's doing in the audition is how it was originally written. Crazy, huh? (Got this from Carrie's book, The Princess Diarist, if anyone is interested!)

[@Elitist20]

And you'll have noticed the line 'They let us go' was originally delivered by Han.

[@celticbird2398]

Phenomenal audition. For the life of me, I cannot picture any other actress playing this role. Goodbye Carrie, thank you for the memories. The Force was always with you.

[@jackanthony976]

Zsa Zsa Gabor could have played the role...after all Zsa Zsa did star in Queen from Outer Space which shows she was capable of playing in this genre.

[@indiciaobscure]

This must have felt so surreal at the time, before Star Wars became A Thing. To just sit there and have this conversation about random space jargon in such a serious tone. Now I really want a sci-fi space film where everyone just wears 70s clothes and hangs out in 70s apartments. Kind of like 2001 space odyssey was with the 60s.

[@rodrigocastro3394]

you should go watch Old Dr. Who episodes then

Firefly?

[@Sylphadora]

I was thinking the same thing, lol XD

[@delete---7593]

Wait what?!. .🤔😑.

[@thebacons5943]

We love her. She knows.

[@Un-Woke]

RIP Carrie

[@93Vet]

Carrie will forever be known as Princess Leia. One of the most well known characters on film in history. Well done Carrie.

[@MsTdiniz]

Thanks for EVERYTHING, Carrie! You defined a entire generation and you will be always with us! Farewell, my princess!

[@haribotomeb]

RIP someone who had been there all the way through my childhood in my favourite films Star Wars, rest well, may the force be with you❤

[@deb310red]

It's hard to believe that she was only 19. She had a maturity and sophistication not seen in most teenagers.

[@missfit8650]

Which is funny cuz that's exactly what George. when you watch the reels of the other actresses who read for the part they looked young and sounded young and carrie was so different from all of them.

[@brianwalsh1401]

It's what happens when you grow up too fast but you also burn out too fast as well.

[@SR-uf8pt]

That's why Lucas chose her. He wanted Leia to be young but mature and sophisticated beyond her years. He doesn't cast by who is the best actor, he casts by who best fits the part.

[@connernickerson5509]

She was singularly incredible in this, but she definitely needed to attend that fat camp, good call Lucas.

[@rockets4kids]

Check out her role in Shampoo.

[@Miguelangel0296]

RIP Carrie Fisher, you're now one with the Force :'(

[@frankesposito2182]

She always was....

[@mxcitizen7139]

I love Carrie Fisher, even at a very young age, she had the confidence and gravitas to really perform a royal character. Even now, she hasn't lost that confidence and strength of character, not to mention she doesn't take herself so serious. Not many will reach her age with that attitude for life.

[@queenfan45]

Carrie Fisher auditioning for Star Wars. About 40 years later "Hey, you wanna have your old job back?"

[@eloiserichardson7684]

+Tom Miller educate urself before u make statements like that

[@7easton7]

+Eloise Richardson Uh..that's what happened. She kinda wrote a book about it.

[@zoolook3264]

+bansheebot2 All symptoms of her eventual bi-polar diagnosis. A big part of that in many people is hyper sexuality (Love her to death but she admitted herself she slept with almost anything that moved) and also addiction (Self medication) such as drugs, alcohol etc ...

[@eloiserichardson7684]

i read all her books about it. im just saying your language is rather close minded and deprecating

[@computernerd92]

+Chris Payne So that means she might have slept with Harrison Ford, and Mark Hamill as well!

[@Maverikk68]

She was one of the most beautiful women who ever lived. Just stunning looking! She had a regal bearing to her that made he seem much older than 19, and it served her well in the movie, as she was totally believable as somebody who's orders were followed.

[@joshuabarger8422]

I know man, I know...

[@mjp96]

eloquent

[@doomcontrol]

This makes me think of an edgier, more conceptual low budget version of Star Wars, where people in everyday clothes talk about an epic battle which is taking place in an alternate dimension.

[@veeganboy]

doomcontrol Kinda like an old Doctor Who episode.

