Revealing mistake: After the rebels have destroyed the radar on Endor, there's a shot of Lando and a Sullustean laughing, and after that, a shot of spaceships. One Y-Wing passes in front of an X-Wing, but the light of its engines disappears a little bit before.
Dr Wilson
4th Mar 2004
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
4th Mar 2004
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
Revealing mistake: After Wicket tells the rebels where the secret entrance to the base is, there's a shot of spaceships flying in space. An X-Wing passes through the Millennium Falcon and another one through a Calamarian cruiser.
4th Mar 2004
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
Revealing mistake: When the Tydirium shuttle is flying toward the Imperial spaceships, there's a frontal shot of it and a strange thing appears near the shuttle for a few frames. It's not the kind of marks that appears on an old film, or a special effects box. It's like a problem with the matte painting.
4th Mar 2004
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
Revealing mistake: When Darth Vader lands on the forest moon of Endor, he exits the shuttle and his head passes through it. (01:19:30)
7th Jan 2004
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
Revealing mistake: On Jabba's sail barge, Luke's hand is wounded before it is shot at.
22nd Nov 2003
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
Revealing mistake: When Luke is in the Rancor pit, there is a Rodian in the crowd - some of his fingers are hanging from his hands. Cheap costume. He makes hand gestures like Mr. Burns - helps to find him.
8th Nov 2003
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
Revealing mistake: When Luke and Darth Vader are fighing in the emperor's throne room, they pass in front of a great window. The stars are blurred and they shake. (01:52:30)
15th Jul 2003
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
Revealing mistake: During the lightsaber duel, Vader throws his at Luke. The catwalk behind Luke explodes, but if you watch closely there are two explosions: one some inches over where the lightsaber actually hits and one far on the left.
14th Jul 2003
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
Revealing mistake: When Leia takes a speeder to chase the stormtrooopers, there is an SFX box around it and it makes no shadow on the ground.
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