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September 25, 2013 03:07 PM

A look behind the 'Star Wars' classic: 'Return of the Jedi'

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Carrie Fisher (Princess Leia) and Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker) on location in Californiaâ™s Buttercup Valley aboard Jabbaâ™s barge, April 1982 during "Return of the Jedi" from "The Making of 'Return of the Jedi'" (Del Ray/LucasBooks, $85.00) by J. W. Rinzler. (Lucasfilm/MCT)
Carrie Fisher (Princess Leia) and Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker) on location in Californiaâ™s Buttercup Valley aboard Jabbaâ™s barge, April 1982 during "Return of the Jedi" from "The Making of 'Return of the Jedi'" (Del Ray/LucasBooks, $85.00) by J. W. Rinzler. (Lucasfilm/MCT)
Ewoks seize the clapperboard on May 17, 1982, during second unit work near Crescent City during "Return of the Jedi" from "The Making of 'Return of the Jedi'" (Del Ray/LucasBooks, $85.00) by J. W. Rinzler. (Lucasfilm/MCT)
Ewoks seize the clapperboard on May 17, 1982, during second unit work near Crescent City during "Return of the Jedi" from "The Making of 'Return of the Jedi'" (Del Ray/LucasBooks, $85.00) by J. W. Rinzler. (Lucasfilm/MCT)
Mark Hamill is filmed during Lukeâ™s moment of choice: Will he commit patricide or become a true Jedi and show compassion for his father (Simon Hume stands beside Hamill; assistant camera loader Tony Jackson, in white T-shirt, uses his tape measure; director Richard Marquand is on far right of image; Alec Mills operates the camera; holding the script pages is script supervisor Pamela Mann-Francis; in the foreground is Frank Elliott, bearded; Alan Hume adjusts the light) during "Return of the Jedi" from "The Making of 'Return of the Jedi'" (Del Ray/LucasBooks, $85.00) by J. W. Rinzler. (Lucasfilm/MCT)
Mark Hamill is filmed during Lukeâ™s moment of choice: Will he commit patricide or become a true Jedi and show compassion for his father (Simon Hume stands beside Hamill; assistant camera loader Tony Jackson, in white T-shirt, uses his tape measure; director Richard Marquand is on far right of image; Alec Mills operates the camera; holding the script pages is script supervisor Pamela Mann-Francis; in the foreground is Frank Elliott, bearded; Alan Hume adjusts the light) during "Return of the Jedi" from "The Making of 'Return of the Jedi'" (Del Ray/LucasBooks, $85.00) by J. W. Rinzler. (Lucasfilm/MCT)
Harrison Ford in-between setups chatting with George Lucas during "Return of the Jedi" from "The Making of 'Return of the Jedi'" (Del Ray/LucasBooks, $85.00) by J. W. Rinzler. (Lucasfilm/MCT)
Harrison Ford in-between setups chatting with George Lucas during "Return of the Jedi" from "The Making of 'Return of the Jedi'" (Del Ray/LucasBooks, $85.00) by J. W. Rinzler. (Lucasfilm/MCT)
Harrison Ford relaxes on the plank, with Richard Marquand and Mark Hamill near by during "Return of the Jedi" from "The Making of 'Return of the Jedi'" (Del Ray/LucasBooks, $85.00) by J. W. Rinzler. (Lucasfilm/MCT)
Harrison Ford relaxes on the plank, with Richard Marquand and Mark Hamill near by during "Return of the Jedi" from "The Making of 'Return of the Jedi'" (Del Ray/LucasBooks, $85.00) by J. W. Rinzler. (Lucasfilm/MCT)
Phil Tippett and Stewart Freeborn pose before their joint collaboration: a fantastic menagerie of wonderful monsters from "Return of the Jedi" from "The Making of 'Return of the Jedi'" (Del Ray/LucasBooks, $85.00) by J. W. Rinzler. (Lucasfilm/MCT)
Phil Tippett and Stewart Freeborn pose before their joint collaboration: a fantastic menagerie of wonderful monsters from "Return of the Jedi" from "The Making of 'Return of the Jedi'" (Del Ray/LucasBooks, $85.00) by J. W. Rinzler. (Lucasfilm/MCT)
Ian McDiarmid in his complete Emperorâ™s makeup, which covered only the front two-thirds of his head. The cowl always covered the back of his head in "Return of the Jedi" from "The Making of 'Return of the Jedi'" (Del Ray/LucasBooks, $85.00) by J. W. Rinzler. (Lucasfilm/MCT)
Ian McDiarmid in his complete Emperorâ™s makeup, which covered only the front two-thirds of his head. The cowl always covered the back of his head in "Return of the Jedi" from "The Making of 'Return of the Jedi'" (Del Ray/LucasBooks, $85.00) by J. W. Rinzler. (Lucasfilm/MCT)
George Lucas and director Richard Marquand on the Emperorâ™s throne room set at Elstree during principal photography on "Return of the Jedi" from "The Making of 'Return of the Jedi'" (Del Ray/LucasBooks, $85.00) by J. W. Rinzler. (Lucasfilm/MCT)
George Lucas and director Richard Marquand on the Emperorâ™s throne room set at Elstree during principal photography on "Return of the Jedi" from "The Making of 'Return of the Jedi'" (Del Ray/LucasBooks, $85.00) by J. W. Rinzler. (Lucasfilm/MCT)
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