From Star Wars to Jedi: The Making of a Saga is a 1983 television documentary special that originally aired on PBS. It is a behind-the-scenes look at the making of the original Star Wars trilogy, with particular emphasis on the final film, Return of the Jedi. Narrated by actor Mark Hamill, the documentary was written by Richard Schickel who had written the previous television documentaries The Making of Star Wars (1977) and SP FX: The Empire Strikes Back (1980).
Practical Effects
Jabba's puppet required six sweaty operators in a pit.
Direction
Richard Schickel captures Lucas's quiet exhaustion beautifully.
Production
Desert shoots where everyone wanted to murder sand.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This aired on PBS in 1983, meaning your parents probably watched it on a fuzzy tube TV with antenna adjustments.
This documentary helped birth modern 'making-of' culture—without it, no DVD extras, no YouTube breakdowns, no Film Twitter.
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