@@romusa10 Unless the documentaries about animals and plants, I don't really believe them. Criminals, military persons, cops, etc. have reasons enough to stay silent about their "work" and deliver false informations.
The best Jabba in my opinion, even if it was not intended to last. His delivery shows a cocky but at the same time ruthless businessman, who is only interested in getting his money back and will use his power against Han Solo should he not get it in time.
He probably didn't know it was going to be cut. It's reasonable to assume that back in '75-'76, Lucas hadn't settled on the "Jabba as massive slug" idea.
@@TheMICMusicInspirationChannel Plus we know Lucas lied to a few actors like David Prowse (Vader), by telling them they were the ones playing the role for the entire time. Prowse said he never knew he'd been replaced till he saw the premier in theaters, but Lucas said that they always planned to dub over him. Good chance Lucas told this actor he was going to be in the film too
Declan Mulholland. Aside from the fact that it’s unlikely Lucas envisioned replacing him with a special effect when he directed this scene (the way he and Harrison interact is unrestrained and gave ILM a headache in the 90s. In the 70s that effect would have been impossible), he probably wouldn’t have even told Mulholland the plan.
He seemed like a businessman that was explaining in a friendly tone why Han had a bounty on his head. Han dropped consignment to escape a situation, and that's a big fucking mistake as far as Jabba is concerned. They made a deal, which good businessmen are always willing to do. But the wrong move and hans head is on a pike all with Jabba in the same cheery tone.
@@isaiahdaniels5643 I watched Cocaine Cowboys recently, a documentary about drug runners. A smuggler was talking about this situation where he had to drop a load because of cops and had the dealer for Medellin cartel showed up at his house with guns. The guy talked himself out of it just like Han.
No he called him a wonderful human being because it was an insult. They were always going to change the human out for an alien, so if they had left it in, you would’ve still never seen the human actor.
'Yeah I was in star wars. Lucas said I was the closest thing aesthetically to the imagined jabba character.' Imagine his face when he saw return of the jedi
I mean, the fact that he acts so agreeable makes him more menacing in my opinion. As in, you come yo trust the guy, you make some errands for him, but you fuck up slightly, and then he shows how deranged he can be.
At this point in production he wasn't meant to be a crime lord, just an egotistical street gangster. The 'powerful crime lord' element was added during jedi.
@@poocheese55 he was always going to be the slug, never human, so it IS Solos humor. the actor was a stand in and to be replaced, scene was scrapped for that very reason because the budget couldnt cut it.
@@autonami4639 I call bull. That’s not the kind of costume you put an actor in if you’re intending to paint them out. Plus they never accounted for the tail, necessitating the awkward, edit of having Han walk on Jaba. George Lucas may have come up with the idea of Jaba being a slug creature sometime during post production, but it definitely wasn’t in his mind when the scene was shot.
@thomsboys77 There wasn't a q&a at this small event. It was mainly for collectors to buy stuff and get their items signed by the guests. He would speak to anyone and everyone walking by, but I didn't hear him speak on this topic.
I wonder what the opening half hour of Return of the Jedi would have been like if Lucas hadn't deleted this scene, and Jabba ended up being a human character.
@@username-yc3bd It was 1977, the idea of an actor being “replaced in post” literally wasn’t a thing. George Lucas can claim he intended to replace this actor all he wants but it just doesn’t ring true.
He still wasn't to be quite "human." He was humanoid but artist conceptions depicted him with six arms, all fat and flabby. Much of the dialogue from this scene was transferred to the scene with Greedo, so it seems oddly redundant to restore it...
I just have to say jabba’s actor is killing it here. Even if it’s just a short scene this dude is acting his ass off and yeah the slug jabba might be more iconic but this guy had range from acting like a friend for old times sake to han to letting him know he means business if he screws up again.Definitely a seasoned actor and almost makes me wish we saw this version instead of the one we got.
I love at the end of the scene when han says "you're a wonderful human being" the actor who plays Jabba snaps his fingers as if to say , "Yup! Nailed it!"
This Jabba needs his own action figure. If they can give us figures of the Ralph Macquarie concept art, they can give us an action figure of this Jabba.
@@Ranstone The only figures I've seen of this Jabba are fan made figures. No official figure from Hasbro has been made of this guy, as far as I'm aware.
@@elwoodjacobs4353 Hasbro should go out of their way to make this human Jabba figure instead of recycling the same clone trooper figures and giving them new paint jobs.
Yeah, when you think about it.. what difference really would it make? The same sort of character could be portrayed by a person. Sure, Jabba is gross and kinda memorable, but if they had the same effects available back then, he'd just be another Dexter Jettser.
echoing what others have said here, Mulholland's Jabba strikes me as the kind of guy who would greet you with a smile and a hearty handshake, invite you into his home for a drink, talk over the jobs you've done for him lately, build towards the one that went south, and then kneecap you under the table to make a point
Yes, he went from a dimension where Jabba is a wonderfull human being and parsecs are a measurement of time to a dimension where Jabba is a big slug and parsecs are a measurement of distance.
