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Originally posted by: DanielB
Rubbish. If that was the case then the interaction between the two would be absolutly minimal, and putting the creature behind han would be impossible. Not to mention that in 1977 you did not crop your film for presentation, so there would be no long shots with shaddows. Study the stop-motion animation used in Robocop 2 and Terminator 1.
The intention from the start was to replace HUMAN JABBA with a CREATURE JABBA (stop motion animation - like Ray Harryhausen style), in 1976 at the time of filming they hadnt fully decided what Jabba would actually look like, character designs were created, but I guess GL wasn't happy with what was created & the scene was eventually edited from the movie. It wasn't until production of Return Of The Jedi had started that the finalised look of Jabba was achieved.
For an indication of the direction the original Jabba MIGHT have been going check out Marvel Comics original movie adaptation of Star Wars, you'll find the Jabba scene incorporated into the story & can have a good laugh at what he might have looked like!