Episode 430 – The Day Return Of The Jedi Played Without the 4th Reel

On May 25, 1983, the hype level was off the charts as RETURN OF THE JEDI opened in theaters all across America.   But for one theater in San Diego, California, it was a different story as the highly anticipated film played without it’s crucial fourth reel.   Listen as we bravely examine what that could have been like for that sold out crowd and how it naturally made ROTJ a whole new experience.  Is Return of the Jedi still Return of the Jedi without Baby Ewoks?  

And what about the “riots” in a theater in New York where ROTJ skipped the fourth and FIFTH reel?   

PLUS, even more breaking Blast Points news about Celebration Japan!   

Watch the news footage of this incredible day in Star Wars history here:

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