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A collection of 37 unpublished photos from the location scouting and production of Richard Marquand's Star Wars: Return of the Jedi. Photographs were taken throughout the process of creating the famous film, including location scouting during pre-production and during shooting.
The final film of the original Star Wars trilogy, Return of the Jedi was the highest-grossing film of 1983. It was nominated for four competitive Academy Awards®, and won one Special Achievement Academy Award® for Vi0sual Effects. In 2021, the film was selected for preservation in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress, as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
This lot originates from the collection of long-time Lucasfilm producer and staffer Miki Herman. It consists of 37 color photographs: 33 depict location scouting in the redwood forests, desert, and stops made along the way; one depicts George Lucas and C-3PO (Anthony Daniels) in the desert; and three were taken on the first day shooting, January 11th 1982, during which they shot the deleted sandstorm scene in which Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill), Han Solo (Harrison Ford), Princess Leia Organa (Carrie Fisher), Chewbacca (Peter Mayhew), Lando Calrissian (Billy Dee Williams), C-3PO, and R2-D2 (Kenny Baker) return to the Millennium Falcon and a Y-Wing during an intense sandstorm after escaping from Jabba the Hutt's exploding sail barge on Tatooine. One photo is marked "1" on the back and another is marked "#2". The lot shows evidence of wear consistent with handling and age, including yellowing to the photos. Dimensions: (each) 6" x 4.5" (15.25 cm x 11.5 cm)
Estimate: $800 - 1,600
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Miki Herman began her professional career as a volunteer for the American Film Institute (AFI) in 1975. Through her connections at AFI, she was hired by the burgeoning Lucasfilm to help fill out Christmas cards for producer Gary Kurtz, becoming one of its earliest employees in the process. By late 1976, Herman had joined the production of George Lucas' Star Wars: A New Hope as a production assistant on second unit photography in Death Valley, where she helped in the shooting of the Mos Eisley Cantina sequence. Herman swiftly became an integral staff member at the company, rising first to Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) production coordinator for The Empire Strikes Back, then to unit production manager for Return of the Jedi. In the early-1980s, she oversaw Lucasfilm's first entries into television, serving as an executive producer on such projects as the Ewoks and Droids series before leaving the company later that decade. Over the course of her 10 years with Lucasfilm, Herman maintained a vast, personal archive of materials - including production bibles, behind-the-scenes paperwork, and budgetary details - rarely seen by the general public until today. Propstore is proud to offer this distinctive selection of memorabilia from the peerless Miki Herman Collection for the first time.
This item comes with a Propstore Certificate of Authenticity.