George Lucas had a dream, and Blackpool was the place to make it happen
Of all the showbiz stars and music hall heroes to have started their journey in Blackpool, one family walk a little taller than others. Literally.
The Stilt Monster character was said to have been created by director George Lucas himself - after he had a dream about a giant chicken. He then contacted The Barbours, who were well-known at home and abroad and jumped at the chance when Star Wars agents came knocking. "He showed us all the amazing ideas he'd developed and asked my father if he thought a giant chicken could be done. Peter suggested he could use the stilts he'd made for another film, The Hellfire Club."
"Years later, when George Lucas brought his daughter to Walt Disney World, when Peter and I were working there, he told me he'd kept all the discarded footage as he might use it in one of the follow-up films. We had invitations to the Star Wars premier at London's Odeon in Leicester Square but I didn't want to go as I didn't like science fiction films. I sold my ticket."
"The Barbours, who dressed immaculately in top hat and tails to perform, found dancing on stilts a tiring business, so Peter decided it would be a good idea to get some giant Pelham Puppets, like a clown he'd seen in Hamley's toy shop in London."
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