+jorgemariozuleta He didn't do this. It's the work of a fan named Garrett Gilchrist for his "Deleted Magic" documentary. This was simply lifted from it.
There were bootleg copies of Star Wars during its VERY long run in New England. In Maine at a matinee in 1979 in August I watched it for my 6th time then and this scene was in it, along with Biggs and Luke at Tashi Station and I made mental note of it as well as the funny whistling nonchalant Chewbacca captured on the Death Star scene when the group was getting to the elevator to the Detention Center. Some 35mm copies of this still exist in basements and are traded. Years later, I was surprised no one else noticed it was missing when the VHS copy came out. Some prints were made with additional edits. They EXIST!
This scene should be cut whatever form it's in. It dissipates the tension to have Han talk his way out of it. It adds to his character if the whole time he made the decision to turn around and help the rebellion, he was on the run from bounty hunters. Having Jabba be reasonable takes away the anxiety Han must be feeling, that the whole time he's away with the rebels Jabba's sending goons to look for him.
Jabba the Hutt is an iconic character and I love with the "giant alien space slug" design that made it into the final film, but I have to be honest, this dude seems really cool. I almost wish they had kept him as a different character, maybe a rival chrime boss or an old friend of Han's who he had smuggled for before. I think they could have made him into a really fun character.
Jedi would have made more sense if a human Jabba kept Leia as a chained up slave in a gold bikini. Having the reptilian Jabba lust after a female human is like having a man with the hots for a female (but not male) iguana
+TomthatiscalledTom I disagree - In the Star Wars universe interspecies relationships might be quite normal - And even if they were something frowned upon it would just add to Jabba's seedy character.
Me personally; I'm still glad this scene makes it into the movie with a CG Jabba, because it shows the kind of relationship Han has with him. Though, I do like how the scene was recycled with the Star Wars Radio Drama, with the guy in the coat NOT being Jabba, but instead playing one of his enforcers. And I like how the scene ends with the guy warning Han that Jabba is threatening to send Boba Fett after him - alluding to not only Boba's reputation, but also a personal history between the two.
Hamill recently said in a Nerdist interview that Lucas was proud of how he made it look like Solo walks over Jabba's tail in the new cut, which shocked me because it looks like garbage. It's one of the worst cgi flubs ever made. It literally looks like a jittery cutout of Solo about to jitter off the screen into the sky lol
Sorry mr achievement if all you can do is sit in your basement shitting on others accomplishments and doing exactly what that’s meaningful in life lmao what a ridiculous freak you are what the fuck are you cretin?
Plus it doesn’t make sense with jabbas character, ruthless drug lord. Having cocky han walk all over him literally. Doesn’t seem like he’d have put up with it. Also with the effects being shitty
Stefan Urquelle Barring the terrible superimpose of Jabba over the human stand in, this scene just feels redundant because everything Jabba and Han discuss has already been mentioned by Greedo before Han shot him. So we don't learn anything new or earth shattering that can add to the stakes Han finds himself facing with Jabba and his henchmen. It's just a rehash.
@@emirlsanchos6302 which is why editors are so important. They help remove unnecessary scenes that do nothing to advance the story and kill momentum. You summed up the reason why this should never have even been considered to be left in the final cut of the film.
I knew I wasn’t crazy! I remember the first time I saw this movie, I rented a VHS from Roadrunner video. It was the original VHS release. Later, after watching the 1990’s VHS remaster, it’s a slug. And I was like... no way that was a slug the first time I watched this film. And now proof! Thank you for uploading.
I’m not so sure this scene was intended to be matted. The actor is wearing a costume and George Lucas notoriously rewrites the history of the making of Star Wars at his leisure.
Boba Fett wasn't a character at this point. His first appearance was the holiday special after this movie. I like his addition. It at least gives him more screen time that he desperately needs.
Supposedly this scene was included on the laserdisc version which ITV showed showed here one in the UK one Christmas, late 80s/early 90s (it was also annoying the amount of class mates at school that said I was lying about this scene as it wasn’t in their VHS versions)
So here's the thing I do not understand.I keep reading again and again that George Lukas shoot Declan Mulholland merely as a stand in for some kind of stop go motion / FX alien creature. But ether because this "puppet" didn't look good or he couldn't really afford it, this scene was cut.However if this really was true, why fully costume an actor who's is supposed to be replaced completely by a visual effect anyway? It makes no sense!Making such a costume for any actor, particularly one as vast as Mr Mulholland (no offence) can't be cheap, so why do it? Especially if the budget was as tight as we (too) keep reading.Plus, would Han really call Jabba a human being? - Well maybe he was being ironic.
