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'Terminator 2: Judgment Day' Sets 35th Anniversary Theatrical Reissue

'Terminator 2: Judgment Day' is getting a 35th anniversary re-release via StudioCanal, Rialto Pictures and Fathom Entertainment.

News of Terminator 2 Judgement days re-release to tie in with its 35th Birthday on Judgement day on August 28th 2026 to tie in with this release I will be publishing a trio of blogs that look at the Terminator Franchise as a whole including a new blog which includes a wealth of new material on the making of Terminator 2 Judgement day itself

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The Rocky Saga Continues in First Trailer for Upcoming Amazon Spin-off

Anthony Ippolito stars as a young Sylvester Stallone.

Movieweb article on I am Rocky includes first trailer for the film having seen it myself it looks excellent

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Brought to book Tolerance project celebrates World Book Day The Extended Edition Part 2 what is the difference between a book and a novelization

Introduction

Hello there and welcome to the Tolerance project’s small contribution to World Book Day this time in an extended version the blog has been split into 2 parts the first chapter of the blog will looked at the history of World Book day and the following books . Dr No by Ian Fleming Jaws by Peter Binchley.

Part 2 of the blog will answer the question what's the difference between a book and a novelization as we look at the novel versions of the Good The Bad and the ugly Star Wars and an officer and a Gentleman plus a few others that should be considered part of the Tolerance project library.

As this chapter of the blog concentrates on novelisations of popular films from the world of cinema we need to ask what is the difference between a book and a novelisation

The primary difference between a book and a novelisation lies in their origin and purpose.

A book is a broad term for a collection of written, printed, or illustrated pages bound together. This can include a wide range of genres and formats, such as:

Novels: Fictional narratives with a continuous story.

Non-fiction: Factual works like biographies, history books, or textbooks.

Poetry collections

Cookbooks

Reference materials

In simple terms, a novel is a type of book, but not all books are novels. A book is typically an original work, created to be a book.

A novelisation is a specific type of book that is a derivative work. It adapts a story that was originally created for a different medium, such as:

A film or television series

A video game

A comic book

A stage play

The purpose of a novelisation is to take the existing plot from one medium and expand it into a full-length novel. This often involves adding details, internal monologues, and descriptions to turn a screenplay or script into a richer prose format. Novelisations are frequently released to coincide with the premiere of a film or show, and they may be based on an earlier draft of the script, sometimes containing scenes or details that don't make it into the final visual product.

The Novelisations 

The Good The Bad and The ugly by Joe Millard and Bill Cunningham 1967

The film was novelised in 1967 by Joe Millard as part of the "Dollars Western" series based on the "Man with No Name". The other films in the Dollars trilogy were also novelised for a few Dollars more followed in 1968 again writen by Joe Millard the final book in the film trilogy  a fist full of Dollars arrived 4 years later in 1972 this time written by Frank Chandler

The book was based on the films screenplay which meant that the film included some deleted scenes other differences included the Clint Eastwood character called Blonde in the film is called whitey in the book and the bad Lee Van Cleef has a change of idenity he is called sentenza in the film he is named Angel Eyes a nickname given to him by Clint Eastwood. 

The novelisation provides official names for the three leads, which the film famously avoids using in its credits (referring to them only as "Blondie," "Angel Eyes," and "Tuco" in the film's dialogue):

Blondie (The Good): His full name is given as "Joe," which is a name often associated with the protagonist in the Italian version of the screenplay.

Angel Eyes (The Bad): His name is "Sentenza," which is his name in the Italian cut of the film, meaning "The Sentence" or "The Judge." The novelization uses this name consistently.

Tuco (The Ugly): His full name is "Tuco Benedicto Pacifico Juan Maria Ramirez." The novel confirms the character's long, humorous, and rambling name that he rattles off to Blondie in a deleted scene (sometimes included in extended cuts).

2. Deeper Character Psychology

The novelization, as with all literary adaptations, gets inside the characters' heads, especially Tuco's, providing motivation absent from the dialogue:

Tuco's Past: There is more detailed exploration of Tuco's bandit life, his large family, and his complex relationship with his priest brother, Father Pablo Ramirez, adding depth to that emotional scene.

Sentenza's Sadism: The novel emphasizes Sentenza's cold, calculating nature and sadism, clarifying his role as a relentless and almost inhuman killer.

3. Expanded War and Setting

The Civil War backdrop is more detailed in the novel, moving beyond what was merely a cinematic setting:

Union and Confederate Views: The novel spends more time explaining the futility and horror of the war itself, especially through the eyes of the young, dying soldiers encountered by Blondie and Tuco.

The Bridge Incident: The emotional weight of the bridge explosion and the three men's temporary alliance to save the soldiers is explored more deeply as a moment of genuine, albeit temporary, humanity.

4. Filling in Gaps

The book ties together certain narrative threads that might have been lost in translation or cut during the editing process:

It provides slightly clearer transitions between the multiple, disconnected vignettes that make up the film's three-hour runtime, helping to smooth out the narrative's flow.

In summary, the novelization by Joe Millard takes Leone's epic, visually driven masterpiece and translates it into a more traditional narrative form, providing names, detailed psychology, and a greater emphasis on the gritty reality of the Civil War backdrop.

The Bill Cunningham Novelization (1967)

Often overlooked, this version was published by Award Books in the US.

The Difference: While Millard’s book was the "official" tie-in for the general release, Cunningham’s version was produced around the same time.

Content: It is generally considered a "harder" or more gritty take on the story. Fans often debate which writer captured Sergio Leone's "Spaghetti Western" atmosphere better, with Cunningham's version sometimes praised for being slightly more faithful to the film's cynical tone.

Star Wars From The Adventures Of Luke Skywalker Alan Dean Foster

Though initially credited to George Lucas, this Star Wars novelization was actually ghostwritten by sci-fi icon Alan Dean Foster, who wrote it based off the film’s shooting script and Xerox copies of artist Ralph McQuarrie’s pre-production paintings. Foster also spent a day in an Industrial Light And Magic screening room with Lucas and graphic designer Saul Bass, watching unedited, soundless footage of Tie Fighters zooming around and getting blown up.

From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker was published six months before the movie came out in May 1977, and it was panned by critic sbut audiences loved it, and the book sold through its initial 500,000-print run by February, still three months before the film’s premeire. By the time the movie came out, another 3.5 million copies had been sold, making it one of the most successful novelizations of all time. (Foster was paid $7500 for the work—worth about $40,000 today

The novelization hits all the movie’s high points, but there are some fascinating differences (a lightsaber is described as a “gizmo” with “a number of jewel-like components built into both the handle and the disk,” for example) that give it a different type of feel from the film. It all adds more to the Star Wars universe, and some of details about certain planets, languages, history, and technology have since become canon for fans.

There are several fascinating differences. Interestingly, the book (titled Star Wars: From the Adventures of Luke Skywalker) Because it was ghostwritten by Alan Dean Foster based on an early shooting script, it includes scenes that were filmed but cut, along with concepts that hadn't been fully "finalized" by George Lucas yet.

1. The Missing Tatooine Scenes

The most significant difference is the inclusion of several scenes at the beginning of the story that humanize Luke.

Tosche Station: In the book, we see Luke meeting his friends (Fixer, Camie, and Windy) at the station.4 He tries to show them the space battle he saw through his macrobinoculars, but they don't believe him and mock him.

Biggs Darklighter: We see a much longer conversation between Luke and Biggs before Biggs leaves for the Academy. Biggs reveals his plan to defect to the Rebellion, which explains why Luke is so emotional when they reunite later at the Rebel base.

2. Character & Lore Differences

Since the "rules" of the Star Wars universe were still being written, some details feel a bit "off" compared to the rest of the saga:

The Emperor: The book's prologue describes the Emperor (Palpatine) as a weak, "feeble" figurehead who is controlled by his ambitious advisors and bureaucrats—a stark contrast to the all-powerful Sith Master he became in later films.

Darth Vader as a "Sith Lord":5 The book explicitly calls Vader a "Lord of the Sith." This term was in the scripts but was never actually spoken out loud in a movie until The Phantom Menace in 1999.

Obi-Wan’s Lifestyle: In the novel, Ben Kenobi lives in a cave rather than a hut, and he is described as smoking a pipe.7 He also cuts an alien in half in the Cantina, rather than just severing an arm.

Ducks exist? In one of the most famous oddities, Obi-Wan makes a reference to a duck. 

Luke responds by asking, "What's a duck?" implying they don't exist on Tatooine (or perhaps anywhere else in that galaxy).

3. Jabba the "Human"

The book features the scene where Jabba confronts Han at Docking Bay 94.10 However, because the giant slug design didn't exist yet, Jabba is described as a "fat, bipedal creature with a shaggy skull" and scars. He was essentially a hairy humanoid alien rather than the Hutt we know today.

A video explaining the deleted scenes from Star Wars can be found by clicking here

4. Technical Discrepancies

Blue Leader: During the final trench run, Luke belongs to Blue Squadron (Blue Five) rather than Red Squadron (Red Five).12 They changed it to Red in the movie because the blue markings on the models caused issues with the blue-screen technology.

Opening Lines: Instead of the iconic "A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away," the book opens with "Another galaxy, another time.

An officer and a Gentleman by Douglas Day Stewart

"An Officer and a Gentleman" is a title most commonly associated with the 1982 film starring Richard Gere and Debra Winger. While the movie is not based on a pre-existing novel, a novelisation of the film was written by Douglas Day Stewart, who also wrote the screenplay.

The story follows Zack Mayo, a young man with a troubled past who enrolls in Aviation Officer Candidate School to become a Naval Aviator. The film and the novelisation explore his difficult training under a strict drill instructor, his relationships with his fellow candidates, and his romance with a local factory worker, Paula Pokrifki.

While the film is focused and tightly structured, the novelisation, as is common, expands on the characters' backstories and inner thoughts, creating a richer, but sometimes slightly different, experience.

