Princess Leia Meets Darth Vader On Subway

The first Princess Leia/Darth Vader scene from Star Wars performed right on the 6 train before an audience of confused, modern-day civilians? Yep, Improv Everywhere has returned with a new piece in their Theater of Prank repertoire, saying, "The white walls and sliding doors on the train reminded us of the rebel ship, and we thought it would be fun to see how people would react to a surprise appearance by the iconic characters." Check it out:

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By Jen Carlson in Arts & Entertainment on July 14, 2010 9:54 AM

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yes yes Fancy Dress

This was funny sh!t

http://www.dailycostume.co.uk/...

BklynsFinest

alls i can say is I love that "Vader" was perfectly aligned with the car doors they were standing in front of. say what you will, but thats a sign of good planning. though it does further underscore how much this was not improv.... still when I it takes a minute before you know exactly where a trains doors open at a new station, i wonder if they're east siders or just meticulous

Guest

Hella stupid

r1b2

Virgins Everywhere

r1b2

Virgins Everywhere

joshuadog

Also, isn't the whole point of 'improv' to be spontaneous, unscripted, and unplanned ? Everything they do is a scripted gag ? Old candid camera shows from 30 years ago are more clever than these knuckleheads.

joshuadog

Have these guys ever been creative, original or funny ?

mzungu

yes.

Guest

Aren't you a bit tall to be a Stormtrooper?

row

Thought the same thing about the first guy who walked into the subway. NERD ALERT

ANGRYGOD11

This means Luke Skywalker must be in The Wretched Hive of Scum and Villainy (South Staten Island).

tvroom

look at me!!! look at me!! I'm trying soooo hard to get attention!

jaycjay

Yep, obviously those guys in the stormtrooper and Vader outfits did this so everyone would see them. They'll probably now be swarmed by mobs on the street.

wingedearth

I hate how Improv Everywhere's videos always show the people laughing while the improv is happening. It ruins the whole effect. Edit that stuff out and it will be much funnier.

jaycjay

Disagree. The whole point of what their doing is in how people react to it. Instead of editing out the reaction shots, they could just shoot "pranks" on a soundstage and post the video, but how would that be funnier?

ed_Extinct

Yawn.

Darth Vader didn't and never will wear New Balance sneakers.

valeriob

:)

hotstepper

Princess Leia is looking kinda busted these days.

Andre

I'd hit it

NlGGAZ

According to Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything by Steven Levitt, he posits that legalized abortion has reduced crime because there are less unwanted children growing up in adverse conditions. That coupled with the fact that there has been a huge exodus of blacks to the southern states like atlanta and hispanics moving out of NY due to white gentrification and we get shit like this. 15 years ago these people would have got their ass beat.