Return of the Jedi
Character : Anakin Skywalker
Release Date : May 25, 2021
Directed By : George Lucas
Written By : George Lucas
Cast :
…Mark Hamill…Luke Skywalker
…Harrison Ford…Han Solo
…Carrie Fisher…Princess Leia Organa
…Billy Dee Williams…Lando Calrissian
…Anthony Daniels…C-3PO
…Peter Mayhew…Chewbacca
…Sebastian Shaw…Adult Anakin Skywalker
… Frank Oz…Yoda
… Ian McDiarmid…Supreme Chancellor Palpatine/Darth Sidious
…James Earl Jones…Darth Vader (voice)
…David Prowse…Darth Vader
…Alec Guinness…Obi-Wan Kenobi
…Kenny Baker…R2-D2
Synopsis :
Part IV in a George Lucas epic, Star Wars: A New Hope opens with a rebel ship being boarded by the tyrannical Darth Vader. The plot then follows the life of a simple farmboy, Luke Skywalker, as he and his newly met allies (Han Solo, Chewbacca, Ben Kenobi, C-3PO, R2-D2) attempt to rescue a rebel leader, Princess Leia, from the clutches of the Empire. The conclusion is culminated as the Rebels, including Skywalker and flying ace Wedge Antilles make an attack on the Empires most powerful and ominous weapon, the Death Star.
Dvd Features :
Available Subtitles: English
Available Audio Tracks: English (Dolby Digital 5.1 EX), English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), French (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)
Includes :
Episode IV, A New Hope
Commentary by George Lucas, Ben Burtt, Dennis Muren, and Carrie Fisher.
Episode V, The Empire Strikes Back.
Commentary by George Lucas, Irvin Kershner, Ben Burtt, Dennis Muren, and Carrie Fisher.
Episode VI, Return of the Jedi.
Commentary by George Lucas, Ben Burtt, Dennis Muren, and Carrie Fisher.
Bonus disc: all-new bonus features, including the most comprehensive feature-length documentary ever produced on the Star Wars saga, and never-before-seen footage from the making of all three films.
“Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy”.
Featurettes: The Legendary Creatures of Star Wars, The Birth of the Lightsaber, The Legacy of Star Wars.
Teasers, trailers, TV spots, still galleries.
Playable Xbox demo of the new Lucasarts game Star Wars Battlefront.
The making of the Episode III videogame.
Exclusive preview of Star Wars: Episode III.
Trivia and Facts :
• Hayden Christensen (Anakin Skywalker) has been added to a
scene in Jedi, Ian McDiarmid (the Emperor) replaces Clive Revill with slightly revised lines in Empire, Temuera Morrison has
rerecorded Boba Fett’s minimal dialogue, and some other small details have been altered.
• Hayden is uncredited for his appearance in the new edition.
• Special Edition includes a shot of a Bantha herd crossing the Tatooine desert just before the battle on the sail barge.
• In at least one earlier video release of the movie, right before Lando inexplicably says “now”, right before saying “Come on, Han, old buddy. Don’t let me down.” The Special Edition restores the rest of the scene and shows that Lando says “We’re sure in the middle of it now.”
• Several publicity shots exist of a “missing” moment during Luke’s battle with the Rancor, in which he leaps and hangs by his fingers from the grate above and Jawa’s trample his hands.
• In the end celebrations there is what appears to be an imperial storm trooper, crowd surfing.
• The Special Edition of this film corrects a minor goof. In the original version, when the Emperor arrives, numerous TIE Fighters are seen flying around the Death Star. The first group of TIE Fighters that appear on screen and fly closer and closer to the Death Star simply disappear in an instant right before the scene changes to the Emperors arrival inside. In the Special Edition, they continue on their path and do not disappear.
• The special edition also adds a shot of Luke and Wedge shaking hands and hugging during the Ewok celebration at the end which wasn’t in the original version.
• The 2004 DVD release has the ending celebration altered slightly. A CGI shot of the planet Naboo, from the prequel trilogy, has been inserted in between the 1997 Special Edition shots of Tatooine and Coruscant.
• In the 2004 DVD release of Return of the Jedi, the ghostly image of Sebastian Shaw as Anakin Skywalker is replaced with Hayden Christensen.
• For the 2004 DVD release: when Luke removes Vader’s mask, a new visual take shows Anakin with slightly altered makeup, most noticeable is the lack of eyebrows that was present in all previous versions.
• The 2004 DVD release of Return of the Jedi corrects the visual effects error of the image of two white phantom tie-fighters suddenly appearing then disappearing on the hull of the Millenium Falcon as it flies by during the final battle.
• In the DVD version, the Rancor sequence now has some subtle shadows added to mask the matte lines.
• In the original version, when Han is hanging over the edge of the skiff, trying to save Lando, he is hanging on apparently by just his toes. For the special edition, ropes were added to support his weight.
• In the 2004 DVD release, added to the Special Addition shot of Courascant are the Jedi Temple and Senate building.
• In all theatrical versions, the subtitles for Huttese were placed at the bottom of the frame. For widescreen video releases, these subtitles are placed in the black area below the image itself.
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External Links
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