Here Are All the Photos We Could Find of the 'Star Wars' Cast Sitting in Trashcans

Daniel Bonfiglio Published 12/03/2024 in Funny

If I had a nickel for every time Carrie Fisher was photographed sitting inside a trash can, I'd have a whole quarter. Which isn't much, but it's still weird that it's happened five times!

We rightly don't associate America's princess with trash, (unless you're talking about the inside of a compactor), but apparently she had quite the affinity for receptacles.

The first known "trash" photo was taken on the set of Star Wars: A New Hope in 1976, where messing around seems like it was par for the course. The rest were taken during a promotional photoshoot for Empire Strikes Back in New York City.

A photo of Mark Hamill in a trash bin on the set of "Empire" suggests that the Star Wars cast often found themselves in trash bins. No wonder they ended up in the Death Star's compactor.

And yes, we included a couple trash photos from the movies themselves to round this out.

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Carrie Fisher hiding in trash cans on the backlot of the Star Wars set, 1976.
2.
Han Solo trapped in a trash compactor.
3.
Carrie Fisher in a trash can with a bottle of wine, circa 1980.
4.
Such a cute Princess Peekaboo
5.
The millennium falcon drifts through Star Destroyer garbage in an attempt to hide. Unfortunately, Boba Fett is wise to the trick.
6.
What better place to put your feet up?
7.
C-3PO finds himself in Bespin Cloud City’s trash incinerator.
8.
Mark Hamill in a trash bin on the set of "Empire."
9.
C-3PO and R2-D2 with a bunch of trash on the Jawas' sandcrawler.
10.
Carrie Fisher doing a photoshoot in New York City to Promote The Empire Strikes Back.

1.
Carrie Fisher hiding in trash cans on the backlot of the Star Wars set, 1976.
2.
Han Solo trapped in a trash compactor.
3.
Carrie Fisher in a trash can with a bottle of wine, circa 1980.
4.
Such a cute Princess Peekaboo
5.
The millennium falcon drifts through Star Destroyer garbage in an attempt to hide. Unfortunately, Boba Fett is wise to the trick.
6.
What better place to put your feet up?
7.
C-3PO finds himself in Bespin Cloud City’s trash incinerator.
8.
Mark Hamill in a trash bin on the set of "Empire."
9.
C-3PO and R2-D2 with a bunch of trash on the Jawas' sandcrawler.
10.
Carrie Fisher doing a photoshoot in New York City to Promote The Empire Strikes Back.