Lucas was quite frank back in 1977 that he had studied clips from a number of WWII films to block out the combat scenes. He wanted that part of his far-out sci-fi epic to fit Hollywood conventions and audience expectations.
@TheJorgSacul
16 жыл бұрын
My brother told me about this in 1977-- he recognized it immediately. Of course, I thought he was nuts and ignored him, until today. Great work!
@XcessiveNinja17
12 жыл бұрын
"I just lost my starboard engine" -> it's the left wing that's on fire
@4thwallpublishing
15 жыл бұрын
mosquitos flying in 3's down a fijord, no room to manouver, having to hit a precision target, being fired at by flak, hunted by 109's.....
@THEOUTCASTSCREATIVE
14 жыл бұрын
Lucas always acknowledged this and other films as an influence on Star Wars.
@harnois75
13 жыл бұрын
The reason people refer to The Dambusters is because before Star Wars had its FX sequences shot, al the dogfights and space ship battles were put in with camera gun shots and war film footage as place holders. This is how it was originally shown to Ladd at 20th Century Fox. The Dambusters is the most obvious of these as lines of dialogue from the attack are directly lifted from the 1955 film, therefore it's obvious that the Death Star sequence was in part built up from it. But possibly 633 too.
@oxmys
15 жыл бұрын
"I can't shake it! I've got a wire attached to my wing!"
@4thwallpublishing
15 жыл бұрын
Alot of tweeking but dramatically the scenes are VERY similar. There is some Tarkin windbaggery from some Germans and a torture scene (although no Solo rescue). Another film called Mosquito squadron (which uses bouncing bombs on a tunnel!) has the solosque last minute save.
@BattleOfBritainTV
15 жыл бұрын
Very good! although at 3:37 you included footage from the practice run with the chalk bombs. It's funny to see the big target with the sticky-tape 'X marks the spot' as if the Germans had set it up like that! The film 633 Squadron is really well made, and a good movie, let along a great war movie. There are quite a few other Star wars elements throughout the film you missed a trick a bit (the rebel base, the brother/ sister relationship ; the torture scene ... think vader and Leia......
@4thwallpublishing
16 жыл бұрын
Outstanding! -Jeremy Sindon (Gold two - "3 marks at two ten") played a bomb disposal officer in a great series from the 1979 called "Danger uxb".
@gpmurf
14 жыл бұрын
Excellent mashup. Lucas, however, has publicly acknowledged "The Dambusters" and other WWII films were a huge influence on the death star sequence.
@ianrkav
14 жыл бұрын
Yeah, George Lucas did say the fjiord run inspired the trench run in Star Wars:-)
@orangelion03
13 жыл бұрын
My brother and I loved this film when we were kids (OK, we still do...). We went to see Star Wars together when it first showed in theaters and when they began the Death Star attack, we turned to each other and said "633 squadron!"
@godzilla6740
12 жыл бұрын
It seems Mr. Lucas borrowed several ideass from several movies not only this one.
@4thwallpublishing
15 жыл бұрын
well in a way you do as I believe the TIE engine noise is a p51 mustang played backwards (merlin under licensed). And your right only sound better than a merlin is 2 merlins.....
@grotty1535
15 жыл бұрын
"hey the actor who played the australian pilot in this movie is the guy who ...." his name is John Mellion
@hayabusabart
15 жыл бұрын
The Force is strong in this one.. brilliant editing.. well done
@603mac
15 жыл бұрын
The Force will be with you..........yeah that would be the Royal Air Force
@Trek001
15 жыл бұрын
sir... I was abot to dismiss this out of hand.. HOWEVER Well done to do this... great editing 5 stars and added to my fav list
@gordonsalive75
14 жыл бұрын
FANTASTIC!!!....glad others had noticed the similarities,was getting slightly bored of telling my star wars friends how much the death star attack resembled 633 squadron!
@EricFell
14 жыл бұрын
That's amazing! Lucas copied the entire audio track from this sequence DIRECTLY from this movie?
@HonoredGeneral
15 жыл бұрын
Very Well Done! nice mashup. This movie was made in the early 60's using only 3 Mosquitos that were still flying. Impressive for those times. Nice Job! once again.
@BrunoChemalle
13 жыл бұрын
OLD OLD OLD old old old republic
@flyingjoejackson
15 жыл бұрын
Well done Spartacus! very clever bit of editing. If only someone would make a film about the Mosquito raid on Amiens prison....now that WOULD be a classic. Mosquito was infinately better than the Lanc or the spit anyway.
@richardwillett
14 жыл бұрын
I've thought this since 1977 when I first saw Star Wars!
@CaptainNomura
14 жыл бұрын
Actually both 633 Squadron and Dam Busters inspired George Lucas, I think I remember he admitting it in one of the interviews shortly after his first film. Anybody who saw both films immediately saw the connection.
@terentii
13 жыл бұрын
@doffincodger When they were free to maneuver, yeah, usually. When locked into an attack run at a fixed altitude and airspeed, though, it would have been easier for the Germans to bounce them. The German "fighters" in 633 were Messerschmitt Bf108 Taifuns, BTW. The Taifun wasn't a fighter, it was a trainer. It's the same plane James Garner and Donald Pleasance stole to fly to Switzerland in "The Great Escape."
