Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi (4k80/Deleted Scenes/Fan Edit Compilation)


Updated: 27th April 2024

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Faneditor: WompRat  
Fanedit Type: FanMix
Fanedit Release Date: 27th September 2022
Fanedit Runtime: 2h:39m:0s
Time Cut: 0h:0m:0s
Time Added: 0h:0m:0s
Franchise: Star Wars
Genre: ActionAdventureFantasySci-Fi
Original Title: Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)   
Original Release Date: 1st January 1983
Original Runtime: 2h:11m:0s
Original Links:

Certificate: PG
Format: Blu-Ray
Resolution: 1080p
Sound Mix: 5.1. Channels
Language: English
Subtitles: English
 

Synopsis:

The goal of this Fan Edit Compilation is to do just that – combine fanedits, restore deleted scenes, and use the original 1983 cut as a base and go from there. Anyway, this is a dream cut of the movie edited for my family and friends and have enjoyed the hobby.


Intentions:

Transform ROTJ in a 3 hour epic where the second half contains an extended Battle of Endor. Edit Compilation Highlights: Added Many Deleted Scenes (Restored): § Luke’s Lightsaber § Sandstorm § Bunker § Jerjerrod’s Conflict § The Lost Rebels Cut Summary: (9 minutes 6 seconds Cut) - Less Salacious Crumb - Leia now immediately accepts 25k from Jabba rather than pulling out thermal detonator. o Shows her ineptitude when faking being a bounty hunter. - Less Wicket o Primarily trimmed Leia/Wicket scene - Less C3PO - Less “Cute” things for kids (See cutlist.) - Less Ewok contraptions o No falling logs. o No trying to stop AT-ST with rope. o I kept many and sped up the clips to make throwing rocks seem more effective. o No Leia talking about Padme - Added 30 minutes of EXTRA footage from DELETED and BONUS Scenes - Cut about 5 minutes. - Added in many fanfilms primarily to extend the Battle of Endor.



Change List:

