These people had the best kind of jobs. When I was a little kid in that era, I wanted to work as a model builder at ILM when I grew up. Unfortunately , CGI came into vouge and destroyed this art and the human touch in special effects that a computer cannot replicate.
Me and my brother growed with all these Fx movies, and without great movies in our country, we make many masks and accesories for halloween houses and many cosplayers, and yes, we love our work creating many armors, monsters, I use 3D render from artwork concept and consider the volume and impact of the mask project.
I wanted to work at ILM as either a matte painter, or optical printer operator. By the time I grew up, everything went digital. Sure there’s WETA, but it isn’t ILM.
I grew up watching the original trilogy on VHS, and they always advertised this documentary. I didn't have FSWtJ, but the thing I remember most about is the muppet at 5:21 when he says"Hello in TV Land!" Thank you uploader, for putting this up. I'm in tears now.
I still have my old VHS copy of this purchased sometime in the late 80's. I love the personal look and feel of these old making-of docs rather than the way they're done today.
I just seen the Bluray version of the original trilogy, and i must say the special effects till this day are amazing. The did a great job with the resources they had in that time.
I wonder why they don't simply re-record the opening song from this clip; I know the masters are gone forever (or so they say), but certainly the sheet music still exists somewhere? Definitely one of the best songs in all of Star Wars (at the very least, the best of the Jabba songs).
You know see all the work these artists put into these puppets depresses me even more the the Original cuts of these movies still aren't legally available.
Yes, check out Ebay or used CD stores, etc. and look for the box set STAR WARS TRILOGY released in 1993. 4 CDS in all. Disc 4 has the song: "Lapti Nek".
Really wish I could put it in my playlist... It's known as the Max Rebo Band Song and was part of the ROtJ soundtrack. It plays at Jabba's palace after the thermal detonator scene, and during the sail barge flight scene. Unfortunately the track has never been officially released and is possibly lost at this point. :( This video here is unfortunately contains the most intact copy of the song available to the public outside of the clips heard in the film.
I wish I could go back in time and visit that creature shop. It'd be a trip. In the movie we just get a couple glimpses of aliens like Amanaman and Loje Nella, and we don't get to see Cane Addiss or Sic-Six at all. But there they are in that shop, big as life and twice as ugly. I'd love to get a selfie with them.
😢😢😢 the jabba the hutt puppet was thrown into the trash after production ended 😣😣😣 3 months to build and 1/2 a million $$$ and that's where he ended up...
I love the crates scene where the puppets pack themselves for England. "Hey, anyone know what the in-flight movie is? Oh, I hope it's rated - ARRAAH!" XD
Lapti Nek was much better tune than Jedi Rocks! I was always confused as to why unnecessary CGI was used for Snootles, desert rocks, extra dew backs, sarlaac beaks, windows in Bespin city etc yet things like Ewok suit zips, Ewok mouths, Falcon Matte Lines, Rancor back projection was left untouched.
The guy who stood in for Jabba for the first movie is Declan Mulholland. He played one of Robin Hood's robbers in "Time Bandits", which also starred Kenny Baker .(R2-D2)
there was so much more art and creativity in the puppets than in cgi which produced digital vomit if anything - which also partly explains the superiority of the first trilogy.
I don't think it is the same arrangement as in the film, nor is it the English version in the making of, but the original song "sung" in Jedi is on the original soundtrack... the 80's version. Not the newer CD releases or the Special Edition soundtracks. The track is called Lapti Nek (by Jabba's Palace Band). If that is the song you are looking for.
I find it funny people complain about Jar Jar, young Anakin and alot of other strange and awkward moments in the prequels but no one thinks that Salacious Crumb thing was weird I found that thing weird as hell when I first seen ROTJ, or that Sy Snootles character
I would love to see puppets make their way back into a Lucasfilm. I admire Lucas for pushing cgi in terms of what it's capable of doing. The cgi insertion of Jabba probably wasn't necessary, but you can see that it was to prove that technology can make our wildest dreams come true. That is to say, our imaginations are the only real limit. Still though, I miss the puppets. They're so darn cute!
I still have this on VHS recorded back in 84 off of TV, my copy has loads of dropouts, yours has none, wow where'd you get your source it's amazing. thanks
There's also a decent assembly of many of the components of the song taken from the films and this video that I found. It's also poor quality, but yeah, you can easily find it by googling: "Galactic Dance Blast [mono]" I just really wish this song had been officially released, I'm sure the real full thing in HiFi stereo is awesome. :P
Actually, this is another. The one we see here is Wam Lufba, and the horrible CGI singer of the same Yuzzum species is called Joh Yowsa. Wam can still be seen behind C-3PO in some shots.
@@AyanKhan-og3sd I'm sorry. I was mistaken. I confused a behind the scenes picture with the actual movie, and I thought we would see him. Sorry again for misleading you !
