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In Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope (1977), the crew made Luke Skywalker’s landspeeder appear to hover over Tatooine by mounting angled mirrors on its sides. These mirrors reflected the desert ground, cleverly hiding the wheels and creating the illusion of a floating speeder—no CGI needed.

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