Return of the Jedi
This article is about the third film released. For the third film in the saga, see Star Wars Episode III Revenge of the Sith.
The film was released in theaters on May 25, 1983, receiving mostly positive reviews. The film grossed over 572 million worldwide. Several home video and theatrical releases and revisions to the film followed over the nextyears. Star Wars continued with Episode I The Phantom Menace as part of the film series prequel trilogy. A sequel, Episode VII The Force Awakens, was released on December 18, 2015.Luke Skywalker initiates a plan to rescue Han Solo from the crime lord Jabba the Hutt with the help of Princess Leia, Lando Calrissian, Chewbacca, C3PO, and R2D2. Leia infiltrates Jabbas palace on Tatooine disguised as a bounty hunter with Chewbacca as her prisoner. Lando is already there disguised as a guard. Leia releases Han from his carbonite prison, but she is captured and enslaved. Luke arrives soon afterward but after a tense standoff, he is captured. After Luke survives his battle with Jabbas Rancor, Jabba sentences him and Han to death by feeding them to the pit monster Sarlacc. They are taken to the great pit of Carkoon, Sarlaccs nesting ground, where Luke frees himself with R2D2s help and battles Jabbas guards. During the chaos, Boba Fett attempts to attack Luke, but Han inadvertently knocks him into the Sarlacc pit. Meanwhile, Leia strangles Jabba, and Luke destroys Jabbas sail barge as the group escapes. While the others rendezvous with the Rebel Alliance, Luke returns to Dagobah where he finds that Yoda is dying. Before he dies, Yoda confirms that Darth Vader, once known as Anakin Skywalker, is Lukes father, and there is another Skywalker. The ghost of ObiWan Kenobi confirms that this other Skywalker is Lukes twin sister, Leia, after Luke realizes this truth. ObiWan tells Luke that he must fight Vader again to defeat the Empire. ObiWan also alerts Luke to keep his emotions and feelings in check, as they do him credit, but could lead him to serve the Emperor. ........
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