The most shocking factoid from 10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Star Wars: Return of the Jedi isn’t even on the list:
Also, Lucas really thought David Lynch was going to direct Jedi — Lynch was Lucas’ first choice, and Lucas was shocked when Lynch turned it down.
This is after Lynch made Eraser Head and The Elephant Man. He turned down Jedi, of course, and made Dune instead.
If you thought the Ewoks ruined Jedi…