Here are the key differences and additions found in the novelisation:

1. Expanded Backstories and Character Depth

Zack Mayo's Childhood: The novel goes into far greater detail about Zack Mayo's traumatic childhood. The film briefly establishes his difficult upbringing, but the book spends more time on his early life in the Philippines with his negligent father, Byron Mayo, and his struggle to find a stable home. This deeply informs his guarded, cynical personality at the start of the program.

Sid Worley's Motivation: Sid Worley, Mayo's close friend, is given a clearer and more poignant internal struggle. The novel emphasizes his family's expectations for him to join the military and his confusion about what he truly wants for his own life, making his final, tragic decision feel more motivated than just simple despair.

Paula's Background: Paula Pokrifki (the local girl who falls for Mayo) is given a richer inner life, focusing on her feelings about her life in Bremerton, her dreams, and her complicated relationship with the base and the young officer candidates.

2. Sgt. Foley's Human Side

Foley's Internal Conflict: Sgt. Emil Foley is the terrifying, unyielding drill instructor in the film. The novel, however, provides a glimpse into his life outside the base, including his wife and children. This humanises him and suggests his relentless cruelty is part of a necessary, professional mask he wears to create officers, rather than just innate malice.

3. Deleted or Extended Scenes

The Weight of the Program: The novel has more scenes detailing the physical and psychological toll the Officer Candidate School (OCS) program takes on the candidates. There are more training montages, internal accounts of exhaustion, and scenes of candidates washing out.

The Original Ending (Slightly Different Tone): While the central action of the ending—Mayo rescuing Paula from the factory floor—remains the same, the novel's depiction of the scene may have a slightly different tone. The book would capture the aftermath and the internal emotional state of Paula and Mayo as their future is solidified, whereas the film ends abruptly on the romantic high note.

In summary, the novelization of An Officer and a Gentleman provides a much-needed psychological context for the characters' motivations, particularly Mayo's guarded nature and Foley's professional rigor, making the drama feel more earned.

So near yet so far

We should also mention these other novels when talking about the Tolerance project book shelf as they too would have featured in the Tolerance film if the scenes had escaped the dreaded cutting room floor.

Rocky Rosalyn Drexler (under the pseudonym Julia Sorel).

Published by Ballantine Books The novelization is based on Sylvester Stallone's screenplay and includes some scenes and details that were either cut from the final film or were from earlier versions of the script, offering a slightly different take on the characters and story.

Key Differences and Additions:

Rocky's Character is Darker: The book portrays Rocky as slightly less naive and more of a gritty street-level tough guy.

One source mentions Rocky lies about his age, telling Mickey he's 24 when he's closer to 30. This level of deceit is generally absent from the cinematic character.

The book provides more context for Paulie's mob ties with Gazzo, which are only briefly implied in the film.

The Locker Room Confrontation (Deleted Scene): The novel includes a scene that was filmed but cut from the final movie: a confrontation between Rocky and a fighter nicknamed "Dipper" (the boxer who took Rocky's locker) during a press conference for the Apollo fight.

Inner Monologue: The book, of course, provides inner monologue for Rocky, giving readers access to his simple yet profound thoughts, though some critics found the writing style to be somewhat "clunky."

A Different Ending: In the film, Adrian sneaks under the ropes, and Rocky and Adrian declare their love while the crowd cheers. The novel has a more public, chaotic ending where both Rocky and Adrian are carried overhead by exuberant fight fans after the final decision is announced

The Novelisations of the other Rocky films are covered in the second chapter of the Tolerance Blog The final countdown the sequels of the other 4 novelisations of the films in the series perhaps the novelisations of Rocky II and Rocky 4 are most interesting as they are written by Silvestor Stallone who wrote screenplays for both films as well as directing them

Halloween Curtis Richards

A novelisation so beloved that it spawned a commemorative re-release in 2023, Curtis Richards’s Halloween hit shelves on October 1, 1979, almost one year after the film dropped in theaters. Telling the story of “the most frightening night of the year,” the novelisation extends John Carpenter’s script and combines it, somewhat, with the events that would come in 1981s Halloween II. (That movie still got its own novelisation, though, as did Halloween III.) There’s a richer backstory in this for Michael Myers, with an opening that suggests he carries an ancient Druid curse cast that stems from Northern Ireland. Readers also get to experience some of Michael’s perspective along the way, so some might feel a bit more empathy for him—even if he is a knife-wielding maniac

The novelisation of the original Halloween (1978), written by Curtis Richards (a pseudonym for novelist Dennis Etchison, who also wrote the novelisations for Halloween II and III), is one of the most significant horror tie-ins because it attempts to explain Michael Myers, a killer the film famously presented as pure, unexplained evil.

Here are the key differences and additions that set the novel apart from John Carpenter's classic film:

The most famous and far-reaching difference is the novel's attempt to provide a supernatural origin for Michael's evil, which later inspired elements in the sequels (like Halloween II and the controversial Halloween 6).

The Prologue: The book opens with an entirely new, ancient prologue set on the "eve of Samhain" (the Celtic origin of Halloween) in Northern Ireland. It tells the story of Enda, a deformed peasant boy, who murders a beautiful dancing couple, Deirdre and Cullain, out of jealousy. Enda is ripped apart by the villagers, and a Druid king curses his soul to roam the earth, reliving his crime, and being visited by the malevolent god Muck Olla.

The Voices: The novel explicitly states that Michael Myers is influenced by this ancient curse and hears voices telling him to kill. This voice is mentioned to have also plagued his grandfather. This directly contradicts the film's "blank face" philosophy of pure, motiveless evil.

The novel devotes significant time to Michael's life between 1963 (the murder of Judith) and 1978 (his escape), an era the film only vaguely references through Dr. Loomis's dialogue.

He Speaks: The novel shows Michael Myers speaking as an adolescent to his mother, grandmother, and Dr. Loomis. This is a massive break from the film and later sequels, which almost uniformly rely on his silence for effect.

Michael's Trial: There is a detailed account of Michael's trial following the murder of Judith, which is where his middle name, Audrey, is revealed (Judith's middle name is Margaret). This scene was later adapted into a deleted scene that was filmed for the TV broadcast of the movie.

Smith's Grove Mayhem: Loomis's commitment to Michael is justified with more specific events:

Michael is described as causing general chaos and scaring the older inmates.

He is suspected of poisoning a trustee and is involved in other "unpleasant occurrences" like a nurse "falling" down the stairs.

The other Halloween Novelisations  Halloween II Halloween III Season of the Witch and Halloween 4 the return of Michael Myers are covered in the second chapter of the blog Happy Halloween from The Tolerance Project The Michael Myers story Part the sequels Part 1

Terminator

Two versions of this book were written depending on which side of the Atlantic you were on the picture on this blog is from the UK version of the book writen by Shaun Hutson which was published on February 21, 1985, by London-based Star Books (ISBN 0-352-31645-4);[134 The US version of the book was written by  Randal Frakes and William Wisher wrote a different novelization for Bantam/Spectra, published October, 1985 (ISBN 0-553-25317-4)

The first Terminator film, released in 1984, has two different novelizations, both of which offer unique details and are based on different versions of the screenplay.

The primary novelisation was officially credited to Shaun Hutson (though later re-releases attributed it to Randall Frakes). This version is largely an adaptation of the final script, but like all novelisations, it delves deeper.

Key Additions and Differences:

Kyle Reese's POV is Expanded: The book gives a much more detailed and graphic account of the future war, including specific battles against the machines, life in the resistance tunnels, and the events that led to Kyle Reese volunteering for the mission. This expands on the brief flashbacks in the film.

Sarah Connor's Thoughts: Readers get greater access to Sarah Connor's thoughts and reactions as she processes the unbelievable reality of time travel, robots, and her destiny as the mother of the future resistance leader.

The Terminator's Mechanics: The book offers internal views of the Terminator's internal computing and thought processes, portraying it as a literal machine following a program, devoid of emotion, but with a complex internal state.

2. The Randall Frakes Novelisation (The Expanded/Revised Version)

This second version, often associated with a later printing or a different publisher, is generally attributed to Randall Frakes (who was James Cameron's friend and collaborator) and is based on a much earlier version of the screenplay before the budget cuts and final rewrite.

This version is the one that contains the most significant lore differences:

Major Differences and Lore Expansions:

Two Terminators Sent Back (Original Script): In the original script, two Terminators were sent back to kill Sarah Connor. One was a traditional T-800, and the second was a new, liquid metal prototype—a concept that was considered too expensive for the 1984 film but was eventually used for the T-1000 in Terminator 2: Judgement Day. The novelisation includes both!

The Future Characters' Fates: The novel gives more detail on the fate of several future resistance fighters, including Jesse, who was Kyle Reese's friend. In the original script, Jesse was set to go through the time displacement equipment (TDE) with Kyle, but they were ambushed, and Kyle had to escape alone.

The T-800's Name: The novel names the specific model of the Terminator as a T-800, setting the standard for the entire franchise's technical lore.

Judgment Day Date: The book is more explicit about the date of Judgment Day—the moment Skynet becomes sentient and launches its nuclear attack—which is crucial for the franchise lore.

The Ending: The revised novelisation, following the original script, has an epilogue that is significantly longer, showing the military finding the remnants of the Terminator and beginning to reverse-engineer its technology. This implies that they were the ones who inadvertently created Skynet from the future tech, making the time loop more tragic and closed-ended.

The Lost boys Craig Shaw Gardner

The last book in the Tolerance film library is a film that has a link to the Tolerance film even if it is a tiny one it is the lost boys which featured in its soundtrack a cover of the Doors song People Are Strange we will be covering the lost boys in a future blog which is why I am including it here

The Novelization of the Lost Boys film script was written by Craig Shaw Gardner famous for writing fantasy novels and horror short stories.  

The Lost Boys (1987) is a beloved classic, and its novelisation, written by Craig Shaw Gardner, based on the screenplay by Janice Fischer, James Jeremias, and Jeffrey Boam, is known for being a very fun and insightful read that fleshes out the world of Santa Carla.

