From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga
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From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga is a 1983 television documentary special that originally aired on
Narrated by actor Mark Hamill, the documentary was written by Richard Schickel who had written the previous television documentaries The Making of Star Wars (1977) and SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back (1980).
Synopsis
The documentary is primarily a look at the making of the 1983 film Return of the Jedi, which had been released that year. However it includes considerable material and behind-the-scenes footage from Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back and an extensive interview with Star Wars creator George Lucas who discusses his influences, his original plans, and the process of creating the saga.
The footage of the making of Return of the Jedi includes a look at the creation of the various alien creatures seen in the film (covered in more detail in the other 1983 documentary
It also includes footage from the original deleted scene from Star Wars featuring Han Solo's meeting with Jabba the Hutt, who was then played by Irish actor Declan Mulholland. The scene was later restored for the 1997 Special Edition of Star Wars in which a CGI Jabba was superimposed over Mulholland and his dialogue dubbed.
Home media
The documentary was released on home video by
In 2014, the documentary was made available for free on the official Star Wars YouTube channel.[1]
References
- ^ Star Wars (May 7, 2014). "From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga". Retrieved January 7, 2018 – via YouTube.