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Meanwhile, Peter Cushing, playing the cold Grand Moff Tarkin, was such a warmhearted gentleman that Carrie Fisher found it difficult to rail
angrily at him about his “foul stench.� “The man smelled like linen and lavender,� she said.37
Lucas continued to argue that Indy should be a morally ambiguous soldier of fortune who sold artifacts to finance an exotic lifestyle, Last Crusade’s opening sequence at last showed Indy to be a historical activist at heart, committed to preserving relics in a museum, where they belonged. Lucas could only shake his head in quiet objection. The argument was lost for good.
The same year, Hasbro � which had soaked up Kenner years earlier � reactivated its option to produce action figures and issued a new line of Star Wars toys under the imprint “The Power of the Force.� A manager at FAO Schwarz in New York was surprised to see that there were more adults than children buying the new line of toys � a singularity that made the new figures some of the bestselling toys of the year. Marketing directors everywhere would make a note. Toys weren’t just for kids anymore. Especially Star Wars toys.
