FILM 1261: STAR WARS:
EPISODE VI - RETURN OF THE JEDI
TRIVIA: Carrie Fisher complained
about her costumes in the previous two movies. She said they were so long, you
could not tell "she was a woman". Those complaints led to the skimpy
outfit she wore as Jabba's prisoner. The costume became something of a running
joke among the crew, because the metal framework that held the top together
meant that the costume didn't move well with her. Since Fisher didn't like the
industry standard solution of using double-sided tape, it became necessary
before each take to have a wardrobe person check to ensure that her breasts
were still snug inside the costume top (and several scenes had to be re-shot
when "wardrobe malfunctions" occurred).
In the DVD 2004 release, George Lucas explained the
reason behind why Yoda told Luke that Darth Vader was his father. Lucas had
consulted with a child psychologist during the making of the film. The
psychologist said that unless it was unequivocally stated that Vader was Luke's
father, moviegoers age 12 and under would dismiss Vader's claim to be Luke's
father as a lie.
John Williams son Joseph
Williams, the lead singer of the pop/rock band Toto, collaborated on part
of the score, and wrote lyrics for the Ewoks songs.
The word Ewok is never spoken in
the movie, nor are the individuals (Wicket, Paploo, etc.) referred to by name.
The point-of-view shots for the
speeder bike sequence were achieved by having a camera operator walk through
the forest at normal speed with a camera filming at one frame per second. When
the footage was played back at twenty four frames per second, it gave the
appearance of flying through the forest at high speeds.
The slithery noises made when Jabba
the Hutt moves were created by sound-man Ben Burtt running his
hands through a cheese casserole.


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