Darth Vader is a different kind of menacing with Frank Constanza’s voice
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Part of the hypnotic draw of iconic Star Wars villain Darth Vader is his deep voice, supplied by the gravelly timber of legendary actor James Earl Jones, along with what sounds like the kind of breathing apparatus that would be attached to an iron lung. But what, YouTube’s SeinPop Official supposes, if Darth Vader sounded a bit different? A bit more excitable, say; apt to get wound up about seemingly inconsequential matters while trying to keep his Stormtroopers in line?
In the above clip, you’ll hear Darth Vader with the voice of Jerry Stiller’s Frank Costanza, beloved father of Seinfeld’s George. Costanza-as-Vader, as you’ll see, would like to give all the Stormtroopers name tags. He also seems less interested in the Force than he is his eventual migration to Florida. It’s a fun take on two classic characters, even if we’d have loved to hear him describe the Death Star as “the place to be.”
If the video only whets your appetite for more Seinfeld/Vader mashups, SeinPop pulled the same trick a few years ago with the booming baritone of J. Peterman, who seemed unclear about what, exactly, constitutes a catfight among Stormtroopers.
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Just in case there’s someone out there who hasn’t seen this:It’s always goddamn hilarious, every single time.And I’m goin right out the door!
I don’t have time to watch it right now, but just tell me, does this have the part from Soul Man where he says, “If you have to work twice as hard as these little white shits then you damn well better work TWICE as HARD.” It better.
Yes sir, it does indeed!
That was hilarious, but the Soul Man bit would have worked better in my opinion if they had used that with the scene where Vader is telling the commander in charge of the second Death Star construction that the Emperor is displeased with his lack of progress. Great stuff overall, though.
Get yo black ass outta here
For my money, this one is funnier:“And? And? And?”
*the door opens at bespin to reveal vader and the dinner table*VADER: I GOT A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH YOU PEOPLE, AND NOW YOU’RE GONNA HEAR ABOUT IT
jery get lightsaber
I think this deserves a follow-up where Luke Skywalker has George Costanza’s voice.
Kind just all fits doesn’t it? Keep going with Leia = Elaine, Han = Jerry, and C-3PO = Kramer and R2 = Newman.And while not a cast member… Larry David as Obi Wan would be perfect.
I WAS IN THE SARLACC PIT!
You can put anything in Vader’s mouth:
Kinda seems like Lucas would’ve done something like this for the “Special” Editions.
Worlds are definitely colliding. Darth Vader is killing Independent George!
Don’t forget, the role of Baby Yoda will be played by Owlkitty:
Naah.
That was tedious. Already done several times with others, and significantly better.
“…what sounds like the kind of breathing apparatus that would be attached to an iron lung.”It was a scuba regulator. The sound guy put a microphone inside near the inlet valve, and the rest is sound history.