History Funny / TheForceAwakens

* Unlike R2 who was wedged into the X-wing's socket in one position, the much smaller BB-8 has significantly more room to move around, which it uses to comically duck and dodge whenever Poe flies too close to an explosion or gets shot at.

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*** A meta one - when an interviewer asked Craig about the cameo rumors, he ''exploded'' on him about how idiotic the idea is to prolong the charade.

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* There was a set leak in June of 2014, showing off the ''Millennium Falcon'' along with other things. J. J. Abrams responded by [[Website/{{Twitter}} tweeting]] that the leaks were unfounded and denied that the ''Falcon'' was present in the film... [[HypocriticalHumor In the form of a note left on top of the ship's iconic Dejarik board.]]
* In a subtle BrickJoke, the ''Falcon'' has a new satellite dish slapped onto it because of the old one getting knocked off back in the climax of ''Return Of The Jedi''.
* One of the many captions for the reveal of Finn:
-->'''Thirty Years Later'''\\
'''Finn''': Wait a minute! [[BrickJoke Those]] ''[[BrickJoke were]]'' [[Film/ANewHope the droids we were looking for]]!
* Creator/MarkHamill's description of how the movie was pitched to him. After being invited to lunch along with Carrie Fisher by George Lucas, he laughed off his wife's suggestion that maybe they were making a new movie, instead thinking that perhaps George wanted them to do promotional material for 3D remakes of the original trilogy. When Lucas revealed that was actually the case, Mark admirably kept up his poker face while cackling giddily inside, while next to him Carrie immediately yelled "I'll do it!" Upon being asked, he felt like he was being drafted, knowing that if he refused he'd have a legion of fans in an angry mob outside his house like something out of a ''Frankenstein'' movie. [[https://youtu.be/Drup6kwOAoI?t=3m1s Seen here]].
* Although the movie version of the scene plays out very differently and isn't funny at all, those watching the trailer who noticed how Finn's face very quickly goes from "C'mon! Let's do this!" when igniting his lightsaber to challenge Kylo Ren to "[[OhCrap OhShitOhShitOhShitOhShit he's coming!]]" when the two appear to be engaging in a duel has led to some rather funny remarks ranging from; "well I thought just igniting it would scare him off... Crap" to "I never got past turning it on during my training!"
* John Boyega's description of his father's [[https://youtu.be/Mb2crBji7Cc?t=1m55s reaction]] when John broke the news that he'd got the part.
--> '''John''': ''(in a strong Nigerian accent)'' Oh my God! You are in ''Star Wars''? That is fantastic, I knew it!...What is ''Star Wars''?
* [[https://instagram.com/p/9DN_LbsCtp/ John Boyega and his friend's reaction to the trailer]]
-->'''John''': ''(getting visibly more excited)'' Yep... Yep, yep, yep!\\
'''Friend''': Oh, oh, oh oh!\\
''(trailer reaches the part where Finn faces off against Kylo Ren)''\\
'''John''': ''(kicking his feet)'' WHOA-HO-HO!\\
'''Friend''': WHAT?\\
'''John''': ''(leaps up and ''throws himself'' over his couch screaming with laughter)''\\
'''Friend''': ''WHAT?!'' '''''WHAT?!'''''
* From Harrison Ford's interview with Creator/JimmyFallon:
-->'''Jimmy Fallon''': So did you get emotional when you put the wardrobe on?\\
'''Harrison Ford''': [[DeadpanSnarker No,]] [[MoneyDearBoy I got paid]].
** And when Fallon brings up JJ Abrams' earlier appearance where he brought up Ford's ankle injury from a piece of the set falling on him:
-->"Oh, is that what he said happened? They closed a fucking ''door'' on me!"
* Mark Hamill going onto Sunset Boulevard to promote the movie and Omaze's Force for Change campaign...[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v7BwIyNN9rs disguised as a stormtrooper.]]
** Bonus points for one of the people he interacted with proclaiming that her favorite ''Star Wars'' actor was "Mark Hamilton", and Mark's responding AsideGlance.
** His little "Oh boy..." when coming across a Darth Vader street performer.
** He comes up to a guy dressed as ComicBook/IronMan...."[=C3PO=]?!"
** Mark approaching a street performer in full Jedi-gear (lightsaber included), the music kicking in as they prepare to fight... Then making "pew pew" noises as he pretends to blast him.
** In a montage of him taking pictures with fans, he says "cheese" a few times, but on the last one, he says [[RefugeInAudacity "I'm Mark Hamiiiillll!"]] Of course, the fan doesn't get it.
** Then near the end he faces the poster for the movie for a few seconds, then looks at the camera and shrugs. Nice lampshading of Luke's SirNotAppearingInThisTrailer status.
** "Well, that was something. I'm not sure exactly ''what'', but definitely something."
* The [[https://twitter.com/KyloR3n Emo Kylo Ren]] Twitter account that sprung up after opening weekend and already has 300,000+ followers. Imagine Kylo Ren as an angsty high schooler. Highlights include his friendship with Hux.
