"Return of the Jedi" was a little too cutesy of a follow-up to the much darker and more mature "Empire Strikes Back," and ...

It took four people to control it which meant filming those scenes were painstakingly expanded ... Mark Hamill on filming The Empire Strikes Back With intricate, revolutionary special effects ...

While we are used to sequels upon sequels these days, that wasn’t as common back in the day. Star Wars helped make that a reality as well. After Star Wars, we got Empire Strikes Back.