- Base Video: 4k83 v1.6 Dr Dre - Base Audio: Hal9000’s 4K83 5.1 audio with added “You’re lucky you don’t taste very good”, Luke’s scream removed falling down the Cloud City Shaft, and Morrison Fett’s Boba lines. - Subtitles: Project Threepio for English. I added English subtitles for all deleted scenes and fanfilms clips with dialogue. Opening Changes: - Added music after the crawl to: o Destruction of Alderaan from Star Wars Episode IV o Night Skies from Shadows of the Empire Deleted Scenes (All videos enhanced with Topaz.) - Luke’s Lightsaber o Added film grain. - Sandstorm o Added color fx and film grain. - Bunker o Added film grain. o Added Han’s line “Scum?” - Jerjerrod’s Conflict o Edited in Vader’s elevator choke scene. o Edited in Emperor telling Jerjerrod if the deflector shields go down to blow up the moon ? Used AI voicefake of Emperor for his lines to replace the random camera guy’s lines. Distorted using Davinci. ? Added film grain. o Edited in Jerjerrod’s actually giving the command to blow up the moon ? Spliced it into the Battle of Endor clips using the timings from The Moff Cut (see link at bottom) ? Added film fx. - The Lost Rebels Deleted Scenes: o Younger female: ? Replaced audio in the 1 scene she’s in the movie. Now it’s not some guy dubbed over her saying “Got it” but her saying “I copy” o Older female: ? Edited in 1 clip. o Mon Calamari pilot: ? Cut him into the Colin Cantwell X-wing At the Battle of Endor animation from Skyforge. Dubbed in a homemade Mon Calamari voice with the same lines as the deleted scene. o Sullustan Pilot: ? Edited in a clip. o General Nadine: ? Edited in him saying 2 lines when Admiral Ackbar wants to retreat. o Falcon pilots: ? Edited in a remastered clip (link in bottom.) I added in 10+ sounds of Tie fighters, explosions, HUD sounds, and blaster sounds. I copied in some audio from the space battle of the movie so it sounds more authentic as well. - Admiral Ackbar o Added in a B&W clip of him saying that the Death Star is moving towards Endor. ? Spliced audio using clips of him in movies. It’s a little rough) o Added in a clip of Lando responding to it ? Removed Ackbar saying .03 with a “message” on the screen in the style of Andor’s message. - Yoda on Dagobah o Added in 1 line added about Obi-Wan. Fanfilms: (Enhanced all in Topaz) - Buckethead’s Fan Film 2018 - Buckethead’s Fan Film Prologue - Battle of Endor 2.0 - Empire Falling (I only used the Death Star blow up scene) - Ewok Hunt (Horror Fanfilm) - Ewok Hunt: Battlefront Trailer - Luke & Ahsoka at Vader’s funeral - Corridor: We made a better deepfake Skywalker - Rex on Endor - The Empire’s Last Stand - Colin Cantwell X-wing At The Battle of Endor - 2 surprise fanfilms Intermission - Used video of Forest Moon of Endor o Added film FX. Changed color when it reaches last song. - Used audio of several songs from Andor, KOTOR 1 & 2, and Victory and Death from Clone Wars. (I wanted an eerie group of songs to maintain the feel.) - Added a 15 minute timer, Intermission title, and the intermission title in Galactic Basic font. Epilogue (Redacted) - X-Wing Fanfilm: Battle of Coruscant - Dedra’s Super Star Destroyer Appearance - Grand Admiral Thrawn Appearance ? Detailed Cutlist: (I tried to keep it in order, but I jumped around a lot.) - Cut 30 seconds of C3PO and Bib Fortuna saying that R2 won’t give the message to him. - Cut 8 seconds of C3PO telling R2 to play the message. Added subtitles for Bo Shuda “[Bo shuda.] Formal Greetings.” Jabba uses the most formal greeting in Huttese, so this should be highlighted. - Cut 20 seconds of hologram Luke saying that R2 and 3PO are hardworking. Cut Bib saying that Luke’s no