The evolution of movie creature development... to think, only ten years after JEDI, along comes JURASSIC PARK... several years more, all that development was blown to hell with CGI Jabba :P
Okay, this is the first time I've seen the deleted Jabba scene with dialogue. I thought the Greedo scene was filmed as a replacement for this but the stand in actor still mentions Han frying "poor Greedo". How might things have gone down differently then had this scene been there, to stay, back in '77?
The Originals are every thing I love about filmmaking and the prequels are everything I hate about filmmaking It's funny because there both Star Wars... ironic.
No, YOU stop. I know what your going to say. Just keep your opinion to yourself and we'll both be happy. Clearly you love the prequels more than the sequels.
I don't think they will use puppet but CGI has improved enough I think that they have no excuse to make a shitty Jabba the Hutt at this point. But I wouldn't be surprised if it turns out terrible.
i hear you , virtually no one born berfore 1990 actually thought well of the prequels and they were considered quite dissappointing granted it does help to see all 6 in order with a large pack of crisps and bottle of bourbon to get the full effect as MUCH AS I AM STILL FAN OF THE SERIES!!
yeah thats wierd. i've been looking for that sail barge funk music for a long time, everyone says the master tapes where lost and the music was gone...well?
This was when cinema creatures were alive on the screen- there was life behind the characters rather then 1's and 0's...and you gotta love the porno music soundtrack!
These people had the best kind of jobs. When I was a little kid in that era, I wanted to work as a model builder at ILM when I grew up. Unfortunately , CGI came into vouge and destroyed this art and the human touch in special effects that a computer cannot replicate.
Me and my brother growed with all these Fx movies, and without great movies in our country, we make many masks and accesories for halloween houses and many cosplayers, and yes, we love our work creating many armors, monsters, I use 3D render from artwork concept and consider the volume and impact of the mask project.
I wanted to work at ILM as either a matte painter, or optical printer operator. By the time I grew up, everything went digital. Sure there’s WETA, but it isn’t ILM.
this is where the real magic of Star Wars was cooked up
I like that music they play while they're making the puppets!
I love the shot at 4:11 of the people in the masks/gloves clapping and moving to the song. That kills me everytime!!!
I'm glad I'm not the only one who loved this song and would love to get a copy of it!
I grew up watching the original trilogy on VHS, and they always advertised this documentary. I didn't have FSWtJ, but the thing I remember most about is the muppet at 5:21 when he says"Hello in TV Land!" Thank you uploader, for putting this up. I'm in tears now.
That's what my brothers and I remembered about it too hahaha
I love watching documentaries about film-making, especially Star Wars.
I still have my old VHS copy of this purchased sometime in the late 80's. I love the personal look and feel of these old making-of docs rather than the way they're done today.
I just seen the Bluray version of the original trilogy, and i must say the special effects till this day are amazing. The did a great job with the resources they had in that time.
return of the jedi was the first star wars movie i saw at age four. the creatures of jabba's palace always excited me then and still do now!
Can you reply me
I wonder why they don't simply re-record the opening song from this clip; I know the masters are gone forever (or so they say), but certainly the sheet music still exists somewhere? Definitely one of the best songs in all of Star Wars (at the very least, the best of the Jabba songs).
Something about Jabba always fascinated me
this is star wars not the CGI shit
Hrrr cGi bAd....
Star wars is not defined by special effects
Max Rebo !!!
Rebo is the Best
My old account :,)
"What in flight movie is? I hope it's Raiders!"
You know see all the work these artists put into these puppets depresses me even more the the Original cuts of these movies still aren't legally available.
Yes, check out Ebay or used CD stores, etc. and look for the box set STAR WARS TRILOGY released in 1993. 4 CDS in all. Disc 4 has the song: "Lapti Nek".
The remastered release are slap in the face to these men and women who created these great puppets
If it's Lapti Nek you are referring to, they added 2 CGI characters, only one of them replacing a former puppet.
I can’t imagine their reaction all the hard work they have done gone and replaced with cgi
Again, only TWO cgi characters, only ONE replacing a former character. Apparently replacing one puppet with cgi means they were all replaced, right?
MisterBurgerBeachball1225 yes
@@MisterBurgerBeachball It is still disrespect
Pan Am!? That's the most retro thing about this video.
Did anybody considered creating Star Wars Museum?
"His name was Yoda, he was a puppet" ^^
I love the design of creatures and masks in Star Wars.
The original Max Rebo Band Song! I haven't heard that in at least 10 years..damn special editions
Really wish I could put it in my playlist... It's known as the Max Rebo Band Song and was part of the ROtJ soundtrack. It plays at Jabba's palace after the thermal detonator scene, and during the sail barge flight scene. Unfortunately the track has never been officially released and is possibly lost at this point. :(
This video here is unfortunately contains the most intact copy of the song available to the public outside of the clips heard in the film.
