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Exactly what it says on the tin. Mark Hamill, best known for playing Luke Skywalker, was in a fairly bad car accident on January 11th 1977. What if that accident had been worse, and Hamill had died? Now there's a good chance that Star Wars is still released, given that the vast majority of shots with Luke in them had already been shot and that those that weren't were shot with doubles anyway. However, Hamill's death could always put a wrench into the production, the emotional impact on everyone could lead to a much more poorly edited work etc. But there's at least the possibility that Star Wars is still released, and that it's still the huge hit it was historically, albeit with an end credit dedicating the film to Hamill. If that's the case, if Star Wars is a huge hit, but Luke Skywalker is dead, what happens. How does Star Wars being a stand alone film affect cinematic history?
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