+Dax A. Look at the guy that was playing as Darth Vader and spoke every line we has dubbed over. The guy really thought he was going to be the main villain of the film.
+Bryce A Except Jabba and Han make physical contact multiple times in the scene, which would have made editing a stop-motion creature in his place nearly impossible at the time.
+NobodyBasically Only because Jabba ended up being a slug. At the time, there was no design for him yet. Presumably, you'd make a creature who looked humanoid. Although every point where Han intersects with Jabba would've looked like ass - ie the original non-restored Rancor scene.
+Bryce A The problem is, they already had that contingency plan, with the Greedo scene, where they expose you the exact same information you get from this scene.
It's kind of funny how in this version, Han just seems like a dick while Jabba is down right agreeable. Like he just wants his money and seems to respect Han.
In Maine in the summer of 1978, this was shown at a local theater. This was shown as well as the college hangout scene where a girl (that looked like Catherine Zeta-Jones) grabs binoculars from Luke at the dogfight over Tatooine.
The only problem is that all versions of this scene are kind of redundant when Han basically said the exact same things to Greedo a minute before, still, nice to see irish human jabba
This is what George should have done: Keep Declan Mulolland and record new dialogue (He was still alive in 1997) so his character's an enforcer sent on behalf of Jabba to get the money from Han and Chewie. Also swap the Rodians for new aliens or just change there clothes so they don't look like Greedo clones. No CGI Jabbar and Boba. It would have been a good change if _done right_ . Dose anyone else agree?
I've always wanted to see this scene with the human actor. I'm also glad George Lucas had the forethought to go ahead and film this back then so it could become part of the movie now.
...I saw this original footage in 1983 as part of a documentary released coinciding with the release of RETURN OF THE JEDI. At that time it had been cut from A NEW HOPE and wasn't re-included until the altered versions of the first three original films were released in the early 2000s. I was always struck at how good Declan Mulholland was. He was humorous but distinctly menacing at the same time. The version of Jabba who replaced him, based on the 1983 Jabba, never convinced me. He was so obviously an oversized muppet he couldn't convince in the same way Frank Oz's Yoda did. I felt George Lucas diminished the re-release by putting in the altered Jabba over Declan and also including Boba Fett, an obvious sop to overenthusiastic fans. Boba Fett would have too much professional pride to just do cheap enforcement work for Jabba. He'd act as a bodyguard like in JEDI yes, but not with a squad of 'twerps' as Han calls them...
Jabba was always supposed to be an alien slug. He was going to be a stop motion piece superimposed in post production but budget and time constraints didn't allow it to happen.
This Version of Jabba seems like a pretty cool dude, actually. He might feed you to his pets if you mess up, but otherwise great guy to hang out with.
All crime lords act this way, until you screw them over.
@@Double-R-Nothing So? How many crime lords do you know personally ;)?
@@Exodianecross1978 he didnt have to, there's this thing called documentary
@@Exodianecross1978 lol
@@romusa10 Unless the documentaries about animals and plants, I don't really believe them. Criminals, military persons, cops, etc. have reasons enough to stay silent about their "work" and deliver false informations.
You really have to admire that actor. Even though he knows he is going to be cut out he still gives it 110%
The best Jabba in my opinion, even if it was not intended to last. His delivery shows a cocky but at the same time ruthless businessman, who is only interested in getting his money back and will use his power against Han Solo should he not get it in time.
He probably didn't know it was going to be cut. It's reasonable to assume that back in '75-'76, Lucas hadn't settled on the "Jabba as massive slug" idea.
Plutarch Iliadis I wonder if Fallout 3’s Collin Moriarty was based on him... 🤔
@@TheMICMusicInspirationChannel Plus we know Lucas lied to a few actors like David Prowse (Vader), by telling them they were the ones playing the role for the entire time. Prowse said he never knew he'd been replaced till he saw the premier in theaters, but Lucas said that they always planned to dub over him. Good chance Lucas told this actor he was going to be in the film too
Declan Mulholland. Aside from the fact that it’s unlikely Lucas envisioned replacing him with a special effect when he directed this scene (the way he and Harrison interact is unrestrained and gave ILM a headache in the 90s. In the 70s that effect would have been impossible), he probably wouldn’t have even told Mulholland the plan.
Jabba actually seemed nice and agreeable in this scene.
He seemed like a businessman that was explaining in a friendly tone why Han had a bounty on his head. Han dropped consignment to escape a situation, and that's a big fucking mistake as far as Jabba is concerned. They made a deal, which good businessmen are always willing to do. But the wrong move and hans head is on a pike all with Jabba in the same cheery tone.
