Koo Stark’s Deleted Role From A New Hope Explained
Koo Stark’s “Star Wars” character, Camie Marstrap, shows up in a deleted scene from “A New Hope” in which Luke Skywalker visits a shop called Tosche Station near the town of Anchorhead on Tatooine. Fans of the extended “Star Wars” universe may recognize this location for its inclusion in the comic book and novel versions of the original film, which adapt its screenplay, rather than its final cut.
As soon as Luke enters Tosche Station, Camie is on camera sitting in the lap of her partner, and Luke’s childhood friend, Laze “Fixer” Loneozner (Anthony Forrest). Luke then leads another friend of his, Biggs Darklighter (Garrick Hagon), outdoors, alongside Camie and Fixer, to show them a space battle he spotted with a pair of binoculars. His friends are unimpressed, however, and as they reenter Tosche Station, Camie inexplicably refers to Luke by the nickname “Wormie.”
Camie shows up again in some subsequent “Star Wars” stories set on Tatooine. However, the majority of these are in writing, whereas Mandy Kowalski plays the character in her single live-action reappearance in “The Book of Boba Fett.” Stark’s “Star Wars” role, then, is limited to this single deleted scene.