[@franciscoandrada412]

EsechavaHD there is a book about the first draft of Star Wars, it is very, VERY different to what we have now, and it's really good

[@bringiton5282]

Like a play, I thought about it after seeing The Last Jedi, I'd pay for it :D

[@robmorin9862]

the way shes talking sound very realistic confident and she uses her hands like a rebel leader would thats how she got the job

[@cybramir]

it's crazy to imagine what the lines must have sounded like to these actors before they started filming. not knowing what R2 or Chewbacca or any of that was/looked like. It must have all seemed so silly to them at first. Rip Carrie Fisher❤

[@TR4R]

You're right!!!

[@luvr381]

Aaaaand I'm in love with Carrie all over again...

[@samanthabettendorf414]

😊same

[@DudeProd]

Goodbye madame, May the force be with you

[@jumpoutatree]

I love the fact that she, unlike any of the other actresses, behaved like royalty, like an actual Princess. She came with that accent and was perfectly poised, even between takes.

[@devinreis5811]

I couldn't tell that she was 19 in this clip.

[@mtrancee]

she has such a beautiful voice and an amazing talent. Carrie, you'll never be forgotten! We love you, space princess. RIP❤

[@MaxMarriner]

She reminds me that warmth and firmness are not opposites in the actor's toolbox. Instead, they're complimentary.

[@gurudru1977]

rip carrie fisher. you rock!

[@RegularJohn53]

Jesus christ, Gary! She minerals.

[@georgebardsley7129]

No just no

[@LoAxDeMoLiSh]

i am one with the force, and the force is with me. RIP Carrie Fisher

[@Yusuf1187]

She was amazing in this. Best audition out of everyone's that I've seen. So in character and believable mannerisms, rather than a simple read.

[@nobodyatall6620]

Rest In Piece. A true legend.

[@Contakum]

This moment is precious, I'm thankful that I can watch the video when Carrie Fisher auditioned for Star Wars with Harrison Ford reading opposite her. It's kind of hard to know when two people have good chemistry, Fisher and Ford would turn out to be perfect together over three movies.

[@fast457]

Her calmness and charisma is what got her the role. The way she speaks really sounds like royalty. She will be missed by all Star Wars fans.

[@movahqiin]

REST IN PEACE CARRIE FISHER YOU ARE ALWAYS WITH US THROUGH THE FORCE

[@christopherseat9871]

Carrie Fisher had to grow up fast in life. That's not easy to do or achieve. RIP Ms. Fisher. You are always with us.❤

[@chestosneakoinc]

Everywhere I go, EVERY Carried Fisher video on youtube I find R.I.P. It's making me too teary!

[@jaimealegria2071]

Wow she was absolutely amazing! Such a peaceful and believable audition.🖤

[@benmiller9854]

Simply breathtaking.

[@alm6888]

My heart hurts like I lost a best friend, an idol. May your soul find peace and May the Force be with you and us all as we mourn your tremendous loss.

[@RenzoM2811]

R.I.P Carrie Fisher 😳

[@LadyBorgia]

Wow! I remember most of those lines so well! (Obviously parts never made it to the movie.) She played them softer there without the disdain for Han we saw in the movie. Really cool to see!

[@hm1380]

Rest In Peace Carrie and Debbie. You will forever be missed.

[@carolyngracemarie]

Such eloquent speech, I'm so impressed! She truly deserves her title as a princess!

[@swampis8219]

Rest in peace Carrie Fisher. May the force be with you...

[@Lisa-xh4hx]

Certainly not a Star Wars fan, but she was an amazing actress, with such a soothing speaking voice. R.I.P.

[@evelynjoyce]

Ahead of her time. This is a masterful audition. Carrie, where ever you are, kick ass like you always did.

[@StephenPaulTroup]

Carrie Fisher was a perfect casting for this role. She is beautiful and had such a regal quality one would expect to find in a true Princess.

[@lb-xq8pc]

Rip princess, forever in my heart♥😢👼

[@abcun17]

RIP Carrie! Thank you for all the memories and enjoyment you brought to my life! Growing up, the "Star Wars" movies were bright spots in a long dark tunnel that was life...I am with the Force and the Force is with me! My condolences to her family and friends!

[@shonenlad]

Carrie was so gorgeous.

[@bigmicproductions]

It's interesting how the facts become legendary. Thank you, Carrie.

[@oobee123]

The news of Carrie Fisher passing away reached me just when I was about to start to watch Rogue One in the theater. The ending scene felt very bizarre and emotional knowing that she was gone just hours ago. They Force will be with you, always.