@@isaiahdaniels5643 I watched Cocaine Cowboys recently, a documentary about drug runners. A smuggler was talking about this situation where he had to drop a load because of cops and had the dealer for Medellin cartel showed up at his house with guns. The guy talked himself out of it just like Han.
I feel like the lack of "gross" tuba music also helps with this scene lol
True 😳
@@isaiahdaniels5643 Jabba is supposed to own like 20 planets, he is more of a rich lord not a businessman
oh so THAT'S why han called jabba a wonderful human being at the end.
SecretBlue 02 that's why they shouldn't have included the scene in the first place
SecretBlue 02 I think that part was funnier with the alien jabba because obviously he isn't a human being
I think it's fitting for Han to call Jabba a "wonderful human being" so it doesn't matter to me
No he called him a wonderful human being because it was an insult. They were always going to change the human out for an alien, so if they had left it in, you would’ve still never seen the human actor.
.... is that so ?
Or was Lucas going back and forth as to whether he'd use a human or an alien ?
Fred Flintstone can be pretty sinister when he wants to be.
Nope he’s a pussy old fart here and shows no intimidation whatsoever sorry
liam holloway Someone has some Fred Flinstone issues.
Jabba Jabba Doo!
Great now all I can think about is that Harvy Birdman Attorney at Law episode where Fred is a mob boss.
Yabba Dabba Do not mess with me!
It always makes me laugh when Han says "your a wonderful human being" to the new special edition scene with Jabba who is obviously not a human being.
Until now, I never understood why he said "human being" so specifically
before I knew the Jabba was originally a human, I used to think Han was being sarcastic.
spunk rock yeah me too.
+James Carmichael -- Except Jabba would've known how to spell "you're".
I always take it as Han being Han, sarcastic and an asshole. It's funny to me.
He seems like such an agreeable person it makes more sense why Han wasn’t *extremely* worried not to pay him off immediately
'Yeah I was in star wars. Lucas said I was the closest thing aesthetically to the imagined jabba character.'
Imagine his face when he saw return of the jedi
"They say I look like Jabba the Hutt"
"How insulting... to Jabba"
I REALLY like human Jabba but he doesn't exactly strike me as a menacing crimelord like alien slug Jabba.
He seems too likeable...
I mean, the fact that he acts so agreeable makes him more menacing in my opinion. As in, you come yo trust the guy, you make some errands for him, but you fuck up slightly, and then he shows how deranged he can be.
He's like a goofy, lovable super-obese Scotty doing a "Young Sonny Bono" cosplay.
At this point in production he wasn't meant to be a crime lord, just an egotistical street gangster. The 'powerful crime lord' element was added during jedi.
Yeah but I think menacing alien crimelord slug was what they were going for.
I thought his “wonderful human being” line was just Han’s sense of humor. Back handed complement in space lol
it is tho
Nah, they spin it like that buts it's because it was originally shot with Jabba as a human. They made him the slug in 97, and didn't do reshoots
@@poocheese55 he was always going to be the slug, never human, so it IS Solos humor. the actor was a stand in and to be replaced, scene was scrapped for that very reason because the budget couldnt cut it.
@@autonami4639 I call bull. That’s not the kind of costume you put an actor in if you’re intending to paint them out. Plus they never accounted for the tail, necessitating the awkward, edit of having Han walk on Jaba. George Lucas may have come up with the idea of Jaba being a slug creature sometime during post production, but it definitely wasn’t in his mind when the scene was shot.
@@poocheese55what are you talking about, jabba was always a hutt, this shot was for reference, and was never meant to be used in the original film
I was fortunate to see this actor (Declan Mulholland) at a Sci- Fi/comic event in the late-90s. A very pleasant man.
What was his reaction to his scene being cut and being replaced by a CGI slug?
@thomsboys77 There wasn't a q&a at this small event. It was mainly for collectors to buy stuff and get their items signed by the guests. He would speak to anyone and everyone walking by, but I didn't hear him speak on this topic.
A wonderful human being.
For the next release, they should superimpose Shrek over the Jabba actor.
KOBUN40 YES PLEASE
Huts are like onions...
WHAT ARE YOU DOING IN MY PALACE
In the morning, I'm making waffles.
No. Just no.
I like this Jabba. He's a good actor, too.
Yeah I agree
I would like to see him in Star Wars 6
@@whoyoucallinpinhead3523 WHAT MAKES U THINK U GET TO BE DIRTY DAN?
@@Bennahr_Fett He's dirty
I don't think he is at all and that's why Lucas axed him.
I wonder what the opening half hour of Return of the Jedi would have been like if Lucas hadn't deleted this scene, and Jabba ended up being a human character.
The beginning would be more Scottish.
Hairo Aguilera The Max Reebo band would play intergalactic bagpipes whenever Jabba spoke.