Here are the key differences and additions found in The Lost Boys novelisation:

1. The Prequel Scene (Max's Introduction)

The novel opens with an entirely new prologue that was part of an earlier script draft. It is set just before the main events of the film and introduces Max (Dianne Wiest's character) and Lucy Emerson as they meet for the first time.

The scene establishes that Max runs a bookstore in Santa Carla and that Lucy first comes to town searching for a new place to live after her divorce.

This meeting subtly hints at Max's underlying sinister nature and his established presence in the town, giving his later reveal as the head vampire more foreshadowing.

2. The Original Opening Scene

The film opens with the Emerson family driving into Santa Carla. The original script (and the novelisation) had a much more shocking opening:

It featured a dead body being discovered by the lifeguard on the beach, with the body showing signs of a vampire attack (drained of blood and bite marks). This sets a darker, more explicitly horror-focused tone right from the start.

3. Star's Backstory

The novel gives the character Star (Jami Gertz) a much deeper and more tragic backstory than the film implies:

It reveals that Star was once a runaway who was turned into a "half-vampire" against her will.

Crucially, it explains that her resistance to fully turning is tied to her desire to protect Laddie, the younger half-vampire boy, making her motivation clearer and more noble.

4. Alan Frog's Mother

The novel confirms what is only hinted at in the film: the Frog Brothers' obsession with vampires is deeply personal.

Alan Frog's mother (and potentially Edgar's) was killed by vampires. This gives their aggressive, self-taught vampirism expertise a strong basis in personal tragedy and revenge.

5. More on Max's Victims

The book provides more detailed and often unsettling information about the other "half-vampires" that Max has taken in over the years, illustrating the depth of his predatory network and his plan to create a non-traditional "family."

6. David's Psychological Influence

The novel explores the psychological manipulation that David (Kiefer Sutherland) uses on the half-vampires and on Michael. It details how he weaponizes the allure of eternal youth and freedom to control his followers.

Novelisations of others films away from the Tolerance film are covered in the 2 part blog 8 Star Wars Rip Offs which cover Krull Battle Boyond the Stars Flash Gordon 1980 BattleStar Galactictica (The Pilot episode only) The Last Starfighter and Spaceballs.

Television

Publishers also like to novelise television scripts as well as material seen on the big screen when talking about the Tolerance film we cover The Professionals novelisations in a new section in the blog Remembering Bodie and Doyle.

 Sphere Books released 15 novelisations based on the Professionals between 1978 and 1982. These were written under the pen name "Ken Blake" (actually authors Kenneth Bulmer and Robert Holdstock) and adapted 38 of the show's 57 episodes.

While they are essentially "novelisations" (books based on the TV scripts), they have some unique characteristics that make them different from the episodes you see on screen

All 15 books were published under the name Ken Blake, but this was a "house name" used by the publisher.the books were written by two well-known science fiction and fantasy authors:

Kenneth Bulmer: Wrote 11 of the books.

Robert Holdstock: Wrote 4 of the books (Volumes 10, 13, 14, and 15).

2. Differences from the TV Series

Deleted Scenes: The novels often include scenes that were cut from the final TV broadcast for time or budget reasons. You get extra dialogue and small character moments that never made it to air.

Internal Monologue: Unlike the TV show, which is pure action, the books allow you to "hear" what Bodie and Doyle are thinking. You get a deeper sense of their backstories Doyle’s internal conflict about his police background and Bodie’s cynical mercenary mindset.

Structure: Most of the books (especially the early ones) are not a single long story. Instead, they usually adapt three separate episodes into one volume, turning them into "novellas."

Tone: The writing in the books can feel a bit "grittier" or more descriptive than the show. The authors had to fill in the visual gaps with prose, leading to more detailed descriptions of the 1970s London atmosphere.

3. Notable Volumes

Book 1: Where the Jungle Ends – This set the tone for the series and adapted the very first episodes.

Book 15: You’ll Be All Right – This was the final book in the series and is quite sought after by collectors because it was published right as the show was ending

Where the Jungle Ends is both the title of the very first Professionals novel (published in 1978) and the name of one of the most famous episodes from Series 1.

As a book, it is actually a collection of four stories adapted from the TV scripts. It was written by Kenneth Bulmer (using the "Ken Blake" pen name)

The Story: Where the Jungle Ends

The plot of this specific story is deeply personal for Bodie. A group of his former mercenary comrades from his days in Africa arrive in London. They are highly trained, violent, and have "gone rogue," performing a brutal bank raid to impress a local crime lord.

Because of Bodie's past, Cowley uses him as the primary weapon to track them down, which forces Bodie to choose between his old "jungle" loyalty to his mates and his new "civilised" loyalty to CI5.

Key Differences in the Book

If you read the novel after watching the episode, you'll notice several "missing" or expanded details:

The Jungle Backstory: The book dives much deeper into Bodie's time in the Belgian Congo and Angola. While the TV show gives us hints, the novel provides more context on why he was so close to the mercenaries and the specific trauma of their shared past.

The Interrogation Scene: There is a famous scene where Cowley threatens to deport a mercenary named Benny back to Angola. In the book, the internal thoughts of the characters make this feel much more tense—you see Bodie’s genuine sympathy for a man he once fought alongside, even as he stands by and lets Cowley break him.

The Climax: Because the author (Bulmer) was working from a script, some of the dialogue is slightly different. For example, in the book, certain lines about Bodie's personal life are attributed to different characters or missing entirely compared to the "ad-libbed" feel Martin Shaw and Lewis Collins often brought to the set.

Visual Limitations: In the TV episode, the budget didn't allow for a massive heist scene, so we mostly see the aftermath. The book is able to be more descriptive about the scale of the mercenaries' violence.

Book 15, titled "You’ll Be All Right", holds a special place in The Professionals history. Published in 1982, it was the final book in the Sphere series and is now one of the most difficult to find, making it a "holy grail" for collectors

The novels based on The Professionals were quite popular and are a fascinating look at how TV shows were marketed before the era of home video.

Between 1978 and 1982, 15 novels were published by Sphere Books. While they are essentially "novelisations" (books based on the TV scripts), they have some unique characteristics that make them different from the episodes you see on screen.

Notes

Thanks for Chapter 2 of the blog go to google images again for the pictures Thank you as well to the Mental floss website for the information on the Star Wars and Halloween novelisations and the Gemini search engine for answering my questions on the Rocky Terminator and Officer and a Gentleman books also thanks to Meta Nerds lore for his video on you tube about the Star Wars deleted scenes

Pictures

Writer Joe Miland

The Good the bad and the ugly book covers

Writer Alan Dean Foster

Star Wars Book cover

Officer and a Gentleman Book cover

Rocky Book cover

 Writer Curtis Richards

Halloween Book cover

Terminator UK book cover

Lost Boys book cover

The Book cover for the professionals novelisation where the Jungle ends

The Book cover for the professionals novelisation You'll be all right

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On average, how many wheelchairs do airlines break or damage every day?

Answer⬇️

Around 30 but a wheelchair user named Sophie Morgan just got a law passed that requires all US airlines to make sure their staff is trained on how to properly handle wheelchairs. So hopefully that number goes down soon.

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Brought to book Tolerance project celebrates World Book Day The Extended Edition. Part 1 What is World Book day

Introduction

Hello there and welcome to the Tolerance project’s small contribution to World Book Day this time in an extended version the blog has been split into 2 parts the first chapter of the blog will look at the history of World Book day and the following books . Dr No by Ian Fleming Jaws by Peter Binchley.

Part 2 of the blog will answer the question what's the difference between a book and a novelization as we look at the novel versions of the Good The Bad and the ugly Star Wars and an officer and a Gentleman plus a few others that should be considered part of the Tolerance project library  

Background 

World Book Day, also known as World Book and Copyright Day or International Day of the Book, is an annual event organized by UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) to promote reading, publishing, and copyright.

 The first World Book Day was celebrated on 23 April in 1995, and continues to be recognized on that day. A related event in the United Kingdom and Ireland is observed in March. On the occasion of World Book and Copyright Day, UNESCO along with the advisory committee from the major sectors of the book industry, select the World Book Capital for one year. Each designated World Book Capital City carries out a program of activities to celebrate and promote books and reading. In 2023, Accra (the capital of Ghana) was designated as the World Book Capital.

The original idea was conceived in 1922 by Vicente Clavel, director of Cervantes publishing house in Barcelona, as a way to honour the author Miguel de Cervantes and boost the sales of books. It was first celebrated on 7 October 1926, Cervantes' birthday, before being moved to his death date, 23 April, in 1930.The celebration continues with great popularity in Catalonia, where it is referred to as Sant Jordi's Day or The Day of Books and Roses.

In 1995, UNESCO decided that the World Book and Copyright Day would be celebrated on 23 April, as the date is also the anniversary of the death of William Shakespeare and Inca Garcilaso de la Vega, as well as that of the birth or death of several other prominent authors. (In a historical coincidence, Shakespeare and Cervantes died on the same date—23 April 1616—but not on the same day, as at the time, Spain used the Gregorian calendar and England used the Julian calendar; Shakespeare actually died 10 days after Cervantes died, on 3 May of the Gregorian calendar.)

How the day is celebrated in other countries ?

Spain

In Spain, Book Day began to be celebrated since 1926 every October 7 the date that Miguel de Cervantes was believed to have been born. But, it was considered more appropriate to celebrate this day in a more pleasant season for walking and browsing the books in the open-air. Spring was much better than fall. So in 1930 King Alfonso XIII approved the change of celebration of the Book Day on April 23, the supposed date of the death of Cervantes.

Sweden

In Sweden, the day is known as Världsbokdagen ("World Book Day") and the copyright aspect is seldom mentioned. Normally celebrated on 23 April, it was moved to 13 April in the year 2000 and 2011 to avoid a clash with Easter.

United States

In Kensington, Maryland, the International Day of the Book is celebrated with a street festival on the Sunday closest to 26 April.

India

World Book Day is also celebrated in India on 23 April every year. It is commemorated in many parts of India to encourage & aware of people for reading & publishing books.