Mark Hamil: "Jaba was the most largest and complex puppet ever built for a movie"
Xenomorph Queen: "oh yeah? Tell me all about that"
I just love those songs, wish they were available on CD :/
I wish I could go back in time and visit that creature shop. It'd be a trip. In the movie we just get a couple glimpses of aliens like Amanaman and Loje Nella, and we don't get to see Cane Addiss or Sic-Six at all. But there they are in that shop, big as life and twice as ugly. I'd love to get a selfie with them.
😢😢😢 the jabba the hutt puppet was thrown into the trash after production ended 😣😣😣
3 months to build and 1/2 a million $$$ and that's where he ended up...
wait really?! why did George think that was a good idea?!
I heard that they had the Jabba Puppet burnt :(
Just now seeing this many years later
I love the crates scene where the puppets pack themselves for England.
"Hey, anyone know what the in-flight movie is? Oh, I hope it's rated - ARRAAH!"
XD
The making of magic. Thank you George Lucas.
Lapti Nek was much better tune than Jedi Rocks!
I was always confused as to why unnecessary CGI was used for Snootles, desert rocks, extra dew backs, sarlaac beaks, windows in Bespin city etc yet things like Ewok suit zips, Ewok mouths, Falcon Matte Lines, Rancor back projection was left untouched.
years trying to find the background music... anybody ??
Fantastic!!!!!! thank you very much for this Serie
As I remember the 'tapes' of that music were used by the documentary makers then lost, forever. JD
The "Hutt-ese" version of the Jabba's Palace song is on the original Soundtrack and CD release.
Now this is Movie Magic, not use with computers at all
Thats my Figure collection right at the begining
This is where the fun begins
These puppeteers are top notch, especially Salacious Crum's. My 4 year old brain was looking at a legit alien actor with a new york accent 🤣
I just realized Phil Tippett bears a strong resemblance to deceased Russian pianist Sviatoslav Richter.
The guy who stood in for Jabba for the first movie is Declan Mulholland. He played one of Robin Hood's robbers in "Time Bandits", which also starred Kenny Baker .(R2-D2)
I’ve just noticed that they used two action man for the small mould for Jabba
there was so much more art and creativity in the puppets than in cgi which produced digital vomit if anything - which also partly explains the superiority of the first trilogy.
Oh my God, it's the original barge tune in the beginning!!!
Making a movie requires paying a whooooooooole lot of people.
There's so much lost and unreleased music in this!
I don't think it is the same arrangement as in the film, nor is it the English version in the making of, but the original song "sung" in Jedi is on the original soundtrack... the 80's version. Not the newer CD releases or the Special Edition soundtracks.
The track is called Lapti Nek (by Jabba's Palace Band). If that is the song you are looking for.
I find it funny people complain about Jar Jar, young Anakin and alot of other strange and awkward moments in the prequels but no one thinks that Salacious Crumb thing was weird I found that thing weird as hell when I first seen ROTJ, or that Sy Snootles character
They are supposed to look wierd.
@@linkthepig4219 As is Jar Jar.
@@Сайтамен
Well yeah don't blame me I think Jar Jar is ok
thanks buddy.. haven't seen this in years..
that song is groovy as fuck
Lapti nek is such an underrated song
it's like instant butterflies when Han Solo is on screen.
I would love to see puppets make their way back into a Lucasfilm. I admire Lucas for pushing cgi in terms of what it's capable of doing. The cgi insertion of Jabba probably wasn't necessary, but you can see that it was to prove that technology can make our wildest dreams come true. That is to say, our imaginations are the only real limit.
Still though, I miss the puppets. They're so darn cute!
They still use them a lot.
@@Сайтамен That's true. Even the prequels had a lot of man in suit creatures.
Incredible
the scene at 7:18 was removed from the original but later appeared at the special edition..
Someone should make a cover of lapti nek but with the Instrumental version of the song in the same style of the film version in jabba's palace
I have Lapti Nek on CD sung by Meco, but the english version is entitled "FANCY MAN" I wish they would release it
“Jabba was the most complex creature ever built for a movie”
Did Alien (1979) just not exist??
damn so max rebo never actually had legs! or should it be said that he was actually playing the keyboard with them!
For me the biggest advantage of cgi is virtual sets. It gives a lot more freedom in filmmmaking than the old matte paintings.
This video was awesome, Wish they still Used practical effects this good instead of Just cgi!
