Jabba's interrogator droid EV-9D9, who assigns C-3PO and R2-D2 their new jobs, was voiced by the film's director Richard Marquand. In order to cement the truth, Lucas rewrote the script to have Yoda - who was not to appear in the film at all - confirm Luke's heritage early on in Return of the Jedi. As a result, Lucas chose non-union director Richard Marquand.Īfter Darth Vader claimed to be Luke's father in The Empire Strikes Back, many moviegoers (as well as the voice of Vader, James Earl Jones) thought Vader was lying. Steven Spielberg was Lucas' first choice to direct Return of the Jedi, but he declined because he was still a member for the Director's Guild, which Lucas had previously left to due disagreements over The Empire Strikes Back.
Prowse was told the line was "Obi-Wan killed your father," which was later dubbed as "I am your father" by voice actor James Earl Jones. Henson recommended Frank Oz, famous for playing Kermit's wife Miss Piggy, who got the part.īecause secrets about the plot were so closely guarded, not even actor David Prowse (Darth Vader) knew his character was claiming to be Luke's father.
The role of Yoda was originally offered to puppeteer Jim Henson, famous at the time for his role of Kermit the Frog, who turned it down. Some executives suggested the character be killed off at this point in the series, but Lucas decided he still had more in store for Solo. The name was changed to avoid legal problems.Part of the inspiration behind freezing Han Solo in carbonite came because nobody was sure if Harrison Ford would come back for Return of the Jedi.
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Producers continued to use this faux title throughout production.Įmperor Palpatine's name was originally meant to be Palantine, after a character in Martin Scorsese's Taxi Driver (1976). In order to preserve the film's secrecy, producers told passersby that they were making a horror film called "Blue Harvest" with the tagline "Horror beyond imagination." They even had caps and T-shirts made up for the crew. While filming Jabba's sail barge scenes in Arizona, the set was often interrupted by dune buggy enthusiasts. The growls and snarls of Jabba's pet Rancor were actually voiced by a dachshund. The sound of Jabba's slimy slithering was created by sound designer Ben Burtt running his hands through cheese casserole. Part of the inspiration behind freezing Han Solo in carbonite came because nobody was sure if Harrison Ford would come back for Return of the Jedi.
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