***** Peeeeerfect....
+Hairo Aguilera Scottish? I thought the actor was irish, like meself
guywithaminigun 1987 What's the difference?
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Joking, mate.
I like how changing Jabba from a person to a slug turns Han's "wonderful human being" comment into a sarcastic remark
1970's: Irish Jabba
2019's: Peaky Blinders
The Circle is complete
It love his accent, and I also love how he really does look like a human version of Jabba. And with his tone, he sounds like a nice guy.
What’s most impressive is that despite the fact he knew he was recording place-keeping dialogue, Declan still gives a strong & charismatic performance
it’s kind of funny how he’s supposed to be replaced in post but he’s still dressed up in very star wars-y clothing
@@username-yc3bd It was 1977, the idea of an actor being “replaced in post” literally wasn’t a thing.
George Lucas can claim he intended to replace this actor all he wants but it just doesn’t ring true.
Nah the concept of Jabba being a slug didn't come up until the development of ROTJ.
They're always after me lucky charms
maxcardun pffft. Hahahahaha.
maxcardun hey if I shoot a leperechaun, will it explode luck charms?
maxcardun strawberry smiggles
@@alivinganomaly4655 Don't push your luck. You don't want to risk killing the goose that would lay golden eggs.
Wrong country.
R. I. P. Declan Mulholland (1932 - 1999)
Thank you. Been looking for this talented gentleman's name.
RIP
Right here Jabba......Top o' the mornin' to ye
+Gareth Glitter He's mad because Han stole his Lucky Charms.
+Jonny Follan No, he's Irish.
+Jonny Follan
ouch, you pwned yourself hard and deep
*****
your a sash wearing bowler hated double chinned catholic hater in other words
*****
indeed :)
I actually prefer the Irish human jabba.
Yeah? And I prefer the Irish Jar Jar Binks!
Same here. He could have made a great character
+djspair That would explain why he always acts so drunk.
Slug jabba wins it was a good choice they left the jabba mystery for the 3rd movie
He still wasn't to be quite "human." He was humanoid but artist conceptions depicted him with six arms, all fat and flabby.
Much of the dialogue from this scene was transferred to the scene with Greedo, so it seems oddly redundant to restore it...
"Jabba, you're a wonderful human being"
theqbash Haha yep, now it makes sense why he says that in the re releases.
dont call him jabba hes not jabba hes someone else jabbas not a human
@@Gooman130 made sense before. Han was being cheeky
I just have to say jabba’s actor is killing it here. Even if it’s just a short scene this dude is acting his ass off and yeah the slug jabba might be more iconic but this guy had range from acting like a friend for old times sake to han to letting him know he means business if he screws up again.Definitely a seasoned actor and almost makes me wish we saw this version instead of the one we got.
This was in the original cinema release. same as Han firing first.
I love at the end of the scene when han says "you're a wonderful human being" the actor who plays Jabba snaps his fingers as if to say ,
"Yup! Nailed it!"
I think maybe he snapped his fingers as a way to say “Let’s go.” Though you might not be wrong on your statement. ^^
Now if they'd given him his proper slug-like form and kept that Irish thing going, THAT would be something.
*Northern Irish
@@clonecommanderfoggy682 Northern Hutta Irish
@@theshlauf Yeah you could associate Ulster with Nal Hutta
@@clonecommanderfoggy682 Irish*
@@theirishmadman313 Northern Irish
It’s so satisfying to watch Han do his little 180 walk behind Jabba smoothly.
This Jabba needs his own action figure.
If they can give us figures of the Ralph Macquarie concept art, they can give us an action figure of this Jabba.
The action figure exists, more evidence that the undertext is wrong, and Lucas did not intend to matte him out until after production.
@@Ranstone The only figures I've seen of this Jabba are fan made figures. No official figure from Hasbro has been made of this guy, as far as I'm aware.
@@elwoodjacobs4353 Hasbro should go out of their way to make this human Jabba figure instead of recycling the same clone trooper figures and giving them new paint jobs.
My son says: Imagine if there's an alternate universe where Jabba _is_ in fact a [wonderful] human being. 😂
I heard that in the Expanded Universe, this character is a human called Heater and he represents Jabba on certain occasions.
I would LOVE to see a special edition where we see Jabba in his true form but it's with the original dialogue here.
RedCandleJM Haha I hope this is a joke
RedCandleJM
Yeah, there is a special edition that does that.
RedCandleJM Already done
I think he means where Jabba is speaking in English with an Irish accent.
Horace Benedict that would be so weird haha
Hats off to Harrison Ford for keeping a straight face during this scene 😁
"Why'd you have to fry poor Greedo like that?"
*standing right behind him*
That's a different Rodian.