[@JosephDungee]

Lovely!!! God bless Carrie Fisher and rest in peace, we miss you!

[@frankpeter6851]

Funny to think that Debbie Reynolds was hanging out in the station wagon waiting for her finish her audition

[@dreamyblue44]

Fascinating to see after all this time, many thanks! :)

[@whispperson]

Great to See This Clip. You Feel as though you are watching a Legend in the Making and that was what 'Carrie Fisher' Became at just 19 years old. Just a Joy to watch.

[@Chantara27]

Rip Carrie Fisher im still in shock at the enormous amount of greats that we've lost this year. its unbelievable

[@CodyChromeBand]

Couldn't help thinking about Rogue One as she was talking. I guess it's a real Star Wars afterall.

[@blackwingy]

Terrific stuff! Thanks a million for posting it.

[@stormthrush37]

Point of interest I didn't see mentioned in any other comments: sounds like it's Harrison Ford in the background who's doing the line reads with her.

[@WishItWas1984]

Yeah, I never mentioned that in the video description because I thought it was so obvious. I see a bunch of people surprised by that, so I'll update that.

[@stormthrush37]

I know that feeling, too, but as an educator, and in keeping with what Derek Sivers said, "something that is obvious to us, is often not obvious and amazing to others." I think something like, "Carrie Fisher auditions with Harrison Ford" might get you more views, anyway. Thanks for the response and hope you're having a happy holidays!

[@WishItWas1984]

True, even with the unmistakable voice of Harrison Ford, there will always be a few. I actually have the essential keywords attached to the video, so it's easy to find. Views definitely aren't an issue with this. The thing has gone mini-viral since yesterday. Yesterday alone it got 446,000+ views. Only 1.1 million over the previous 10 years combined by comparison. But it's for obvious reasons and I'm glad it's here for fans before and now. Views are cool in a weird sort of "something I posted was enjoyed by how many people?!" sort of way, but it's all meaningless considering why that is. She went decades too soon.

[@stormthrush37]

WishItWas1984 Some very good points. Yeah, my timing is probably pretty poor given what just happened. Interesting on the metrics; I wouldn't have guessed it would have been such a high percentage, but I suppose that makes a lot of sense; yeah, it's hard to look at the viewcount in the same way when you're seeing such a high percentage in direct correlation with her untimely passing. And man, for her mother to go the day after, at that. Talk about a double whammy for their family. :( Best of wishes to them all during this incredibly hard time.

[@angelcaleb9261]

stormthrush37

[@rubberducky4074]

Love you Carrie

[@zantigar]

This is INCREDIBLE! It's so awesome to see what George Lucas saw in Carrie Fisher. Although her reading of these lines is quite different from the way she spoke them in the movie, it's plain as daylight why she was chosen to play Leia - she brings a powerful feminine persuasiveness to her reasoning which makes you straighten up and listen!

[@NaturaBreeze]

Good point....feminine persuasiveness...well said...it's a quality sadly lacking now with feminist bores

[@Contakum]

Harrison Ford interviewing Carrie Fisher for Star Wars, this is one of the most precious behind the scenes videos in cinema history.

[@adamatova]

She was a princess.

[@kelliec2385]

From the worlds first glimpse at her till today's date she stayed witty, present, and relevant. Carrie your presence is missed.

[@ttobyg]

RIP

[@gregh7457]

a little premature dont ya think?

[@-vanny-5445]

rest in peace

[@gabrielleduc3571]

rip

[@ttobyg]

she suffered a heart attack and didn't breathe for 10+ minutes while flying, meaning her brain had been deprived of oxygen too long to survive. Most they could do was put her in a coma when she arrived at the hospital, but it was only machines keeping her body alive at that point while her brain was gone. She only officially died now because they pulled the plug, so to speak.

[@KatherineAnnabella]

So much talent at only 19. Carrie you are missed. You have your Mom and Dad with you now blessed being of light.

[@Berserk096-z6v]

Thanks for 9gag for making your 2006 video into a popular one :P it did deserved alot of views too so congrats!

[@jurissaasilo2771]

Rest easy, space momma. the Force will be with you. Always.