@4thwallpublishing
16 жыл бұрын
Oh definatly. Although vaguely remember hearing a story that the TIE noise was a mustang engine played backwards (which ironically would make it a merlin made under license). Just wish Mossies flew again...
@Karagianis
15 жыл бұрын
it's a mix, there's a line from dam busters near the beginning, the trench run is from 633 squadron, and the final explosion is from Guns of Navarone.
@4thwallpublishing
16 жыл бұрын
Yes the navigator (Stewie Macfee) (short one from the great escape) is practically R2D
@QSDigitalVideo
15 жыл бұрын
Good work Spartacus. Lucas doesn't deny getting inspiration from WWII movies, but I'm not sure it was this specific one.
@2206411411
16 жыл бұрын
The plans for the Mosquito exist, there are surviving moulds for at least some of the moulded parts, and there are (very occasional) Mosquitos in "museum condition" sold - usually for a fair chunk of change. In principle, restoration to flying condition is possible. There are also Mosquito projects, but progress reports from those are far and few between. It seems that the Mosquito is a lot tougher than Spitfires and Hurricanes, both of which have been replicated.
@zenoist2
13 жыл бұрын
I like this film too. The special effects are pretty corny in places . It has a brilliant theme tune.
@CaptWindShear
13 жыл бұрын
Right On! Thought exactly the same thing myself the first time I saw Star Wars back in '77.
@sbl195207
14 жыл бұрын
I thought so back when Stars came out, Very good spoof. I've always enjoyed 633 Squadron as well even though the special effects were primitive. Thank you.
@GHMETCALFE
14 жыл бұрын
Classic. I'm actually watching 633 Squadron right now on Netflix. Nicely put together clips, but I always flt that the Rebel Base scenes with all the pilot chatter was taken right from the movie "Midway" Check it out sometime.
@cygil1
13 жыл бұрын
God damn it, it's almost shot for shot in places.
@N17C1
14 жыл бұрын
All kinds of awesome - two of my favourite movies!!!
@Robert265283
12 жыл бұрын
Remake 633 Squadron please George Lucas
@modernredeye
16 жыл бұрын
I realised where he got the Death Star attack as soon as I saw it. Obvious to anyone who saw both films. Better theme tune in 633 Squadron and nicer machines! Originals always better!
@doffincodger
13 жыл бұрын
Damn Clever! But miss the Merlin 'Moaning!
@lighthousecollector
16 жыл бұрын
great stuff -very clever -as a fan of Mosquitos and Star Wars I really appreciated this!
@BrianKorot
14 жыл бұрын
OMG! WTF! LOL! That was just about scene for scene... Wow.... Darn you George Lucus!
@reese5alive
14 жыл бұрын
An excellent interpretaion, well done. A difficult film to edit.
@Lincolnlineman
15 жыл бұрын
Lol, I never considered 633 squadron as being borrowed, only The Dam busters. Anyone else notice the end to Independence Day also borrowed a bit from these films? The narrow run with no room to manoeuvre, flights of 3 aircraft, last shot making the win?
@myrtlevilleace
16 жыл бұрын
Totally agree, besides those twin Merlins sound better than a TIE.
@4thwallpublishing
16 жыл бұрын
Thats the Folkewolf TA 154 i believe which was a German wooden plane - inspired by the British "wooden wonder" called the Dehaviiland Mosquito
@LupusAries
14 жыл бұрын
Interesting, however as an aviation enthusiast. that mixing up of the X-Wings eninges with the mosquitos is horrible, since the Mosquitos merlin Motor has a destinctive and definately other sound, and most beautiful if you ever heard a real one. Else it is interesting. It fit pretty nicely, well it was always sayd that much of the fighting scenes were inspired by such films and in the first cuts they were placeholders until the trick scenes were done.
@volumex2000
13 жыл бұрын
yes but where was Hann Solo and his Millenium Falcon ?
@sapphire200182
15 жыл бұрын
I especially liked the briefing scene... and the firing sound effects go so well with the lousy visuals!
@DEP717
15 жыл бұрын
That was brilliant! Five stars easily! Great mixing skills!
@SteveSabbai
14 жыл бұрын
...except for a minor glitch at 2:20 this was very well done...matching up the audio with the video was excellent....
@4thwallpublishing
15 жыл бұрын
True- atleast Lucas had the imagination to transpose it to space - Emmerich didn't even make that leap.
@duxforddixie
15 жыл бұрын
A better theatrical trailer than the original!!
@lomax343
16 жыл бұрын
The question of whether George Lucas borrowed from The Dam Busters (NOT Dambusters) or from 633 Squadron rather overlooks the possibility that 633 Squadron borrowed from the Dam Busters. Oh, and isn't that bit at 4:21 from Mosquito Squadron, not 633?
@4thwallpublishing
15 жыл бұрын
Thanks Enterprise! Thats even better I think- apt that a merline would be used for the Falcon.
@MrsRoguedemonhunter
15 жыл бұрын
Oh... I also loved this movie too. hehe Sit and watch it with dad. Awesome.
