"I love you too"

We all know the famous scene from ESB:

Leia: "I love you"

Han: "I know"

The rumors I've read suggest that either Kershner or Harrison Ford made up the line "I know" while on the set filming Empire. One rumor I've heard is that they had done the scene so many times that although Ford had been responding "I love you too" (the way it was in the script), by the umpteenth take, he finally replied with the famous line "I Know".

I was watching ESB the other night and wondering how the scene would have played out if Han had said "I love you too" instead of "I Know". Naturally, there's not much humor in "I love you too" and the scene most certainly would have weighed out different and would have been much more serious (perhaps even cheesy).

What do you guys think? Would "I love you too" have been too cheesy? Would it have been better?

(Also, feel free to correct me if I'm wrong about the original script and what it contained)

 

"I love you too" is too cliché. "Remember that, cause I'll be back" is OK, but "I know" is just perfect. Harrison Ford truly is a gifted actor.

 

We were discussing this not too long back; as I recall, they thought it would be out of character for Han to respond, "I love you, too" so they changed it on set.

What a great move....

 

I prefer the novelization line (Just remember that, 'cause I'll be back), but "I know" works well too... especially when it's echoed in ROTJ.



Rick McCallum loves you!

 

"I know" was a classic line. but i kinda think they killed it in rotj. in esb it had such better delivery.

 

JK, i think the thread you are refering to is one i made up but i can't find it right now

as someone sais "I love you too" is too cliche and 'I know" has a hidden meaning on it

 

"I love you too"

Alomanuma_Topha!

I hardly knew ye!

 

Ford's delivery of "I know" is just too cool. There is so much strength in those words as he says them, but just a little bit of quavering in his tone, letting us know he's not only scared to be frozen but also will miss his friends.

 

"I know" works so well because it is so in character. Being in the situation he was in, it was perfect for Han to keep his cool have a simple phrase become funny, cocky and heartwarming all at once. If he had said "I love you too", the cheese factor would have skyrocket and I might have lost a bit of respect for him. Not because he told her he loved her, but in the way he did it. It would have been like him saying "I love you and I'm scared and now everyone knows that". with "I know", it was like he said "I love you and I'm scared, but I won't let everyone else know that."

 

You're dead-on, 4LOM, the slight tremble he has when he says "I know" is fantastic.

 

To me 'I know' seemed to say everything Y'know like I'll be back don't worry, I think it was a great way to say to Leia you have to be strong cause I'm coming back if he said I love you too it would to me at least would seem to final. It was such a nice way to sum up how they felt even though through the movies they were arguing.

 

The rumors I've read suggest that either Kershner or Harrison Ford made up the line "I know" while on the set filming Empire. One rumor I've heard is that they had done the scene so many times that although Ford had been responding "I love you too" (the way it was in the script), by the umpteenth take, he finally replied with the famous line "I Know".

It's not a rumor, it's what happened.
The whole thing is discussed in the Annotated Screenplays. I, in fact, transcribed the whole entry onto these boards the last time we had this duscussion.

 

Sadly, this line will be changed on the DVD because it does not represent Lucas' "true vision" of Star Wars. The line will be reverted to "I love you too." Since Harrison Ford refused to record it, it will be dubbed in by Lucas himself.

(okay, so I'm kidding.)

 

"I know" is perfect. It is Solo's true character.

 

Argh....why must this topic pop up at least once a year?