Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
5 visible crew/equipment mistakes
Directed by: Richard Marquand
Starring: Alec Guinness, Anthony Daniels, Billy Dee Williams, Carrie Fisher, Frank Oz, Harrison Ford, Ian McDiarmid, James Earl Jones, Kenny Baker, Mark Hamill, David Prowse, Peter Mayhew
Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-fi, Star Wars, Thriller
Visible crew/equipment: When Han is running from the explosion of the shield generator on Endor, you can see his reflection in the plexiglass that is used to protect the camera from the explosion. Since the reflection isn't of Han's back, the plexiglas must be in front of him. (01:49:55)
Visible crew/equipment: After Luke cuts Vader's hand, there's a shot of the Emperor walking downstairs. The shadow of the crew is visible on the lower left corner of the image. It can't be the shadow of Luke.
Dr WilsonVisible crew/equipment: When C-3PO And R2-D2 come up to Jabba's palace in the beginning of the movie, in the close-up, you see overhead stagelights in the reflection of C-3PO's head.
Douglas LeathemVisible crew/equipment: During the speederbike chase, there are several shots where the support arms holding up the fronts of the bikes are visible.
Matty WVisible crew/equipment: During Luke's conversation with Ben's ghost, you can see a boom microphone in the background. This applies to the original wide-screen version.
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Continuity mistake: When Lando says "Go on, you pirate" his entire outfit is reversed - his shoulder holster strap goes the other way, and his rank insignia changes side too. (00:50:00)
Trivia: When filming ROTJ, Lucas didn't want anyone to find out that they were shooting the third Star Wars movie, because pandemonium could break out. So when someone asked the crew what they were filming, they said "Blue Harvest". All of the crew had shirts and hats that said Blue Harvest on them. The fictitious film's tagline was "Horror beyond imagination."
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