It was a moisture farm located on the great chott salt flat in the jundland wastes on the planet tatooine. A group of fans plan to return to tunisia with materials and tools to restore the lars homestead to its full glory before the desert claims it. If you have visited the homestead, you owe a gigantic thanks to the crew of the save lars initiative, an eclectic crew of hardcore star fans that came together just over two years ago, under the leadership of belgian mark dermul, to restore the dilapidated film location. Save the lars homestead the pioneers were able to see with their own eyes that the lars homestead lovingly dubbed the igloo has suffered tremendously from the climate in tunisia. We are currently hard at work creating a wonderful coffee table book, with. The lars homestead was almost destroyed by the climate of the tunisian desert. Luke skywalkers boyhood home, fans do fix when star wars fans saw that the dwelling in the tunisian desert was decaying, they jumped into hyperspace ok, the internet to save it.
The lars homestead is one of the most iconic landmarks in the star wars universe and appeared in two of the films. You saw it in star wars episode iv a new hope as the home of luke skywalker. The international save the lars homestead team led by mark dermul will not be preserving the original homestead as featured in stars wars. There is an active campaign to save the lars homestead. Ruins of tatooine finding and saving the star wars lars homestead i still remember the first time i watched star wars, and while there are so many scenes that ive found definitive over the course of my life, one of the most poignant is the last view of the double suns of tatooine setting over the smoldering ashes of the lars homestead. Back in may a team of pioneers set off for tunisia. Saving restoring the lars homestead star wars locations. Tatooine sand wristwatch looks cool, and helps save the. In 2012 he lead a special project name save the lars homestead. Cnet has compiled the best moments of their successful journey with a lovely slideshow, or you can check out the complete diaries, photo albums, and video logs at save the lars homestead as.
This set piece is called the lars homestead, and star wars fans across the galaxy were shocked to hear that it had fallen into disrepair. They passed it on to their son, cliegg lars who then. This is the complete video of the save the lars homestead project in tunisia, undertaken by 6 fans from around the world with the support of the star wars community. Soon this iconic movie location will perish and thus be lost to star wars fans forever. I havent tested these files yet, so feel free to give them a go and let me know how they work out.
The unassuming structure is the original movieset for the home of hero luke skywalker, the main protagonist in. Its being sold at actual cost to allow as many fans as possible the chance to own it. Discover the real and imagined cities of luke skywalkers. Even if one of them was a murderous sith lord who tries to capture her. Save the lars homestead is the unlikely and fascinating account of the mission to preserve a piece. The plan is to go back, with a small group of pioneers the four founders of the group for a. Earlier this year, six star wars fans embarked on a journey to restore lars homestead, luke skywalkers home on tatooine, which had fallen. Later it is featured in star wars episode ii attack of the clones when anakin travels to tatooine to find his mother. Hotel sidi driss, located in the small berber village of matmata, is a traditional troglodyte cave dwelling that was used as the lars homestead in star wars. The first was a wonderful hoodie from 501st member daniel quay, tr8285 and fan andrew marzka of happy valley custom ts in pennsylvania.
To save a friend chapter 2, a star wars fanfic fanfiction. Leftover star wars sets tozeur, tunisia atlas obscura. One member of the group, mark cox, and his wife sarah actually held his wedding outside the lars homestead in 2010. The lars homestead was the home of the lars family for at least three generations. Isis hasnt seized luke skywalkers farm, star wars geeks who rebuilt it angered by reports. This is a diorama display of lars homestead as seen in the star wars movies. Lars homestead is one in a series of tunisian relics from a galaxy far, far away. Star wars fans fix up luke skywalkers tatooine home.
Hence several pioneers joined forces to start a facebook group called save the lars homestead with only one goal. Please note that this is a working file, i will be adding working on breaking this into smaller pieces to ease the printing process. George lucas introduced the world to tunisia as luke skywalkers planet of tatooine in a new hope. Save the lars homestead by mark dermul hardcover lulu. Andrews business phone is 814 5712992 if anyone wants great hoodies or t. Help save the lars homestead set from star wars film. If there was ever any doubt of the astonishing impact that george lucas has had on pop culture, this book is proof positive of the passion and. Meeting him sets off a chain of events ahsoka never saw coming, but who wouldnt do everything to save their friends.