jedi. (I kept the gifts scene as Luke would have known the best way to bargain with a Hutt is by offering a gift. Luke knows Tatooine and Hutt politics.) - Deleted part of 3PO’s line: “Look R2! There’s Han Solo still frozen in carbonite!” to “Look R2!” - Cut a minute of Leia haggling with Jabba. Now she immediately agrees to Jabba’s 25k like an amateur. - Cut 3 seconds of C3PO saying “At last! Master Luke’s come to rescue me!” - Cut 3 seconds of Salacious Crumb screeching - Cut 5 seconds of C3PO saying “Oh, I can’t bear to watch.” And Salacious Crumb screeching again. - Cut a minute of Luke vs. rancor – the bone scene and Luke hiding in the rocks like an idiot. - Deleted 2 seconds of Han’s double “Boba Fett, Where?!?” Now it looks like Han intentionally hits Boba. - Deleted 3 seconds of Han saying “Grab me, Chewie. I’m slipping!” on the barge. - Cut 9 seconds of Salacious Crumb attacking 3PO’s eyes. - Deleted Luke’s second “Point it at the deck!” line. - Deleted Vader’s “He will come to MEeEeEe?” line. - Cut Ben saying “from a certain point of view” - Deleted 11 seconds of Leia talking about Padme whom she had never met for more than 30 seconds as a newborn baby - Deleted 30 seconds of Leia already knowing that she was Luke’s sister. - Deleted Han getting jealous about Leia and Luke o Deleted 30 seconds of Han getting jealous of Luke on bridge o Deleted 30 seconds of Han saying he won’t get in the way at the end of the film. - Cut 5 seconds of 3PO saying “Don’t worry Master Luke we know what to do” and “And you said it was pretty here.” - Deleted the entire 1.5-minute Wicket/Leia encounter. Now Wicket just simply pokes her with a spear. Unfortunately, I had to cut out the Scout Trooper here as well to make the scene work. - Cut 8 seconds of Wicket petting R2. - Cut 3 seconds of an ewok dancing by R2. - Cut 3 seconds of an ewok hugging Han’s leg. - Cut 9 seconds of 3PO saying that our furry companion has done something rash. - Cut 10 seconds of Wicket talking to the chief leader and to 3PO saying something to 3PO. Neither have literally nothing to do with anything. - Cut 28 seconds of Wicket getting on speeder. (Moved seen of Leia saying “oh no” right before seeing the guards at the bunker) - Cut 2 seconds of 3PO saying “Oh, I told you it was dangerous here.” - Cut 3 seconds of 3PO saying “Hello were you looking for me?” - Cu 2 seconds of 3PO saying “R2 are you sure this was a good idea?” - Sped up the scene where the Ewoks jump down to rescue 3PO and R2. - Cut 3 seconds of flying Ewok dropping a single small rock on an ATST. - Cut 4 seconds of Ewoks flying into stormtroopers - Cut 10 seconds of Ewoks trying to stop AT-ST with a rope. - Cut 7 seconds of Wicket using slingshot on his own neck - Cut C3PO saying “We’re coming!” as they approach the bunker doors. Now he runs in silence. - Cut 5 seconds of C3PO saying “R2 hurry!” and “R2, why do you have to be so brave?” at the bunker doors - Cut 6 seconds of C3PO saying “Oh my! They’ll be captured! And “Wait! Come back!” referring to Wicket. - Cut 2 seconds of C3PO saying “R2! Stay with me!” - Cut 24 seconds of Ewok waving at AT-ST troopers and them saying “Look! Get him off of there!”. And Ewoks hitting the AT-ST drivers. - Cut 12 seconds of Ewoks and Chewbacca in AT-ST and them petting his hair. - Cut 7 seconds of Ewok lassoing the speeder. - Cut 14 seconds of Ewoks bringing down the avalanche of wood down on the AT-ST. - Sped up the clip of Ewoks throwing rocks at stormtroopers. Now it looks like there’s some force behind the rocks. - Deleted 9 seconds of Wicket interrupting Han and Leia’s kiss at the end. Now it just cuts from the kiss to the Ewok war horn blast.


