Carrie Fisher's "Star Wars" Dialogue | Late Night with Conan O’Brien
(Original Air Date: 4/9/94) Carrie Fisher explains her transition from "Star Wars" to screenwriting, the challenges with George Lucas' dialogue, and writing for her mother Debbie Reynolds.
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These old episodes felt a lot more intimate and less over produced. I think that's why I like his podcast more than his newer show episodes. Seeing Carrie here really brings back some good memories.
The format was falling apart, because television was falling apart. I see it now. You're right. Shit had enough room to breathe back then.
Had a similar thought watching. Was thinking how much more laid-back Conan seems in this one, where now his personality seems to come off as over-the-top. This is a throw-back to an era that is now gone. Feels like such a long time ago, but also feels refreshing to watch.
Famous people were less guarded before the Internet was ubiquitous. Not just the lack of social media, but the lack of TMZ, Drudge Report, Perez Hilton and the like. You only had tabloids, and they would give you a chance to buy them off first.
I feel like Conan has a ton of respect for her and is a little nervous while talking to her.
He was a rookie interviewer, he was nervous in most interviews anyway.
Wouldn’t you be too? Or anyone, for that matter
At that time, I think Conan handled it very well. From what I´ve seen of Carrie she´s very "real" and that makes other people more comfortable.
I mean, Carrie Fisher
Probably his crush from forever.
Kudos to whoever does these transfers from analog SD. Excellent work, perfectly transferred, deinterlaced and upscaled. Looks as good as it can possibly look given the source.
2 of my favorite people having a conversation. Conan Obrien and Carrie Fisher, this is gold
Both are unique and awesome
Carrie Fisher always "perched" in chairs.
Cocaine.
My lap would have been welcome.
Always liked Carrie Fisher, intellectual, funny, the whole package, gone way too soon. We miss you Carrie.
like so many legends.
Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds were absolutely beautiful. Loved em both and they're dearly missed R.I.P Queens
“Elvis Hitler” is a phrase that I will never forget. 😂😅😂
Her wit was up there with Frank Zappa
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There you go. Elvis Hitler was played on college radio stations in the 1980's in between the Dead Kennedys and local bands.
Bill Hitler was Der Furher’s half nephew. Born a British citizen, he moved to Germany and tried blackmailing Uncle Adolph with allegations about Jewish ancestry, but wisely got the hell out of Germany when Hitler asked him to renounce his British citizenship. He found himself touring the US after publication of a magazine article, “Why I Hate My Uncle”, when Poland was invaded. Bill petitioned FDR to let him serve in the US Navy, and was eventually accepted in 1944.
@@nonyadamnbusiness9887 And John Cougar Concentration Camp
She was unique and f'n awesome! A pretty rare combo! Always our Princess!
Who loved cocaine.
@@Wayzor_ lots of people did/do but there's only 1 princess Lea, so what's your point? Just trying to speak negatively about the dead?
Damn, Carrie Fisher had so much to give us and Hollywood blew it.
You definitely get the impression there's a ton of ideas rattling around in her head that, like she said, never made it to the final cut. Maybe ahead of her time? Margot Robbie and Jennifer Aniston have their own production companies and are making their own movies today, like Barbie.
2016 was the year we lost BOWIE, PRINCE, GEORGE MICHAEL (so many others) and then CARRIE FISHER and DEBBIE REYNOLDS her Mum. Her presence was charismatic and Conan here gives praise to her wide range Creativity. She was a FORCE without STAR WARS. Rest in Power, beautiful one x!
And Lemmy too :(
@@charliegrs LENMY indeed, there were so many Greats that year, *sigh*
Leonard Cohen died in 16 as well.
and Alan Rickman
@@charliegrsLemmy died 2015 near his 70th birthday. But it started the death spiral to post art boredom.
Hollywood stars like this will never die...they will live within our screens forever.
She is super witty and charming!
Her death absolutely devastated me. An icon and a legend. RIP.
And the next day her mom died. Just devastating.
She was amazing. Love to hear her honesty.
Argh, these fleeting, wonderful, moments in time. Thank goodness we can watch so many of them again.
She was a brilliant woman. I’ll always be grateful for her performance as Princess Leia.
Despite the whiny Luke character, saved the series.
@@inyobill she had an excellent dynamic with Harrison Ford
@@inyobill Showing some emotions doesn't mean whiny.
@@voiceovershill7620 True that, another legend, IMHO.
@@NuntiusLegis oh. ok. So, you don't believe I saw emotions from the other characters? Or are you implying I see them also as whiny?
What a delight. Love her sense of humor.
Hey I recognize her. That's Tom Hanks' wife in the movie "The Burbs"! When I see Carrie Fisher, that's the first movie that comes to my mind, of course.
It's Jedi. You fool NO ONE lol
Blues Brothers!
I saw The Burbs more often than Star Wars growing up. For me, I think, it’s at least half-unironically true.
@@andrewlivingston1590 You need to watch Shampoo.Small cameo but well worth it.
Yeah...But I'm trying to figure out what that "iron bikini" comment was about? 🤔
Dang, Conan and Carrie lookin' so young! Man, I miss her. Crazy to think this interview took place only eleven years after Return of the Jedi.
Carrie was a genuinely talented and charming person. I was born the year that The Empire Strikes Back came out, so she was such a big part of my childhood. That said, I didn't crush on her during my childhood years like I crushed on Kim Basinger, Michelle Pfeiffer, and Jennifer Connelly. But after Carrie passed away, I found myself watching many of her old interviews and crushing on her big time. She will forever be missed...
Okay, but the Doug Hitler thing is almost the actual backstory for Ben Solo. No one told him his grandfather was Darth Vader. He had to hear it on the news, and it turned him into the creep Kylo Ren.
This was just lovely to see!