** The official Spotify playlist for Kylo Ren are [[https://play.spotify.com/user/official_star_wars/playlist/0mJWJsZTz0I1iXFFeyRzcS all songs]] from bands mostly associated with the emo/hardcore subgenre and "angsty high schooler" soundtracks.
** There's also a "Very Lonely Luke" account... And [[https://twitter.com/KyloR3n/status/685197326940549120 the two went at it in a Twitter war]].
** And they're joined by [[https://twitter.com/dadjokehansolo?lang=en Dad Joke Han Solo]].
** Now all are frequently embroiled in family bickering with [[http://twitter.com/ToughLeia Tough Love Leia]], as she tries to balance being a badass general with trying to manage her manchild son.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Nn-zq-iisI In this]] interview, about 27 minutes in, Gwendoline is asked if she had a song that got her into character for Phasma. The result is her, John, and Oscar having an impromptu jam session to [[Music/LedZeppelin "Kashmir"]].
* Hosting ''Series/SaturdayNightLive,'' Adam Driver did a skit of Kylo Ren on ''Series/UndercoverBoss'' [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaOSCASqLsE posing as "Matt" the radar technician and working undercover at Starkiller Base]]. Hilarious shots at his character and the way the First Order drones work, becoming a FountainOfMemes within DAYS of its release.
** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJ3mGQAFS6I The outtakes]] are just as good.
** The way Adam Driver plays Kylo as an unstable, tantrum-throwing manchild is pretty in line with his appearance in ''The Force Awakens'' and ''Film/TheLastJedi''! To the point that Kylo can't even say a regular sentence without it sounding stilted and like he's holding himself back from yelling.
---> '''Kylo:''' I'm looking forward to having some real ''talk'' with some real ''folks''.
** either a HilariousInHindsight or a sneak, but Matt is right: Kylo Ren IS buff and have a 8 pack.
* During their appearance on the Graham Norton show, Carrie has some rather choice words [[https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xDpBeJtxffQ to get Daisy ready for her future with the Saga.]]
* Disney put out a ''Star Wars Crawl Creator'' in the days leading up to the film's release. [[http://www.smosh.com/smosh-pit/photos/19-best-examples-star-wars-opening-scroll-meme The Internet ran with it.]]
* During a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IyVwEoWw4w 2014 interview]] with [[Series/{{Conan}} Conan O'Brien]], Conan tries to bribe Creator/HarrisonFord into divulging information on the ultra-top-secret production process of ''The Force Awakens'', by giving Ford a thousand dollars. Ford takes it expressionlessly. When asked the inevitable question:
--> '''Conan''': Can you tell us anything about the new ''Star Wars''?
** Ford, completely straight-faced, answers:
--> '''Ford''': I hear they're making another one.
* When the novelization stated that "[The Order] did not expect a picture of [Finn] holding up a sign that read "I am going to go berserk and free a prisoner and steal a TIE fighter", someone drew [[http://krazyfan1.tumblr.com/post/143356774931/soren287-frznlights-robokittens-vanade this.]]
* At Star Wars Celebration 2016, at [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XkAPmPDb_Ss "An Hour with Mark Hamill"]], he describes (starts around 52:40) the moment where he thought he came into the movie when he first read the script -- when Kylo Ren was trying to summon Luke's old lightsaber from the snow, he thought that it [[BigDamnHeroes would go flying off to LUKE]]:
-->'''Mark:''' I said: Oh, what a great entrance-- AAAH! ''(beat)'' ''REY'' CAUGHT IT?! She hasn't even been to Dagobah for training!!
** Also, his [[https://youtu.be/XkAPmPDb_Ss?t=13m35s entire response]] to a fan asking what his reaction was when he was told that he doesn't say anything in the movie.
* While promoting ''Film/TheLastJedi'', Mark Hamill revealed that he wasn't told Luke only shows up right at the end when he was given the script, leading him to wonder "Am I actually in this?" through the whole reading.
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* Right after Kylo's lightsaber was revealed, [[https://www.buzzfeed.com/patricksmith/the-internet-is-having-fun-with-the-crossguard-lightsaber-fr?utm_term=.dk5BvWgRn#.ccpJrvaNb various memes and photoshops]] of Kylo's lightsaber were created, such as giving his weapon a swiss army knife capability from turning it into a menorah lightsaber.
* Creator/StephenColbert [[http://www.cc.com/video-clips/umsrnb/the-colbert-report-lightsaber-controversy explains]] why Kylo Ren's lightsaber is a totally legit design, and how he is completely qualified to judge this because he's been a ''Star Wars'' fan for two weeks longer than any of you (starts about a minute in). And according to the [[AllThereInTheManual Visual Dictionary]] he's mostly right!

* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DT6zWPjyOmY Top Five Reactions]] to the second ''Star Wars'' teaser trailer. Though really any reaction video is hilarious, as 99% of them consist of people completely losing their shit.

* In response to Luke Skywalker being [[SirNotAppearingInThisTrailer absent from the trailers/marketing for the movie]], somebody decided to make a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6P5cL1kpZc full edit]] of the final trailer. The description on Website/YouTube sums it up best:
-->'''Description''': Luke Skywalker is in EVERY shot of the new ''Star Wars'' trailer. Not sure what all the fuss is about.
** They even photoshopped the Creator/{{Lucasfilm}} logo to say "''Lukefilm''"!
** Also, this gem from the comment section:
-->'''Fenix Minerva:''' [[BlatantLies I still don't see Luke in this trailer.]]
--> Disliked.
--> Reported.
--> Called the cops.
--> Alerted the Empire.
--> Joined the Dark Side.
--> [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Crying to Mommy.]]

* Several [[https://twitter.com/dannybeckart/status/591762271946149888 graphical]] [[http://pandazoic.deviantart.com/art/Kylo-Ren-And-Stimpy-557143781 fan images]] of Kylo [[WesternAnimation/TheRenAndStimpyShow Ren and Stimpy]] have appeared with Ren dressed appropriately. It's doubly hilarious given how both Rens share [[AxCrazy the same temperament.]]
* One fan took the created Snoke fanart and, instead of making him a gigantic hologram, [[http://deviantetienne.deviantart.com/art/Kylo-Ren-Is-the-light-side-stronger-580559545 drew him as Backpack Yoda from the Dagobah training scenes]]. Size matters not, after all.
* [[HurricaneOfPuns The number of "Rey" puns]] has grown exponentially around Christmas 2015, especially since [[https://i.imgur.com/qQgxNKK.jpg Ridley herself]] egged it on.
* There's a half-joke theory that Kylo Ren's true identity is [[TheScrappy Jar Jar Binks]], of all people, as an invoked kind of TheDogBitesBack[=/=]FromNobodyToNightmare. Thankfully for us, the theory is proven wrong.
* The 2005 bootleg of Episode III, ''WebVideo/BackstrokeOfTheWest'', is known not only for being a TranslationTrainWreck, but also for its use of {{Pluralses}}. [[HilariousInHindsight Ten yearses later]], who should be cast in a role in the new ''Star Wars'' saga, [[Creator/AndySerkis but the most famous user of pluralses in film?]]