Bilbo Swaggins you are racist as fuck
SonoftheWay35 How the fuck is it racist?How?
my man thinks all rodians look the same. fucking bigoted as hell
SonoftheWay35 how can you be racist to a fictional race..
"Why did you have to fry poor Greedo?" ROTFL!
He had it coming!
"And after all you've been through together!"
DodgerFan1988 with him in the background the entire time of this shot
Because Greedo shot at me first!! another glaring inconsistency in the special editions.
@@clarkkent0 Han shot first
Part of me wishes Jabba was a human like here
+Kyle Campbell All of me does... not a Jabba slug fan.
Kyle Campbell Hell no!!
No part of me does, slug Jabba from RotJ is a damn classic.
He actually seems like a pretty decent, likable guy!
Yeah, when you think about it.. what difference really would it make? The same sort of character could be portrayed by a person. Sure, Jabba is gross and kinda memorable, but if they had the same effects available back then, he'd just be another Dexter Jettser.
echoing what others have said here, Mulholland's Jabba strikes me as the kind of guy who would greet you with a smile and a hearty handshake, invite you into his home for a drink, talk over the jobs you've done for him lately, build towards the one that went south, and then kneecap you under the table to make a point
'Errol go get some tea.'
@@joefish6091 i'm afraid i don't get that reference ^_^"
It's just pure magic that the line "You're a wonderful human being" was to last in perpetuity.
The actor who played Jabba did a great job.
I wish we could watch the original theatrical version of these movies. (it would be cool if some deleted scenes were added as well)
"Jabba, you're a wonderful human being" is just such a funny line with a giant man-eating space slug lmao
Yknow even though he says the same thing in Huttese, the way this Jabba talks makes him sound like a pretty good boss.
"Jabba, you're a wonderful human being"
He actually meant it all along.
0:38
Did Chewbacca just walk into another dimension?
Lol
Lol
Lmaoo nice eye 😂😳👀
It even seems like he stopped and lookes around saying: "where the fuck am i"
Yes, he went from a dimension where Jabba is a wonderfull human being and parsecs are a measurement of time to a dimension where Jabba is a big slug and parsecs are a measurement of distance.
Okay wtf this should have been the jabba they kept in the final version of the movies. This is FUCKING AWESOME
I’m loving the way this was cut together! It’s so sleek!
You are awesome. You found the original New Hope Film
Love that guys accent - and love he goes 100% with this performance
Great job joining such different sources, pal
+jorgemariozuleta He didn't do this. It's the work of a fan named Garrett Gilchrist for his "Deleted Magic" documentary. This was simply lifted from it.
Oh. Great to learn new thinks, dear +unclesporkums Nevertheless I enjoyed a lot
jorgemariozuleta That's alright.
If anyone had the original version like this on film it would be priceless today.
No one does because this scene was never actually released in the original film.
There were bootleg copies of Star Wars during its VERY long run in New England. In Maine at a matinee in 1979 in August I watched it for my 6th time then and this scene was in it, along with Biggs and Luke at Tashi Station and I made mental note of it as well as the funny whistling nonchalant Chewbacca captured on the Death Star scene when the group was getting to the elevator to the Detention Center. Some 35mm copies of this still exist in basements and are traded. Years later, I was surprised no one else noticed it was missing when the VHS copy came out. Some prints were made with additional edits. They EXIST!
This scene should be cut whatever form it's in. It dissipates the tension to have Han talk his way out of it. It adds to his character if the whole time he made the decision to turn around and help the rebellion, he was on the run from bounty hunters. Having Jabba be reasonable takes away the anxiety Han must be feeling, that the whole time he's away with the rebels Jabba's sending goons to look for him.
And it leaves the audience wondering what Jabba looks like, so when he finally appears in ROTJ, it’s a more satisfying payoff.
_This jabba actually doesn't hurt my eyes to look at!_
This actor was also in Time Bandits, one of Robin Hood’s men.
I’d have a beer with this Jabba, cool guy
Jabba the Hutt is an iconic character and I love with the "giant alien space slug" design that made it into the final film, but I have to be honest, this dude seems really cool. I almost wish they had kept him as a different character, maybe a rival chrime boss or an old friend of Han's who he had smuggled for before. I think they could have made him into a really fun character.
I remember seeing that in theater. My mother was absolute fan of the movie so we did see it in 70ties.
You never saw it in the 70's.
Jedi would have made more sense if a human Jabba kept Leia as a chained up slave in a gold bikini. Having the reptilian Jabba lust after a female human is like having a man with the hots for a female (but not male) iguana
+Mike Barr Or furries in general.
+Mike Barr Only a small portion are into actually beastiality. Alot are into yiffing though.
+Mike Barr Exactly what?
Mike Barr Ah I see, cool then.
+TomthatiscalledTom I disagree - In the Star Wars universe interspecies relationships might be quite normal - And even if they were something frowned upon it would just add to Jabba's seedy character.
