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STAR WARS - EPISODE VI : "REVENGE OF THE JEDI"
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away…
1. SPACE The boundless heavens serve as a backdrop for the MAIN TITLE. A ROLL-UP crawls into infinity. The Rebellion is doomed. Spies loyal A desperate plan to attack the Rebel commandos, led by Princess Leia, Pan down to reveal the planet HAD ABBADON, capitol of the Galactic Empire. The gray planet's surface is completely covered with cities and is shrouded in a sickly brown haze. Orbiting the polluted planet is a small, green, moon, a sparkling contrast to the foreboding sphere beyond. A large IMPERIAL TRANSPORT glides into frame. WE follow it, as it rockets toward the Imperial capitol. Four small TIE FIGHTERS escort the larger craft. The web-like structures of two Death Stars under construction loom in the distance as the transport approaches. Resting to one side of the half completed space station is Darth Vader's super STAR DESTROYER and several ships of the Imperial fleet. One of the TIE Fighters escorting the Imperial transport begins to wobble and drops back with its engine sputtering. 2. INT. TIE FIGHTER WEDGE TRANSPORT COMMANDER (female) WEDGE 3. INT. IMPERIAL TRANSPORT CO-PILOT The Pilot quickly checks his controls, then turns to the Commander sitting above and behind them. PILOT The Commander leans into the light and is revealed to be PRINCESS LEIA. All eyes on the bridge are on her. She thinks for a moment, then makes a decision. LEIA PILOT LEIA Out of the cockpit window is Vader's Star Destroyer. 4. INT. BRIDGE VADER'S STAR DESTROYER CONTROLLER VOICE OF REBEL PILOT An Imperial Officer moves in behind the Controller and switches off the alarm and light. OFFICER IMPERIAL CONTROLLER 5. INT. IMPERIAL TRANSPORT COCKPIT LEIA The Pilot flips several switches and a high-speed transmission is heard. The Co-Pilot is very nervous. CO-PILOT PILOT The Co-Pilot goes back to his controller. Leia and the Pilot exchange concerned looks. CO-PILOT PILOT An Imperial voice on the com-link breaks in. IMPERIAL CONTROLLER A new sense of foreboding sweeps through the cockpit. PILOT CO-PILOT LEIA PILOT The old Pilot switches off the com-link and looks over to the Co-Pilot who is scared to death, then over to Leia who is lost in thought. PILOT LEIA 6. INT. HOLD IMPERIAL TRANSPORT PILOT The troops start picking up their weapons, and quickly stow any non-Imperial equipment. 7. INT. COCKPIT IMPERIAL TRANSPORT CO-PILOT PILOT The old Pilot turns and sees that Leia is overcome with melancholy. Her head is resting in her hands. The old Pilot moves over to the young Princess to comfort her. She looks up at him and wipes the tears from her eyes, as he puts his hand on her shoulder. PILOT LEIA PILOT She forces a weak little smile. PILOT (continued) LEIA The com-link cracks to life, causing everyone to jump. The Pilot rushes back to his controls. IMPERIAL VOICE 8. INT. BRIDGE VADER'S SUPER STAR DESTROYER IMPERIAL CONTROLLER PILOT VOICE The officer is called over to another view screen. SECOND CONTROLLER OFFICER He turns back to the first controller. OFFICER (continued) IMPERIAL CONTROLLER 9. INT. COCKPIT IMPERIAL TRANSPORT IMPERIAL CONTROLLER (continued) They look out the cockpit window at Vader's super Star Destroyer which looms before them. Suddenly the control panel lights up and alarms go off. CO-PILOT Leia speaks into the com-link. LEIA PILOT LEIA PILOT CO-PILOT The com-link sparks to life. Outside the cockpit window an Imperial shuttle roars past them heading for Vader's ship. LEIA IMPERIAL CONTROLLER There is a big sigh of relief from Leia and the Pilots. CO-PILOT PILOT Leia and the Pilots watch the shuttle recede in the distance. CO-PILOT 10. EXT. SPACE - TRANSPORT AND SHUTTLE 11. INT. MAIN BAY Super Star Destroyer PIETT VADER PIETT VADER Vader and Piett stop before the Imperial shuttle. The hatch to the shuttle swings down and a colorful platoon of the Imperial Guards lines up outside the ramp. They salute as a thin, evil-looking man descends from the shuttle. He is the GRAND MOFF JERJERROD. Vader salutes him, but Admiral Piett and all the Star Captains kneel before him. An effete covey of dignitaries descend the ramp, acting as if they have never been on a Starship before. VADER JERJERROD VADER JERJERROD VADER JERJERROD Vader is very angry and it takes all the control he can muster to contain himself. Jerjerrod starts for the hanger entrance. Vader follows. VADER JERJERROD VADER JERJERROD 12. INT. BRIDGE STAR DESTROYER VADER JERJERROD VADER JERJERROD VADER JERJERROD VADER JERJERROD VADER JERJERROD The Grand Moff turns and walks off the bridge followed by the dignitaries. The Admiral and his Captains go back to their duties. Vader stand alone on the bridge looking out across the vast sea of stars. VADER (to himself) DISSOLVE TO 13. INT. TATOOINE INN ["In the rough draft Luke is asleep and struggling with thoughts of Vader and the dark side. Yoda and Ben are also present in the dream, and Luke berates Ben for not telling him that Vader is his father. Yoda explains that he'll soon be joining Ben in the Netherworld, and therefore he'll become stronger and will be better able to help Luke. Vader's voice reappears, and Luke awakens." -L. Bouzerau, explanation from Star Wars The Annotated Screenplays page 241.] Luke snaps awake from a sound sleep, his head still ringing with Vader's words. It takes a moment for him to focus on his surroundings. He is in a small rundown, tavern. Two vile, little dirty Jawas; ATETU and TWEETU, stare at him from across the room. They shake their cloak-covered heads and go back to cooking an odorous stew. The howling wind outside blows the door open with a loud crash. Luke reaches for his pistol, the Jawas hide. Out of the dust cloud emerge two familiar shapes, SEE THREEPIO and ARTOO DETOO. Luke relaxes as the angry Jawas come out of hiding, scolding the robots for not closing the door. Atetu waddles to the door and strains against the wind to close it. THREEPIO Artoo whistles his agreement. LUKE THREEPIO Artoo beeps and one of his tiny arms pokes out of its hatch carrying a small box. The door to the hovel bangs open again giving everyone a start, including R-2 who drops the box of parts. Out of the cloud of dust comes LANDO and CHEWIE. Atetu is very angry and starts yelling at Lando and Chewie. The little Jawa storms over to Chewie and screams at the Wookiee (in his gibberish language), shaking his fist. Chewie stares at him blankly, then shrugs and closes the door. Atetu continues to vent his anger on Luke, then waddles back to his cooking. LANDO Chewie barks and puts several small parts before Luke. LUKE LANDO Threepio picks up a small micro chip. THREEPIO Luke holds up an odd looking box. LUKE THREEPIO Tweetu calls out and points to the bowls of steaming food on the table. Chewie barks and heads for the table followed by Lando. LANDO LUKE Threepio follows Chewie to the table and asks Tweetu something. The creature answers and goes to a cupboard. Threepio sits at the table. On the far side of the room Luke stands before Artoo and recites a message. A beam of light from Artoo passes over him as he speaks. Tweetu brings Threepio an oil can, and Threepio starts oiling his joints. THREEPIO Chewie barks and Lando passes him some food. LANDO Chewie barks his agreement. Luke and R-2 come over to the others. R-2 begins to beep at 3PO. THREEPIO LUKE THREEPIO LUKE THREEPIO Artoo beeps at Threepio again. THREEPIO LUKE THREEPIO Artoo and Threepio leave the Inn as the wind howls madly outside. Luke grabs some food off of the table and goes back to his work. LANDO LUKE LANDO LUKE LANDO LUKE LANDO LUKE Lando shakes his head in disbelief. LANDO Chewie concurs, as Luke goes back to working on his gift. 14. EXT. ROAD TO PALACE - GATE THREEPIO Artoo beeps his agreement as they reach the main gate to the Palace. It is closed. Threepio looks around for some kind of signaling device, then he timidly knocks on the giant iron door. A small hatch in the middle of the door snaps open and a spidery mechanical arm, with a large electronic eyeball on the end, pops out and inspects the two droids. STRANGE VOICE Threepio points to R-2, then to himself. THREEPIO The eye looks from one robot to the other, then zips back into the door, and the hatch slams shut. Artoo beeps his concern. THREEPIO Artoo agrees, and the droids turn to leave. Suddenly, the massive door starts to rise with an ominous thumping and horrific metallic screech. The robots turn back toward an endless black cavity which has been revealed beyond the door. The robots look at one another, afraid to go inside. STRANGE VOICE Artoo starts forward into the black void. THREEPIO The bronze droid rushes after his stubby companion. The noisy door begins to lower behind them. 15. INT. JABBA'S PALACE - HALLWAY THREEPIO Walking toward them out of the darkness is a wizened old man dressed in a dark cloak and tall hat. This is the High Beeser of Hutt, BIB FORTUNA. BIB THREEPIO Artoo lets out a series of quick beeps. THREEPIO BIB He holds out his hand toward R-2 and the tiny droid backs up a bit, letting out an array of squeaks and tones. THREEPIO Artoo defiantly whistles a blue streak. 