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Original Theatrical Cut: No CGI Sarlacc beak, no "Jedi Rocks" musical number, and no Hayden Christensen at the end. Unlocking the Vaults of 4K83: A Deep Dive into Archive
Sources for this restoration came from a 1995 LaserDisc (for color timing reference) and—most importantly—a genuine 35mm theatrical print. This isn't a scan of a digital intermediate or a remaster. It is celluloid. It has scratches. It has density fluctuations. It has the exact color timing that audiences saw in the summer of 1983, before George Lucas decided Greedo needed to shoot first or that Jabba’s palace needed a disco band. no "Jedi Rocks" musical number