Star Wars - Return of the Jedi

### Rating

**Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi** is a UK VHS release by CBS/Fox Video. It was first released on 27th February 1986. It was re-released on Sell Through on 9th May 1988. It was once more re-released by CBS/Fox Video on 23rd October 1989. On 5th October 1992 it was released in Widescreen by CBS/Fox Video. It was re-released in both Pan and Scan and Widescreen by Fox Video on 5th September 1994 with a Digital Remaster. The Original Theatrical Version had a final re-release in both Pan and Scan and Widescreen by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment and CBS/Fox Video on 16th October 1995, this was a new Digital Remaster by THX. On 6th October 1997 Return of the Jedi Special Edition was released by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment.

## Description

Han Solo lies carbon-frozen in the hands of the hideous gangster, Jabba the Hutt.  As Luke and Leia race to the rescue, the Rebel commanders are planning their next move against the Empire.

Even as the Rebel ships mass to form a giant armada, the Galactic Emperor orders construction to begin on a new space station, many times more powerful than the dreaded Death Star…

Running Time Approx. 126 Minutes

Copyright 1983 Lucasfilm Ltd

## Cast

* Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker
* Harrison Ford as Han Solo
* Carrie Fisher as Leia Organa
* Billy Dee Williams as Lando Calrissian
* Anthony Daniels as C-3PO
* Peter Mayhew as Chewbacca
* Kenny Baker as R2-D2
* Ian McDiarmid as Darth Sidious
* Frank Oz performing Yoda
* David Prowse as Darth Vader (The character's voice is provided by James Earl Jones)
* Sebastian Shaw as Anakin Skywalker
* Alec Guinness as Obi-Wan Kenobi
* Warwick Davis as Wicket
* Jeremy Bulloch as Boba Fett
* Kenneth Colley as Admiral Piett
* Michael Pennington as Moff Jerjerrod
* Denis Lawson as Wedge Antilles
* Michael Carter as Bib Fortuna
* Caroline Blakiston as Mon Mothma

## Credits

* Directed by George Lucas
* Co-directed by Richard Marquand
* Screenplay by George Lucas & Lawrence Kasdan
* Story by George Lucas
* Produced by Rick McCallum (Special Edition)
* Produced by Howard Kazanjian
* Cinematography Alan Hume
* Edited by Sean Barton, Marcia Lucas & Duwayne Dunham
* Music by John Williams
* 20th Century Fox Presents
* A Lucasfilm Ltd. Production

Theatrical Release Date: 25th May 1983 (US) / 2nd June 1983 (UK)

## Opening (1997 Re-release) (with no trailer)

* 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment Warning Screen
* 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment Ident (1995-1999)
* Video Piracy Warning (20th Century Fox) [announced by Peter Dickson]
* The Making of Return of the Jedi Special Edition title card
* 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment Ident (silent)
* The Making of Return of the Jedi (1997) (Full Video) [announced by Ringo Starr]
* THX Ident
* 20th Century Fox Ident (Fast 20th Century Fox Version)
* Lucasfilm Ident (20th Century Fox Version)
* Start of Star Wars - Return of the Jedi (1983)

## Closing (1997 Re-release) (with no trailer)

* End of Star Wars - Return of the Jedi (1983)
* Closing Credits Film
* 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment Warning Screen

## Trailers and info

### Widescreen Re-Release (United States low pitch)

1. Two Classic Science-Fiction Series-Lost in Space and The Twilight Zone (Now Available for you to own on videocassette)
2. The Widescreen Collection with clips of "Star Wars", "The Empire Strikes Back and "Return of the Jedi" in the Star Wars Trilogy

### 1994 Re-release (United States low pitch)

The Star Wars Trilogy with clips of "Star Wars", "The Empire Strikes Back" and "Return of the Jedi"