{"product_id":"9780345511461","title":"The Making of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eRinzler, J.W.; Bird, Brad\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRandom House Worlds\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e10\/1\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eHardcover\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cb\u003eJust as\u003ci\u003e Star Wars: \u003c\/i\u003eEpisode VI \u003ci\u003eReturn of the Jedi\u003c\/i\u003e completed the most successful cinematic trilogy of its generation, perhaps of all time, this splendid thirtieth-anniversary tribute completes \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author J. W. Rinzler’s trio of fascinating behind-the-scenes books celebrating George Lucas’s classic films. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOnce again, the author’s unprecedented access to the formidable Lucasfilm Archives has yielded a mother lode of extremely informative, vastly entertaining, and often unexpected stories, anecdotes, recollections, and revelations straight from the closely guarded set of a big-screen blockbuster in the making. Brimming with previously unpublished photos, production artwork, script excerpts, exclusive intel, vintage on-set interviews, and present-day commentary, \u003ci\u003eThe Making of Star Wars: Return of the Jedi \u003c\/i\u003echronicles “how George Lucas and his crew of extroverted artists, misfits, and expert craftspeople roused themselves to great heights for a third time” to create the next unforgettable chapter in one of the most beloved sagas of all time. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGet up close to the action and feel like a studio insider as:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• creator George Lucas, Oscar-nominated screenwriter Lawrence Kasdan, and director Richard Marquand huddle in a script conference to debate the destinies of iconic \u003ci\u003eStar Wars\u003c\/i\u003e characters, as well as plot twists and turns for the epic final showdown between the Rebel Alliance and the Empire\u003cbr\u003e• artists and craftspeople at the groundbreaking Industrial Light \u0026amp; Magic facility top their own revolutionary innovations—despite the infamous Black Friday—with boundary-pushing new \u003ci\u003eanalog \u003c\/i\u003evisual effects \u003cbr\u003e• a crack team of sculptors, puppeteers, actors, and “monster-makers” bring Jabba the Hutt and his cohorts to startling, slobbering life from the inside out\u003cbr\u003e• a \u003ci\u003eWho’s Who\u003c\/i\u003e of heavyweight directors—from such films as \u003ci\u003eSuperman, Gremlins, Halloween, Dune, Scanners, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Time Bandits\u003c\/i\u003e—are considered for the coveted job of bringing a new \u003ci\u003eStar Wars\u003c\/i\u003e adventure to the silver screen\u003cbr\u003e• actors and crew race to the finish line at Elstree Studios, in a fiery desert, and beneath the trees of a dense redwood forest—before money runs out—to answer the questions that audiences had waited three years to find out: Is Darth Vader really Luke’s father, who is the “other”—and who or what is the Emperor?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eStar Wars\u003c\/i\u003e’ stars from both sides of the camera weigh in with candid insights on everything from technical challenges, character design, Ewoks, the Empire’s galactic city planet, and the ultimate challenge of bringing the phenomenal space fantasy to a dramatic close.","brand":"Random House Worlds","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44213689745663,"sku":"9780345511461","price":85.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780345511461_s600x595.jpg?v=1775586965","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9780345511461","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}