@randomperson1865
15 жыл бұрын
Good job matching the voice to the mouth movements
@4thwallpublishing
12 жыл бұрын
@Trashcansam123 actually i made this before I saw the Keiper one. I think its clear Lucas borrowed heavily from both
@Valkyrie801
14 жыл бұрын
Hilarious! Well done! I got a laugh outa' this one!
@Gareth769
15 жыл бұрын
nice - my two fave films combined cheers mate
@emforty2
14 жыл бұрын
Lucas was 9 years old when he saw this ! and "may the force be with you" LOL !
@budgiefeathers
15 жыл бұрын
hey the actor who played the australian pilot in this movie is the guy who did the narration of the vb ads before he died and he star in crocdile dundee with paul hogan.
@Juliusthebastard
15 жыл бұрын
The theme tune for this was epic!
@doffincodger
13 жыл бұрын
The De Havilland Mosquito was generally too fast to be shot down by enemy fighters ?
@CreweMike
13 жыл бұрын
I used to bullseye womp rats. That bit cracked me up!
@GarlicPudding
14 жыл бұрын
Fantastic editing! consider this fav'ed.
@orangelion03
13 жыл бұрын
Staring Angus Lennie as R2D2!
@Hudson633
15 жыл бұрын
The 633 will be with you, always. ALWAIS!
@stufield7497
14 жыл бұрын
I always thought there were some similarities. This is great.
@CrazyKraut20
14 жыл бұрын
when i see those old planes and i hear things like "lock s coils in attack position" or "switch shields to double front " i have to laugh XD 5:07 comes straight out of monty python "no im alright BLARGh" XXD
@cirian75
13 жыл бұрын
@roguewarrior5 Lucas him self said it inspired the Death Star trench run.
@MarcJboy
14 жыл бұрын
This is excellent parody mate well done!! Love both comparisons, obviously no offence to WW2 either, a lot of brave men in fiction but in spirit
@jcreedy20
15 жыл бұрын
hahaha thats awesome, the bit at 5.08 where the bloke screams as the plane crashes into the cliff is too funny. Its kind of like a delayed chinese voice over movie death scene. lol!!
@sapphire200182
15 жыл бұрын
Heh, excellent stuff! Lucas obviously took lots of scenes from both Dambusters and 633 Sqdrn., the pilfering cad.
@therookpiece
14 жыл бұрын
Masterful. It works so well.
@4thwallpublishing
15 жыл бұрын
Cheers- yeah thought about including that but it kind of doesn't mix with the planes so well. Its funny though I think I thought of that torture scene when I first saw starwars!
@dancerman1138
14 жыл бұрын
Brilliant Bloody Brilliant Thank you
@4thwallpublishing
15 жыл бұрын
Yeah the video has been chopped around a little, but the sound is pretty much the trench run shortened.
@Killamarshian
15 жыл бұрын
I think they have, it's called 'Mosquito Squadron'
@CrazyKraut20
15 жыл бұрын
I can't even begin to tell you how awesome this is and at some points it even made me laugh like at 05:07 XD once again great job on this video
@2206411411
16 жыл бұрын
A Mosquito with German markings is used in the first part of the movie Where Eagles Dare, I seem to remember. The Germans also tried to reproduce the Mosquito, but their clone did not see the skies before the end of the war as far as I know.
@slartibartfast1712
16 жыл бұрын
absolutely brilliant
@4thwallpublishing
16 жыл бұрын
Yep,if only there was one still flying...
@LazloF
14 жыл бұрын
I am a big fan of 633 squadron - iit has been my favourite (or one of my three favourites anyway) since I was a kid. Recently I actually sent some questions to Cliff Robertson (who plays the lead: Roy Grant) about the film and he has replied. I can't put a link on here because youtube appears not to appreciate that even though I am a real fan and its just more information. Anyway just search for Cliff Robertson Questionnaire or Lazlo Ferran's blog which is run by google too.
@SteveSabbai
13 жыл бұрын
...nicely done
@koalashooter1
15 жыл бұрын
lol i remember watching this movie...
@IcarusAsbestos
14 жыл бұрын
Did Luke just than Wedge for blowing himself up? LOL This was entertaining.
@Sundancetr4
14 жыл бұрын
This was funny great editing!
@fearclownz
15 жыл бұрын
0:43 Its 'Ives... Flying Officer Ives!!'
@Litzen2k
13 жыл бұрын
RIP Poorkins..
@OdeeOz
14 жыл бұрын
Too funny. And pretty much accurate where he got some of the footage. Thanks for sharing Oh, great movie 633 Squadron is too. Well worth the watching.
@TheFett007
16 жыл бұрын
This edit is amazing.
@olentangy74
14 жыл бұрын
Bravo ! Well done !
@Drunkenmaster770
15 жыл бұрын
awesome. great job
@4thwallpublishing
16 жыл бұрын
with so many English actors in the trench run, some one should have!
@connla
14 жыл бұрын
@roguewarrior5 except that lucas has said that 633 squadran inspired the trench run in star wars.
@mstytz
15 жыл бұрын
He also played a US sailor in the movie "On the Beach."
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