May the fourth be with you all, happy Star Wars Day!
She’s so vibrant, witty, and beautiful here, and then it hits me that she is no longer here. What a loss not having her around.
Never seen this, and I watched Conan in this era, and Carrie Fisher is really great and just... "Everything" in it.
RIP Carrie Fisher, Debbie Reynolds and Grandma.
Carrie Fisher is a smoke show. Love her.
She was so charismatic. A je ne sais qoius that is usually claimed by a romantic.Phenomenal presence in everything she worked on.
Je Ne Sais Qoius that's my favorite Jedi!
@@ThatsOnKZhead She should have been a Jedi, fu** the "woke" shouters.
Simply Wooow.
She was such a beautiful and funny person.
I miss Carrie
Aww.. So lovely.
Carrie Fisher one of the coolest humans to ever walk the planet
The first time I met my future wife I thought she looked like Carrie Fisher. I was hooked.
She had a quick wit
Man I forgot how cozy the original brown set was
Carrie Fisher - the most genuine actress ever to grace Hollywood.
I miss her so much.
I still miss her.
I miss her so much
I have to wonder… did Carrie drink from Conan’s mug? There’s one on the side table, like it’s put there for a guest.. she keeps eyeing it when she takes a sip like she’s expecting to be scolded or checking if it’s vodka or something 😂
The guest's mug is usually on the host's desk. It could be Andy Richter's mug on the left.
One of the few good things about the Star Wars sequels was they very obviously allowed Carrie to put a lot more of herself into Leia. Especially in terms of her wit and humor.
She's very easy to like in those movies. Shame she didn't actually get to finish her performance.
Carrie's a consummate comedian. Not many people can make me really laugh. She can. Way fun.
She was the whole package. And from a more…civilized age.
The Hollywood she grew up in was far from civilized, they just knew how to hide it.
I had no idea she wrote and punched up scripts until after she passed away. Imagine if she punched up the prequels and had a better sequel trilogy. She was great in Family Guy too as Peter's boss. Man, I wish she was still here.
One of them was Attack of the Clones.
@@YodatheHobbit Geez! THAT'S the worst one. Imagine how much worse it would have been if she didn't punch it up.
*"Postcards From The Edge",* translated into an amazing film.
Carrie is a true star. Now I want to see the 'hilarious bits with the big ugly slug' outtakes.
My princess.
My all time dream lady.
She was such an astonishing lady. Beautiful, witty and intelligent! Probably too much to handle for most of her lovers self-esteem.
Damn, she still looked hot as fuck even in the 90's.
AND she had the personality, talent & sense of humor to go along with her stunning looks...that's the whole package right there, sir.
I was surprised to see how attractive she was.
Not surprising, she was only in her 30s here
Yes, she was still in her 30s. She actually looks a lot older.
Conan is so young here.
I Really Enjoyed Old Television Shows As Compared To Today Show So Pure.
HAPPY STAR WARS DAY CARRIE REST IN PEACE CARRIE IT IS TOO BAD YOU DO NOT GET CELEBRATE STAR WARS DAY
She was SEXY, man! So confident in her own skin, yet doesn’t take herself too seriously. Can be the butt of her own joke. She was awesome!
best princess ever
Rest in Power, and nevertheless Happy May the 4th
Because I’ve only ever known her as Princess Leia, that’s the only person I hear when Carrie talks ❤
watch her on the Craig Ferguson show appearances...they adored each other and have such a hoot together
RIP Carrie Fisher.
RIP Princess
She was cool. She always gave me the impression of being highly intelligent. Also, she was a very good singer.
Saw her at Comic Expo Edmonton 3 months before she died, Everyone standing o'd😀
Carrie would be SO good on the podcast now. 😢
God, she rules.
❤️
Makes me cry :(
Good to see she is normal, a person 👍 with an idea 😅. Just like everyone else 😉
God she was stunning
Carrie Fisher just feels as such a close soul, it's hard to explain. And no, I don't mean the Force. I can't help to like that woman.
Wow, back then I was too young to realize that she is absolutely gorgeous. Wow. And cool.
May the 4th be with you ✨️ 🙏 💖 💕 ❤️ ♥️ Always 🎉❤😢
Imagine Carrie Fisher in a podcast today
We need new Star Wars “restored editions” with Carrie Fisher’s ad libs.
She is sitting there like when she was serving Jabba the Hutt
She was very funny
I miss her.
Carrie was a National Treasure, deeply missed.
How did Conan become LESS freckled over time?!
What an amazing women! Don't meet many girls with beauty and spunk like that anymore
I forgot all about how sleeze he is until I replayed the end. It says screen play. It doesnt say she wrote a book (in the discription).
Carrie was so toasted in this appearance.
RIP Carrie
An extremely charming woman.
She's beautiful here
She always had great puppies
both so young. time really is an m-effer
Personally think it may have been one of Lucas's best decisions to not allow Carrie to make Leia a source of comedy...bad enough it had Ewoks and the droid duo doing it.
Carrie is pretty sharp with the jokes.. 😂
She always was. Famous for that.
His name was Jean-Marie Loret, but maybe his friends called him doug.
@conanobrien Could you please post full episodes. People would love to see the intro, Conan walking in to do the monologue, the Max Weinberg 7 peforming and Conan's chemistry with Max.
I made most of my decisions in my sleep, never heard someone call cocaine sleep before
It's sad she was only 37 here, her lifestyle was taking its toll.
Damn. Carrie Fisher was so gorgeous
❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤😂🎉
Drunk driving kills. Driving while distracted kills. Could YOU be next? Please...drive sober and safely!
omg she looks so young here
Carrie Fisher and Margot Kidder were the two charismatic brunettes who made Leia and Lois believable on screen.
And both struggled with the same mental demons too..........................
what a woman!