Several re-releases and revisions to the film have followed over the decades, which has also brought its total gross to $475 million. It grossed $374 million during its initial theatrical run, becoming the highest-grossing film of 1983. The film was released in theaters on May 25, 1983, receiving positive reviews, although many felt that it did not match the cinematic heights of its predecessors. Filming took place in England, California, and Arizona from January to May 1982 ( 1982-05). Kazanjian's schedule pushed shooting to begin a few weeks early to allow Industrial Light & Magic more time to work on the film's effects in post-production. While writing the shooting script, Lucas, Kasdan, Marquand, and producer Howard Kazanjian spent two weeks in conference discussing ideas to construct it. The production team relied on Lucas' storyboards during pre-production. Steven Spielberg, David Lynch and David Cronenberg were considered to direct the project before Marquand signed on as director.

Meanwhile, Luke Skywalker, now a Jedi Knight, struggles to bring his father Darth Vader back to the light side of the Force.

Since the Emperor plans to personally oversee the final stages of its construction, the Rebel Fleet launches a full-scale attack on the Death Star in order to prevent its completion and kill the Emperor, effectively bringing an end to his hold over the galaxy.

Set one year after The Empire Strikes Back, the Galactic Empire, under the direction of the Emperor, is constructing a second Death Star in order to crush the Rebel Alliance once and for all. The film stars Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams, Anthony Daniels, David Prowse, Kenny Baker, Peter Mayhew and Frank Oz. The sequel to Star Wars (1977) and The Empire Strikes Back (1980), it is the third installment in the original Star Wars trilogy, the third film to be produced, and the sixth film in the ' Skywalker saga'. The screenplay is by Lawrence Kasdan and George Lucas from a story by Lucas, who was also the executive producer. Return of the Jedi (also known as Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi ) is a 1983 American epic space opera film directed by Richard Marquand.

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