wwdarth said:
Just came across these. I used to have BOTH of these on VHS back in the summer of '83, but have since lost the tape. Actually it was borrowed and never returned(!).
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bShqbzTk_Nc
On a related topic, I'm currently working on a restoration project of STAR WARS TV SPOTS (tv trailers). By using audio I recorded myself (age 8, with a tape recorder against the tv), plus audio I've found throughout the years in these forums, I've recreated a handful of STAR WARS. I do have PREMIERE PRO 2.0 so the editing is impressive, however the only PAN AND SCAN copy of SW is a laserdisc rip I did several years back. Quality is not great...but then again the project is intended on simply getting a "sense" of how they looked/felt back in the day...essentially having something to look at while listening to classic audio. The only added/manipulated audio is patched work for some beginnings/endings that were clipped.
Hi Wade...
Sluggo and I have done a lot of research on the trailers, but our info is still incomplete. You may want to check out this thread:
http://originaltrilogy.com/forum/topic.cfm/lt-The-Star-Wars-Trailers-Project-gt/topic/5649/
Here's the info I have for TV trailers for ROTJ (updated with the YouTube stuff included), and their sources:
TV spots
1. Teaser "It Began" (1983) [:30]
It began with the story of a boy, a girl, and a universe. It became an epic battle between the forces of good and evil. Now, return to a galaxy far, far away. The saga lives on. Return Of The Jedi, rated PG. Now playing at a theatre in your galaxy.
- YouTube user PindarMoloch, .flv file
1a. Teaser "It Began" (1983) [:15]
It began with the story of a boy, a girl, and a universe. Now, the saga lives on. Return Of The Jedi.
- Bonus Material DVD (widescreen)
2. Release "Climactic Chapter" (for May 25, 1983 - now playing) [:30]
Return Of The Jedi. From the desert fortress of Jabba the Hutt. "Jedi!" To the Death Star of the Galactic Empire. To the forest city of the Ewoks. (Ewok noises) This is the climactic chapter in the Star Wars saga. Remember the Force. Rejoice in the triumph. Return Of The Jedi, rated PG. Now playing at a theatre in your galaxy.
- Bonus Material DVD (widescreen)
- Hyperspace, QuickTime file (fullscreen)
3. Release "Return" (for May 25, 1983) [:30]
Return Of The Jedi. Return of the climactic clash between the forces of good and evil. Return to a galaxy far, far away. Discover the power of the Force. The saga lives on. Return Of The Jedi, rated PG. Now playing at a theatre in your galaxy.
- EditDroid Special Features DVD (fullscreen)
3a. Release "Return" (for May 25, 1983) [:15]
Return to a galaxy far, far away. Return Of The Jedi. The next chapter in the continuing Star Wars saga. Return Of The Jedi.
- Bonus Material DVD (widescreen)
4. Release "The Saga Lives On" (for May 25, 1983 - now playing) [:30]
The saga lives on. The quest continues. A destiny revealed. "You must face Darth Vader again." A legend fulfilled. Return Of The Jedi, rated PG. Now playing at a theatre in your galaxy.
- EditDroid Special Features DVD
- YouTube user PindarMoloch, .flv file
There is another trailer on the YouTube link that was used in the Siskel & Ebert review. I have just confirmed that it was an edited version of one of the theatre trailers ("1983 Trailer 3" on the EditDroid Special Features DVD), and not actually a TV spot. But I'm sure there are more TV spots we don't know about.
Good luck with your project.
--SKot
