Leonard Nimoy hosts a fun Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi documentary in 1983! [video]

In the 1980's Leonard Nimoy hosted a children's television show on Nickelodeon called Standby: Lights! Camera! Action!. It was a fun show that took kids behind the scenes of movies and shows to show them how their favorite programs were made. In one particular episode Nemoy did a short documentary about George Lucas' Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi. Within this seven and a half minute documentary there is some great footage that Star Wars fans will really enjoy.

"Essentially it's a brief look at set construction, prop makers and costumers (including some nice bits with a baby-faced Phil Tippett), and watching it reminds you how truly special practical effects were and still are. For example, Jabba's ship, which took over 100 men and several months to build (in the middle of a desert, no less), would be created with computers these days. And it's the same for most of those aliens you see walking around in the background, too."

The interesting part is that at the end of the documentary, Nimoy mentions that Lucas had a grand vision of the franchise that consisted of three trilogies. Fans in the 80's may have never expected it but just a little over 30 years have passed and we have seen two of those trilogies with the third about to start filming. We'll have to wait and see what new adventures this third trilogy brings!

Source: Movies.com