3PO turns to the Beeser. THREEPIO Bib thinks about this for a moment. THREEPIO BIB They troop in behind the Grand Beeser and follow him into the darkness. THREEPIO 16. INT. MAIN PALACE CHAMBER THREEPIO Light shafts partially illuminate the drunken courtiers as Bib Fortuna crosses the room to the leader of this disgusting crowd: JABBA THE HUTT. This Godfather of the galactic crime world is a repulsively fat sultan-like monster with a maniacal grin. Bib whispers something in this slobbering degenerate's ear. Jabba laughs, and motions to the two terrified droids. He speaks in a strange language to the Grand Beeser. JABBA The robots reluctantly come forward to stand before this loose-skinned villain. JABBA THREEPIO Artoo whistles and a beam of light projects from his domed head, creating a HOLOGRAM of Luke on the floor. The image grows to over ten feet tall, and the young Jedi towers over the space gangsters. Threepio translates. LUKE Threepio is startled by this announcement. THREEPIO LUKE THREEPIO JABBA He motions for the guards to take the droids away. BIB Jabba concurs and the loathsome courtiers laugh at his response. 17. DUNGEON HALLWAY THREEPIO They stop at a door at the end of the hall. 18. INT. BOILER ROOM ATEDEATE THREEPIO ATEDEATE THREEPIO ATEDEATE THREEPIO ATEDEATE THREEPIO Atedeate turns to the thick-headed guard. ATEDEATE THREEPIO The guard pushes Threepio out of the room. Artoo lets out a plaintive cry, as the door closes. He then beeps a blue streak to the operations droid. ATEDEATE He throws some hoses and mop-like extensions at Artoo. ATEDEATE (Continued) Disappointed, Artoo clutches the apparatus and falls in behind the taller droid. 19. MAIN PALACE CHAMBER CAPTAIN JABBA Everyone near him looks around, and finally Threepio is shoved forward. Jabba motions to the golden droid to come nearer. JABBA THREEPIO Jabba jabbers away at Threepio with a chuckle, the interpreter droid turns to the Star Captain. THREEPIO CAPTAIN Threepio looks at Jabba, then back to the Star Captain, then back to Jabba. He hesitates to translate this unpleasant message. THREEPIO Jabba sits with growing anger and 3PO backs away, then the gangster starts to laugh. JABBA The Star Captain goes for his gun, but before he can draw, a trap door in the floor springs open and swallows him up. The door snaps shut. A rumble is heard, then muffled growls and a hideous scream. Jabba and the court laugh hysterically. Threepio looks up and is terrified to see his old friend Chewbacca, and Lando entering the room followed by two guards. THREEPIO Lando and the giant Wookiee stand over the trap door as they greet Jabba the Hutt. Chewie barks, Threepio translates. THREEPIO Jabba waves at Chewie, and chuckles as he speaks to the Wookiee. THREEPIO LANDO Threepio repeats this to his gluttonous master as a Jawa scurries over to Lando, takes the device Luke has constructed and delivers it to Jabba, who inspects it. JABBA THREEPIO LANDO Threepio repeats this to Jabba, who laughs and rubs his hands in glee. JABBA THREEPIO JABBA Jabba signals his guards, who instantly grab Chewie and Lando securing their hands behind them. JABBA THREEPIO LANDO Threepio repeats this to Jabba, who answers with a boisterous laugh. JABBA THREEPIO LANDO Lando and the Wookiee are led away amid laughter and jeers. Jabba's goblet is refilled and he commands the entertainment to begin. Several GIRLS emerge from the crowd and start to dance. 20. DUNGEON HALLWAY AND CELL HAN Chewie lets go and Han scratches the Wookiee's chest and sees Lando. HAN He starts to take a swing at his old friend when Chewie comes between them holding Han back. The Wookiee growls and yips an explanation. Han relaxes. HAN LANDO HAN LANDO HAN LANDO HAN Chewie barks yes! HAN LANDO 21. EXT. ROAD TO PALACE GATE LUKE The gate creaks open and Luke enters. 22. INT. JABBA'S PALACE HALLWAY BIB LUKE BIB Luke looks around at the guards and then back to Bib. LUKE BIB LUKE BIB LUKE BIB LUKE BIB Bib turns and Luke follows him into the darkness leaving the somewhat puzzled guards behind scratching their heads. 23. MAIN PALACE CHAMBER JABBA The guards start for Luke, and he glares at them and they stop. Threepio edges his way through the crowds to see Luke. THREEPIO LUKE BIB He returns and whispers this to Jabba, who becomes furious and clobbers Bib, sending him crashing to the floor. JABBA LUKE JABBA Threepio notices that Luke is standing over the trap door and frantically motions him to move to one side. THREEPIO A MONSTER turns around and growls at Threepio and he quickly shuts up and backs away. JABBA Luke reaches out his hand, and a pistol jumps out of one of the guards' holsters, flying magically into Luke's hand. The bewildered guard grabs for it. JABBA The floor suddenly drops away, sending Luke and the guard into the pit. Jabba laughs and the court joins in. 24. INT. RANCOR PIT In a sudden burst of energy, Luke jumps twenty feet straight up and grabs on to the overhead grate. The crowd is at first startled, and then starts booing at Luke, as he makes his way hand over hand to the side wall, where he wedges himself into a corner. As the guard continues to fire at the monster, it picks up the unfortunate man and pops him into its slavering jaws. A few screams, and the guard has been swallowed. The audience's cheers turn to jeers as Luke struggles to maintain his grip. His foot slips and he dangles helplessly over the howling beast. 25. INT. MAIN CHAMBER - PALACE 26. INT. RANCOR PIT 27. INT. MAIN CHAMBER - PALACE JABBA The Rancor KEEPERS are the first ones into the pit followed by several guards. The keepers check the dead Rancor. One of the keepers breaks down and starts sobbing. He is comforted by the other keepers. 28. INT. DUNGEON CELL LUKE HAN LANDO R-2 beeps as noises are heard at the cell door. R-2 quickly sticks out his vacuum cleaner extension. The others assume casual positions around the cell before the contingent of guards enters and yanks the prisoners out leaving little R-2 alone to finish his cleaning. 29. MAIN PALACE CHAMBER JABBA THREEPIO LANDO HAN LANDO Threepio repeats this to Jabba, who laughs. JABBA There is a commotion at the far end of the room, and Luke is escorted through the crowd, and placed with the others. He is slightly beat up from his ordeal with the Rancor. He looks sheepishly at his friends. HAN JABBA A loud cheer rises from the crowd, as they excitedly start to leave the room. Threepio's interpretation of Jabba's speech is drowned out by the noise. Chewie and the others look around somewhat worried. 30. EXT. TATOOINE DUNE SEA 31. INT. MAIN SAIL BARGE THREEPIO Artoo beeps a quick reply. THREEPIO Artoo whistles a sing-song response. THREEPIO A slimy beast bellows at Artoo, holding up his goblet. R-2 beeps a good-bye and scoots over to the thirsty creature. 32. INT. SKIFF HAN LANDO LUKE HAN LUKE HAN Han gives a skeptical glance at Lando, who shrugs, then at Chewie, who barks. Luke closes his eyes and relaxes. 33. EXT. DUNE SEA - SARLACC PIT 34. INT. SKIFF 35. INT. MAIN SAIL BARGE BIB Jabba raises his arm, and the motley array of intergalactic pirates falls silent. Threepio is standing right behind him and he motions to the robot. JABBA Threepio leans forward, right next to Jabba's face and the slobbering villain mumbles something to him. Threepio steps forward to the rail overlooking the pit and the small skiff. THREEPIO The prisoners look at each other and Han steps forward. HAN Threepio repeats this in Huttese to Jabba, who only laughs, and gives the thumbs down sign. JABBA 36. INT. SKIFF LUKE The guard prods him again and he jumps off the gangplank to the cheers of the bloodthirsty spectators. Before anyone realizes what happened, Luke has used his Jedi training to spin around, grab onto the end of the plank, and catapult himself up onto the deck with a double-back flip; which causes the startled guard to lose his balance and fall into the pit. Luke reaches out his hand and a blaster is pulled from the holster of one of the guards and magically flips into his hand. Now things are happening very fast. The hapless guard in the pit is eaten as a second guard draws his pistol, but is blasted by Luke before he can fire. The rest of the guards go for their weapons, and chaos follows. Hands bound, Han, Chewie and Lando dive for cover. Luke grabs a bonding release device and activates it. The prisoners' restraining bonds fall away. The guards fire at Luke as he races to the control panel of the craft, but the guns are knocked out of their hands by Han and Lando. Chewie grabs one of the guards and tosses him overboard into the waiting jaws of the sarlacc. A fist fight ensues between prisoners and guards. Two guards knock Luke away from the skiff controls and the hover craft begins to drift. Using his Jedi skills, Luke knocks the two guards overboard, but one manages to grab onto a rail and dangles over the pit screaming. Luke is hit from behind by another guard and knocked to the deck. 37. INT. MAIN SAIL BARGE BIB JABBA Guards take up positions along the gunnel of the barge as the fistfight continues to rage on the small skiff. Threepio has backed away from the main group of spectators, hoping not to be noticed. He is startled by Artoo, who comes up from behind, and lets out a loud hoot. Threepio jumps and turns around. THREEPIO Artoo lets out with a series of whistles and beeps, then takes off down the deck. THREEPIO Threepio follows his stubby companion into the hold of the barge. Three guards fight with Luke, and Han, Lando and Chewie fight the remaining three guards. The Captain of the Guard is beckoned over to Jabba by Bib. JABBA CAPTAIN JABBA CAPTAIN The Captain bows, and commands his men to fire at the skiff. 