The name is synonymous with the secrecy of the era and has been honored in fan publications and at Star Wars Celebration events.
The 2007 Family Guy episode, which parodied A New Hope , was titled "Blue Harvest" as a nod to this history. 1. Blue Harvest
The strategy was highly effective, particularly when filming on location, such as in the redwood forests near Crescent City, California (used for Endor), and the Buttercup Valley in Arizona (used for Jabba the Hutt's sail barge scenes). The name is synonymous with the secrecy of
When production began for Return of the Jedi (initially titled Revenge of the Jedi ), the team adopted the fake working title . To make the ruse effective, they created a fake tagline: "Horror Beyond Imagination". When production began for Return of the Jedi
The ruse was so successful that it worked until the actors playing Han, Luke, and Leia arrived on set, at which point it became obvious to bystanders that this was not a low-budget horror film, but the next Star Wars film.
While Return of the Jedi was released in 1983, the term "Blue Harvest" lived on in Star Wars lore.
from the making of Return of the Jedi . Other working titles used by Lucasfilm.