Dave Farley
Second Unit
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Originally Posted by Cory S.
So, I have to ask this question to the hardest of hardcore fans. I just read that the documentary "From Star Wars to Jedi" is essentially a cut down version of the three vintage documentaries that come with the Saga box set. Is this true...because I've been seeing numerous requests for "From Star Wars to Jedi" to be included in this set...?
No, it's different. The first 25 minutes focus on the creatures of ROTJ, as the "Classic Creatures" doc does, but this one has some different creatures and footage. The last 40 minutes of it contains exclusive material. Behind the scenes on making ROTJ, like the speeder bike chase and interviews with Lucas that appear nowhere in the other three docs we're getting. I still suspect it's what he talks about in those interviews as being one of the reasons for leaving it off. Just a crazy theory of mine, but Lucas is a stickler for minute detail, so it could even have to do with the word "saga" in the title. That implies a finality to the Star Wars story contained within the trilogy. Remember, he was going through a divorce at the end of ROTJ and wanted to leave the Star Wars universe and do other things like raising a family and other projects. Back then, there was no guarantee of future films.