I still have this on VHS recorded back in 84 off of TV, my copy has loads of dropouts, yours has none, wow where'd you get your source it's amazing.
thanks
There's also a decent assembly of many of the components of the song taken from the films and this video that I found. It's also poor quality, but yeah, you can easily find it by googling: "Galactic Dance Blast [mono]"
I just really wish this song had been officially released, I'm sure the real full thing in HiFi stereo is awesome. :P
codbug super sad. It was the sound track to part of my childhood
0:55 ugh, I can't even look at this puppet without thinking of the horrendous CG version of it that would replace it later on.
Actually, this is another. The one we see here is Wam Lufba, and the horrible CGI singer of the same Yuzzum species is called Joh Yowsa. Wam can still be seen behind C-3PO in some shots.
@@Scifogon please tell me where I can see wam lufba in return of the jedi
@@AyanKhan-og3sd Behind C-3PO ! You can see him after Threepio recovers from being thrown in "slime". I'll try to find a link to a video.
@@Scifogon how many scences he has as a background character
@@AyanKhan-og3sd I'm sorry. I was mistaken. I confused a behind the scenes picture with the actual movie, and I thought we would see him. Sorry again for misleading you !
The evolution of movie creature development... to think, only ten years after JEDI, along comes JURASSIC PARK... several years more, all that development was blown to hell with CGI Jabba :P
Okay, this is the first time I've seen the deleted Jabba scene with dialogue. I thought the Greedo scene was filmed as a replacement for this but the stand in actor still mentions Han frying "poor Greedo". How might things have gone down differently then had this scene been there, to stay, back in '77?
I wanted to be a puppeteer for the making.
whats the name of the song in the beginning?
Galactic dance Blast,and the other two songs are Lapti Nek and Jedi Rocks
what happened to part 1??? no playlist either?
Should release the English version of that tune
yes they should
Come on, why isn't this included in the DVD set? :/
The Originals are every thing I love about filmmaking and the prequels are everything I hate about filmmaking It's funny because there both Star Wars... ironic.
There a reason why this old HBO making of Return of the Jedi never been included for any of the blu ray releases?
Licensing most likely. Lucas that hack fraud didnt want to give HBO his money!
Rip David prowse
No, YOU stop. I know what your going to say. Just keep your opinion to yourself and we'll both be happy. Clearly you love the prequels more than the sequels.
As he should.
If Disney is serious about getting back to Star Wars' roots then they must use puppet Jabba not CGI Jabba if he's in this new Han Solo prequel
Marvin Wade they will never. ever.
you can only expect shitty CGi now and forever in star wars. they don't even use model ships and vehicles.
I don't think they will use puppet but CGI has improved enough I think that they have no excuse to make a shitty Jabba the Hutt at this point. But I wouldn't be surprised if it turns out terrible.
This puppet needs 5 men inside and can't move. Also it can't be fixed if it looks silly.
i hear you , virtually no one born berfore 1990 actually thought well of the prequels and they were considered quite dissappointing granted it does help to see all 6 in order with a large pack of crisps and bottle of bourbon to get the full effect as MUCH AS I AM STILL FAN OF THE SERIES!!
George made frequent visits and plotted ways to ruin these creatures with CGI
The same old hate story. Lucas created the magic of Star Wars.
Only one most silly looking was replaced with CGI.
Does anyone know where I can get the original song in Jabba's palace? The one Snoodles sings.
yeah thats wierd. i've been looking for that sail barge funk music for a long time, everyone says the master tapes where lost and the music was gone...well?
Some of those puppets would command a fortune on Ebay these days.
It`s a shame the unsync audio/video on this clip
@omenroc1
In 1996, he was replaced with a CGI model of Jabba for the "Special Edition" (1997)
Salacious B Crumb is Richard Hammond.
This was when cinema creatures were alive on the screen- there was life behind the characters rather then 1's and 0's...and you gotta love the porno music soundtrack!
I was referring to sy snootles in particular. I know the rest are still puppets
On which track of the soundtrack can the music between 4:56 and 5:20 be found?
HA HA! very true statement - however the one inspired thing I thought was- the clone trooper . -a nice homage to the ancient greek warrior!
Star Wars the history of made motion pictures
I LOVE ILM!!
@sdf227 After you saw what prime looked like?
@will4ward I dont mind the CGI. I am just bothered that everything else is given little thought. Look at transformers, CGI galore and nutting else.
back in the day when there was no cgi...
Actually, CGI existed at this time, yes. It was created in 1973, for Computer Animation, but real CGI appeared in 1974.
@@Scifogon he's saying that there is no cgi in star wars on that time
@@AyanKhan-og3sd Death Star plans animation.
4:36
how must the puppet makers and puppeteers feel when their creations and performances have been wiped away forever with cgi replacements.
thats true beaty i ever see it
Max Rebo plays the keyboard with boa feet!!!! WTF?
@10laughungtears because you have to buy everything seperately, thats starwars marketing :P
its on youtube
in ep. 3 when