38. INT. SKIFF Laserbolts continue to bounce off the bottom of the skiff protecting those still on board the craft. A guard who was hanging on the side during the fight suddenly finds himself on top of the craft. He is able to stand and wave frantically at the guards on the barge to stop firing. The second guard struggles to pull himself up to the control panel. Lando who is hanging on the top rail works his way along hand over hand trying to get to the controls before the guard. Chewie is caught between two seats and bellows in pain. 39. EXT. SARLACC LUKE HAN Luke reaches out and grabs onto Han as he slides past him. Han's momentum is stopped, both of them are pulled closer to the horrible mouth. The guards struggle frantically, and are quickly eaten. 40. INT. CONTROL BRIDGE OF SAIL BARGE THREEPIO The BARGE CAPTAIN and his two PILOTS rush out of the bridge and Artoo quickly closes the door behind them and locks it with a loud click. THREEPIO Artoo beeps a rude response and goes to the control panel and starts pushing a long row of red buttons. An alarm suddenly goes off. THREEPIO Banging begins at the locked door as the crew responds to the alarms. 41. INT. SKIFF 42. INT. MAIN SAIL BARGE CAPTAIN Jabba remains calm, but those around him begin to panic and some run. The muffled alarm sounds can be heard from the control bridge as the huge barge begins to shudder. 43. SARLACC PIT 44. INT. COMMAND BRIDGE THREEPIO Artoo beeps and bumps 3PO through the window. The golden robot shrieks as he falls to the sand below. R-2 jumps after him, just as the door explodes and several guards burst into the control bridge. CAPTAIN The guards race to the control panel. 45. SARLACC PIT - BARGE Bib moves closer to his master and whispers into his ear. BIB JABBA BIB JABBA The guards rush to several large deck guns mounted near the bow of the barge. Luke finally makes it to the deck of the skiff and helps Han on board. A blast from the barge deck gun rocks the small craft almost knocking Han overboard. He dangles from the side rail and is almost knocked loose by a second blast which causes the ship to lean to one side. Lando struggles to right the craft and get them out of there. LANDO The guards are zeroed in on the skiff when the Captain and his men run out of the control bridge yelling. CAPTAIN Before the guards can react, the entire barge blows up in a spectacular fire works display; which jostles the small skiff quite violently, throwing both Luke and Lando to the deck and almost causing Han to drop. The flaming barge drops into the sand pit, throwing Jabba, Bib and company into the waiting jaws of the sloth. Lando gains control of the skiff and stabilizes the craft as Luke pulls Han on board. 46. EXT. DUNE SEA LUKE The periscope looks up and sees the bottom of the skiff hovering above. Luke is leaning over one side of the craft lowering a cable and large magnet toward the sunken droid. In the skiff Han is helping Chewie to sit up, and is applying some first aid to the Wookiee's wounded shoulder. The furry beast winces and growls at Han. HAN Lando tries to maintain the skiff over the droids. The magnet is attached to R-2's head and he is slowly raised toward the craft. A second magnet attaches to the two golden feet, and pulls Threepio out of the sand. THREEPIO R-2, still dangling below the skiff beeps to his companion. THREEPIO R-2 coos a sorry sigh as the skiff begins to pull away and head across the dune sea. 47. EXT. FOREST HAD ABBADON MOON - BALL GUN CAPTAIN JODE LEIA CAPTAIN JODE LEIA CAPTAIN JODE LEIA CAPTAIN JODE Leia gets into a camouflaged armored landspeeder, and takes off into the dense forest. Captain Jode shakes his head, then goes back to his work. 48. INT. DARTH VADER'S STAR DESTROYER BRIDGE PIETT VADER PIETT VADER PIETT VADER PIETT VADER Vader turns his attention back to the Death Stars. Piett leaves. 49. INT. VADER'S STAR DESTROYER - COMMUNICATION CHAMBER THE EMPEROR JERJERROD THE EMPEROR JERJERROD THE EMPEROR JERJERROD THE EMPEROR JERJERROD The Grand Moff bows low, and [the] supreme Emperor passes a hand over the crouched Jerjerrod and fades away. 50. FOREST HAD ABBADON MOON 51. INT. IMPERIAL WALKER PILOT VEERS PILOT VEERS PILOT 52. EXT. FOREST LANDING SITE - TRANSPORT 53. EXT. HANGAR - HUTT SPACEPORT - SANDSTORM - DAY LANDO HAN Chewie barks to his old friend that he picked the spot. HAN They make it to the shelter of the hangar entrance. Lando and Chewie trundle down the flight of stairs, as Han stops Luke just inside the doorway. HAN LUKE HAN Luke laughs, and pats his old friend on the back. LUKE HAN LUKE Han gives Luke a big hug as Threepio stumbles up to the entryway. He looks a little worse for wear. THREEPIO LUKE THREEPIO Han and Luke dash out of the entryway and into the full blast of the sandstorm. 54. EXT. ALLEYWAY HUTT SPACEPORT - SANDSTORM. They run down an alleyway looking for Artoo. The sand blows furiously around them. LUKE HAN Han points at two cloaked figures disappearing down a narrow passageway and starts after them. Luke follows. As Han rounds the corner, he is struck over the head by a powerful blow from behind. He hits the ground with a thud revealing little Artoo, helplessly dangling from a strap tied halfway up the wall. One of the figures puts a hand over the little droid's mouth. 1'ST FIGURE Luke rounds the corner, sees Han, Artoo, and is instantly surrounded by a cage that suddenly appears around him. OFFICER Luke looks around and sees that he is trapped. He touches the bars of his cage, they're electrified. His blaster is drawn out of his holster, and crashes against the magnetic bars. OFFICER 55. EXT. HANGAR - HUTT SPACEPORT SANDSTORM Chewie and Lando join Threepio at the entrance to the Hangar. LANDO THREEPIO Chewie barks and points at Artoo and Han struggling through the sandstorm. Chewie and Lando go out to help Han. HAN The loud roar of a starship taking off can be heard overhead. They all look up as it passes and fades in the distance. HAN 56. HUTT SPACEPORT - DAY The Millenium Falcon roars off its' landing pad and quickly disappears into the sandstorm. 57. INT. COCKPIT - FALCON Han and Chewie are at the controls and Lando and the robots sit in the back. Chewie barks and flips a switch. HAN LANDO Out the cockpit window, the Imperial shuttle is very close when suddenly it rockets away at a terrific rate of speed, and disappears. LANDO Chewie pushes forward on the throttle and the Falcon slows. Han bangs his fist on the controls in anger. HAN LANDO The Falcon rockets away into the stars. 58. HAD ABBADON MOON - IMPERIAL TRANSPORT A couple of Rebel troops mill around the Imperial transport as two speeders enter the clearing and stop. Several more troops exit the huge spacecraft. Leia and CAPT. KAUN climb out of the speeders. Leia turns to one of the Rebel troops. LEIA They walk toward the transport. LEIA CAPTAIN KAUN A sudden realization crosses over their faces. They grab for their weapons, and run back toward the speeder. The Rebel troops start to fire at them and they dive behind one of the speeders. Out of the forest rise four Imperial scouts on rocket bikes. Leia blasts one of them and the bike crashes to the ground. The second speeder explodes, knocking two more of the rocket bikes to the ground. Kaun runs over to the bike and takes off, quickly followed by Leia on the second bike. The troops fire at them as they escape. General Veers comes out of the hold of the transport. VEERS Four more scouts race from behind the transport on the rocket bikes. The General turns to one of his officers. VEERS 59. HAD ABBADON MOON - FOREST Leia and Captain Kaun dangerously maneuver their tiny rocket bikes between the mammoth trees at speeds of two hundred miles per hour. They are closely followed by four other scouts, who occasionally fire at them. Explosions echo throughout the forest as laser bolts rip into the trees. The two Rebels ride out over a ridge and slowly float down to the forest below. The Imperial scouts follow in a hair-raising chase that bounces over hills, through narrow gullies, and in between trees. One of the Imperial scouts loses control and explodes against a tree. Captain Kaun has dropped a little behind Leia and blasted by one of the troops, causing him to crash. Now Leia is alone, being chased by three Imperial scouts. She rounds a narrow bend and a rope net suddenly shoots up in front of her, catching her bike and sending it head over heels. Leia lands unconscious on some soft leaves. The three scouts race around the bend and aren't so lucky. The first bike hits the net and the other two plow into it causing a big explosion, which engulfs the three scouts. Leia remains unconscious as the explosion fades away. 60. EXT. REBEL FLEET The Falcon arrives at the Rebel fleet and docks with one of the huge Star Cruisers. 