In the finished film we see the Neimoidians coming out of their ship in the main square of Theed Plaza. They are, of course, on their way to the Queen’s Palace. Battle Droid OOM-9 happily informs them that he has captured the Queen, as per his orders.\u00a0In the film, we never get to see this ship of theirs completely. We just see a leg and some of the base as the Neimoidians exit. In the Episode I<\/em> Comic Adaptation<\/a>, we get to see the whole ship and it looks pretty nice. It would have been great to see it actually land in the plaza. This ship design was put to greater use in Episode II<\/em>. You can see it taking off on Geonosis when everyone’s deserting the planet during the… attack of the clones.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n THE WATERFALL<\/strong><\/p>\n When Jar Jar, Qui-Gon, and Obi-Wan left Otoh Gunga for Theed, Jar Jar warned the Jedi that there was some “bad bombin'” up ahead. He was, of course, talking about the dangers of Naboo’s planet core, like the Sando Aqua Monster, the Opee Sea Killer, and the Colo Claw Fish. One thing they didn’t count on, however, was the possibility of going over one of Naboo’s huge waterfalls.\u00a0In the original screenplay, after the team pops up in the water near Theed Palace, the current drags them towards a steep waterfall. Luckily, Qui-Gon happens to have a cable handy and secures the Bongo vehicle to land before anything bad can happen. The danger doesn’t end there, though. Once they finally get to land, they encounter a battle droid named 3B3, but Qui-Gon makes short work of him.<\/p>\n There are a few different versions of this scene depending on where you get your information. In the Episode I<\/em> novelization<\/a> by Terry Brooks, the whole waterfall scene is completely disregarded and Obi-Wan simply steers the Bongo to shore. The Episode I Illustrated Screenplay<\/a><\/em>, however, gives us the most detailed account of what was originally supposed to happen to our heroes:<\/p>\n INT. NABOO LAKE – UNDERWATER – SUB (FX)<\/strong> Jar Jar EXT. THEED – ESTUARY – DAY<\/strong> Jar Jar Qui-Gon Jar Jar Obi-Wan JAR JAR looks back to where they’re drifting. He sees they are headed for a large waterfall.<\/em><\/p>\n Jar Jar OBI-WAN tries to start the engine. The long props behind the sub slowly begin to rotate. OBI-WAN struggles until finally, a few feet short of the waterfall, the sub starts and is able to generate enough power to stop drifiting backward in the powerful current. The sub slowly moves forward. In the background, QUI-GON takes a cable out of his belt. The engine coughs and dies. They start drifting backward again. JAR JAR panics. Jar Jar QUI-GON shoots the thin cable, and it wraps itself around a railing on the shore. The sub pulls the cable taut, and the little craft hangs precariously over the edge of the waterfall. Qui-Gon OBI-WAN climbs out of the sub and pulls himself along the cable. QUI-GON starts in after him. Qui-Gon Jar Jar Obi-Wan Jar Jar JAR JAR looks back and sees he is hanging over the waterfall. Jar Jar JAR JAR starts to climb out of the sub. OBI-WAN is on shore and helps to pull QUI-GON out of the water.<\/p>\n Obi-Wan Battle Droid 3B3 The TWO JEDI turn around and see a BATTLE DROID standing in front of them. JAR JAR climbs up on shore between the JEDI. Battle Droid 3B3 QUI-GON ignites his laser sword, and in a brief flash, the DROID is cut down by the JEDI. A stray laser bolt hits the cable and the sub breaks loose, crashing down the waterfall. Jar Jar The passage above is like two scenes combined. There’s the whole waterfall fiasco, and then there’s the confrontation with Battle Droid 3B3. Both of these scenes were filmed (or at least scheduled to be filmed) but at different locations. The waterfall shots were all filmed at Pinewood studios, in the great tank that they have there, while the encounter with 3B3 was to be shot at Hever Castle in England, about 30 miles from London. The scenes are simply listed in the shooting schedule as:<\/p>\n Ext – Theed Estuary – Day<\/strong> Ext – Theed Estuary – Day<\/strong> Ext – Theed Estuary – Day<\/strong> The waterfall scene is included on the Episode I<\/em> DVD<\/a>. Many of the deleted scenes that were included on that DVD were never fully completed for the film’s release. They were finished especially for the DVD. The bad news is that the 3B3 scene is not included. Someone made an executive decision not to include it. If you have the DVD, watch the scene and you’ll see that it’s even more simple than the scene described above.<\/p>\n Are you curious about the Batman-like cable that Qui-Gon fired to secure the Bongo to shore? The scene described above says that Qui-Gon takes a cable from his belt. The following information is from Starwars.com:<\/p>\n Jedi carry a similar grappling spike device, as a cut scene from The Phantom Menace<\/em> indicates. After emerging in a Theed estuary, the bongo sub carrying Qui-Gon Jinn, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Jar Jar Binks was to have been carried over a waterfall. The Jedi and their Gungan navigator escape this calamity by using a grappling spike launcher that connected the sub to nearby outcropping.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n The two storyboards below are taken from the Illustrated Screenplay<\/a><\/em>. The two reference shots of Hever Castle were sent in by Mike Urbanski. These are just pictures of the castle and have nothing to do with the day of the shoot. 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\nThe little sub continues to propel itself toward the surface, which is brightly lit. <\/em><\/p>\n
\nWesa dude it!<\/p>\n
\nParadise. Billowing clouds frame a romantic body of water. There is a LOUD RUSH OF BUBBLES, and a small sub bobs to the surface.
\nThe current in the estuary begins to pull the sub backward into a fast moving river. OBI-WAN switches off the two remaining bubble canopies. QUI-GON stands up to look around. JAR JAR lets out a sigh of relief. <\/em><\/p>\n
\nWesa safe now.<\/p>\n
\nGet this thing started!<\/p>\n
\nDissen berry good. Hey?<\/p>\n
\nWhat is it?<\/p>\n
\nWhat!!?? Oie boie!<\/p>\n
\n<\/em><\/p>\n
\n(Cont’d) Iyiiiyi, wesa die’n here, hey!<\/p>\n
\n<\/em><\/p>\n
\nCome on…<\/p>\n
\n<\/em><\/p>\n
\n(Cont’d) Come on, Jar Jar.<\/p>\n
\nNo! Too scary!<\/p>\n
\nGet up here!<\/p>\n
\nNo a mighty no!<\/p>\n
\n<\/em><\/p>\n
\n(Cont’d) Oie boie…mesa comen. Mesa comen!<\/p>\n
\nThat was close.<\/p>\n
\n(O.S.) Drop your weapons!<\/p>\n
\n<\/em><\/p>\n
\nI said drop your weapons.<\/p>\n
\nThe JEDI move on. JAR JAR reluctantly follows and looks back at the mess.<\/em><\/p>\n
\nWhoa!!!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n
\nSmall sub bobs to the surface (shot at Pinewood tank)<\/p>\n
\nThe submarine in the rapids (shot at Pinewood tank)<\/p>\n
\nThe Jedi land and chop droid (shot at Hever Castle)<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n
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