Hoylen sue mark dermul has been touring tatooine for over a decade now. Preserving movie history documents the story of its restoration. Dear friends, ive had one of my more interesting weeks in a long time with three really fun surprises in the mailtwo being star warsrelated. Mission accomplished posted by chris on june 4, 2012 during mark dermuls last trip to tatooine in may 2010, the fans were heartbroken over the state of the lars homestead exterior set, in the salt desert south of nefta, deep in the heartland of tunisia. Back in the 70s, they couldnt just place actors in front of a green screen and film everything that way. Our top 10 recommended homestead books though weve learned that living off grid is a journey that is better understood through personal experience than any outside explanation, weve found a wealth of information from homestead books that has been invaluable to us on our journey to selfsufficiency so far. Discover the real and imagined cities of luke skywalkers tatooine. Star wars fans restore luke skywalkers iglooshaped home.
Whiskyen er bruichladdich 1992 20 yo save the lars homestead. We never would have guessed that there was an organization out there raising money to travel to tunisia to restore the set of the lars homestead, the tiny adobe iglo that marked the entrance to. Tatooine sand watches will help save the lars homestead. If there was ever any doubt of the astonishing impact that george lucas has had on pop culture, this book is proof positive of the passion and reverence that still resides in the hearts of fans worldwide. The homestead itself was mostly underground, to keep it cool, and always. Out of nowhere, a band of geeks appeared, hell bent on saving it from certain doom, with the interwebs lending a monetary hand via the save the lars homestead campaign. A new hope that was lost to the sand many years ago. A long time ago of about 35 years in a galaxy far, far away actually just in tunisia, africa, luke skywalkers boyhood home the lars. Star wars uberfan mark dermul is spearheading the save the lars homestead project to restore and maintain the construction. Six star wars fans and the ultimate diy project wired. The save the lars homestead project members put in a new. Travel to the lars homestead 2575 5517 and talk to zef ando when you get there. How six star wars fans saved lars homestead the verge. Lastly it returns in star wars episode iii revenge of the sith when obiwan kenobi delivers the baby luke to aunt beru and uncle owen.
The lars homestead is a tatooine poi which awards a badge for visiting it. Darth vader returns to the lars homestead after the events of esb in this star wars. At mother earth news, we have been educating folks about the benefits of selfreliance for 50 years. But he is also wellknown for being a huge star wars fan. That includes researching and sourcing the best books. Save the lars homestead posted by chris on july 15, 2010 below is an article from mark dermuls website about the most recent trip to tatooine that he and seventeen others took and a new effort to save the lars homestead from being completely destroyed by the harsh elements of the desert in tunisia. The farm was originally owned by gredda and lef lars. Locals and international fans have banded together in recent years to save the set from. During a week in 2012, six fans from around the world travelled to the jundland wastes tunisian desert to battle the elements and. The poi plays a role in the legacy quest, detailed below. Save the lars homestead is the unlikely and fascinating account of the mission to preserve a piece of film history that was abandoned a long time ago in that galaxy far, far away. Mission accomplished posted by chris on june 4, 2012 at 11. The original movie set for the home of star wars hero luke skywalker.
It is the site of the lars family massacre from a new hope, and is the childhood home of luke skywalker. A group of fans plan to return to tunisia with materials and tools to restore the lars homestead to its full glory before the desert claims it completely. Save the lars homestead you saw it in star wars episode iv a new hope as the home of luke skywalker. Joined aug 7, 2001 messages 23,676 reaction score 226 location star destroyer. Best books for modern homesteading mother earth news. One of the things i love about the original star wars movies is just how much effort was put into creating realistic and believable sets and props. Thursday, february 28, 2019 tuesday, july 5, 2011 by andrew liszewski. It is known that the belgian blogger mark dermul is a whisky lover. The 246page hardcover book by mark dermul, based on the save the lars homestead project, is now available to order. Mark cox, terry cooper, robert cunningham and tour guide mark dermul. Top 10 recommended homestead books pure living for life. Find out who who donated to make this restoration possible and meet the crew who traveled out to tunisia to save the lars homestead. Tatooine sand wristwatch looks cool, and helps save the lars homestead.
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