From the Bookshelf to the big screen The Books

From the many Spoofs featured in the Tolerance film 2 of them were adapted from books by well known writers and brought to the big screen the first was Dr No by Ian Fleming first published in 1958 as part of his James Bond series of books.

Dr. No is the sixth novel by the English author Ian Fleming to feature his British Secret Service agent James Bond. Fleming wrote the novel in early 1957 at his Goldeneye estate in Jamaica. It was first published in the United Kingdom by Jonathan Cape on 31 March 1958. The novel centres on Bond's investigation into the disappearance in Jamaica of two fellow MI6 operatives. He establishes that they had been investigating Doctor No, a Chinese operator of a guano mine on the fictional Caribbean island of Crab Key. Bond travels to the island and meets Honeychile Rider and later Doctor No.

The novel began as a 1956 screenplay for the producer Henry Morgenthau III for a proposed television show entitled Commander Jamaica. When those plans foundered, Fleming adapted the ideas as the basis for a novel, provisionally titled The Wound Man. The book's eponymous villain was influenced by Sax Rohmer's Fu Manchu stories.

Dr. No was the first of Fleming's novels to face widespread negative criticism in Britain; Paul Johnson of the New Statesman dismissed the book as one of "Sex, Snobbery and Sadism". When released on the American market it was received more favourably. Dr. No was serialised in the Daily Express, first in an abridged story form and later as a comic strip.

Publication history

Dr. No was released on 31 March 1958 in the UK as a hardcover edition by the publishers Jonathan Cape.A paperback edition was issued by Pan Books in February 1960; over 115,000 copies were sold that year. The first American edition was published in June 1958 by Macmillan under the name Doctor No. The largest boost in sales of the novel came in 1962 with the release of the film adaptation. In the seven months after the picture's release, 1.5 million copies of the book were sold. In 1964 the novel was serialised in France-Soir for the French market, which led to increased sales of Bond works in that country; 480,000 French-language copies of the six Bond novels were sold that year. Since its initial publication the book has been issued in numerous hardback and paperback editions, translated into several languages and has never been out of print.

The Screenrant website published an article ranking all 14 James Bond books wrote by Ian Fleming Dr No came at number 9 in their list this is what they said about Dr No

The James Bond books are generally considered to be more grounded and realistic than their cinematic equivalents. Nonetheless, Dr. No is the 007 book series at its silliest. After a fellow MI6 agent disappears in the Caribbean, Bond is sent to investigate and soon comes face to face with the titular villain, an ingenious scientist working with the Russians. The overall plot of Dr. No is fairly standard, but certain elements, such as Dr. No dying among a mound of bird poop and Bond wrestling a giant squid, make the novel hard to take seriously.

We will be covering the Bond books Thunderball and Casino Royale in future blogs

Further watching

to watch a video which looks at the relationship between the James Bond films and the books click here 

Just when you thought it was safe to go back into the water along comes Jaws

Jaws is a novel by American writer Peter Benchley, published in 1974. It tells the story of a large great white shark that preys upon a small Long Island resort town and the three men who attempt to kill it. The novel grew out of Benchley's interest in shark attacks after he learned about the exploits of Montauk, New York shark fisherman Frank Mundus in 1964. Doubleday commissioned him to write the novel in 1971, a period when Benchley worked as a freelance journalist.

Through a marketing campaign orchestrated by Doubleday and paperback publisher Bantam, Jaws was incorporated into many book sales clubs catalogues and attracted media interest. After first publication in February 1974, the novel was a great success, with the hardback staying on the bestseller list for 44 weeks and the subsequent paperback edition selling millions of copies the following year. Reviews of the novel were mixed, with many literary critics finding the prose and characterizations amateurish and banal, despite the novel's effective suspense.

Film producers Richard D. Zanuck and David Brown read the novel before its publication and purchased the film rights, selecting Steven Spielberg to direct the movie adaptation. Jaws, the motion picture was released in June, 1975 and omitted all of the novel's several subplots and focused primarily on the shark and the characterizations of the three protagonists. Jaws became the highest-grossing movie in history up to that time, becoming a watershed film in motion picture history and the first summer blockbuster film.

The title and the book cover

Shortly before the book went to press, Benchley had still not chosen a title. Benchley had many working titles during development, many of which he called "pretentious", such as The Stillness in the Water and Leviathan Rising. Benchley regarded other ideas, such as The Jaws of Death and The Jaws of Leviathan, as "melodramatic, weird or pretentious".

 Congdon and Benchley brainstormed about the title frequently, with the writer estimating about 125 ideas raised The novel still did not have a title until twenty minutes before production of the book. The writer discussed the problem with editor Tom Congdon at a restaurant in New York:

We cannot agree on a word that we like, let alone a title that we like. In fact, the only word that even means anything, that even says anything, is "jaws". Call the book Jaws. He said "What does it mean?" I said, "I don't know, but it's short; it fits on a jacket, and it may work." He said, "Okay, we'll call the thing Jaws.

For the cover, Benchley wanted an illustration of Amity as seen through the jaws of a shark. Doubleday's design director, Alex Gotfryd, assigned book illustrator Wendell Minor with the task.

 The image was eventually vetoed for sexual overtones, compared by sales managers to the vagina dentata. Congdon and Gotfryd eventually settled on printing a typographical jacket, but that was subsequently discarded once Bantam editor Oscar Dystel noted the title Jaws was so vague "it could have been a title about dentistry". Gotfryd tried to get Minor to do a new cover, but he was out of town, so he instead turned to artist Paul Bacon.

 Bacon drew an enormous shark head, and Gotfryd suggested adding a swimmer "to have a sense of disaster and a sense of scale". The subsequent drawing became the eventual hardcover art, with a shark head rising towards a swimming woman.

Despite the acceptance of the Bacon cover by Doubleday, Dystel did not like the cover, and assigned New York illustrator Roger Kastel to do a different one for the paperback. Following Bacon's basic concept, Kastel illustrated his favourite part of the novel, the opening where the shark attacks Christine Watkins.

For research, Kastel went to the American Museum of Natural History, and took advantage of the Great White exhibits being closed for cleaning to photograph the models. The photographs then provided reference for a "ferocious-looking shark that was still realistic.

After painting the shark, Kastel did the female swimmer. Following a photoshoot for Good Housekeeping, Kastel requested the model he was photographing to lie on a stool in the approximate position of a front crawl. The oil-on-board painting Kastel created for the cover would eventually be reused by Universal Pictures for the film posters and advertising, albeit slightly bowdlerized with the woman's naked body partially obscured with more sea foam.

Publication History

Benchley says that neither he nor anyone else involved in its conception initially realized the book's potential. Tom Congdon, however, sensed that the novel had prospects and had it sent to The Book of the Month Club and paperback houses. The Book of the Month Club made it an "A book", qualifying it for its main selection, then Reader's Digest also selected it. The publication date was moved back to allow a carefully orchestrated release. It was released first in hardcover in February 1974, then in the book clubs, followed by a national campaign for the paperback release.

Bantam bought the paperback rights for $575,000, which Benchley points out was "then an enormous sum of money". Once Bantam's rights lapsed years later, they reverted to Benchley, who subsequently sold them to Random House, who has since done all the reprints of Jaws.

Upon release, Jaws became a great success. According to John Baxter's biography of Steven Spielberg, the novel's first entry on California's best-seller list was caused by Spielberg and producers Richard D. Zanuck and David Brown, who were on pre-production for the Jaws film, buying a hundred copies of the novel each, most of which were sent to "opinion-makers and members of the chattering class". Jaws was the state's most successful book by 7 p.m. on the first day. However, sales were good nationwide without engineering. The hardcover stayed on The New York Times bestseller list for 44 weeks – peaking at number two behind Watership Down – selling a total of 125,000 copies. The paperback version was even more successful, topping book charts worldwide, and by the time the film adaptation debuted in June 1975 the novel had sold 5.5 million copies domestically,] a number that eventually reached 9.5 million copies.

Worldwide sales are estimated at 20 million copies. The success inspired ABC to invite Benchley for an episode of The American Sportsman, where the writer swam with sharks in Australia, in what would be the first of many nature-related television programs Benchley would take part in.

What about the other 3 Jaws films were they turned into books ?

Peter Binchley never returned to Jaws though the other three films in the series were novelised by Hank Surls who novelised both Jaws II and Jaws The Revenge Jaws III was novelised by Ken Ryan,

 Of the 3 books Jaws II stands out because Hank Surls novelised a first draft /unused version of the script meaning that the book was totally different to what was seen on cinema screens.

You can read about these novelisations of Jaws II III and 4 be reading parts 2 and 3 of the Tolerance blog Jumping the shark

Further Reading

To read an article from the website Movieweb about the 10 biggest differences between the book by Peter Benchley and the Jaws film click here 

Jaws: The 10 Biggest Differences Between the Horror Movie and Peter Benchley's Book

Many changes had to be made to Peter Benchley's Jaws to make it the greatest shark movie of all time.

Next week what is the difference between a book and a novelisation

Notes I would like to thank the following websites for their help in completing the first part of this blog Wikipedia for all the background material Google images for the pictures Movieweb for their article on Jaws and differences between the book and the film

Pictures

·  World Book day logo

·  Dr No Book cover

·  Jaws Book cover

·  Writer of Jaws Peter Benchley

Jaws 2 book cover

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Reblogging the first chapter of Brought to book again as its been quite a few weeks since it was published and I want to refresh peoples memories before part 2 goes live next week

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41 Years Later, This Sci-Fi Cult Classic is Returning With a Brand New Sequel Story

The adventures of this underrated sci-fi movie favorite will continue in a brand new series from Mad Cave.

I have always wanted to see a sequel to the Last Star Fighter hopefully if the comic is successful it could lead to a film adaptation heres hoping .

Of course this is a return to the comic book format for The last Starfighter

The comic book adaptation of the movie The Last Starfighter was a three-issue limited series published by Marvel Comics in 1984, coinciding with the film's release.