61. INT. MAIN BAY REBEL HEADQUARTERS - NIGHT Han, Chewie, Lando and the robots enter the main bay of the Rebel Cruiser and are greeted by Capt. New and several of his officers. Han looks around for Leia. CAPT. NEW LANDO CAPT. NEW HAN LANDO CAPT. NEW HAN Capt. New and his officer exchange worried looks. CAPT. NEW 62. WAR ROOM - REBEL HEADQUARTERS - NIGHT The large war room is a hurricane of activity. Commanders stand in small groups before large briefing screens as control officer rush about exchanging information and getting things ready. Standing before a large electronic table is GENERAL MADINE, Captain New, Han, Lando, Chewie and the robots. A planet and its satellites are shown on the table display and as the General talks about a subject, it lights up or an arrow points to it. GENERAL MADINE LANDO Han shakes his head at this crazy plan. Chewie barks. HAN LANDO HAN LANDO HAN LANDO HAN MADINE LANDO HAN Han turns and walks away, followed by Chewie. Lando turns to the General and shakes his head. LANDO Artoo and Threepio race after Han and Chewie as they leave the room. THREEPIO 63. EXT. REBEL FLEET - SPACE The Falcon roars off of the landing platform into space. 64. INT. FALCON COCKPIT Han and Chewie operate the controls of the modified freighter. The giant Wookiee barks a long-winded question. HAN Chewie chatters an animated reply. Threepio looks at Artoo. HAN Han pulls back on the lightspeed throttle and the stars streak out the cockpit window. The Falcon zooms away into hyperspace in less than a second. 65. HAD ABBADON MOON - FOREST A strange little furry face with huge yellow eyes slowly comes into focus. The creature is an EWOK, named WICKET, and he seems somewhat puzzled as he looks at the waking Princess. Leia groans, which frightens the stubby ball of fuzz and he stumbles backward, falling on his tail with a loud squeak. Leia sits up and stares at the three foot high Ewok, trying to figure out where she is and what has happened. Her clothes are badly torn and she is fairly beat up. The Ewok jumps up and grabs a four foot long spear which he holds in a defensive position. Leia watches him carefully as he circles her, poking occasionally with his sharp spear. LEIA She stands up and the Ewok quickly backs away. She walks over to the remains of the destroyed rocket bikes and surveys the wreckage and notices what little remains of the rope net that stopped her. She pulls a part of the rope down and studies it. LEIA The little Ewok grabs the net out of her hands and starts scolding her in a funny language made up of squeaks and barks. He points at the wreckage, then to the net, throws up his hands and marches around in little circles, obviously upset at what Leia has done to his trap. LEIA Leia looks around at the dense forest, then with a sigh, she sits on a fallen log. LEIA The fuzzy little Ewok sits on a smaller log next to Leia. He puts his head in his hands with a great sigh. Leia scratches the little creature on the head. LEIA A loud snap and rustle of leaves is heard in the distance as the Ewok's ears perk up, and he begins to sniff the air. LEIA The Ewok lets out a loud screech, and starts to run, but a laser blast explodes right in front of the little creature. Leia draws her pistol and jumps behind the log. A second flash comes out of the foliage and explodes in front of the log. Leia returns the fire, senses something and turns around to see two large Imperial Stormtroopers standing over her with their guns pointed at her head. The scout officer reaches out his hand for her weapon. SCOUT OFFICER She hands her pistol over to the brutish officer as he turns to the second scout. SCOUT OFFICER Leia moves over in front of the little Ewok, and pushes him further under the log. The second scout goes back to where his rocket bike is hidden in the foliage. A third scout rides his back into the clearing and dismounts. The officer pulls Leia over to the third scout and roughly shoves her at him, then starts back to where his bike is hidden. The third scout takes out a pair of binders, and starts to put them on Leia's wrists. A shrill scream is heard on the far side of the clearing. The scout looks over to see the officer holding Wicket, the Ewok, by one arm. Wicket swings at the trooper in vain. OFFICER Taking advantage of the guards' distraction, Leia brings her bound fists straight up hard into the scout's chin, knocking him unconscious. She dives for her laser pistol as the scout officer drops the Ewok and goes for his gun. Leia beats him to the draw and blasts him away. The second guard rides into the clearing, but his bike is hit by one of Leia's laser blasts and is knocked end over tail. The forest is quiet once more. Wicket pokes his furry little head up from behind the log, still a little dazed, and mumbling about what happened. Leia comes over to the chubby little Ewok and pulls him away into the dense foliage. LEIA As they run into the foliage, Wicket shrieks and tugs at Leia to follow him. 66. SPACE - HAD ABBADON An Imperial shuttle roars over camera and heads for the polluted brown planet of Had Abbadon. It passes the green sanctuary moon, the Death Stars and Vader's fleet. 67. INT. COCKPIT - IMPERIAL SHUTTLE Two pilots operate the shuttle as an officer sits behind them. OFFICER 68. INT. HOLD - SHUTTLE Luke sits in a small metallic cell inside the hold of the shuttle. His head is in his hands. LUKE Luke looks up to see a shimmering, translucent image of Yoda standing in the tiny cell with him. Leia is startled by the vision. LUKE YODA LUKE YODA LUKE YODA LUKE YODA LUKE YODA LUKE YODA LUKE YODA LUKE YODA LUKE YODA LUKE YODA LUKE YODA Luke is stunned by this bit of information, and quickly becomes lost in thought. 69. EXT. SPACE - HAD ABBADON The tiny shuttle rockets toward the planet of Had Abbadon. 70. INT. FALCON - COCKPIT Han quickly works the controls of the Falcon as Chewie barks a question. HAN Threepio gives Artoo a quick glance. The stubby little droid beeps a short observation. THREEPIO HAN Han pulls forward on the light speed throttle. The black void out the cockpit window begins to streak with light and then the streaks become stars. Within a second or two, one of the stars rapidly grows into a planet; which appears to engulf the ship. The cockpit begins to shudder, then shake violently. Chewie barks and Artoo beeps. Han struggles to work the controls. HAN 71. MOON ATMOSPHERE The Millenium Falcon glows like a comet as it streaks toward the planet surface. 72. SUPER STAR DESTROYER - BRIDGE Lord Vader is standing before the massive windows on the bridge. The huge rim of the moon can be seen out one side of the window, and the spidery superstructure of a Death Star can be seen out the other. Vader studies the streaking comet as it disappears onto the moon surface. CAPTAIN NAFFER, in the control pit, is startled by something on one of his readouts. CAPTAIN NAFFER VADER Vader notices Jerjerrod studying him from an alcove in the distance, as the captain hurries to implement his orders. 73. MOON FOREST - CLEARING The ramp lowers on the smoking Falcon, and Han, Chewie and the robots exit the craft. THREEPIO Chewie barks his agreement. HAN Han makes his way into the foliage, closely followed by the rest of the group. 74. CAVE ENTRANCE - MOON FOREST Wicket leads Leia along a narrow shaky wooden walkway, high in the giant trees. He stops at the end of the rickety walkway; which drops away to nothing. Far below is a clearing. On the other side of the clearing is a mountain with a sheer rock face. The Ewok points and Leia nods. Wicket grabs a long vine tied to the walkway. It is attached high above them in the trees. He hands Leia the vine and she grabs hold, he takes hold of the lower part of the vine. The little Ewok lets out a squeak and they swing across the clearing and into the cave. 75. INT. CAVE - EWOK VILLAGE Leia follows Wicket through a small cave that opens into a large cavern. Along one wall of the cavern, a small village has been built under an outcropping of rocks. They enter the village which seems to be deserted, but Leia notices numerous little eyes peering out of the darkened doorway. Wicket stops before the largest hut in the small square, and calls out something. A second Ewok, called TEEBO, comes out of the hut and confers with Wicket. They point periodically at Leia, and then Teebo goes back into the building. Wicket motions for Leia to follow, and they both go into the hut. 76. INT. CHIEF'S HUT A glowing fire dances in the middle of the Spartan, low ceilinged room, causing a kaleidoscope of shadows on the walls. Leia sits on the ground before Wicket and Teebo. In the darkness across the room, a group of about ten Ewoks sit around a slightly larger gray-haired Ewok; CHIEF CHIRPA. The rhythmic beat of a skin drum begins as the Ewok sitting next to Chief Chirpa begins to chant. This is LOGRAY, the medicine man of the tribe. Wicket stands and chatters to the Chief, then sits again. The rest of the Ewoks begin to chant as Logray approaches Leia. The haunting chant and the bizarre surroundings have a hypnotic effect on the Princess. The trance is broken when the medicine man stands before her, and suddenly her hands are pinned to the ground by Wicket and Teebo. The chanting and drums stop as Logray grabs Leia's head and yanks open her mouth, seemingly inspecting her teeth. He then looks at her eyes and ears. Finally he lets go and barks something to the assembly. The Chief replies to the medicine man and the drums begin to beat again. Logray takes a bowl of ugly looking brew and offers it to Leia. Wicket and Teebo release her hands. She is a little leery about taking the foul smelling soup. Wicket quietly says something to her. She finally gets up the courage to taste it. It's good, and she drinks the entire bowl to the screeching and barking cheers of the assembly. Wicket jumps up and hugs Leia, as do several other of the fuzzy little Ewoks. Leia's tension fades away amid the joyous celebration of the furry little creatures. 