The scenes in question take place early in “Return of the Jedi” when the film’s protagonists infiltrate the palace of Jabba the Hutt to rescue their imprisoned friend Han Solo (Harrison Ford). Jabba is a wealthy criminal and spends his spare time throwing endless parties attended by myriad bizarre aliens. Boba Fett was the bounty hunter who brought the imprisoned Han Solo to Jabba, and it seems he was asked to hang around and attend the party. In the film’s original cut, he merely stood around in the background, giving the impression that he didn’t care about the party shenanigans.
In the Special Addition — currently the only cut widely available to the public — Fett appeared in the background of multiple additional shots, and could even be seen flirting with some of the women in attendance. Bulloch didn’t like that. He said:
“They were trying to make him a ladies man. (…) If it had been me, I would have said, ‘Can I perhaps grab her by the chin and push her away?’ Because he becomes vulnerable. I don’t think he would let his guard down. But I was really pleased with the re-release because they put Boba Fett in ‘Star Wars’ as well, just as a presence.”
Bulloch is referring to several new scenes added to the original 1977 “Star Wars,” wherein Jabba and Boba Fett can be seen around the Mos Eisley Cantina. Neither Boba Fett nor Jabba the Hutt appeared in the original cuts of the movie, although director George Lucas did once shoot a scene with Han Solo and Jabba having a conversation. Boba Fett, however, was a retroactive inclusion.
As of 2023, Morrison returned as the character in the TV series “The Book of Boba Fett.”
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