Return of the Jedi is a 1983 American epic space opera film directed by Richard Marquand. The screenplay is by Lawrence Kasdan and George Lucas from a story by Lucas, who was also the executive producer. The film stars Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams, Anthony Daniels, David Prowse, Kenny Baker, Peter Mayhew and Frank Oz. It is the third installment in the original Star Wars trilogy.
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Return of the Jedi is a 1983 American epic space opera film directed by Richard Marquand. The screenplay is by Lawrence Kasdan and George Lucas from a story by Lucas, who was also the executive producer. The film stars Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams, Anthony Daniels, David Prowse, Kenny Baker, Peter Mayhew and Frank Oz. It is the third installment in the original Star Wars trilogy, the third film to be produced, the sixth film in the \”Star Wars saga\” and the first film to use THX technology. It was released in theaters on May 25, 1983, six years to the day of the release of The Empire Strikes Back. It grossed USD 374 million during its initial theatrical run, becoming the highest-grossing film of 1983. Several re-releases and revisions to the film have followed over the decades, which has also brought its total gross to USD 475 million. In the film, the Galactic Empire, under the direction of the ruthless Emperor, is constructing a second Death Star in order to crush the Rebel Alliance once and for all. Meanwhile, Luke Skywalker, now a Jedi Knight, struggles to bring his father Darth Vader back to the light side of the Force. The Rebel Fleet launches a full-scale attack on the Death Star to prevent its completion and kill the Emperor, effectively bringing an end to his hold over the galaxy. Luke returns to Dagobah to complete his Jedi training with Yoda, whom he finds is dying.
Yoda confirms that Darth Vader, once known as Anakin Skywalker, is Luke’s father, and becomes one with the Force, and tells him that he must face Vader again to finish his training. The Alliance learns that the Empire has been constructing aSecond Death Star under the supervision of the Emperor himself. As the station is protected by an energy shield, Han leads a strike team which includes Luke, Leia and Chewbacca to destroy the shield generator on the forest moon of Endor. Later, Luke tells Leia that she is his sister, Vader is their father and he must confront him and bring him to anrendering to Imperial troops. The team uses a stolen Imperial shuttle to arrive undetected, and encounters a tribe of Ewoks, gaining their trust after an initial conflict. Luke soon arrives to bargain for his friends’ release, but Jabba drops him through a trapdoor to be executed by a rancor. C-3PO and R2-D2 are sent to crime lord Jabba the Hutt’s palace on Tatooine in a trade bargain made by Luke Skywalker to rescue Han. After Luke kills it, Jabba sentences him, Han, and Chewacca to death by being fed to the Sarlacc, a huge, carnivorous plant-like desert beast. Luke frees himself and battles Jabba’s men, including Boba Fett, while Leia uses her chains to strangle Jabba to death. The others rendezvous with the Rebel alliance, but are captured by the Imperial forces.
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