[@tonymenza5473]

Ugh she's so cute RIP Carrie the galaxy will never be the same

[@MasterGiouras77]

Sleep well my beautiful sweet princess :'(

[@JustinTNAWWEGuy]

Rest In Peace Carrie

[@georgebardsley7129]

RIP Carrie fisher

[@JeyBerg]

And you know this how? They'll probably kill Leia off

[@Paigediehl]

BARDO she finished all her filming for episode 8

[@georgebardsley7129]

Well after that film they will because killing off the main characters willy nilly will ruin the plot and development of the newer characters

[@KR-jk6vx]

BARDO The old cast aren't really the main characters anymore and I think the only way we can move on in the series is if we let go of them. Let's not ruin Carrie fishers legacy.

[@TR4R]

I'm starting to hate CGI. By the way, young people will remember Star Wars as the only franchise long enough to survive the death of its protagonists.

[@PharmeRx78]

you always in my mind pricess , May the force be with you....

[@ShadowJohansson1994]

Man, Carrie Fisher/Princess Leia was hot back then.

[@MrRJMGREEN]

She did an outstanding job. She used her voice, her eyes, her facial expressions.

[@williamstone1536]

Amazing! Carrie Fisher lives on in the Force! You helped change the world! Godspeed Legend!

[@selena8472]

i love and respect Carrie fisher she is a wonderful soul who brought light to a dark time in my life and i will forever be grateful to her for that wow I will miss her.On a lighter note and with no disrespect hey jake better watch out there is no longer anywhere to run man and she is coming for you :P

[@danwaltz315]

She was a great actress gone what seems too soon RIP Carrie Fisher.

[@nickiito5201]

His was posted 2 days before I was born

[@WishItWas1984]

Now I feel like I'm a million years old. Thanks, kid. ;)

[@Magitroopa]

RIP Carrie :(

[@EyelashRouge]

Her voice got her the part. She has this sexy, commanding voice. Haha love how feisty her voice got during ANH!

[@094340]

This girl nailed it, she should get the part.

[@CapstoneTider]

Being able to convincingly say all those lines must have knocked many out of the race. What they got with Carrie was intelligence, subtle sarcastic comedy, non classic beauty but the other traits made her come across as smart/sexy.

[@stevemichelle1203]

R.I. P Carrie. Thanks for the great memories that entire generations spanning 49 years will never forget.

[@victorvondoom7155]

Help us Obi wan Kenobi you're our only hope nailed it!!!!!!!!! RIP Princess Leia Carrie Fisher😘

[@henriok]

Hard to believe that Carrie was only 19 years old when she did this audition. She speaks with amazing authority and integrity. I haven't seen this level of character in a young actress since.

[@gilmarbernardo_]

2016 merece um livro de História só para ele :(

[@LotusRose745]

Gilmar Bernardo sry can speak Spanish

[@chriswieman]

Lordy, what a looker.

[@daeshawnkenway7932]

Rest in peace :(

[@poe9756]

i’m so sad

[@georgieboy9101]

R.I.P you are with the stars now. I had the privilege to meet the wonderful lady a few years ago while at her show Wishful Drinking. She made the effort because my partner and I were wearing SW T-shirts. I literally lost it when seeing her in Rise of Skywalker and just cried.

[@BrickNGames]

her voice was so pleasant

[@lasserchris]

Been listening to the Princess Diarist on Audible, read by Carrie. She describes this interview, so cool to be able to see it!

[@cnith2]

I can see why they chose her. She sounds more natural in the role tan the other girl. It's like she didn't have to force it, she just spoke it like it was real. (which I guess, it was, to her.)

[@thethe6232]

Ho boy, did she want this part. She earned it.

[@chengkiatng84]

U'll be forever missed by the fans who love u, princess. Love you

[@DivineFellowship]

She was an amazing young lady.

[@genarosiles2951]

#Fuck2016 Everyone Dont be Sad, Shes with the Force and the Force with Us, Shes on our heart, Guys she meant everything to me, she was with my childhood, dont worry, dont be sad shes with the Force and shes with our Heart Grimm Reaper is A Workaholic

[@MaryRod09]

The dialogue sounds weird without the costumes, but she was talented. I can see why she got the part. Also, you can see the good chemistry between Harrison and her just in their dialogue.

[@melissaambriz1189]

Rest In Peace you beautiful soul ❤