After a daring mission to rescue Han Solo from Jabba the Hutt, the Rebels dispatch to Endor to destroy the second Death Star. Meanwhile, Lando Calrissian in the Millennium Falcon and Admiral Ackbar lead the rebel assault on the second Death Star, finding its shield still active, and the Imperial fleet waiting for them. The production team relied on Lucas' storyboards during pre-production. Fisher does a fine job being a female role model (I mean, come on! Oscars 2021: Wolf Howls, Da Butt and the Chadwick Boseman Tribute That Wasn’t, Dash Rendar Returns in New Star Wars Legends Anthology Story, 'Star Wars' References and Easter Eggs in 'Solo', 10 Things You Might Not Know About 'Return of the Jedi', Top 100 Movies as Rated by Women on IMDb in 2016, Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi, Saturday Night Live: Lindsay Lohan/Jack White. 1980. I said what if I convinced him to return. Jabba the Hutt was operated by Toby Philpott, David Barclay and Mike Edmonds (who also portrays the Ewok Logray) operated the tail. It is accomplished with a weight and a new maturity that seem entirely fitting, yet the movie has lost none of its sense of fun; it bursts with new inventiveness. 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He had turned back to the light side of the Force and still appeared as a Force ghost anyway. 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