movie

1983 · United States

Return of the Jedi

Tonight at a glance

Runtime: 132 min
Age rating: PG
Language: English
Country: United States
Violence: Mild

Why tonight?

One of the best-reviewed films Cue holds.

The story

Luke Skywalker leads a mission to rescue his friend Han Solo from the clutches of Jabba the Hutt, the Emperor prepares to crush the Rebellion with a more powerful Death Star, and the Rebel fleet mounts a massive attack on the space station. Luke Skywalker confronts Darth Vader in a final climactic duel before the evil Emperor.

spacecraft
sibling relationship
rebel
emperor
space battle
matter of life and death
forest
sequel
desert
space opera

The look

A few frames, chosen rather than collected.

The bill

Anthony Daniels — C-3PO
Peter Mayhew — Chewbacca
Sebastian Shaw — Anakin Skywalker
Ian McDiarmid — The Emperor
Frank Oz — Yoda (voice)
James Earl Jones — Darth Vader (voice)
David Prowse — Darth Vader
Alec Guinness — Ben 'Obi-Wan' Kenobi
Kenny Baker — R2-D2 / Paploo
Michael Pennington — Moff Jerjerrod
Kenneth Colley — Admiral Piett

Directed: Richard Marquand
Written: George Lucas, Lawrence Kasdan

Production

Rating: 7.9 / 10 · 17,256 ratings
Studio: Lucasfilm Ltd.

The Collection

The complete story, in order.

If this stayed with you

Then these are the nearest things Cue holds — chosen for what they share with it, not for what happens to be popular.