* [[FanNickname TR-8R]] [[note]]WordOfGod confirms his name is FN-2199[[/note]] the riot control stormtrooper becoming a [[MemeticMutation much-beloved meme]] within less than a week of the film's release. "He died for our spins."

* [[http://www.buzzfeed.com/ryanhatesthis/knights-of-ren-arent-a-boyband Ben and Han as a modern dysfunctional father-son duo]]. Includes bonus appearances by Luke as a CoolUncle, Poe as TheAce that everyone likes better, Rey as the girl Ben has a creepy crush on, Leia as an AlmightyMom, and Darth Vader [[ObnoxiousInLaws as the father-in-law from hell]].

* In 2016, Disney released a short video, "Star Wars: The Force Awakens as Told By Emoji", re-telling the film entirely in animated emojis with almost no dialogue. Naturally, there are many laughs to be had.
** Finn and Rey's initial reactions to the Millennium Falcon are a thumbs-up and a [[WhatAPieceOfJunk trashcan]] emoji, respectively.
** The First Order blowing up the 5 planets is represented by Hux, Captain Phasma, and the Stormtroopers using [[NoKillLikeOverkill a keyboard consisting entirely of bomb emojis]] [[MundaneMadeAwesome to text a dozen bombs to Hosnian Prime.]]
*** Hux's [[https://youtu.be/adgnlbRWo_Y?t=1m8s ADORABLE little "eeeeeeeviiilll" wiggle]] he does when he jumps on the "SEND" button.
** The fight with Nines is represented by a gif of Nines spinning his baton. When Han shoots him, the gif switches to him flying away- which, as gifs do, repeats on end.
** Han attempts to persuade Kylo Ren to return to the Light Side. Kylo's response is [[EmoTeen "UGGGGHHH", a hair flip,]] and an autofill pops up with "cry | betray | play catch". What happens next is immediately covered by a big "Spoiler Alert!" popup.
** How does Rey get to Luke's planet? "Your Driver Is Arriving Now: Chewber".
** At the end, Rey holds out the lightsaber to Luke... Except he just stands there, causing her to get annoyed and repeatedly shake it at him. She continues to do so as the credits roll, getting more and more frustrated.
** During the end credits, the mention of the background music composer, John Williams is accompanied by a tiny emoji-caricature of (presumably) Williams himself, directing an orchestra of emoji-Stormtroopers in bowties playing tiny violins.
* [[https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/564x/21/3c/e9/213ce9a1bf92dd15b1a491e3378fd2e7.jpg Kylo Ren's formal apology to General Hux.]]
-->'''Additional Notes''': [[AC:I can do whatever the fuck I want, you fucking ginger space nazi.]]

* [[http://www.dailydot.com/parsec/star-wars-force-awakens-bb8-thumbs-up-middle-finger-debate/ Some fans]] thought that BB-8's gesture with the lighter was him FlippingTheBird rather than a thumbs-up.
* One particularly famous [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8liMRPi70I meme video]] parodying the ending has Rey stumbling across [[Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail Tim the Enchanter]] instead of Luke.
** In a somewhat bizarre parody of the ending, [[https://www.facebook.com/Pistolshrimps/videos/10154473376992747/ someone]] thought of the grand idea to replace Rey with Johnny from ''Film/TheRoom''. Highlights include Johnny's "Oh hai, [[Creator/MarkHamill Mark]]", and chucking a football at Luke's head.
-->'''Johnny:''' [[MemeticMutation You're just a little chicken! CHEEP-cheep-cheep-cheep-cheep-cheep...]]
*** Luke may in fact view Johnny as TheDreaded judging from the horrified expression he wears when the football bounces off his head. Which makes it all the more satisfying when Luke [[LudicrousGibs explodes Johnny]] at the end and lets out one ''hell'' of a Joker laugh while a militarized version of "Binary Sunsets" plays in the background.
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-ZM7iVP6Ko Kylo Ren has breakfast with Harry Potter]]. Basically, it takes a scene from the movie "What If" and [[ActorAllusion modulates Adam Driver's voice to sound like his Kylo Ren voice]]. Needless to say, hearing Kylo Ren say "I just had sex and now I'm about to eat nachos!" might just be the best thing ever.

