Screen Rant

Mark Hamill reveals the full story behind bursting a blood vessel on Star Wars. 1 / 6

The injury took place while filming the Death Star trash compactor sequence. 2 / 6

Hamill gave Luke a red-faced and strangulated look after the encounter with the creature. 3 / 6

Afterwards, the crew could only film Hamill from one side as he healed. 4 / 6

But the story has a pretty amusing twist... 5 / 6

George Lucas told Hamill what he did wasn't necessary because of the lighting. 6 / 6