The AT-AT's were based on ship loading structure in an Oakland, California shipyard. Walking patterns of elephants
     were studied to make the movements seem as realistic as possible.

     Mark Hamill was involved in a minor car accident before shooting began, and many rumours exist regarding facial
     injuries and script rewrites. The magazine "Starlog" (#40) contains an interview with Hamill where he attempts to dispel
     the rumours.

     Further scenes with the wampa were shot, and later cut. R2-D2 encountered one within the Rebel base, where it was
     killed by troopers. Later, the beasts were lured into a prison within the complex. In the completed film, a medical droid is
     seen examining the wounds of a tauntaun killed by a wampa, and Princess Leia mentions the "creatures" while discussing
     the Imperial probe droid. A scene filmed but cut had Han, Leia and C-3PO running through a corridor. Han went to
     take a short-cut through a door with a sign on it, but Leia warned him "that's where those creatures are kept". They run
     off, but not before C-3PO rips off the sign, hoping that the stormtroopers will enter the room.

     Luke cuts off the Wampa's hand. C-3PO loses an arm when blasted by the Stormtroopers. Darth Vader cuts off Luke's
     hand. See also Star Wars (1977) and Return of the Jedi (1983).

     The blasters used by the stormtroopers were constructed from Stirling submachine guns.

     There is a rumour that one of the asteroids is actually a potato.

     The following characters "have a bad feeling about this": Leia. See also: Star Wars (1977) and Return of the Jedi (1983).

     Security surrounding this movie was so intense that George Lucas had regular reports about "leaks" from actors. Lucas
     was so determined that the ending be kept secret that he had actor David Prowse (Darth Vader) say "Obi Wan Kenobi
     is your father" ("Obi-Wan killed your father" by some reports), and dubbed it later to be "I am your father".

     An extra fell sick, and Jeremy Bulloch (Boba Fett) was called in as a replacement. He can be seen as the Imperial Guard
     who pulls Princess Leia into the elevator after she screams "Luke! It's a trap!". He can also be seen as the Imperial
     Guard who is captured by Lando Calrissian's men.

     Denis Lawson plays Wedge Antilles. Wedge was not originally scripted to appear in this film, but intense fan interest
     prompted Lucas to include him. See also Return of the Jedi (1983).

     The designers at ILM wanted a radical design for Boba Fett's ship. They ended up using the end of a lamp post from the
     street outside the ILM building.

     This is Carrie Fisher's favorite movie of the trilogy. The scene where Han Solo (Harrison Ford) was to be carbon frozen
     was a long and complex scene which required many takes. Eventually, Leia says "I love you" to Han Solo. Ford had
     heard this line so many times that he changed the scripted "I love you too" to "I know". Lucas didn't want to film the
     scene again, and thought it read much better that way, so it remained.