Return of the Jedi
Return of the Jedi (also known as Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi is a 1983 American epic space opera film that is a sequel to The Empire Strikes Back (1980). It is the third installment in the original Star Wars trilogy and the sixth chronological film in the "Skywalker Saga". It is directed by Richard Marquand based on a screenplay by Lawrence Kasdan and George Lucas from a story by Lucas, who was also the executive producer. The film follows the ongoing struggle between the malevolent Galactic Empire and the freedom fighters of the Rebel Alliance. As the Rebels attempt to destroy the Empire's second Death Star, Luke Skywalker tries to bring his father, Darth Vader, back from the dark side of the Force. The film stars Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams, Anthony Daniels, David Prowse, Kenny Baker, Peter Mayhew and Frank Oz.
Plot
A year after Han Solo's capture and imprisonment in carbonite, C-3PO and R2-D2 enter the palace of the crime lord Jabba the Hutt on Tatooine. They were sent as a goodwill gift by Luke Skywalker, who hopes to negotiate with Jabba for Han's release. Disguised as a bounty hunter, Princess Leia infiltrates the palace under the pretense of having captured Chewbacca. She releases Han from the carbonite, but is caught by Jabba and enslaved. Luke arrives to bargain for the release of his friends, but Jabba drops him through a trapdoor to be eaten by a rancor. After Luke kills the beast, Jabba decrees that he, Han, and Chewbacca will be fed to a Sarlacc, a deadly ground-dwelling creature. Luke retrieves his new lightsaber from , and the group of friends battle Jabba's thugs aboard his sail barge. During the chaos, Boba Fett falls into the Sarlacc's pit and Leia strangles Jabba to death with her chains. The group escapes as Jabba's sail barge is destroyed.
Awards
Cast
- Alec Guinness
- Anthony Daniels
- Billy Dee Williams
- Caroline Blakiston
- Carrie Fisher
- David Prowse
- Debbie Lee Carrington
- Deep Roy
- Denis Lawson
- Dermot Crowley
- Ernie Fosselius
- Felix Silla
- Femi Taylor
- Frank Oz
- Harrison Ford
- Hayden Christensen
- Hilton McRae
- Ian McDiarmid
- Jack Purvis
- Jeremy Bulloch
- Kenneth Colley
- Kenny Baker
- Mark Hamill
- Michael Carter
- Michael Gilden
- Michael Pennington
- Mike Quinn
- Paul Brooke
- Peter Mayhew
- Phil Fondacaro
- Richard Driscoll
- Richard Marquand
- Sebastian Shaw
- Timothy M. Rose
- Tony Cox
- Warwick Davis