Scene 18 - Attack of the Sand People

Scene 018 - Attack of the Sand People

EXT. TATOOINE – ROCK CANYON – RIDGE – DAY

Luke carefully makes his way to the top of a rock ridge and scans the canyon with his electrobinoculars. He spots the two riderless Banthas. Threepio struggles up behind the young adventurer.

LUKE
There are two Banthas down there but
I don’t see any… wait a second,
they’re Sandpeople all right. I can
see one of them now.

Luke watches the distant Tusken Raider through his electrobinoculars. Suddenly something huge moves in front of his field of view. Before Luke or Threepio can react, a large, gruesome Tusken Raider looms over them. Threepio is startled and backs away, right off the side if the cliff. He can be heard for several moments as he clangs, bangs and rattles down the side of the mountain.

The towering creature brings down his curved, double-pointed gaderffii, the dreaded axe blade that has struck terror in the heart of the local settlers. But Luke manages to block the blow with his laser rifle, which is smashed to pieces.
The terrified farm boy scrambles backward until he is forced to the edge of a deep crevice. The sinister Raider stands over him with his weapon raised and lets out a horrible shrieking laugh.

Behind the Scenes image filming the Bantha in Death Valley - Arizona.
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Testing the Bantha suit on Mrdji the Elephant.
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1977 press photo - Luke Skywalker and C-3PO are starteled to see vicious Tusken Raiders following their trail.
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Luke and C-3PO watch the Tusken Raiders following their trail (image used in 1977 on the cover of American Cinematographer).
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Behind the scenes shot where Luke and C-3PO are watching the Tusken Raiders.
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Promo shot of a Tusken Raider riding a Bantha on Tatooine.
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Alternate angle shot of the Tusken Raider riding a Bantha.
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Rare image of a Tusken Raider riding his Bantha (this images was released by Lucasfilm on social media).
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Tusken Raider riding a Bantha (from a rare promo slide).
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Tusken Raiders.
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Rare alternate shot of the Tusken Raiders.
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Promo image of a Tusken Raider.
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Rare promo image of a Tusken Raider.
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Behind the scene image of the Tusken Raider attack on Luke.
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Luke being attacked by the Tusken Raider.
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Luke is down.
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Rare image of Luke with a gaderffii stick.
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Peter Diamond who played the Tusken Raider that attacked Luke.
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Gary Kurtz on location in Tunisia.
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Behind the Scenes image filming the Bantha in Death Valley - Arizona.
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