title: Star Wars Return of the Jedi (Movie Script Library)
author: George Lucas
description: This is the movie script for Star Wars : Return of the Jedi
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  Contents
  
   _[Title Page](Luca_9780345484888_epub_tp_r1.htm)_
  
  [Screenplay](Luca_9780345484888_epub_c01_r1_split_000.htm)
  
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  now!](Luca_9780345484888_epub_bm_r1.htm)_
  
   _[Copyright Page](Luca_9780345484888_epub_cop_r1.htm)_
  
  
  
  
  
  THE FINAL SCRIPT OF _STAR WARS:_  
  EPISODE III _REVENGE OF THE SITH_
  
    
  
  What follows is the final script by George Lucas, accompanied by many final
  frames from the movie. The script is the result of a rough draft and four
  subsequent drafts—all written before principal photography began in Sydney,
  Australia—as well as extensive revisions made during postproduction, including
  new scenes added during the pickups at Shepperton Studios in England (for a
  detailed description of Lucas’s writing process, see _The Making of Star Wars:
  Revenge of the Sith_ ). An example of previous revisions can be seen by
  comparing two versions of the film’s opening craw