After rescuing Han Solo from Jabba the Hutt, the Rebel Alliance attempts to destroy the second Death Star while Luke struggles to help Darth Vader back from the dark side.After rescuing Han Solo from Jabba the Hutt, the Rebel Alliance attempts to destroy the second Death Star while Luke struggles to help Darth Vader back from the dark side.After rescuing Han Solo from Jabba the Hutt, the Rebel Alliance attempts to destroy the second Death Star while Luke struggles to help Darth Vader back from the dark side.
- Nominated for 4 Oscars
- 25 wins & 23 nominations total
James Earl Jones
- Darth Vader
- (voice)
Storyline
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- TriviaIt took six people to work the full-sized animatronic of Jabba the Hutt. The puppet fit three men inside -two to operate the arms, head and tongue and another to move the tail. A man lying below the puppet pulled strings to move Jabba's mouth and make his sides heave. And two radio operators controlled the slimy goon's eyes, including pupil dilation, direction and wideness of eyelids. A final crew member was responsible for rubbing gel on the puppet to give Jabba his slimy look.
- GoofsWhen Vader throws his saber at Luke who is hiding on the catwalk in the Death Star, Vader's saber blade is coming out of the butt end of the hilt - not the proper blade end.
- Quotes
Luke Skywalker: I'll not leave you here. I've got to save you.
Anakin Skywalker: You already have, Luke.
- Crazy creditsTo compensate for the longer credits, later versions of the film like the special edition and DVD release extend the piece of musical score that plays over the credits.
- Alternate versionsThe Special Edition slightly re-edits the closing on Endor. Originally, there is one medium shot of the ghosts of Anakin Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Yoda, followed by Luke rejoining his friends, and then another long shot of Anakin, Obi-Wan and Yoda. For the special edition, the medium shot is split in two, so that the first medium shot is shorter, and ends with Obi-Wan looking down at Yoda, then cuts to Luke rejoining the rebels, then cuts back to the rest of the medium shot, before cutting to Luke, and then finally back to the long shot of the ghosts.
- ConnectionsEdited from The Ten Commandments (1956)
- SoundtracksLapti Nek
(uncredited)
Huttese Lyrics by Michele Gruska
Music by John Williams
Original lyrics by Joseph Williams
Snooty's vocals by Annie Arbogast
Arranged by John Williams, Joseph Williams, and Ernie Fosselius
Published by Bantha Music (admin. by Warner Tamerlande Publ. Corp.)
Featured review
This movie might not be as flawless as the first two but everything involved with those throne room scenes were some of the highest points in the entire saga, the conflict between luke and vader, the emperor himself finally showing up for the first time and he's so good at being this manipulative evil, the final lightsaber battle is just breathtaking with that amazing music by john williams and the beautiful ending of the film that brings everything together, those moments alone makes this one of the most underrated in the whole franchise and in my opinion it's the second best movie behind the empire strikes back.
Details
- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official sites
- Languages
- Also known as
- Star Wars: Episodio VI - El retorno del Jedi
- Filming locations
- Miller-Rellim Redwood Company Property, Morrison Creek Road, Smith River, California, USA(Endor scenes, now logged and deforested, coordinates: 41°54'49.2"N, 124°07'31.4"W)
- Production company
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- $32,500,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $316,566,101
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $23,019,618
- May 29, 1983
- Gross worldwide
- $482,466,382
- Runtime2 hours 11 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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