It’s rumored that the Star Wars character Jabba the Hut was based on a real life actor. George Lucas apparently told the production team to make Jabba look “alien and grotesque just like Sydney Greenstreet.” That may be true, but Jabba clearly looks more like a marine toad to me than the bad guy in Casablanca and The Maltese Falcon. Also known as a cane toad or giant neotropical toad, these guys can get big. Very big. And fat. This one looked about the size of a large cantaloupe. Nikon D810 with Nikkor 200-400mm lens (at 380mm) ISO 200, f/8 at 1/160th of a second, two Nikon SB-900 flash units
That toad looks like Sydney Greenstreet(One of my favorite character actors) and you just named two of my favorite movies. As leader of all illegal activities in Casablanca….
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It’s rumored that the Star Wars character Jabba the Hut was based on a real life actor. George Lucas apparently told the production team to make Jabba look “alien and grotesque just like Sydney Greenstreet.” That may be true, but Jabba clearly looks more like a marine toad to me than the bad guy in Casablanca and The Maltese Falcon. Also known as a cane toad or giant neotropical toad, these guys can get big. Very big. And fat. This one looked about the size of a large cantaloupe.
Its not a stretch to anthropomorphize most frog facial expressions. Your skills have shown this.
Wow, the size of a large cantaloupe! I had no idea they could be so big. There definitely is a Jabba the Hut connection, Sean!
hey this might win urnly contest, I have seenbetter looking one,
That toad looks like Sydney Greenstreet(One of my favorite character actors) and you just named two of my favorite movies. As leader of all illegal activities in Casablanca….
P.S. Don’t forget Christmas in Connecticut
Throw in a little Marlon Brando in The Godfather. This guy has presence!
—– Seen through a toads eye
—– We are way tall and too thin
—– Big nosed and very hairy .
A Jabba cousin for sure!