http://www.vulture.com/2015/12/star-war ... ok_vultureLines spoken by a woman in the original Star Wars trilogy - who isn't Leia.
"I'm sure it's still a stunning difference, but what is the total speaking time of non-main cast?"
Depends on how you define main cast. But there are plenty of men with speaking parts.
More to the point, this video would be nearly empty without Beru Lars and Mon Mothma, both of whom have a male costar, of whom significantly more footage was shot.
We would think it strange if, besides Luke Skywalker, the only speaking male characters in these films were the minor characters Owen Lars and Crix Madine.
"What, no Oola or Sy Snootles?"
Neither have any actual lines. :) Nor are human. And the original Sy Snootles is absent from the current releases.
"But... Oola did have dialogue, when she was protesting Jabba's request... I'm just being cheeky."
I'd allow it if they were included. :) Though who on earth would want to sit through that song? Either song?
Worth mentioning that all four of these characters got messed with heavily in reediting by George Lucas, at some point. Beru, Mon Mothma, Oola and Sy Snootles.
Beru's voice was redubbed several times by different actresses, differing between versions of the film.
Oola's actress shot new scenes for the 1997 special edition, and Sy Snootles was replaced by unfortunate CGI, leaving no trace of her 1983 song "Fancy Man."
A younger Mon Mothma appeared in the third prequel film with a significant speaking role - which was cut entirely. Original actress Caroline Blakiston offered to do a cameo but did not receive a response.
Like Beru, all of Mon Mothma's lines in the film are rerecorded ADR (albeit by the same actress). Which I believe means there's not a line in this entire video which uses the audio recorded onset.
"Bea Arthur gets a whole song."
So does Diahann Carroll.
The Holiday Special - more progressive than the films.
So, not only are there very few women in the Star Wars universe with speaking parts, or in general ... Their characters have also been deemed problematic in the editing stage at some point.
Minor female characters like Camie and Jenny [Han's date] were cut from the first film. Women pilots were attempted for Return of the Jedi but not used in the cut, apart from this actress who was dubbed with a man's voice:
http://screenrant.com/star-wars-return- ... ale-pilot/[To be fair, the actual footage was very subpar and second unit-y.]
Just to be clear, this is a space fantasy series full of unusual creatures, magic, and advanced technology. But I guess having a woman who can fly a plane is just too unbelievable.
See also, in any Disney film: the lack of mothers and significant female characters apart from the lead role.