Ep. 162 — RETURN OF THE JEDI (1983) with Todd Davis [George Lucas, Ep. 3]

<p>It’s hard to overstate just how impactful STAR WARS was. It is a film that changed the landscape of cinema forever, and continues to be a cultural juggernaut to this day. But it was a movie created by a quiet kid who was into FLASH GORDON serials and experimental art films, and a film that nobody thought would amount to much of anything. For this series, we’re celebrating the original STAR WARS trilogy, and inducting its creator, George Lucas, into the Psychotronic Hall of Fame.</p> <p>This week, our look at the original trilogy concludes with RETURN OF THE JEDI! We're joined by special guest Todd Davis on this episode to discuss the film's creation, its legacy, and George Lucas' attempt to course correct the series after not being terribly happy with the previous film.</p> <p>How does RETURN OF THE JEDI hold up and where does it rank in the overall trilogy? And yeah, we're gonna have to talk about these Special Editions...</p> <p>VOTE IN THE PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS FOR BEST PSYCHOTRONIC FILM OF 2019! VOTING ENDS JANUARY 19TH!</p> <p>It's the time of year when we take a look back at our favorite films of the last year! As we always do, in addition to our picks, we'll also reveal the winner of a listener's poll for their favorite psychotronic film of the year, and that's where you come in!</p> <p>Head to <a href='https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/HTFNWRR'>https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/HTFNWRR</a> to vote to let us know which cult/genre movie was your favorite of the year! We'll reveal the winner in our upcoming Best of 2019 episode! Voting ends January 19th!</p> <p>Want another way to contribute? Call us at (864) 372-9931 and leave us a voicemail of 3 minutes or less telling us about your favorite movie of the year and you may be on the show!</p> <p>Visit our website at <a href='https://www.psychotronicfilmsociety.com/'>www.psychotronicfilmsociety.com</a>. There you'll find all of our past episodes and our full list of Psychotronic Hall of Famers!</p> <p>Theme song: “Foreign Body” by the Slasher Fi