The series ran from October 1984 to December 1984. The script was by Bill Mantlo with art by Brett Blevins and Tony Salmons.

Update

The first comic in the 4 issue sequel series popped through my letterbox at the weekend here is a picture of the cover.

I tried ordering it through the Mad Cave comic website but they don't ship to the UK So if you want a copy go to the Forbidden Planet comic store website like I did you can order it there here is the link

The Last Starfighter #1 (Cover A Taurin Clarke Variant)

The long-awaited sequel to the beloved film! Small town teenager Alex Rogan has already saved multiple worlds. But that was only the beginni

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Rebloged with new information about the last Starfighter comic mini series including picture of front cover and how to order it

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as pride month is wrapping up, I really wanna talk quickly about how LGBTQ+ disabled people are excluded from pride.

despite literally being a community comprised entirely of some of the most historically (and in a lot of instances, presently) discriminated-against groups on the planet, a lot of queer people seem to just shit on disabled people at every chance they get— and that’s if they even remember that we exist.

it’s just baffling to me that a group of people who preach inclusivity and acceptance are some of the least accepting people out there when it comes to accessibility at events. there is no consideration for us when planning events. if they even remember that they’re supposed to be making the space accessible and inclusive, they do the bare minimum while going around saying they’re saints for doing so.

wanna go to a parade? okay, why don’t you go stand in 90+ degree heat for 7 hours with no access to water in that entire time. wanna go to this cool pop-up event? oops, there’s no wheelchair paths, and everyone is going to be blocking your way anyway. sure, we’ll hold an indoor event, but there’s no air conditioning, you’re not allowed to use the bathrooms, and absolutely no one is masking despite there being hundreds of people crammed into a singular venue. and yes, we will be deploying strobe lights at random intervals.

the general attitude is just: “why are you even here if you’re disabled? you should be locked up in your house never interacting with the rest of us, because it’s too much of an inconvenience to accommodate you.” either that, or: “huh? oh I forgot you guys existed. ummm… well at least the stairs aren’t too steep, and you can buy a $20 water bottle if you need it!” like come on. do better.

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Just for the the record Tolerance Project celebrates Record Store Day

Part 4 Two records one story The Who Quadrophenia Film Soundtrack 1979

Introduction  

Hello there and welcome to a 4 part blog called just for the record which celebrates national Store Day on April 18th. 

The blog will be looking at 3 records closely linked to the Tolerance project film Part one covered the history of the event and the making of Lou Reeds Classic Transformer Album. Part 2 which covered the Doors album Strange Days Part 3 covers the Who album Quadrophenia first released in 1973.

The final chapter of this blog covers the 1979 Soundtrack to the film version of Quadrophenia and what links it to the Tolerance Project.

Background

Quadrophenia is the soundtrack album of the 1979 film Quadrophenia, which refers to the 1973 rock opera Quadrophenia. It was initially released on Polydor Records in 1979 as a cassette and LP and was re-released as a compact disc in 1993 and 2001. The album was dedicated to Peter Meaden, a prominent Mod and first manager of the Who, who had died a year prior to the album's release.

The album contains ten of the seventeen tracks from the original rock opera Quadrophenia.

These are different mixes than those that appear on the 1973 album as they were remixed (including newly recorded Steinberger bass guitar parts) in 1979 by John Entwistle.

 The most notable difference is the track "The Real Me" (used for the title sequence of the film) which features a different and more prominent bass track, more prominent vocals and a more definite ending, which was part of the original recording but faded out on the previous mix.

 Most of the tracks are also edited to be slightly shorter. The soundtrack also includes three tracks by the Who that did not appear on the 1973 album – "Four Faces", "Get Out and Stay Out" and "Joker James". The latter two songs marked Kenney Jones's first on-record appearance with the Who after taking over on drums for the late Keith Moon.

Further Listening

To listen to Four Faces click here

To listen to Get out Stay out click here

To listen To Joker James Click here

"Four Faces" was one of two outtakes recorded during the original 1973 sessions but unused at the time – The other being "We Close Tonight", which eventually was released on the remastered version of Odds & Sods.

Period Pieces: Unlike the album, the film soundtrack also included "source music"—the 1960s pop and soul hits that the characters would have actually listened to in the clubs, such as tracks by The Ronettes and James Brown.

Sleeve Notes The Tolerance Connection

As Julie and Robert make there way into the Odeon Cinema the instrumental track Green Onions can be heard recorded in 1962 by Booker T. & the M.G.'s. Described as "one of the most popular instrumental rock and soul songs ever and its also one of "the most popular R&B instrumentals of its era", the tune is a twelve-bar blues with a rippling Hammond M3 organ line by Booker T. Jones that he wrote when he was 17.

It started life as a B side the instrumental will become a soul standard when its first released on the US charts on the 11 August 1962 where it reaches no 3  

It first appeared on the UK Singles Chart on December 15, 1979, following its use in the film Quadrophenia; it peaked at No. 7 on January 26, 1980, and stayed on the chart for 12 weeks.

Notes

Thanks to the following websites for their help in completing this blog Wikipeda for background material on the Quadrrofina album and Google images for the pictures

Pictures 

Quadrofina Sondtrack album cover

John Entwhisle

Pete Townsend

Odds and Sods album cover

Green Onions Booker T and the MGs single artwork

 Quadrophenia Film Poster

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Star Wars 100 Interviews: ILM 50th Anniversary highlights

#StarWars100Interviews #StarWars #FanthaTracks Watch footage from the ILM 50th anniversary gathering.

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Just for the the record Tolerance Project celebrates Record Store Day

Part 3 Two records one story The Who Quadrophenia Original album 1973

Introduction  

Hello there and welcome to a 4 part blog called just for the record which celebrated national Store Day on April 18th. 

The blog will be looking at 4 records closely linked to the Tolerance project film Part one covered the history of the event and the making of Lou Reeds Classic Transformer Album

. Part 2 which covered the Doors album Strange Days Part 3 covers the Who album Quadrophenia first released in 1973 and spun off into a film project in 1979 which brought with it a brand new soundtrack.

Which links it to the Tolerance film but we can’t talk about that first without talking abut the original album from 1973

Background

Quadrophenia is the sixth studio album by the English rock band the Who, released as a double album on 26 October 1973 [by Track Records.

It is the group's third rock opera, the previous two being the "mini-opera" song "A Quick One, While He's Away" (1966) and the album Tommy (1969).

 Set in London and Brighton in 1965, the story follows a young mod named Jimmy and his search for self-worth and importance. Quadrophenia is the only Who album entirely written by Pete Townshend.

The group started work on the album in 1972 in an attempt to follow up Tommy and Who's Next (1971), both of which had achieved substantial critical and commercial success.

Recording was delayed while bassist John Entwistle and singer Roger Daltrey recorded solo albums and drummer Keith Moon worked on films. Because a new studio was not finished in time, the group had to use Ronnie Lane's Mobile Studio.

 The album makes significant use of Townshend's multi-track synthesizers and sound effects, as well as Entwistle's layered horn parts. Relationships between the group and manager Kit Lambert broke down irretrievably during recording, and he had left the band's service by the time the album was released.

Quadrophenia was released to a positive reception in both the UK and the US, but the resulting tour was marred with problems with backing tapes replacing the additional instruments on the album, and the stage piece was retired in early 1974. It was revived in 1996 with a larger ensemble, and a further tour took place in 2012. The album made a positive impact on the mod revival movement of the late 1970s, and the resulting 1979 film adaptation was successful. The album has been reissued on compact disc several times, and seen several remixes that corrected some perceived flaws in the original release.

The narrative of the story centres on a young working-class mod named Jimmy. He likes drugs, beach fights and romance,[and becomes a fan of the Who after a concert in Brighton, but is disillusioned by his parents' attitude towards him, dead-end jobs and an unsuccessful trip to see a psychiatrist. He clashes with his parents over his use of amphetamines, and has difficulty finding regular work and doubts his own self-worth,[quitting a job as a dustman after only two days.

 Though he is happy to be "one" of the mods, he struggles to keep up with his peers, and his girlfriend leaves him for his best friend.

After destroying his scooter and contemplating suicide, he decides to take a train to Brighton, where he had enjoyed earlier experiences with fellow mods. However, he discovers the "Ace Face" who led the gang now has a menial job as a bellboy in a hotel. He feels everything in his life has rejected him, steals a boat, and uses it to sail out to a rock overlooking the sea.[8] On the rock and stuck in the rain, he contemplates his life. The ending is left ambiguous as to what happens to Jimmy.

The year 1972 was the least active year for the Who since they had formed. The group had achieved great commercial and critical success with the albums Tommy and Who's Next,

But were struggling to come up with a suitable follow-up. The group recorded new material with Who's Next collaborator Glyn Johns in May 1972, including "Is It in My Head" and "Love Reign O'er Me" which were eventually released on Quadrophenia, and a mini-opera called "Long Live Rock – Rock Is Dead", but the material was considered too derivative of Who's Next and sessions were abandoned.

 In an interview for Melody Maker, guitarist and bandleader Pete Townshend said, "I've got to get a new act together… People don't really want to sit and listen to all our past."[He had become frustrated that the group had been unable to produce a film of Tommy (a film version of Tommy would be released in 1975) or Lifehouse (the abortive project that resulted in Who's Next), and decided to follow Frank Zappa's idea of producing a musical soundtrack that could produce a narrative in the same way as a film. Unlike Tommy, the new work had to be grounded in reality and tell a story of youth and adolescence that the audience could relate to

 Townshend had met up with "Irish" Jack Lyons, one of the original Who fans, which gave him the idea of writing a piece that would look back on the group's history and its audience.

 He created the character of Jimmy from an amalgamation of six early fans of the group, including Lyons, and gave the character a four-way split personality, which led to the album's title (a play on schizophrenia). Unlike other Who albums, Townshend insisted on composing the entire work, though he deliberately made the initial demos sparse and incomplete so that the other group members could contribute to the finished arrangement.