77. LANDING AREA - HAD ABBADON The ramp of the Imperial shuttle lowers, and Imperial troops line up outside the spacecraft. A captain of the Royal Guard, and about a dozen of his men march up to the shuttle as six stormtroopers escort the heavily bound young Jedi down the ramp. The officer speaks to one of the stormtroopers. GUARD OFFICER STORMTROOPER The guard officer studies Luke closely. GUARD OFFICER The sergeant of the guard barks a command and all of the troops turn and march into the massive Imperial palace of Had Abbadon. 78. MAIN HALLWAY - IMPERIAL PALACE - HAD ABBADON Luke and his escort follow the officer down a vast hallway lined with Royal Guards. A group of star fleet captains stop their conversation and watch the prisoner as he passes. The captains recognize Luke and whisper among themselves until the squad of guards is far in the distance. 1ST CAPTAIN 2ND CAPTAIN 79. THRONE ROOM - HAD ABBADON They enter a vast throne room, and stop. The guards line up behind Luke and snap to attention. On the far side of the room is a long, wide flight of stairs that leads to a throne that is silhouetted by a huge window behind it. Sitting on the throne is a small, shrouded figure. This is the Emperor. Supreme Ruler of the Galactic Empire, and Master of the Dark Side of the Force. His voice echoes through the huge throne room. EMPEROR Luke walks forward until he is at the foot of the stairs then stops, trying to get a look at the silhouetted figure on the throne. EMPEROR LUKE EMPEROR LUKE EMPEROR The guards rush up behind Luke and escort him away. 80. EXT. FOREST LANDING SIGHT - TRANSPORT The transport is deserted, and the clearing appears tranquil as Han, Chewie and the robots survey the situation from a hiding place in the dense underbrush. Han takes out his com-link. THREEPIO HAN VOICE HAN VOICE HAN Before he can get up, he is stopped by Chewie who barks his concern. HAN Han gets up and starts into the clearing, closely followed by Chewie and the others. They arrive at the main hatch of the Imperial transport, and Han stops Chewie. HAN Chewie shrugs as Han cautiously enters the transport hold. 81. INT. TRANSPORT HOLD The vast hold is empty, except for a couple of Rebel speeders. He starts to walk toward the speeders, when two Imperial scouts come up behind him with their guns drawn. SCOUT #3 Han freezes. Outside, laser blasts and a lot of yelling can be heard. Threepio can barely be heard in the distance. THREEPIO SCOUT #3 Han turns in a split second, draws his gun and blasts the two Imperial scouts before they can fire. 82. EXT. FOREST LANDING SIGHT - TRANSPORT The clearing is chaos as Han exits the transport. Imperial scouts are blasting away at Chewie and the robots who are hidden behind some trees on the far side of the clearing. The scouts have their back to the transport. HAN Several of the scouts turn toward Han, but are blasted away by the smuggler before they can fire. Chewie and the robots dash into the underbrush. The scouts are unable to follow them, because their attention has been focused on Han who is firing away at them. They scramble for cover as a monstrous two-legged walker enters the clearing and starts firing at Han, causing huge explosions all around him. He makes a break for the trees, but is cut off by an explosion. Han dives for cover under the landing gear of the transport. As the giant walker moves in on him, he makes another dash for the woods, and this time he makes it. Han races through the trees as the sounds of the huge walker's feet pound behind him. 83. EXT. RAIN FOREST MOON Han and Chewie are huffing and puffing as they meet up near a large tree. In the distance, the robots can be heard coming through the foliage. Chewie barks. HAN The robots make their way out of the underbrush. Artoo beeps. THREEPIO HAN Threepio notices a stick in the ground next to Artoo, with several shanks of raw meat hanging from it. THREEPIO Han and Chewie go over to see what it is they've found. Chewie reaches for one of the meat shanks. HAN But it is too late, the hungry Wookiee has already pulled one of the pieces of meat off of the stick. A loud "sproing" is heard and the group finds itself hanging upside down in an Ewok net, suspended high above the clearing. Artoo lets out a screech and Chewie barks. HAN 84. VADER'S PRIVATE CHAMBER - STAR DESTROYER The door to the private chamber slides open, and the Dark Lord of the Sith storms into the room. His voice echoes through the chamber. VADER JERJERROD VADER JERJERROD VADER JERJERROD Vader lifts the Grand Moff by the neck and begins to lift him off the ground with one hand; Jerjerrod gasps for air and struggles to free himself from the Dark Lord's iron grip. VADER JERJERROD Vader snaps the man's neck, and he drops to the floor in a heap. VADER Vader exits the room, and the door slams shut behind him. 85. EXT. SPACE - REBEL FLEET The vast Rebel fleet stretches out as far as the eye can see. Overhead, a dozen CORELLIAN small BATTLESHIPS fly in formation over the fleet. Fighters and battle cruisers surround the largest of the Rebel Starships; the mammoth HEADQUARTERS FRIGATE. 86: INT. WAR ROOM - HEADQUARTERS FRIGATE Hundreds of Rebel commanders of all races and kinds sit on bleachers in a circle to one side of the war room. In the center of the bleacher area is a hologram model of Had Abbadon, the sanctuary moon and the Death Stars. Standing in the center is General Madine and ADMIRAL ACKBAR. On a raised area in front of the bleachers are MON MOTHMA, the Leader of the Alliance and several senators. Mon Mothma is a stern, but beautiful woman in her fifties. Lando sits on the bleachers with the other Rebel commanders. GENERAL MADINE There is a cheer from the Commanders. Admiral Ackbar, a pale blue non-human CREATURE, moves to the center of the stage. He speaks in an unusual language that is translated, by a computer, and transmitted to the commanders' headphones. ADMIRAL ACKBAR GENERAL MADINE A murmur runs through the assembly; which is hushed when Mon Mothma stands. She slowly looks over the Rebel commanders before she speaks. MON MOTHMA 87. EXT. RAIN FOREST - MOON Han, Chewie and the robots are still hanging in the Ewok trap. The Star Captain and the Wookiee are attempting to saw through the top of the net with small pieces of metal. Artoo is cutting away at the bottom of the net. HAN Suddenly, Artoo cuts through, and the entire group tumbles out of the net, crashing to the ground. As Han regains his senses and sits up, he realizes they are surrounded by about twenty Ewoks, pointing long spears at them. HAN Han pushes the spear out of his face, and a second Ewok lunges at him. Han manages to deflect the oncoming spear, but his arm is cut rather severely. Wicket rushes forward and pushes his fellow Ewok away, scolding him with a lot of loud screeching and yelling. Han is holding his arm in pain. Chewie growls at the Ewoks. Artoo and Threepio are tangled up in what's left of the net. HAN Threepio untangles himself from the net and sits up, still a little rattled. THREEPIO When the Ewoks see Threepio, they let out a gasp and mumble among themselves. Threepio speaks to them in their native tongue, and one of the Ewoks nearest to the golden robot drops his spear and bows on his hands and knees. In a moment, all of the other Ewoks have followed suit. Chewie lets out a puzzled bark. Han looks around at the prostrate creatures in wonder. The Ewoks begin to chant at Threepio. HAN THREEPIO Artoo and Chewbacca both laugh at this. Han shakes his head in disbelief. HAN THREEPIO HAN THREEPIO HAN Several Ewok spears are thrust in Captain Solo's face as he grabs for Threepio. 88. HAD ABBADON - THE TOMB'S PRISON Luke lies unconscious on a small island in the middle of a hot lava lake. A hot wind blows across his face and wakes him. He looks around at his hostile surroundings and suddenly becomes aware of another person sitting behind him. He turns on the intruder with Jedi speed. The shrouded figure doesn't move or even look up. LUKE Slowly, the hooded figure looks up, revealing his face. It is Ben Kenobi in the flesh. BEN LUKE BEN LUKE BEN LUKE Suddenly Yoda appears beside Ben. YODA 89. EXT. SPACE - REBEL FLEET A vast array of mighty Rebel Star Cruisers move through the heavens, surrounded by hundreds of tiny fighters of all types. 