I love Jabba, the one we all know...but this is seriously awesome and I think I like it a lot better.
Me personally; I'm still glad this scene makes it into the movie with a CG Jabba, because it shows the kind of relationship Han has with him. Though, I do like how the scene was recycled with the Star Wars Radio Drama, with the guy in the coat NOT being Jabba, but instead playing one of his enforcers.
And I like how the scene ends with the guy warning Han that Jabba is threatening to send Boba Fett after him - alluding to not only Boba's reputation, but also a personal history between the two.
Wow, that has been pieced together from so many sources. Well done!
One of our top Northern Irish actors in the day…i think he was called Declan…always played a baddy!!
He was a slaver in Hawk the Slayer
Jabba, you're a wonderful giant space slug.
You have got to say, that is actually nice acting by the original actor stand-in
Hamill recently said in a Nerdist interview that Lucas was proud of how he made it look like Solo walks over Jabba's tail in the new cut, which shocked me because it looks like garbage. It's one of the worst cgi flubs ever made. It literally looks like a jittery cutout of Solo about to jitter off the screen into the sky lol
Sorry mr achievement if all you can do is sit in your basement shitting on others accomplishments and doing exactly what that’s meaningful in life lmao what a ridiculous freak you are what the fuck are you cretin?
Lucas has had some sort of meltdown. He's cooked in the head.
Plus it doesn’t make sense with jabbas character, ruthless drug lord. Having cocky han walk all over him literally. Doesn’t seem like he’d have put up with it. Also with the effects being shitty
Stefan Urquelle Barring the terrible superimpose of Jabba over the human stand in, this scene just feels redundant because everything Jabba and Han discuss has already been mentioned by Greedo before Han shot him. So we don't learn anything new or earth shattering that can add to the stakes Han finds himself facing with Jabba and his henchmen. It's just a rehash.
@@emirlsanchos6302 which is why editors are so important. They help remove unnecessary scenes that do nothing to advance the story and kill momentum. You summed up the reason why this should never have even been considered to be left in the final cut of the film.
Declan’s Mulholand. A Northern Irish film and TV actor. The awesome Jabba that could’ve been.
Dang! Good job bringing all the footage together!
This is why Han said "Jabba, you are a wonderful HUMAN BEING"
Having Han call Jabba a human being at the end of the scene only works for this version
Best version ever, Jabba as human, much better, and not stupid and silly monsters
Now every time is re-watch this movie, the scenes with Jabba will have an Irish voice translation in my head
I knew I wasn’t crazy! I remember the first time I saw this movie, I rented a VHS from Roadrunner video. It was the original VHS release. Later, after watching the 1990’s VHS remaster, it’s a slug. And I was like... no way that was a slug the first time I watched this film. And now proof! Thank you for uploading.
I’m not so sure this scene was intended to be matted. The actor is wearing a costume and George Lucas notoriously rewrites the history of the making of Star Wars at his leisure.
Plus the actor is acting, not just saying lines for Harrison Ford to respond to.
Han my boy.
+djspair Link my boy
+P Spongebob my boy
Mah Boi
Luke mah boy
Michael Johnsen I think you mean, "Spongeboy me bob"
So they added in Boba Fett digitally?
+Collin Pittman Yup!
Boba Fett wasn't a character at this point. His first appearance was the holiday special after this movie. I like his addition. It at least gives him more screen time that he desperately needs.
+Matt Petruska Is the holiday special canon?
+MR. GREEN ㋛ I doubt it
+MR. GREEN ㋛ Ive been told that at the very least, the animated sequence that featured Boba Fett IS canon
I know apparently this scene was cut but I swear to God I saw this version of Jabba back in '77 in the cinema
i could swear i saw this version on tv as a kid in the late 80s
Supposedly this scene was included on the laserdisc version which ITV showed showed here one in the UK one Christmas, late 80s/early 90s (it was also annoying the amount of class mates at school that said I was lying about this scene as it wasn’t in their VHS versions)
So here's the thing I do not understand.I keep reading again and again that George Lukas shoot Declan Mulholland merely as a stand in for some kind of stop go motion / FX alien creature. But ether because this "puppet" didn't look good or he couldn't really afford it, this scene was cut.However if this really was true, why fully costume an actor who's is supposed to be replaced completely by a visual effect anyway? It makes no sense!Making such a costume for any actor, particularly one as vast as Mr Mulholland (no offence) can't be cheap, so why do it? Especially if the budget was as tight as we (too) keep reading.Plus, would Han really call Jabba a human being? - Well maybe he was being ironic.
+Dax A. Look at the guy that was playing as Darth Vader and spoke every line we has dubbed over. The guy really thought he was going to be the main villain of the film.
