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* [[Troubled Production]]: It went over budget and behind schedule, and the Hoth location shoot in Norway was plagued by a strong snowstorm and overcharges by the locals (who knew they had to cash in, given the success of the predecessor; Lucas shot ''[[Return of the Jedi]]'' under a fake name to avert this price gouging).
** The Yoda puppet was made of a less than optimal material, resulting in it being quite a bit heavier than what Frank Oz was used to from his time with the Muppets. The strain put on his arms meant the scenes had to be shot on a quite erratic schedule.
* [[What Could Have Been]]: In Leigh Brackett's initial script draft, Vader is explicitly ''not'' Luke's father; Anakin appears to Luke on Dagobah as a Force Ghost, alongside Obi-Wan. As well, it's revealed that Luke has a twin sister: not Leia, but someone else called Nellith. She's mentioned but never seen, in what was intended as a [[Sequel Hook]] for later episodes (note the plural). This was probably what Lucas had in mind when he inserted the "there is another" line.
** Also, an earlier draft had Luke's reason for not leaving with Lando & Chewie at the end being that his Jedi training was more important. Believing that this would make Luke seem less sympathetic, Irvin Kershner had it changed to where Luke was still recovering from his injuries and that rescuing Han would be his first priority once he was fully recovered.
** Lucas originally approached Jim Henson to play Yoda (the film was being made directly across the street from the headquarters for ''[[The Muppet Show]]''). As he was throughout most of his life, Henson was extraordinarily busy and couldn't take the job, but he suggested his long time partner Frank Oz, and the rest is history.
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