90. INT. REBEL CRUISER - BRIDGE Captain New and Lando sit above the main control deck of the Rebel Cruiser. CAPTAIN NEW LANDO CAPTAIN NEW LANDO Captain New repeats into the com-link. CAPTAIN NEW LANDO 91. INT. CAVE - EWOK VILLAGE A long procession of Ewoks winds its' way toward the village square. Han is tied to a long pole and is wrapped in vines, cocoon-like. The pole is carried on the shoulders of eight Ewoks, and are followed by Chewie and Artoo tied up in a similar fashion. Behind the captives, Threepio is carried on a litter Emperor-style, on the shoulders of ten Ewoks. When they reach the village square, Han, Chewie and Artoo are placed on large spits over what looks like a barbeque pit. Logray comes out of one of the huts and slowly walks to the raised area where they have set down Threepio in his litter. The medicine man stands before the golden droid, studying him very carefully. Han and Chewie begin to look a little worried as Ewoks start to put firewood in the pit below them. HAN Threepio stands, and says something in the Ewok tongue. Logray gasps and falls to his hands and knees chanting a prayer. The rest of the Ewoks do the same. Threepio asks the Ewoks to stand and as they do, he walks through the crowd of funny little creatures, and stands before Han. He says something to Logray, pointing at his friends tied to the stakes. The medicine man replies in a most animated way. He appears to be a little upset by what the golden droid has told him. HAN THREEPIO Chewie barks angrily at Threepio. HAN THREEPIO Threepio turns to Logray and carries on a rather long-winded conversation with the medicine man. The Ewok answers the droid and then goes over to Han, poking him in several places. He then moves over to Chewie, poking the growling Wookiee also, and finally he goes over to Artoo and taps his metal hide two or three times. Logray orders the Ewoks to untie the little astro droid, which they do, sending him crashing to the ground with a scream. THREEPIO He continues in the Ewok tongue as the furry creatures stand Artoo upright. The little droid is angry and beeps a blue streak at Teebo, causing him to back up in fear. Artoo continues to pursue the Ewok with angry whistles and beeps. Finally, Artoo zaps the Ewok with an electric charge and Teebo turns running into one of the huts, screaming. THREEPIO Artoo beeps angry chatter at the taller droid. THREEPIO The stubby little droid has moved under Han and starts to cut him loose. The Ewoks become upset and start for Han and Artoo. The little droid lets out a loud screech and turns on the Ewoks, still angry, and whistles at them. They scatter in all directions as the little droid chases one of them around in circles. Threepio raises his hands and shouts at the Ewoks in their squealing language. He resembles an evangelist saving his children. The Ewoks fall to the ground, in homage to the golden droid. Threepio points to several Ewoks and barks a command. The Ewoks rush to untie Han and Chewbacca, as Artoo scolds and advises them. The two prisoners are cut loose and drop to the ground in a heap. 92. INT. CHIEF'S HUT Wicket, Teebo, Logray and several other Ewoks enter the chief's hut, followed by Threepio and several more Ewoks. On the far side of the hut sits Chief Chirpa and the village elders. To one side of this group stands Leia, wearing an animal skin dress. She sees Threepio and rushes over to him, but is stopped by Ewok guards. LEIA THREEPIO LEIA AND THREEPIO Leia looks past the golden robot and sees Han and Chewie enter the hut, surrounded by Ewoks. Han sees her at the same time. Leia runs to the dashing Star Captain and throws her arms around him. He swings her around in an embrace. Artoo finally trundles into the hut and begins to whistle a happy tune. LEIA HAN LEIA Threepio is sitting on Chief Chirpa's throne, and all the Ewoks, including the Chief and Logray, bow down before him. The Ewok guards poke at Han, Leia and Chewie, causing them to kneel also. Han refuses to kneel. HAN He is jabbed with one of the sharp spears and immediately sits down. HAN LEIA Threepio stands and begins a long animated speech in the Ewoks' native tongue. The Ewok elders, Chief and medicine man sit around the fire listening to Threepio speak in their squeaky language. He points several times to Han and company, then pantomimes an Imperial walker, then makes a crude sound that signifies an explosion. The Ewoks stare at Han and Leia and mumble among themselves. Logray confers with the Chief, then asks Threepio a question. The golden droid answers, and the Ewok Chief starts to shake his head in a negative fashion. Wicket can contain himself no longer, stands up and makes a rather fiery speech. The Chief and elders nod in agreement. The Chief stands and makes a pronouncement pointing at Wicket, then at Threepio, then finally at Han and company. Suddenly, all the Ewoks jump up with a great yip and cheer. Several of the little teddy bears run up and hug Han, Leia and Chewie. One starts to hug Artoo, but thinks better of it as the little droid backs off with a low warning rumble. Han pulls one of the clinging Ewoks from around his neck, and sets the funny little creature on the ground, giving him a light pat on the head. THREEPIO HAN LEIA 93. INT. REBEL CRUISER - MAIN BRIDGE A hologram of a Rebel officer appears before Lando and the cruiser captain. HOLOGRAM OFFICER The hologram fades off. CAPTAIN A second hologram appears. It is the Admiral. ADMIRAL LANDO CAPTAIN 94. EXT. CAVE ENTRANCE - FOREST Han swings from the cave entrance to the rickety footbridge where Leia, Threepio and Artoo are waiting for Teebo. Chewie waits with Wicket in the cave entrance for his turn to swing across. HAN Chewie swings across and lands with a gleeful bark. HAN LEIA Artoo, Threepio, and Teebo hurry off across the shaky wooden walkway. 95. EXT. LANDING AREA - HAD ABBADON The Imperial shuttle lands on the windswept platform of Had Abbadon. TIE Fighters fly overhead as the boarding ramp lowers and Lord Vader descends to the flight deck. He walks alone toward the Imperial palace. 96. INT. MAIN HALLWAY TO THRONE ROOM Vader's footsteps echo through the vast, long hallway. The Royal Guards that line the walls watch him with great fear. Finally he reaches the massive doors that open on to the throne room. The two guards on either side of the doors move to block the Dark Lord. 1ST GUARD Both of the guards are stopped in their tracks as they drop their weapons and grab for their throats in a vain attempt to breathe. They drop gasping to the floor as the giant doors slide open and the Dark Lord enters the Emperor's chamber. 97. INT. THRONE ROOM - HAD ABBADON Vader storms into the throne room and marches right up to where the Emperor is sitting. The Emperor slowly raises his head to stare at the Dark Lord. VADER EMPEROR VADER The Emperor raises his hand, and Vader's breathing suddenly stops. The Dark Lord struggles at his controls, attempting to regain his air supply. He chokes. EMPEROR Vader collapses on the floor and the Emperor lowers his hand. Vader starts breathing again and rises to a kneeling position. VADER EMPEROR VADER EMPEROR Vader rises and exits the throne room, and the giant door slides closed behind him. 98. EXT. REBEL FLEET - SPACE The vast Rebel fleet drifts through space. 99. INT. REBEL CRUISER - COCKPIT The tension mounts as the crew waits for the signal to attack. The moments tick by, and Lando raps his fingers on the console. He looks worried, and speaks into the com-link. LANDO ADMIRAL Lando clicks off the intercom and turns to the captain. LANDO He lapses back into his preoccupied worried look. 100. EXT. MILLENIUM FALCON - LANDING SITE The Falcon is surrounded by a half dozen Imperial rocket bikes. Threepio, Artoo and the little Ewok Teebo are hidden in the foliage. The stubby little droid beeps and whistles. THREEPIO Teebo chatters something and Threepio barks a question, which the Ewok quickly answers. The golden droid chatters his approval, and Teebo takes off into the underbrush. THREEPIO Artoo beeps a question. THREEPIO All of the scouts are inside the Falcon except one, who is leaning against the hatchway sound asleep. The little Ewok darts out of the foliage on the far side of the Falcon, and hides behind one of the giant landing gears. Teebo can hear the troops moving around inside the ship. 101. INT. FALCON - HOLD Several of the Imperial scouts lounge around as the others go through the storage compartments, throwing things on the floor of the hold. 102. INT. FALCON - COCKPIT A scout moves about the cockpit, flipping switches and searching everywhere. Finding nothing, he exits the cockpit, just as a light starts flashing on the main control panel. A faint voice can be heard on the com-link. VOICE 103. EXT. FOREST - GUN EMPLACEMENT Han, Chewie, Wicket