Sound editor hid Eagles players' names in 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens'
Philadelphia Eagles tight end Brent Celek and defensive tackle Fletcher Cox both made secret appearances in the latest "Star Wars" film.
David Acord, a die-hard Eagles fan and sound editor who earned an Academy Award nomination for his work on "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," found a way to incorporate both players' names into the film while designing the voice for a character named Teedo.
"The language he speaks is inspired by some Thai phrases that I was trying to learn for an upcoming trip to Thailand," Acord told Rob Tornoe of Philly.com. "For fun, I peppered in a few Eagles' player names and my wife's name as well. You can hear 'Celek' and 'Fletcher' (as in Cox) if you listen carefully."
Acord said he tried to include Connor Barwin and Vinny Curry's names as well, but those lines were cut.
Here's a transcript of the scene, which appears early on in the film:
(Rey hears BB-8 cry in distance)
AaayyHa!
Mahn toh wanee! (laughs)
Mahn toh wanee! (laughs again)
Celek! Soo Tai Ton!
(Rey comes over the dune and sees Teedo) Umbella Ko Chai!
Ta Ko Chee To Tai!
(Rey yells to Teedo: Tella Ma Parqua!)
Jah?
Preeka! Oom Chaka Tu!
See Kah Tu!
(Rey yells again: Parqua Zoltana!)
Baaarbara Kah Chuta!
Fletcher!
Beeda Kay, Preeya, Tuka Tana!
- With h/t to FOX Sports