Additional Notes:

Things I did not get to: - Even scarier Ewoks: o Cut even more out of the Ewoks to make them scarier. You could cut out lost of lines from Luke and friends and the Ewoks, speed up more actions from Ewoks, and add in more Ewok sounds to make them scarier. o Add in more music like Prey’s tribal music in more places. I only have it in 1 spot. - Add in Battle of the Dreadnoughts fanfilm (Battle for the Eclipse) o I toyed with the idea of adding in some scenes of the Emperor reborn from Episode IX to add in the Emperor’s clone story from the books. But I couldn’t get it to fit well with the current epilogue. o I also toyed with the idea of calling it Tyber Zann’s eclipse I, but that did not make sense as it’s the Eclipse II. ? Concluding notes Creation Tools - Davinci Resolve for all the video editing - Photoshop to create the poster - OBS Studio for Screen Recording - Voicemeter Potato audio software for 5.1 sound capture. - Production Crate for various resources - Topaz Video AI for upscaling low resolution deleted scenes


Other Sources:

Resources: Base - Video: 4k83 v2.6 Dr Dre - Audio: 5.1 4k83 Audio from HAL9000 - Subtitles: Project C3PO Deleted Scenes: (I upscaled/enhanced all videos using Topaz.) - Luke’s Lightsaber Scene: Jay Parmar - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ayT0EZwbks - Han Solo Bunker Scene: section33 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gT-ZsR2P8dU - Tatooine Sandstorm (Deleted Scene Compilation): Deleted Scenes - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kCpa9sotvE - Darth Vader Elevator (Deleted Scene Compilation): Deleted Scenes - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kCpa9sotvE - Yoda on Dagobah: MariVision - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_nxQzS1Hf4 - The Lost Rebels: Cine Extras - https://youtu.be/806P_lVgPM8 - Admiral Ackbar sees Death Star turn: 70sSciFiBoy – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMzX4bLDT8k&t=37s (For his audio, I just threw together a few words I found he said in the movies. I think I also used the Mon Calamari in Rogue One for a couple of the words.) I could not get him to say “.03”, so I just made text on-screen like in Andor and threw in the typing sound from Andor. - Falcon and Tie Fighter Deleted Scene: Adam Goodwin - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wPjTrgvGG0 (I used the audio from this and used the video from compilation video that I upscaled/enhanced. Then I added a bunch of sounds to help improve it.) Other Videos Used: (I upscaled/enhanced all videos using Topaz.) - 8 hours of lightspeed travel in 4K hyperspace with rumble and noise... Calm down, relax and sleep: Galaxyscapes - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ne9zPVUNLmQ - Andor clip of Dedra - Battle of Endor - The Moff Cut: Hamblin Approved - https://youtu.be/8aGmn3uqmRs (I only used the cut timing ideas from this while using the footage from my upscaled deleted scene mixed with the 4k80 scenes of the actual movie all mashed together) - Battle of Endor 2.0: Lezly - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ypRaTNd0wOU - Bucketheads: A STAR WARS Story (2018 Fan Film): Transmute Pictures - https://youtu.be/t6GUxb0kCCA - Bucketheads: Ep1 “Ground Zero” – Prologue: Transmute Pictures - https://youtu.be/8JyM4EU5JNs - Colin Cantwell X-wing At The Battle of Endor [Looping Animation]: Skyforge - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sh3Kcy_Epow - Coruscant – Star Wars Planet Showcase: Shiny Man - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdwbNSPs-9A - Deepfake Luke Skywalker: Jiri - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HR-x9W9gec - Empire Falling: A Star Wars Fan Film: OCD Productions: (I used the Death Star blowing up scene) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeaqGMqEg9w 9 - Ewok Hunt Trailer Star Wars Battlefront 2 April Update: Star Wars HQ - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPWfgI9lpD0 (I upscaled using Topaz.) - Ewok Hunt: A Star Wars Horror Story (Fan-Film): WoofWoofWolffe: https://youtu.be/51TNWO9yheo - Falling Asleep On RAINY ENDOR Relaxing STAR WARS Ambience: 5leep PnK - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEY-v99JCV0 - Luke & Ahsoka – Anakin’s Funeral Pyre: Star Wars Story - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G151bOnK558 - Rex On Endor - Live Action Concept | Return Of The Jedi Edit: Star Wars Story - https://youtu.be/qix1HeKjbkI - Star Wars Battlefront: Forest Moon of Endor (White Noise, Relaxation, ASMR): Josh Hall - https://youtu.be/6IeHJbeovLo - Star Wars Cantina Ambience – 1 Hour of Space Bar Sounds: Carter Records - https://youtu.be/rWYxdc1qDpM - Star Wars: Cantina Ambience: Yesterday’s Jawa - https://youtu.be/BYnAemEf6Gg - Star Wars: X-Wing | A Star Wars Fan Film: NobleEngine - https://youtu.be/urAnFZBx7rE - The Empire’s Last Stand | Star Wars Animation: Datapad Briefs - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xpKgvyayGBc - We Made a Better CGi Luke Skywalker: Corridor Crew - https://youtu.be/861gfPVmgdc Sounds: - Call of the Shofar by Artlist Original: https://artlist.io/sfx/pack/5822/call-of-the-shofar - Ewok Sounds from: https://www.realmofdarkness.net/sb/sw-ewoks/ - Blast Door Sound: https://www.soundboard.com/sb/sound/963757 Other Star Wars films used: - Andor episode 7 (Mon Mothma scene) - The Book of Boba Fett episode 1 (Boba in Sarlaac Pit) - Star Wars Episode IX (Luke and Leia training) Music: - Andor: Mon Mothma - Clone Wars Season 7 Soundtrack: The Throne - Coptain Rex Intro Theme: Battlefront Themes - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sp9JFuQjJ9g - KOTOR 2: Sith Ambience - Max Rebo – Galactic Dance Blast (remastered): Polibot - https://youtu.be/VacG9L2Zkq8 - Prey - Predator Instinct: Used during an Ewok scene - Shadow of the Empire: Destruction of Xizor’s Palace - Shady Cantina Music (Refer to Other videos used for link) - Star Wars: Rogue Squadron: Main Title Orchestral Arrangement: The Noble Demon - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhqslHKttSw - Star Wars: Victory Celebration | EPIC VERSION: Samuel Kim Music - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIGjHuHCcRM - SWTOR’s Bravado, The Smuggler - SWTOR’s The Mandalorian Blockade - Yoda Death Scene: Yoda and the Force from Empire Strikes Back Soundtrack. - Epilogue: o Victory and Death – Season 7 Clone Wars. o Unite 5-2-D – Andor o Mon Mothma – Andor o Javyar’s Cantina – KOTOR o Taris – Upper City – KOTOR o Onboard the Ebon Hawk – KOTOR II o Bastila Shan – KOTOR o Jedi Fallen Order Theme o Niamos (Morlana Club Mix) - Andor


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