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A digital copy of the Book emailed to you prior to the Official release.
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"The Growing Up on Skywalker Ranch" Official Patch and a digital copy of the book emailed to you prior to it's release. This is for all the Patch collectors and my friends at the 501st! USA shipping is free. International backers please ad $10 more for shipping.
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All the above, plus a signed Lucasfilm authorized Photograph of me playing Mace Towani from "The Ewok Adventure". USA shipping free. International backers ad shipping cost of $15.
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All the above, plus a Signed CD Collectible of Photographs taken on the movie set and while we were touring ILM and Skywalker Ranch never seen before. USA free shipping. International backers ad shipping cost of $15
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All the above plus a never before seen DVD video of footage from "The Making of The Ewok Adventure" shot by myself and Warwick Davis on the set. USA free shipping. International backers ad shipping cost of $15
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All the above plus an invitation to the Book Release Party that will be filled with other celebs and Star Wars fans of course.
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Eric Walker’s career began in the early eighties in acting. He is most well known for the two movies he starred in as Mace Towani for George Lucas in the Star Wars spin off known as The Ewok Adventures.
He attended the Los Angeles High School for the Performing Arts alongside such well-known entertainers as Josh Grobin, Fergie, Corbin Bleu, Anthony Anderson to name a few. He studied acting in Hollywood with veteran actor Virgil Frye with other fellow actors such as Noah Hathaway and Barrett Oliver from The Neverending Story, and Sean Penn as well as Corey Feldman. He has appeared in several TV serials (Webster), movies (Little Spies, She’s out of control, Less than Zero) and numerous commercial spots (like Jack in the Box to name one).
Eric later wrote all the instrumental music for an award winning documentary that he Directed and Edited entitled, “God ‘s Leading Through The Generations”. Now with the inspiration of his wife Nhu Tran, his many trips to Vietnam, and a wealth of meaningful artistic and real world life experiences under his belt, Eric has decided to release his first complete music CD entitled: “Tangier Dream”. On Tangier Dream Eric wrote a tribute song to his Star Wars days entitled "Return to Endor."
Eric, You should come to San Francisco in 2013 to do Wondercon.
Eric, in your recent update you requested we submit ideas for charities to consider for receiving extra funds left over from your Kickstarter project.
I'd like to suggest that the extra funds be used to somehow support the R2-KT project that visits sick children in hospitals and tries to bring a little happiness to their lives. You might know better than me the best way to go about that. Looking around the web it seems a bit difficult to find a single, definitive charity that the R2-KT project endorses. However, they have done some wonderful things and I think it would be nice to support their future efforts as well.
Thanks for asking Phil. My goal is to have it to all the backers by or before the Star Wars Holiday, May the 4th be with you. If it should change I will update everyone. It is coming along nicely and is full of stories that a lot of people may not have heard. As I had an inside ear and talk about stuff I heard at LFL on even other projects that were going on at the time.
O.M.
Hi, I wondered if you could give an update on how the book production is coming on please. Thanks. Phil Harrison
If I read your comment on November 11 correctly, a digial copy of the book is already available? If so, where can I find this?
Hello Eric! Thanks for the updates about the book and CD-ROM's progress. I regret to say that due to the holidays I'm just now getting to e-mails from three weeks ago, including your latest update with a link to the teaser folder; unfortunately that link is no longer active; is there another way for me to access that? Thanks so much, - Damon
Hey Eric! Just downloaded the goodies, and the pics are marvelous!!! A real treat just before Xmas, and a great photographic behind-the-scenes look! Thanks!!! This makes me even more curious about the book!!!!
Hi Eddie. Thanks for asking and for your excitement! I was just about to post an update on the progress for all the backers. The book is in the final review with the editor so it has taken slightly longer than I would have liked. Yet, we are still moving farther along and it is turning out better than I had hope. It is truly turning into a real behind the scenes story and includes a day by day breakdown which includes the dates we filmed most of the scenes and what went down each day. Just like any movie making experience stuff happens that is magical and sometimes drama filled.
Should it take longer for the book to come back from the editor and the small publishing run that we are doing and we are not able to still get out by the Xmas holidays. I have decided to release some of the extras like the Making of DVD, the behind the scenes pictures including the digital copy of the book via electronic delivery on the internet so everyone will have something to enjoy for the holiday until the book is able to be shipped with the extras.
Hey Eric!! Still on schedule for early December? I am extremely looking forward to the book and the extras!! I just watched the Ewok movies last week again with my youngest youngling of 8had to wait this long before she could read the Dutch subtitles) who thought they were great (but cried when you and Cindel's parents died).
Thanks Brain and John. I am looking forward to getting this experience out there for all the SW fans!
Congrats on successfully kick starting your project Eric!!! I have been a fan of the pair of Endor movies since they first aired on TV here in the US. Wore out our video taped copies as a kid and later wore out the rental tapes I bought off ebay years later. Thankfully it they both made it to DVD but a blu ray release would be awesome. I can’t wait to hear some behind the scenes tales from someone who was there. MTFBWY OM.
Backed ya at the 25$ level looking forward to the signed pic as I collect signed 8 x 10's of the cast of
Star Wars. Do you happen to have any contact with the young lady who played Cindel? Love to get a signed 8 x 10 of her as well. Also please let me know when the book is released Love to get a copy signed if possible. The E-mail addy is johwhite1234@aol.com. Hope to hear from you. And Cant wait for the book. Good luck with it
We should have an official announcement coming soon. The original thought was to have it at the Universal Hilton, but some backers have made the suggestion to have it at Celebration VI in Orlando. I will keep everyone posted.
What city is the release party gonna be at?
All the Ewok movies in various formats from VHS to laserdisc to Beta are a part of my ever expanding Star Wars collection. They're great movies, and highly underrated! Where are all the Star Wars fans who should be helping back this book? If every person out there who claimed to be a Star Wars fan would just donate a buck, you could make an entire libraries worth of novels.
Thanks Tim. That show was a lot of fun. I think I found a good sound to remake for the Rap song. Eminem's song Without Me. I have been working on the lyrics. I will keep ya posted.
O.M.
Heard about your project on the NSFW show. Best of Luck! I have an old VHS copy of both movies.