Recording the album

In order to do justice to the recording of Quadrophenia, the group decided to build their own studio, Ramport Studios in Battersea. Work started on building Ramport in November 1972, but five months later it still lacked an adequate mixing desk that could handle recording Quadrophenia.

 Instead, Townshend's friend Ronnie Lane, bassist for Faces, loaned his mobile studio for the sessions.Lambert ostensibly began producing the album in May,but missed recording sessions and generally lacked discipline. By mid-1973, Daltrey demanded that Lambert leave the Who's services.

 The band recruited engineer Ron Nevison, who had worked with Townshend's associate John Alcock, to assist with engineering.

To illustrate the four-way split personality of Jimmy, Townshend wrote four themes, reflecting the four members of the Who. These were "Bell Boy" (Moon), "Is It Me?" (Entwistle), "Helpless Dancer" (Daltrey) and "Love Reign O'er Me" (Townshend).

Two lengthy instrumentals on the album, the title track and "The Rock", contain the four themes, separately and together. The instrumentals were not demoed but built up in the studio. 

Most tracks involved each of the group recording their parts separately; unlike earlier albums, Townshend had left space in his demos for other band members to contribute, though most of the synthesizers on the finished album came from his ARP 2500 synthesizer and were recorded at home.

 The only song arranged by the band in the studio was "5:15". According to Nevison, the ARP 2500 was impossible to record in the studio, and changing sounds was cumbersome due to a lack of patches, which required Townshend to work on these parts at home, working late into the night.To obtain a good string section sound on the album, Townshend bought a cello and over two weeks learned how to play it well enough to be recorded.

Entwistle recorded his bass part to "The Real Me" in one take on a Gibson Thunderbirdand spent several weeks during the summer arranging and recording numerous multi-tracked horn parts.

 Having been forced to play more straightforwardly by Johns on Who's Next, Moon returned to his established drumming style on Quadrophenia. He contributed lead vocals to "Bell Boy", where he deliberately showcased an exaggerated narrative style. For the finale of "Love, Reign O'er Me", Townshend and Nevison set up a large group of percussion instruments, which Moon played before kicking over a set of tubular bells, which can be heard on the final mix.

Release

The album was preceded by the single "5:15" in the UK, which benefited from a live appearance on Top of the Pops on 4 October 1973 and was released the next day. It reached No. 20 in the charts.

 In the US, "Love Reign O'er Me" was chosen as the lead single.

The album was originally released as a two-LP set with a gatefold jacket and a booklet containing lyrics, a text version of the story, and photographs taken by Ethan Russell illustrating it.

 MCA Records re-released the album as a two-CD set in 1985 with the lyrics and text storyline on a thin fold-up sheet but none of the photographs.

 The album was reissued as a remastered CD in 1996, featuring a reproduction of the original album artwork.

The original mix had been criticised in particular for Daltrey's vocals being buried, so the 1996 CD was completely remixed by Jon Astley and Andy Macpherson.

In 2011, Townshend and longtime Who engineer Bob Pridden remixed the album, resulting in a deluxe five-disc box set.

 Unlike earlier reissues, this set contains two discs of demos, including some songs that were dropped from the final running order of the album, and a selection of songs in 5.1 surround sound.

 The box set came with a 100-page book including an essay by Townshend about the album sessions, with photos.At the same time, the standard two-CD version was re-released with a selection of the demos as bonus content; some Disc Two tracks were moved to Disc One to accommodate space for these demos. In 2014,

the album was released on Blu-ray Audio featuring a brand-new remix of the entire album by Townshend and Pridden in 5.1 surround sound as well the 2011 Deluxe Edition stereo remix and the original 1973 stereo LP mix.

Notes

Thank you to the following websites for there help in completing this blog Wikipedia for the background information and Google images for the pictures

Pictures

Record store day logo

A quick one while hes away Who album cover

Tommy Who Film Soundtrack album cover

Whos Next Who Album cover

Tommy Original album cover

Who 515 single artwork

Love Reign over me who single artwork

Quadrofina Box set artwork

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Tolerance Project extra a long time ago in a Galaxy far far away

Part 7 Spoofing my Childhood and the boy will bring balance to the force

Introduction

Hello there and welcome to the 7th and final chapter in my own series of blogs on the Star Wars Saga Chapters 1 and 2 covered the making of Star Wars my memories of the toyline and seeing Star Wars on Television in 1982 in the UK

Chapters 3 and 4 and covered Empire Strikes Back

Chapters 5 and 6 covered Return of the Jedi the 7th and final chapter will cover my feelings on the Prequel trilogy and the shooting of the Tolerance film which featured its own Star Wars spoof.

Why did we pick Star Wars as our first spoof in the Tolerance film

When we decided to make the Tolerance film in 1999 we thought the best way to approach the film would be through the medium of a dramatic comedy, this we would do through a series of film spoofs.

The first one was the most obvious was Star Wars if you talked to any child of my generation who grew up in the 80s Star Wars was the big one with its space battles Special effects and that music by John Williams.

 It was also the first blockbuster film to have a concerted push towards moving merchandise such as books action figures breakfast cereals the list could go on forever. To take a look at a tiny fraction of the Star Wars Merchandise on offer see this video

For the Tolerance film we used the blockbuster main theme to tell our story. And spoofed the now classic opening dialogue crawl that appeared in all 9 movies we slightly tweaked ours so instead of it telling you about the battles of the rebel alliance against the evil empire it told you about what the Tolerance project was and what you would be watching over the next 25 mins

Further Reading

You can read about how Star Wars created that original opening crawl by clicking here

How Star Wars Created The Original Opening Crawl Using Black Paper - SlashFilm

Welcome to pre-'90s Hollywood, where almost everything had to be done with physical models.

To learn more about the Original Star Wars film that was released in 1977 click here

  to watch the original 1977 trailer click here 

Deleted scene  Scene 3: Princess Leia Dream Sequence

The first deleted scene in the Tolerance film was the first of the intended film spoofs, taking off the popular science fiction film, Star Wars. In the finished film, there is a Star Wars homage, but the director, Richard Helliwell, shot it differently from the script. In 1999 when we were filming, there was no CGI, nor did we have the budget for anything out of the ordinary!

 Robert is in a Star Fighter ready to fire his thermo bombs into the Death Star. Dissolve to Robert, who receives a medal from Princess Leia, but she is not Princess Leia, she is Robert’s girlfriend, Julie.

Interestingly some of the deleted scenes were included in the props list (see the picture below the deleted scenes are highlighted in Green)

The Star Wars dream sequence for example has the following list attached to it Star Wars Footage blue screen equipment fighter pilot clothing medal Princess Leia dress there is a star Wars spoof in the finished film but it was not as direct as this one.

The scene continues 1 minute 22 seconds with the Star Wars music still playing, we get a nice opening shot of our leading man, David Smith, fast asleep, clutching a book about the latest Star Wars film, The Phantom Menace (episode 1), with his wheelchair close by. David Smith plays our hero, Robert.

Star Wars the Prequel Trilogy The Boy will bring balance to the force

My Thoughts on The Star Wars Prequel Trilogy

Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace was doing its initial cinema run when we were shooting the Tolerance film  so it only seemed fair to include it as part of our Star Wars spoof sequence. 

Star Wars Episode I the Phantom Menace was one of the last VHS tapes I ever bought when it was released on the 4th April 2000. what do I think of the film now  nearly 25 years later? very good it could have been a lot worse.

The space battles are very good as are the light saber battles the  music by John Williams is as always top draw and the performances from the cast are mostly of a high standard.

On to Star Wars Episode II Attack of the Clones I went to the cinema to see this one with my Mum and dad I think this is one of the main reasons why I like it so much once again the music by John Williams is very good the Action sequences be it in space or the light saber battles are well done the acting by everyone is also very good the only thing I can knock it for the romantic subplot between Anakin Skywalker and Queen Amidala is not very well handled for me its the worse part of the film.

Its not well written and its not well acted but apart from this its an excellent film.

I am not the only that likes Star Wars Episode II Attack of the Clones as Steven Spielberg likes it too as he mentioned in this interview with Slash film click here Steven Spielberg Praised A Maligned George Lucas Star Wars Movie

Star Wars Episode III Revenge of the Sith

The last of the prequel trilogy everybody else seems to like this film and praise it as being the best and the strongest of the trilogy but not for me I don't know what it is but I find it a really hard film to watch.

Further Watching

The Prequel trilogy

To watch a trailer for Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace click here

To watch a video called 10 things you didn’t know about the Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace click here

To watch a documentary called 10 things you didn't know about Star Wars Episode II Attack of the Clones from Minty Comedic Arts click here

To watch a trailer for Star Wars Episode II Attack of the Clones click here

To watch a documentary called 10 things I did know about Star Wars Episode III Revenge of the Sith from Mintys Comedic arts click here

To watch a trailer for Star Wars Episode III Revenge of the Sith Click here

Further Reading

The art of creating an exciting Star Wars trailer according to Disney this article from the people at Screenrant includes comments on the trailers made for the prequel trilogy perticulaly Star Wars Episode I the Phontom Menace and Star Wars Episode III  The Revenge of the Seth read the article by clicking here

15 Most Exciting Star Wars Trailer Shots Not In The Movies

Star Wars’ marketing changes over time.

When Star Wars Episode I The Phantom Menace turned 25 Yahoo news publishes 10 known facts about the first prequel film to read the article click here

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace turns 25. Did you known these 10 facts about the sci-fi prequel?

The Force is certainly strong with this movie! ‘Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace’ turns 25 this year and George Lucas' prequel stil

To read an article on how the Star Wars prequel trilogy changed the Star Wars Franchise Forever Click here

How the Prequels Changed Star Wars Forever

The Star Wars prequel trilogy has had a renaissance since it launched in 1999, and it's changed the entire franchise in countless ways.

To read an article on why it took George Lucas so long to make the Star Wars prequel trilogy read this by the Movieweb film website

This Is Why It Took 16 Years for George Lucas to Continue His Star Wars Franchise With the Prequels

There was a 16-year gap between Return of the Jedi and The Phantom Menace. So why did the Star Wars prequels take so long to make?