'''Kylo''': The ''droid''... Stole a freighter?

** Note that Chewie stays with the Falcon until things start heating up, [[AbhorrentAdmirer waaaaay the hell away from Maz...]]

* [[http://www.buzzfeed.com/ryanhatesthis/knights-of-ren-arent-a-boyband Ben and Han as a modern dysfunctional father-son duo]].

* Maz Kanata's introduction; Han brings Rey and Finn to a glorious, mysterious temple next to a beautiful lake in the middle of a lush jungle on a strange planet, says that the wise person they're meeting is [[ReallySevenHundredYearsOld over a thousand years old]], the courtyard is full of statues and banners, all solemn and spiritual... And then the doors open to reveal an UpToEleven version of the Mos Eisley Cantina scene from ''A New Hope''.

** They even photoshopped the Creator/{{Lucasfilm}} logo to say "''[[UpToEleven Lukefilm]]''"!

* When he discovers her escape, Kylo Ren pitches another fit, and begins to slice up the interrogation gurney and, from the sounds of it, most of the room. Cue a shot of the hallway where two guards approach, one of them signalling the other to stop upon hearing Ren smashing the place up in anger. When a piece of flaming wreckage comes flying out of the room, [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere both guards decide they have somewhere else to be and promptly turn around and walk right back the way they came]]. Even better yet, the guards' relative nonchalance implies this is something that Kylo Ren does ''regularly''.

** At the end, Rey holds out the lightsaber to Luke... Except he just stands there, causing her to get annoyed and repeatedly shake it at him. She continues to do so as the credits roll, getting more and more frustrated. You can almost hear her yelling, "Take it already!"

-->'''Rey''': No. No! ''The one I'm pointing to.'' No! NO! ''NO!''

* When Rey and Finn are preparing to hide under the floor, he climbes down first, and she hands him BB-8. [[RealityEnsues Since he's a freaking heavy droid]], Finn instantly flops down under his weight but then assures the [[SarcasmMode very concerned]] Rey that he's okay.

-->'''Finn''': [[{{Adorkable}} Do you have a family? Do you have a boyfriend?! Cute boyfriend?!]]

** And then there's the kicker. Chewie pipes up to complain...
--->'''Chewie:''' [rewarearreraarerwrw]\\
'''Han:''' Oh, really, ''you're'' cold?!

* After Creator/PedroPascal saw the movie with his sister and nephews, he shared [[https://twitter.com/pedropascal1/status/680485273503940608?s=21 a video]] of himself singing the ''Star Wars'' theme, failing to get everyone else to join in, and finally bawling out of grief for Han Solo. Three years later, the clip became HilariousInHindsight when Pedro landed the starring role of another Disney/Lucasfilm ''Star Wars'' project, ''Series/TheMandalorian''.

** He comes up to a guy dressed as IronMan...."[=C3PO=]?!"

* Snoke tells Kylo that the droid is aboard the Falcon, in the hands of "your father... Han Solo." It's supposed to be a big, dramatic reveal, but the only people onboard the ship are Rey (who's obviously not a father), Chewbacca ({{Squick}}), Finn (who's roughly the same age as Ren), and Han, so it ends up just being completely {{Narm}}y.

* Kylo Ren talking to Darth Vader's charred helmet is a dark, creepy moment, sure... but if you look closely, the helmet seems to be ''raising its eyebrow'' as if its owner couldn't believe such nonsense.