and Leia are hidden in the trees overlooking the ion cannon. The control bunker is swarming with Imperial troops and two scout walkers patrol the clearing in front of the gun. Chewie quietly growls at Han who is speaking into a com-link. HAN LEIA HAN LEIA HAN Leia shrugs her shoulders and lets out a great sigh. 104. EXT. MILLENIUM FALCON - LANDING SITE Teebo crawls between several of the rocket bikes to the snoring sounds of the sleeping guard. The little Ewok struggles up onto the seat of one of the powerful rocket bikes. The scout momentarily wakes up, which stops his snoring. Teebo freezes. The scout goes back to sleep, and the little Ewok gives the control panel of the rocket bike a puzzled look. He scratches his head, chattering to himself, and then with a shrug, he starts flipping switches. Artoo whistles in hushed tones, as he and Threepio watch the Ewok on the bike. THREEPIO Artoo beeps a question. THREEPIO Teebo pulls a little lever on the side of the bike, and the machine comes to life with a roar. The scout wakes up with a start as the little Ewok screams and shoots out of the clearing on the rocket bike, holding on for dear life. The scout shouts an alarm and, firing at Teebo, runs for his own bike. The other five scouts rush out of the Falcon to see what the commotion is all about. The scout on the bike yells at the others as he races out of the clearing after the stolen bike. 1ST SCOUT The rest of the scouts jump on their bikes and take off after the Ewok, leaving the scout whose bike was stolen behind. In anger, he throws a container to the ground and wanders back inside the Falcon. Threepio and Artoo watch all of this from their hiding place. Artoo beeps a statement and starts for the Falcon. Threepio reluctantly follows. THREEPIO 105. INT. HOLD - MILLENIUM FALCON The scout continues to rummage through cabinets in the hold of the Falcon as Artoo and Threepio slip by in the background, heading for the cockpit. 106. INT. COCKPIT - FALCON Threepio and Artoo enter the cockpit. THREEPIO Artoo plugs into a computer socket and beeps a message. A series of tones is heard, then the stubby droid whistles a few words and exits the cockpit with Threepio following. 107. INT. HOLD - MILLENIUM FALCON Threepio peeks around the corner to see the scout standing quite near him. He ducks back into the hallway, and whispers to Artoo. THREEPIO 108. INT. REBEL CRUISER - MAIN BRIDGE The control panel lights up as Artoo's signal is received by the Rebel fleet. A hologram of the Admiral appears before Lando and the cruiser captain. ADMIRAL LANDO The controller pulls back on the light speed throttle, and the stars streak and disappear out the bridge window. 109. EXT. FOREST - LANDING SITE Teebo stumbles out of the forest and into the clearing in front of the Falcon. The little Ewok is pretty beaten up and appears to be in shock. He lets out a loud howl. 110. INT. FALCON - HOLD The scout runs out of the hold and starts down the boarding ramp with his gun drawn. Artoo tears out after him, with Threepio following. THREEPIO The scout stands at the foot of the ramp with his gun pointed at Teebo. But before he can fire, Artoo comes flying down the ramp and plows into him, knocking the Imperial scout head over heels. The laser pistol fires harmlessly in the air. Threepio rushes past the fallen Imperial trooper and follows Artoo and Teebo into the dense underbrush. 111. INT. HAD ABBADON - HALLWAY TO THRONE ROOM The huge doors to the throne room slide open and the Emperor strides into the long hallway. The Royal Guards snap to attention as he passes. About halfway down the hallway, an Imperial General rushes up to the Emperor, and bows. GENERAL EMPEROR. The general rushes off, and the Emperor continues until he arrives at a large stone room flanked by rows of elevators. He enters one of the elevators and it descends into a vast steaming pit. Out of the shadows of a large column, a large dark figure emerges…it is Darth Vader. He raises his hand and the guards turn away, allowing him to sneak into one of the elevators and follow the Emperor. 112. INT. HAD ABBADON - TOMB'S DUNGEON Luke stands with a start and begins to look around. Ben slowly stands also. LUKE BEN LUKE BEN YODA'S VOICE BEN The Emperor enters the cavern and looks across to the boiling lava lake. He sees Ben and is surprised. EMPEROR YODA The Emperor turns around to see the shimmering image of Yoda standing before him. EMPEROR YODA EMPEROR YODA Vader steps out of the shadows and stands next to the Emperor. VADER Luke looks at his father, then reaches out and Vader's lasersword leaps off the Dark Lord's belt and into the young Jedi's hand. Luke ignites the lasersword as the Emperor pulls a sword out of his sleeve and tosses it to Vader. EMPEROR Vader's sword ignites and he starts to move toward his son. Luke backs away. 113. EXT. FOREST - GUN EMPLACEMENT Wicket chatters and pulls on Han Solo's arm, trying to get him to move away. HAN LEIA Wicket points to the top of a tall tree, then makes a diving motion down to the walker. HAN Han makes a motion with his hand and the little Ewok shakes his head yes. Han looks up at the tree, then down at the walker. HAN A small com-link on Leia's belt begins to buzz. LEIA HAN 114. EXT. SPACE - REBEL FLEET The massive Rebel fleet moves toward the distant planet of Had Abbadon. 115. INT. REBEL CRUISER - BRIDGE Lando moves over to one of the computer screens, then turns back to the Cruiser Captain. LANDO CAPTAIN LANDO 116. EXT. SPACE - REBEL CRUISER A group of X-Wing Fighters are dropped out of the main hold, and rocket off toward the approaching Imperial Cruisers. Behind the Imperial warships, the two Death Stars orbit Had Abbadon. The Rebel fighters attack the Imperial Cruisers and the fighting is intense. 117. EXT. FOREST - GUN EMPLACEMENT Artoo, Threepio and Teebo make their way onto a ridge overlooking the gun emplacement. Artoo beeps and whistles as he spots Han and Leia. THREEPIO He turns to Teebo and explains this to him. He repeats the Ewok word for help, then grabs a shell horn at his side and blows. A loud howl echoes throughout the forest. All of the Stormtroopers below look up. So does Han, Leia and Wicket. Wicket starts to chatter excitedly and points to the droids. HAN LEIA HAN Laser blasts start to explode all around them as the Stormtroopers discover their presence. They attempt to return the fire, but are quickly surrounded. Chewie barks his anger as the troops take away their weapons. HAN 118. EXT. SPACE - BATTLE A fierce battle rages as the Rebel cruisers attempt to move past the Imperial ships and strike at the Death Stars. One of the Rebel ships makes it through and starts its attack on one of the uncompleted battle stations, but the laser bolts fail to reach their target. 119. INT. REBEL CRUISER Lando moves forward to the main viewing port as the surface of the giant Death Star races by. He turns to the cruiser Captain. LANDO CAPTAIN A huge blast rocks the ship. CONTROLLER LANDO 120. INT. HAD ABBADON - TOMB'S DUNGEON Vader brings his lasersword down hard on his son, but Luke is able to block his father's blow. A quick sword exchange, and Luke forces Vader back. Another exchange, and the Dark Lord recovers, pushing the young Jedi onto a small rock surrounded by the bubbling pool of lava. Ben and the Emperor watch from the far side of the cavern. EMPEROR BEN EMPEROR BEN EMPEROR BEN Luke fights back with all of his strength and drives his father back across the tiny rocks. A crashing blow by Luke causes Vader to lose his balance and fall onto one of the small rock islands, his sword hand landing in the molten lava. His sword and part of his metal are melting away. Vader backs away from his son, expecting the death blow at any moment. But Luke hesitates as Ben and the Emperor watch. EMPEROR Luke lowers his lasersword. LUKE With that, Luke extinguishes the lasersword and tosses it to Ben. LUKE 121. EXT. FOREST - GUN EMPLACEMENT Han, Chewie, Wicket and Leia are led to an area in front of the control bunker. Several Stormtroopers rush up the ridge to where Artoo and Threepio were last seen. They look around for traces of where they might have gone. A familiar whistle is heard coming from behind a large tree. The Stormtroopers move over to investigate. They surround the two droids. THREEPIO Suddenly, out of the trees swing a horde of Ewoks, yelling and screaming as they land on the troops from behind, stabbing them with their spears. Several of the Ewoks heave a huge boulder from high in the trees; which lands with a loud thud on the walker's head, and bounces to the ground. A second and third boulder is heaved, one of which hits the hatch, springing it open. A half dozen Ewoks jump onto the giant war machine and pry open the hatch, fearlessly jumping into the machine with their spears ready. In the confusion, Han and company break away from their captors and join in the battle. The Ewoks cut down trees that fall on the walkers, and sends piles of logs toward the huge machines; which causes them to slip and fall. Han climbs a tree and swings down on one of the walkers. He blasts open the hatch and subdues the walker pilot. Chewie and Wicket swing onto another walker. Leia, Chief Chirpa and the other Ewoks charge the entrance to the control bunker, but the alert Imperial troops manage to close the blast door shutting out the Ewoks, as well as many of the Imperial scouts. The Rebels become pinned down in front of the door. LEIA Chief Chirpa chatters away, not understanding what the Princess is saying. 