What is the best order to watch the Star Wars films ?

If after reading this epic blog on Star Wars you want to watch the films again George Lucas once commented on the order you should watch the films in according to a recent post on the Far out magazine website .

Although Star Wars is the most popular franchise of them all, it always stirs up a considerable amount of debate. Pretty much every Star Wars film and show since the original has proved divisive in one way or another – even The Empire Strikes Back, now often heralded as the pinnacle of Star Wars on-screen, received mixed reviews back in the day.

And while the original trilogy is generally held in high esteem, George Lucas’ prequel trilogy and Disney’s sequel trilogy remain bitterly divisive and contentious among fans, even though there is actually plenty of great stuff in each set of films.

Another aspect that often stirs debate, aside from the quality of the trilogies themselves, is the correct order in which to view the movies, given that they were not released in chronological order. Well, there isn’t technically a correct order to view the Star Wars films – each person will have differing preferences, which is absolutely fine.

Nonetheless, if one really wanted to seek out a ‘correct’ viewing order, who better to ask than franchise creator George Lucas? He has lovingly described the first six Star Wars films as his “children” after all, and even if some fans still criticise him for the prequels, he is the definitive authority on the franchise.

When discussing the viewing order in 2015, Lucas argued for perhaps the simplest viewing order: the chronological one, starting with 1999’s Star Wars – Episode I: The Phantom Menace and ending with 1983 Star Wars – Episode VI: Return of the Jedi.

He said: “That’s the way they’re supposed to be done. Just because it took a long time to film it doesn’t mean you don’t do it in order.”

This statement was made before the sequel trilogy (which didn’t directly involve Lucas) was released, but Lucas would no doubt encourage viewers to watch those last.

He would likely encourage audiences to watch the spin-off films Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and Solo: A Star Wars Story, which take place between the prequel and original trilogy, in chronological order too. This would mean Solo first, followed by Rogue One – which ends shortly before A New Hope begins.

Regardless of the order in which you watch the films, chances are you’ll have a blast. Star Wars is an absolute international treasure and in spite of the fan negativity that surrounds so much of this series, there is plenty of greatness within all of the franchise’s instalments – even the weaker ones.

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David Smith hiding behind a book on the Making of Star Wars episode I The Phantom Menace Screengrab taken from the Tolerance film Thanks to Ian Medley

Notes

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The Final cut

Part 5 a Jedi's Toy-box

Introduction

Hello and welcome to part 5 of a 8 part blog looking at the first 6 episodes of the Star Wars saga Parts 1 and 2 covered Star Wars Episode 4 A New Hope.Chapters 3 and 4 of the blog covered The Empire Strikes Back so Chapters 5 and 6 of this blog will cover Star Wars episode 6 Return of the Jedi.

New material in this edit of the blog includes material on the Return of the Jedi novelisation the book and tape Ewoks Join The fight and the LP The Story of Return of the Jedi as well as the Topps Return of the Jedi Trading cards and new information on the Return of the Jedi Action figures thanks to the Youtube Channel Anolog Toys

Star Wars and Me Return of the Jedi

I always felt sorry for Return of the Jedi it always seems to get a bad rep after the first 2 episodes in the original trilogy Star Wars A New Hope and The Empire Strikes back Empire Strikes Back itself is seen as the best Star Wars film of the original trilogy and often cited as the best film of the series when compared with the other 9 films in The Skywalker saga.

Return of the Jedi is often criticised by some for its plot for copying story elements from Star wars being the building of the Death Star and the rebels having to destroy it at the films end the cute teddy bear creatures the Eworks are also not liked by some Star Wars fans.

It could have been different When George Lucas originally wrote the Star Wars script in the early 70s he had planned to use Chewbacca's own people the Wookies to help out the rebels instead.

Of the original trilogy Return of the Jedi was the film I have best memories of I was 6 when it came out in 1983 and I was 7 in 1984 when it came out on VHS. it seemed to be everywhere and the merchandise machine was into overdrive.

A Supermarket near you far far away

It even invaded your local supermarket C3PO the protocol driod from the Star Wars films had his own cereral I never ate these by the way but the packaging does look rather good.

but I do remember eating some Star Wars biscuits themed around Return of the Jedi from what I remember they tasted ok.

there was even an advert for these Star Wars biscuits too click here to watch it

Return of the Jedi in other Media

Books and comics

A number of books and comics were released in 1983 to tie in with Return of the Jedi the novelisation of the film itself was written by James Kahn and published on the 12th May 1983 (My Birthday!!)

The novelisation of Return of the Jedi by James Kahn (1983) contains some of the most startling "contradictions" in the entire franchise. Because the Prequel Trilogy didn't exist yet, Kahn filled in the blanks of the backstory with details that George Lucas eventually changed decades later.

1. The "Uncle Owen" Revelation

In the movie, we never learn how Uncle Owen is related to anyone until Attack of the Clones (where he is Anakin’s step-brother).2 However, in the 1983 novel, Obi-Wan explicitly tells Luke:3

So I took you to live with my brother Owen, on Tatooine...

For nearly 20 years, it was "official" Star Wars lore that Owen Lars was Obi-Wan Kenobi’s brother, not Anakin's.5 This explains why Owen was so bitter toward Obi-Wan in the first movie—he viewed him as the "crazy" sibling who got their family into trouble.

2. The Mother’s Fate

The book offers a version of Luke and Leia’s mother (later named Padmé) that is totally different from her death in childbirth in Revenge of the Sith:

She lived longer: Obi-Wan tells Luke that their mother took Leia to Alderaan and lived there for several years.

Leia’s memory: This explains why, in both the book and the film, Leia says she remembers her mother being "beautiful, kind, but sad." In the book’s timeline, Leia was actually four years old when her mother died, rather than a newborn.

Anakin’s ignorance: The book states that Anakin did not know his wife was pregnant when he turned to the Dark Side, whereas the prequels make his knowledge of the pregnancy his primary motivation.

3. The Emperor vs. Yoda

There is a fantastic scene in the novel that never made it to the screen where the Emperor mocks Yoda.

When Palpatine discovers that Yoda was Luke’s teacher, he actually mimics Yoda’s backwards way of speaking to mock him.9

He also expresses genuine fear that Yoda’s training might have actually made Luke a threat to him, showing a vulnerability we don't see in the movie.

4. Darth Vader’s Internal Monologue

One of the best features of the novel is that we get to "hear" Vader’s thoughts during the final battle.

As he watches the Emperor torture Luke with lightning, the book describes a massive internal struggle. Vader thinks about his past, his lost humanity, and the "dragon" of the Dark Side.

In the movie, we only see a silent mask moving back and forth; the book makes the choice to save Luke feel like a grueling, conscious decision to kill his master.

5. Jabba the Hutt: Jedi Killer?

The book makes Jabba much more menacing. He claims that back in the day, he used to hunt and kill Jedi for sport when the Order was still active. It paints him as an ancient, intergalactic gangster who isn't just a crime lord, but a legitimate threat to Force-users.

along with the film novelisation there were 4 Storybooks based on Return of the Jedi

One was released by St Micheal which was sold at branches of Marks and Spencers in the UK another was hardback book version published by Random House with Luke Skywalker on the front cover

the other 2 books my dad bought for me as presents When he and Mum went to a parents evening at Rawthorpe infants and Junior school school and while me and Matthew stayed at my Nans,my dad brought back a pair of Storybooks he said bought one of my teachers one of them was the Return of the Jedi storybook

This was the 64 page storybook I would get the other when my Dad went on another one of trips to a garden centre and brought back a couple of storybook tapes for me and Matthew one was the 24 page storybook and tape of Return of The Jedi I listened to that quite a lot I am surprised I didn’t wear the tape out.

 to listen to the storybook click here :

The Story of Return of the Jedi also featured in two more bits of merchindise worth noting the 2nd half of the film were the Eworks Joined the Rebels to fight the evil empire featured in another book and tape release called The Eworks join the fight click here to listen to it

Record

The Return of the Jedi story was also told in Return of The Jedi the the Story of in record format which told the story of the film in 45 mins to listen to the story click here

Unlike the storybook I had the LP uses the actual soundtrack from the film and not soundalikes

Return of the Jedi annual

By far the most bizzare piece of merchandise I ever got relating to Star Wars was the 1984 Return of the Jedi annual which my Nan bought me for Christmas. Its rather strange in that even though it says Return of the Jedi on the front cover its got nothing to do with the film. 

The front cover artwork though Very good the Luke Skywalker on the cover looks nothing like Mark Hamill Though the artist does a good Job with the other elements on the cover like Princess Leia The Emperor and the Scout Walker.

From my memory of reading it apart from one image in the book it doesn’t feature Harrison Fords Han Solo as part of the story, as a consequence of that Chewbacca is missing from the book as well. Perharps it was a rights issue or Harrison Ford just said No.

 On revising this article I did some research on this book and it seems that my Return of the Jedi annual was the continuing adventures of Luke Skywalker and his rebel freinds where Marvel would just take the title and themes of the film and write some new adventures for them instead.

As with other episodes in the Star wars saga there was a comic book adaptation once again done by Marvel thanks again to Retro Marvel Man on Youtube you can watch a video on the comic adaption by clicking on the link below.

Return of the Jedi the Computer game

I also remember playing a computer game based on return of the jedi according to Wikipedia it was originally released in 1985 but I think mum most have bought a later version .

It was the Spectrum 2 version where you had to load onto computer via a cassette I thought it was very good I played it quite alot the graphics and game play were very good.

it featured 3 levels The player takes control of three different vehicles in stages based upon the Return of the Jedi film. Gameplay is from an isometrically projected perspective and is broken into three stages. In the first, the player pilots a speeder bike to the Ewok village. The next stage involves piloting the Millennium Falcon to destroy a reactor. Another speeder bike stage follows. The final stage involves piloting both an AT-ST and the Millennium Falcon in rapid succession in a fight against a Star Destroyer.