+Bryce A Except Jabba and Han make physical contact multiple times in the scene, which would have made editing a stop-motion creature in his place nearly impossible at the time.
+NobodyBasically Only because Jabba ended up being a slug. At the time, there was no design for him yet. Presumably, you'd make a creature who looked humanoid. Although every point where Han intersects with Jabba would've looked like ass - ie the original non-restored Rancor scene.
+Bryce A The problem is, they already had that contingency plan, with the Greedo scene, where they expose you the exact same information you get from this scene.
+Dax A. That wasn't a costume, that's actually how people dressed back in the 1970's :D
you're a wonderful human being?
I think he's being ironic
+MR. GREEN ㋛ Hate to be a dick but the correct word would be 'sarcastic'.
That Prick dick
haha soz!
Amer Aljabr I always thought Han was just being a smart ass
It's kind of funny how in this version, Han just seems like a dick while Jabba is down right agreeable. Like he just wants his money and seems to respect Han.
I like how all the rodians wear matching outfits
I've replayed 0:17 over and over and am convinced he's saying "what happened to Padmé". That can't be right can it?
He says "Why haven't you paid me?"
Thought I was the only one who heard that at first!
And, ironically, this is STILL better than the scene with CGI Jabba put into it!
Jabba, your a wonderful (human being)
And here I was thinking hans was being sarcastic.
jabba is irish and that's canon.
In Maine in the summer of 1978, this was shown at a local theater. This was shown as well as the college hangout scene where a girl (that looked like Catherine Zeta-Jones) grabs binoculars from Luke at the dogfight over Tatooine.
This jabba is more intimidating in my opinion.
Claude Corleone
Because he is talking with an Irish accent 😉
Claude Corleone a fat white guy, so intimidating 😂😂
Claude Corleone He's not. You're obviously kidding right? This weird pelt wearing chubby fella is laughable.
Guzzman 65 still, better than a oversized slug.
S Ehhh no.... Not better.. Not at all!
The only problem is that all versions of this scene are kind of redundant when Han basically said the exact same things to Greedo a minute before, still, nice to see irish human jabba
This is what George should have done:
Keep Declan Mulolland and record new dialogue (He was still alive in 1997) so his character's an enforcer sent on behalf of Jabba to get the money from Han and Chewie. Also swap the Rodians for new aliens or just change there clothes so they don't look like Greedo clones.
No CGI Jabbar and Boba.
It would have been a good change if _done right_ . Dose anyone else agree?
Arguably it'd be unnecessary because the Greedo scene already covers everything discussed in this one.
Stuart Lugsden the only bad thing is the lip syncing might have been off, but overall a great idea.
The NPR radio drama did the exact same thing. They made the human Jabba into a different character named Heater.
“Han, ma boi...” lol
This version doesn't make my eyes bleed. Thumbs up!
I am the editor of this reconstruction, which appeared in the 2005/2009 film Star Wars Deleted Magic.
Garrett Gilchrist And How Did You Doe s That
Original Jabba reminds me of Harry Mudd from Star Trek.
Yeah I guess he does a bit now you mention it.
@Random Channel So?
some kids wrongfully believe that this was in the unaltered version, but it was never in the movie in 1977
Disney would heal their reputation if they released a cut of A New Hope with human Jabba
Not really. It's not going to appease the millions of people who just want the original release version they first saw. This is a deleted scene.
I've always wanted to see this scene with the human actor. I'm also glad George Lucas had the forethought to go ahead and film this back then so it could become part of the movie now.
"So I just picked up the camera and started filming"
I always found the line”jabba you are a wonderful human being” strange until right now
Declan Mulholland (human Jabba) was also in Time Bandits, I believe, among the Sherwood Forest folks.
...I saw this original footage in 1983 as part of a documentary released coinciding with the release of RETURN OF THE JEDI. At that time it had been cut from A NEW HOPE and wasn't re-included until the altered versions of the first three original films were released in the early 2000s. I was always struck at how good Declan Mulholland was. He was humorous but distinctly menacing at the same time. The version of Jabba who replaced him, based on the 1983 Jabba, never convinced me. He was so obviously an oversized muppet he couldn't convince in the same way Frank Oz's Yoda did. I felt George Lucas diminished the re-release by putting in the altered Jabba over Declan and also including Boba Fett, an obvious sop to overenthusiastic fans. Boba Fett would have too much professional pride to just do cheap enforcement work for Jabba. He'd act as a bodyguard like in JEDI yes, but not with a squad of 'twerps' as Han calls them...
The changes have been made in 1997.
He didn’t squeal as hard when Han stepped on his tail here...
Just imagine:
Human Jabba with Leia chained to his throne.
Jabba was always supposed to be an alien slug. He was going to be a stop motion piece superimposed in post production but budget and time constraints didn't allow it to happen.