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 Last updated September 9, 1997
RETURN OF THE JEDI
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BATTLE OF ENDOR |
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A Praxis-style shock wave was added to the Death Star explosion, as in ANH. This time, the wave shoots toward the camera as the Falcon flies out of frame.
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CELEBRATION |
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The camera pans up from Vader's body to a shot of ships releasing fireworks in the sky, as in the original.
The cut to a second group of X-Wings and fireworks is replaced by a fade to fireworks over a Cloud City building. The camera follows a cloud car decending to reveal the same exterior shot as the new croud listening to Lando's warning in ESB. A second cloud car flies by and the camera follows it up and left over another building.
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A quick diagonal wipe reveals an overhead shot of the celebration in Mos Eisley. A T-16 Skyhopper flies into the frame and away from the camera as people wave from the filled street and the tops of buildings.
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As the camera moves left we see Coruscant at night. High in the sky a platform leads to an awaiting air bus. The camera moves to the left and we see tall building in dark purples, blacks and browns.
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The shot moves all the way to the right and we see some kind of public square where a stormtrooper is "body-surfed" (possibly involentarily) through the crowd. In the background, we see a statue of the Emperor pulled down as the crowd cheers. The camera moves up and left to show move fireworks which fades back to the original Endor fireworks.
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After the camera pans down, we see a new shot of Ewoks playing long horns and drums. Rather than the original 'Yub Nub' celebration song, a new more somber John Williams composition plays hilited by a pan flute and then voice.
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The next shot shows Rebels and Ewoks dancing in a circle around a bon fire.
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After an original shot of Ewoks treehouses, there's a new overhead shot of some treehouses and a platform where some Rebels are dancing.
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The rest of the celebration scene video is unchanged except Luke's hug with Han was moved until after Lando's hand gestures demonstrating his escape to Chewie.
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A previously unused shot of an embrace between Luke and Wedge has been inserted before Han hugs Leia.
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CREDITS |
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As in the other SEs, some music was repeated to allow for extra Special Edition credits.
The film ends with the 1-800-PHONE-THX phone number as part of Lucasfilm's THX Theatre Alignment Program.
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