A Certain Point of View: Writing, Film and Stuff

(C) 1996 HighBridge Audio and Lucasfilm Ltd. (LFL)  Prophesies and Destinies Cast: Jabba the Hutt (Edward Asner) See-Threepio (Anthony Daniels Princess Leia Organa (Ann Sachs) Luke Skywalker (Joshua Fardon) Lando Calrissian (Arye Gross) Imperial Officer Moff Jerjerrrod (Peter Dennis) Lord Darth Vader (Brock Peters) Yoda (John Lithgow) Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi (Bernard "Bunny" Behrens) Emperor Palpatine (Paul Hecht) Sail Guard Last Guard Narrator (Ken Hiller) Sound/FX Roles Artoo-Detoo  Salacious Crumb (Ian Gomez) Reviewer's Note: All quoted material is from the 1996 book Star Wars: Return of the Jedi - The National Public Radio Dramatization.  This edition contains Brian Daley's complete radio play, which differs slightly from the version of the Radio Drama which aired on National Public Radio in 1996 and the original 1990s HighBridge Audio cassette and compact disc editions. The version in Daley's scr...

Return of the Jedi CD set cover art. (C) 1997 HighBridge Audio and Lucasfilm Ltd. (LFL) In late 1983, after the box office success of director Richard Marquand's Star Wars - Episode VI: Return of the Jedi and the equally positive reception to National Public Radio's Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back, writer Brian Daley, director John Madden, and the creative team that had brought two thirds of the Star Wars Trilogy to the airwaves started thinking about adapting Jedi for NPR.  After all, both of the previous Star Wars radio adaptations had done well in the ratings and had given the nearly-extinct genre of radio dramas a huge jump start. And with Star Wars at the height of its popularity, it would not be very long until Madden, Daley, and the rest of the crew led by producer Mel Sahr began work on Star Wars: Return of the Jedi - The Radio Drama. Unfortunately, it would be a long time till the Star Wars Radio Drama trilogy could be completed.  As...

"Sir, Starfleet Headquarters reports that a Rebel convoy has been completely destroyed near Derra IV." Freedom's Winter Cast: Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) Han Solo (Perry King) Princess Leia Organa (Ann Sachs) See Threepio (Anthony Daniels) Artoo Detoo Chewbacca Ben (Obi-Wan) Kenobi (Bernard "Bunny" Behrens) General Carlist Rieekan (Merwin Goldsmith) First Rebel Coordinator Droid Second Rebel Deck Officer (Ron Frazier) Command Center Sentry Renegade Four Commander Narra Renegade Seven Renegade Three Renegade Two Captain Needa (Nicholas Kepros) Imperial Officer Narrator (Ken Hiller) Announcer: OPENING CREDITS* Music: Opening theme. Narrator: A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away there came a time of revolution, when Rebels united to challenge a tyrannical Empire. Now, it is a dark time for the Rebellion. Evading the dreaded Imperial starfleet, a group of freedom fighters, led by Luke Skywalker, has established a s...