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Forty years ago today, the world finally got to exhale and head to the cinema to watch what they believed would be the final ever Star Wars film, Return of the Jedi. As part of their promotional duties, Carrie Fisher and Mark Hamill both appeared on Late Night with David Letterman to discuss Jedi.

Carrie Fisher and Mark Hamill guest — separately — on Late Night.

Carrie appears May 30, 1983, to plug “Return [or ‘Revenge’] of the Jedi” while Mark shows up on June 20 to discuss his role as Mozart in the Broadway play “Amadeus.”

Then a challenging “Star Wars” trivia quiz, with the winner, “Susan Boroday” (LN Assistant to the Producer Sandy Gillis) accepting her prize at the show’s end.

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From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi (Star Wars)
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  • 592 Pages - 08/29/2023 (Publication Date) - Random House Worlds (Publisher)
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Mark Newbold
Mark Newbold
Exploring the galaxy since 1978, Mark wrote his first fan fiction in 1981 and been a presence online since his first webpage Fanta War in 1996. He's contributed to Star Wars Insider (since '06) and Starburst Magazine (since '16) as well as ILM.com, SkywalkerSound.com, StarWars.com, Star Wars Encyclopedia, Build The Millennium Falcon, Geeky Monkey, TV Film Memorabilia, Model and Collectors Mart, Star Trek magazine and StarTrek.com. He is a four-time Star Wars Celebration Stage host, the only podcaster to have appeared on every Celebration podcast stage since the stage began in 2015, the Daily Content Manager of Fantha Tracks and the co-host of Making Tracks, Canon Fodder and Start Your Engines on Fantha Tracks Radio.
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Return of the Jedi 40: Carrie Fisher and Mark Hamill on Letterman

Mark Newbold
By Mark Newbold

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- Advertisement -

Forty years ago today, the world finally got to exhale and head to the cinema to watch what they believed would be the final ever Star Wars film, Return of the Jedi. As part of their promotional duties, Carrie Fisher and Mark Hamill both appeared on Late Night with David Letterman to discuss Jedi.

Carrie Fisher and Mark Hamill guest — separately — on Late Night.

Carrie appears May 30, 1983, to plug “Return [or ‘Revenge’] of the Jedi” while Mark shows up on June 20 to discuss his role as Mozart in the Broadway play “Amadeus.”

Then a challenging “Star Wars” trivia quiz, with the winner, “Susan Boroday” (LN Assistant to the Producer Sandy Gillis) accepting her prize at the show’s end.

Sale
From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi (Star Wars)
From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi (Star Wars)
  • Hardcover Book
  • Blake, Olivie (Author)
  • English (Publication Language)
  • 592 Pages - 08/29/2023 (Publication Date) - Random House Worlds (Publisher)
$17.65 Amazon Prime
Buy on Amazon This is a paid link. Learn More. Price incl. tax, excl. shipping.  Details correct as at: 2025-08-24
Source Don Giller
Mark Newbold
Mark Newbold
Exploring the galaxy since 1978, Mark wrote his first fan fiction in 1981 and been a presence online since his first webpage Fanta War in 1996. He's contributed to Star Wars Insider (since '06) and Starburst Magazine (since '16) as well as ILM.com, SkywalkerSound.com, StarWars.com, Star Wars Encyclopedia, Build The Millennium Falcon, Geeky Monkey, TV Film Memorabilia, Model and Collectors Mart, Star Trek magazine and StarTrek.com. He is a four-time Star Wars Celebration Stage host, the only podcaster to have appeared on every Celebration podcast stage since the stage began in 2015, the Daily Content Manager of Fantha Tracks and the co-host of Making Tracks, Canon Fodder and Start Your Engines on Fantha Tracks Radio.
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