Toys

Like Empire Strikes Back and Star Wars before it Return of the Jedi introduced new planets new vehicles and New characters for Kenner to turn into toys that every child to play with.

To watch a video about the Return of the Jedi Toyline from 1983-84 click here

For Return of the Jedi there was Jabba the Hutts palace on Tatooine which featured alsorts of new bad guys Me and Matthew had quite a few of these

including Bib Fortuna Weequa Ree yees . On the Rebel Alliance front we got a Lando Calrissian in skiff guard disguise.

Princess Leia also in disguise as the bounty hunter boushh. As well as Admiral Akbar and General Madine.

Return of the Jedi also introduced the Ewoks and the Forest Moon of Endor so to go with Matthews Ewok Village we got Chief Chirpa and Logray The Sherman

 On the imperial forces side we got the evil Emperor who tried to turn Luke Skywalker to the darkside of the force thanks to a Mail away offer that mum found.

As well as 2 Emperor's Royal guards  I always found it rather sad that we never saw these guards do any fighting.

and an ATST driver AkA the scout walker a sort of brother to the ATAT seen in Empire Strikes Back

Topps Trading Cards

Topps wrapped up the original trilogy in 1983 with the Return of the Jedi collection. While the hype was massive, the set was actually more "streamlined" than the previous two films, consisting of 220 base cards and 55 stickers across just two series.

1. The Two Series

This set returned to the bright, primary-colored borders of the 1977 original, making them look great in a binder together.

Series 1Red1–132 Covers the rescue from Jabba's Palace and the arrival on Endor.

Series 2Blue 133–220 Focuses on the final space battle and the showdown with the Emperor.

Topps wrapped up the original trilogy in 1983 with the Return of the Jedi collection. While the hype was massive, the set was actually more "streamlined" than the previous two films, consisting of 220 base cards and 55 stickers across just two series.

Return of the Jedi Radio series

Note Like the Empire Strikes Back radio series The Return of the Jedi Radio series was not broadcast in the UK but can be found on Youtube click here to listen to it ,

NPR's plans for a Return of the Jedi radio serial were put on hold when federal funding for NPR was dramatically reduced; however, NPR was never the producer of the radio series nor was it ever granted the rights to produce the radio adaptations nor did NPR fund any of the radio productions. Plans for a Jedi radio adaptation fell apart in the 1980s due to a disagreement (believed to be financial) between KUSC, Los Angeles (the producer of the two previous radio adaptations and to whom the rights were granted for the production) and Lucasfilm. NPR was granted limited rights to air the two previous radio series because KUSC, Los Angeles provided the radio adaptations to NPR as part of NPR's National Program Service that allows any NPR member station rights to air the series as part of the annual dues already paid (rather than the third party Extended Program Service where KUSC could have charged each station a fee for rights to air cutting out NPR).[citation needed] It was not until 1996 that a six-part adaptation of Return of the Jedi was made by Highbridge Audio, the company that had released the first two series on tape and CD. The production returned to the Westlake Recording Studios, where the original series had been recorded.

Pictures

An Ewok from the forest planet of Endor

Chewbacca

The packaging for the Star Wars biscuits from 1983

Return of the Jedi Storybook Hardback version

Return of the Jedi Storybook St Micheal version

The Return of the Jedi Storybook from 1983

The Return of the Jedi storybook with tape

Ewoks Join the fight book cover

The bizarre Return of the Jedi annual

Return of the Jedi toy advert

Bib fortuna action figure

Weequa action figure

Ree yees action figure

Lando Calrissian in skiff guard disguise

Princess Leia also in disguise as the bounty hunter boushh

Admiral Akbar

General Madine

Chef Chirpa Ework action figure

Logray The Sherman Ewok figure

The Evil Emperor Figure

Emperor's Royal guard figure

ATST driver Scout Walker

The Return of the Jedi computer game

Further Reading

This article from the Screenrant website lists the 15 hidden details that can be found in the original Star Wars Trilogy https://screenrant.com/star-wars-original-trilogy-hidden-details/

Not everything is perfect in the Star Wars film series as this article from Screenrant points out click here to read https://screenrant.com/star-wars-empire-make-no-sense-problems/

Another interesting Star Wars article from Screenrant this article covers the 10 best Star wars mistakes that were left in the final cut this peice talks about the Star Wars universe as a whole so it covers all the films and the live action Tv series you can read it by clicking here https://screenrant.com/star-wars-10-best-mistakes-movies-live-action-tv-shows/#the-book-of-boba-fett-39-s-wooden-set-is-revealed

To learn more about Star Wars concept art read this article from the Screen Rant website about 15 star Wars concept drawings that reveal an alternate version of the films click here 15 Best Unused Star Wars Concept Designs That Reveal An Alternate Version Of The Movies

The Star Wars Franchise topped Moviewebs list of 10 franchises with 4 or more films you can read the full article by clicking here https://movieweb.com/movie-franchises-with-four-sequels/#james-bond-1962-present 

This article from the Screenrant website lists the 10 best moments from the original star Wars trilogy click here The 10 Best Scenes In The Star Wars Original Trilogy (screenrant.com)

An interesting article from the Collidar film website which covers the original Star Wars trilogy called 10 major flaws in the original Star Wars trilogy that are only noticeable now to read the article click here 10 Major Flaws in the Original Star Wars Trilogy That Are More Noticeable Now 

Notes Once again thank to the following websites for their help in writing the blog Wikipedia for the background information Google images for the pictures .Mr Vintage Star Wars for the pictures of the Star Wars figures Matthew my brother for playing with me and Jogging my memory

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The Final cut

Part 5 A new Death Star a forest moon and Warrior Teddy Bears remembering Return of the Jedi

Introduction

Hello and welcome to part 5 of a 7 part blog looking at the first 6 episodes of the Star Wars saga Parts 1 and 2 covered Star Wars Episode 4 A New Hope.Chapters 3 and 4 of the blog covered The Empire Strikes Back so Chapters 5 and 6 of this blog will cover Star Wars episode 6 Return of the Jedi.

Return of the Jedi or should that be Revenge of the Jedi ?

Did you know that Return of the Jedi’s original title was going to be Revenge of the Jedi which was a total mistake on the production team of the film

The original teaser trailer for the film carried the name Revenge of the Jedi. In December 1982, Lucas decided that "Revenge" was not appropriate as a 'true Jedi should never seek revenge' and returned to his original title. By that time thousands of "Revenge" teaser posters (with artwork by Drew Struzan) had been printed and distributed. Lucasfilm stopped the shipping of the posters and sold the remaining stock of 6,800 posters to Star Wars fan club members for $9.50. In 2005, Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith, released as part of the prequel trilogy, alluded to the dismissed title Revenge of the Jedi

Further reading

Star Wars: Return of the Jedi's Original Title Was a Total Accident | Den of Geek

The original title of Star Wars Episode VI was Revenge of the Jedi. Why did George Lucas change it to Return of the Jedi mere months before

Further Watching

To watch a rare Revenge of the Jedi trailer click here

Overview

Return of the Jedi (also known as Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi) is a 1983 American epic space opera film that is a sequel to The Empire Strikes Back (1980). It is the third instalment in the original Star Wars trilogy and the sixth chronological film in the "Skywalker Saga". It is directed by Richard Marquand based on a screenplay by Lawrence Kasdan and George Lucas from a story by Lucas, who was also the executive producer. The film follows the ongoing struggle between the malevolent Galactic Empire and the freedom fighters of the Rebel Alliance. As the Rebels attempt to destroy the Empire's second Death Star, Luke Skywalker tries to bring his father, Darth Vader, back from the dark side of the Force. The film stars Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams, Anthony Daniels, David Prowse, Kenny Baker, Peter Mayhew, and Frank Oz.

The film was released in theaters on May 25, 1983. It grossed $374 million worldwide during its initial theatrical run, becoming the highest-grossing film of 1983. The film was well received by critics, with strong praise going to the performances of the actors, John Williams' score, the special effects and the action sequences. Several re-releases and revisions to the film have followed over the decades, which have brought its total gross to $482 million. The United States Library of Congress selected it for preservation in the National Film Registry in 2021.

Return of the Jedi

Music

Return of the Jedi Soundtrack

Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the film score to the 1983 film Return of the Jedi, composed and conducted by John Williams and performed by the London Symphony Orchestra. Most of the score was recorded in London between January and February 1983 at Abbey Road Studios, with one cue recorded at Olympic Studios.

Again, John Williams served as producer. Herbert W. Spencer, Thomas Newman and Gordon Langford served as orchestrators. Engineer Eric Tomlinson, music editor Kenneth Wannberg, and record supervisor Lionel Newman again reprised their respective duties. The score earned another Academy Award nomination for Williams. Return of the Jedi, which is the original trilogy's shortest score, was only released on a single-LP instead of a double-set like the Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back soundtracks before it.

The 1983 original version was remastered by Sony Classical and released on LP in 2015. A remastered version of the soundtrack was released by Walt Disney Records on May 4, 2018.

This remaster was newly assembled from the highest-quality tapes available, rather than sourced from the existing 1983 album masters.

Awards

Oscars

Return of the Jedi received one Academy Award:

Special Achievement Award for Visual Effects (awarded to Richard Edlund, Dennis Muren, Ken Ralston, and Phil Tippett). This was an honorary competitive award given because there were too few nominated films in the main Visual Effects category that year to hold a regular competition.

Further Watching

Click Here for the original 1983 Trailer for Return of The Jedi

Click here for 10 things you didn’t know about Return of the Jedi

To watch a video review of Return of the Jedi from the Oliver Harper YouTube 

Pictures

Revenge of the Jedi poster

Return of the Jedi Poster from 1983

Richard Marquand Return of the Jedi Director

Art Work for the Return of the Jedi soundtrack album

Advert for Return of the Jedi soundtrack album which also features the other Soundtrack albums in the Star Wars trilogy

Notes

Thank you to the following websites for their help in completing this blog Google images for all the pictures Den of the Geek and Wikipedia for the background material on youtube Minty comedic arts and Oilver Harpers youtube channel for the video materail

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