122. INT. WALKER - COCKPIT Han works the controls of the giant walker, and it begins to move forward chasing the Imperial troops into the safety of the forest. Han fires a large bolt at the retreating troops. A voice comes over the com-link. LEIA HAN 123. INT. SECOND WALKER - COCKPIT Chewie operates the controls of another walker as Wicket imitates him on another control panel. The little Ewok flips a switch and the cockpit lurches to one side. Chewie lets out a growl and bats the little creature's hands. Wicket lets out a squeal and jumps away from the control panel. Out the cockpit window, Imperial troops fire at the walker as it advances on them. 124. EXT. SPACE - DEATH STARS - REBEL STARSHIP Rebel cruisers dive on the Death Stars, blasting away with all of the firepower available. A huge Imperial Star Destroyer moves into the conflict and blasts one of the Rebel cruisers away. It then moves to blast a second Rebel cruiser, and then another. 125. INT. REBEL CRUISER - BRIDGE The bridge is rocked by laser blasts. Lando watches the battle out the main viewing port as the Captain approaches him. CAPTAIN Lando bangs his fist on the control panel in frustration. LANDO CAPTAIN LANDO 126. CLEARING - GUN EMPLACEMENT Random laser fire from the dense foliage keeps the small band of Rebels pinned near the bunker entrance. Han and Chewie have backed the walkers up to the heavy metal door, and the Rebels have attached a long cable from the walker to a magnet on the door. Leia speaks into her comlink. LEIA At that moment, out of the foliage come several more two-legged walkers, and about a dozen of the scout speeder bikes. They attack the Rebels at the bunker entrance and in the captured walker. Han and Chewie struggle to pull the bunker door. Chewie and Wicket are having problems of their own. Two rocket bikes circle the walker so close their own walker can't fire on them. The scouts blast away at the metal legs of the walker until one of the joints collapses and the walker with the Wookiee and the Ewok goes crashing to the ground. The two Rebels are shaken, but unhurt, and manage to climb out of the burning machine. Han maneuvers the walker back to the bunker door and Chewie helps to reestablish the cable. The walker jerks forward in one last attempt to yank the great metal door open. A loud ripping metallic screech is heard and the entire back half of the walker falls off. Han looks out of the gaping hole of his walker a little embarrassed. Leia shakes her head. The fighting ends and the last of the Imperial scouts flees into the forest. Han takes a piece of the damaged walker and throws it down in frustration, then gets an idea. He yells down to Leia and the remaining Rebels. HAN He goes over to the control panel and fiddles with the computer readout. He begins to speak into the walker's com-link using several different voices, while getting information from the computer. HAN 127. INT. CONTROL BUNKER - ION CANNON About a half-dozen Imperial scouts crows around the control panel, listening to the com-link. HAN A scout officer in the bunker smiles as the men cheer. SCOUT OFFICER HAN SCOUT OFFICER 128. EXT. BUNKER ENTRANCE - FOREST CLEARING The Imperial scouts rush to the opening bunker door and exit into the glare of the sun. The scouts stop just outside the door. Puzzled, they look around and see all the destruction, but no other Imperial troops. They look up to see Han stick his head out of the damaged walker. HAN Before the scouts can reach for their guns, they realize they are surrounded by Ewoks. Leia rushes into the bunker. The Ewoks proceed to tie up the Imperial troops as Han climbs down from the walker. Artoo and Threepio make their way into the clearing. 129. INT. CONTROL BUNKER Han and Leia rush about, getting the ion cannon ready to fire. They watch the computer readout. HAN LEIA 130. INT. CRUISER - BRIDGE There are only a few Rebel ships left, and they are racing for their lives trying to reach the Death Stars before the Imperial Star Destroyers. Lando plots their program on the computer display. The Captain is with him. LANDO CAPTAIN LANDO 131. INT. HAD ABBADON - TOMB'S DUNGEON Lord Vader struggles to stand as Ben prods the Emperor onto the same small island. Luke stands behind Ben and watches. EMPEROR The Emperor turns his back on Vader and faces the old Jedi, raising his hands in the air, which causes lightning to strike at Ben. LUKE Luke leaps in front of his mentor, and raises his hand in defense. The bolts are deflected by an invisible shield. Wherever a bolt hits, the image of Yoda momentarily appears at the point of impact. EMPEROR The lightning bolts become more intense, and Ben is knocked unconscious. Luke drops to his knees under the pressure. EMPEROR Luke struggles to remain conscious against the superior power of the Emperor. LUKE EMPEROR The Emperor turns around to see Lord Vader flying at him. The lightning bolts around Luke disappear as Vader hits the Emperor, knocking them both into the fiery lake of lava. The hideous screams of the Emperor are soon muted. Luke struggles to his feet and stares at the spot where his enemy and his father disappeared into the cauldron of molten rock. Ben puts his hand on the young Jedi's shoulder. BEN ["In the rough draft…Ben explains that…if Vader becomes one with the dark side of the Force, he will lose all identity. If he turns to the good side, he will pass through the Netherworld and" in the revised rough draft, Yoda "will rescue him before he becomes one with the Force." -L. Bouzerau, explanation from Star Wars The Annotated Screenplays page 300.] LUKE BEN 132. INT. CONTROL BUNKER The main computer readout in the ion cannon control bunker shows the target entering the cross hairs. HAN LEIA The ion cannon fires a series of powerful laser bolts at the main shield generator. It explodes across the surface of Had Abbadon. 133. EXT. SPACE - REBEL CRUISERS - DEATH STARS The Rebel cruisers descend on the half-constructed Death Star, firing proton torpedoes into the center of the super-structure. There is a series of explosions, culminating in a huge explosion that engulfs the Death Star. In the distance, the second Death Star explodes in a great ball of flame. 134. INT. BRIDGE - REBEL CRUISER A great cheer goes up among the Rebels. Lando and the Cruiser Captain congratulate each other. 135. INT. ION CANNON CONTROL BUNKER Han lifts Leia off her feet and swings her around, laughing. Chewie lifts Wicket high over his head. Teebo hugs Threepio, who pats him on the head. The little Ewok then rushes over and hugs Artoo. 136. INT. HAD ABBADON - HALLWAY TO THRONE ROOM The hallway is deserted as Luke and Ben wander, sadly thinking about what happened. The rumble of distant explosions is heard. BEN 137. EXT. EWOK FOREST VILLAGE - NIGHT Ewoks and Rebels are singing, shouting and dancing around a huge bonfire. The joyous sounds of native drums and musical instruments echoes through the forest. Leia and Luke walk down a forest path some distance from the festivities. Following them are Han, Chewie and Lando and behind them are Artoo and Threepio. Luke and Leia are talking quietly. Han shakes his head in amazement as he watches the two. HAN They stop at the edge of the clearing where the celebration is taking place. Leia gives her newfound brother a great big hug. They are quickly surrounded by Ewoks and friends. Leia turns and gives Han a big hug and passionate kiss. Everyone cheers and yells as they all move closer to the bonfire. Sadly, Luke wanders back into the forest alone. Leia starts to go after him, but is stopped by Han. HAN They turn back to the celebration. [NEXT-TO-LAST PAGE MISSING - DETAILS IN FOLLOWING PARAGRAPH] ["In the revised rough draft (Scene 138, Luke talks to Ben, and then)…Yoda suddenly appears as flesh and blood. His stay in the Netherworld has been resolved since Vader has turned to the good side. Yoda also has been able to prevent Vader from becoming one with the Force. Luke's father appears, and they all join the celebration, except for Yoda, who watches them all from the side…" -L. Bouzerau, explanation from Star Wars The Annotated Screenplays page 320.] 139. CONTINUED Threepio is carried on the shoulders of eight Ewoks in a litter. He is a little confused and dismayed at all the attention he is getting. The furry little Ewoks set the golden droid down a raised platform and bow before him as the dancing continues. Several young female Ewoks place a garland of flowers around Threepio's head, and he waves at the crowd. Quietly watching the festivities from the side is Yoda, the Jedi Master. He scans the crowd picking out Artoo, Threepio, Lando and Chewie, Han and Leia, and finally Ben, Luke and his father. He lets out a great sigh. END CREDITS |