{"id":9847,"date":"2012-06-19T23:59:22","date_gmt":"2012-06-20T03:59:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.moviepropcollectors.com\/magazine\/?p=9847"},"modified":"2012-06-20T14:52:15","modified_gmt":"2012-06-20T18:52:15","slug":"star-wars-fans-rebuild-luke-skywalkers-home-in-tunisian-desert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.moviepropcollectors.com\/magazine\/star-wars-fans-rebuild-luke-skywalkers-home-in-tunisian-desert\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Star Wars\u2019 Fans Rebuild Luke Skywalker\u2019s Home in Tunisian desert"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.moviepropcollectors.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/SWGroup.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-9848\" title=\"SWGroup\" src=\"http:\/\/www.moviepropcollectors.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/SWGroup.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"264\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.moviepropcollectors.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/SWGroup.jpg 440w, https:\/\/www.moviepropcollectors.com\/magazine\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/SWGroup-158x300.jpg 158w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 264px) 100vw, 264px\" \/><\/a>The original filming hut\/home used in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lucasfilm.com\/inside\/bio\/georgelucas.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>George Lucas&#8217;s<\/em><\/strong><\/a> &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.starwars.com\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>Star Wars: Episode IV &#8211; A New Hope<\/em><\/strong><\/a> &#8220;, starring <em>Mark Hamill<\/em>, <em>Harrison Ford<\/em>, &amp; <em>Carrie Fisher,<\/em> has recently been restored by a group of <em>Star Wars<\/em> fans and their adventure has been documented with a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.markdermul.be\/savelars\/diary.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>diary of the restoration<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.markdermul.be\/savelars\/photos.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>photos<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.markdermul.be\/savelars\/videoclips.html\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>videos<\/em><\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The hut, located in the Tunisian desert, still stands and was in need of TLC. Step in sci fi writer, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.markdermul.be\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>Mark Dermul<\/em><\/strong><\/a> of Belgium and 6 <em>Star Wars<\/em> fans, including <em>Terry Cooper<\/em>, <em>Mark Cox<\/em>, <em>Robert Cunnigham<\/em>, <em>Immanuel Dijk<\/em>, and <em>Michel Verpoorten<\/em>. These devoted <em>Star Wars<\/em> fans hail from around the world, including, Belgium, the USA, UK, Holland, Ireland, and Australia.<\/p>\n<p><em>Mr Dermul<\/em> &amp; the group set up a web site aptly named, &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.markdermul.be\/savelars\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>Savelars<\/em><\/strong><\/a>&#8220;. &#8220;<em>Lars<\/em>&#8221; being the name of <em>Luke Skywalkers<\/em> home featured in the film.<\/p>\n<p>The web site has raised over $11,000 for the restoration and fans of the film should take advantage of the extensive documentation of all of the the hard work Mark, and the other <em>Star Wars<\/em> fans completed to restore the home to it&#8217;s former glory. 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