Yoda rubbish ... The Empire Strikes Backyard.
This year sees the 25th anniversary of the last decent Star Wars film, The Return of the Jedi. This month sees the release of the special edition DVD of Family Guy's Blue Harvest. Which is surely excuse enough to indulge in some Star Wars related links. While Backyard Productions in Lincoln received a lot of press in the New Year over their two spoofs - The Empire Strikes Backyard and The Emperor's New Clones (recorded for a total of £6,000), I much prefer this 1977 remake made on Super 8 shortly after the release of the original film.
Although it's been on the internet for a year now, several fan sites have only just begun linking this early opening footage of Luke and Biggs Darklighter on Tatooine, cut from the final release because - well, it looks like Jim, Jon and Gary of Massachusetts could have done a better job. An equally inspired fan tribute is McMorran's collection of toys that never made it, but I'll leave you with my all-time favourite Star Wars-related clip: R2D2 finding love on Sesame Street.
