Unlike its counterpart mockumentary, R2-D2: Beneath the Dome, Return of the Ewok has not yet been officially released on DVD or any other format.

R2-D2: Beneath the Dome is a 2001 American mockumentary short, directed by Don Bies and Spencer Susser, starring Kenny Baker as R2-D2 in a fictionalized life story of the robot from the Star Wars film series.

# redirect R2-D2: Beneath the Dome

2001 R2-D2: Beneath the Dome ( TV special short )

In Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, R2-D2 plays a critical role in the rescue of Han, Luke and Leia from Jabba the Hutt, and later joins the Rebel strike team on Endor.

( As a result, R2-D2 is the only surviving character at the end of Return of the Jedi who knows the entire story of the Skywalker family ).

In Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi, Luke commands C-3PO and R2-D2 to deliver a message to Jabba the Hutt, whereby C-3PO is used as Jabba's translator while R2-D2 serves on his flying ' sail barge '.

The term " droid ", coined by George Lucas for the original Star Wars film and now used widely within science fiction, originated as an abridgment of " android ", but has been used by Lucas and others to mean any robot, including distinctly non-human form machines like R2-D2.

George Lucas's creation of R2-D2 was influenced by Akira Kurosawa's 1958 feature film The Hidden Fortress ( USA release 1962 ), particularly Tahei and Matakishi, the two comic relief characters that serve as sidekicks to General Makabe.

* R2-D2 appears in the 2008 animated film Star Wars: The Clone Wars, and the spin-off series of the same name, which provide a canonical bridge between Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith.

In this discussion on the audio commentary, George Lucas also notes that it is intentional that R2-D2 saves the day at least once in every film.

In Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope C-3PO is introduced to the audience in the opening scenes of the film, wherein C-3PO and R2-D2 are aboard the consular ship Tantive IV when it is attacked by Darth Vader ’ s Star Destroyer Devastator.

Kenneth George " Kenny " Baker ( born 24 August 1934 ) is a British actor and musician, best known as the man inside R2-D2 in the popular Star Wars film series.

Despite the mechanical owl Bubo's similarities to the droid R2-D2 of the 1977 film Star Wars, Harryhausen claimed that Bubo was created before Star Wars was released.

According to the book Disneyland Detective by Kendra Trahan, the figures of C-3PO and R2-D2 in the Disneyland attraction are actual props from the original film, modified to operate via Audio-Animatronics.

Action figures based on McQuarrie's concept art, including conceptual versions of the Imperial Stormtrooper, Chewbacca, R2-D2 and C-3PO, Darth Vader, Han Solo, Boba Fett, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Yoda and other characters have also been made.

The first Star Wars documentary ever made ( The Making of Star Wars, directed by Robert Guenette in 1977 for television ) mentioned the technique used for the tractor beam scene as being a glass painting .< ref > The Making of Star Wars as told by C-3PO and R2-D2, 1977, directed by Robert Guenette ( glass painting technique explained at point 4 ' 45 < nowiki ></ nowiki >)

She is finally rescued by Luke Skywalker, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Han Solo, the Wookiee Chewbacca, and the two droids, R2-D2 and C-3PO.

The character appeared on television several weeks later, animated by Nelvana Studios for The Star Wars Holiday Special ( 1978 ) as a mysterious figure who betrays Luke Skywalker ( voiced by Mark Hamill ) after saving him, Chewbacca, C-3PO ( voiced by Anthony Daniels ), and R2-D2 from a giant monster, only to be revealed as a bounty hunter working for Darth Vader.

R2-D2 was played by Kenny Baker.

R2-D2 was designed by John Stears and Tony Dyson specially created by Australian firm Petric Engineering and English firm C & L Developments.

In Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, both R2-D2 and C-3PO are introduced on board the Tantive IV, along with Princess Leia of Alderaan, when they are fired upon by an Imperial Star Destroyer.

R2-D2 and C-3PO are then abducted by Jawas and bought by Owen Lars, step-uncle of Luke Skywalker.

Soon, by way of fate, Luke is forced to leave Tatooine with Obi-Wan, Han Solo, and Chewbacca, and they attempt to deliver R2-D2 to the Rebel Alliance.

In the original Star Wars films, there were two R2-D2 models, one that was remote controlled and rolled on three wheeled legs, and another which was worn by Kenny Baker and walked on two legs.

C-3PO ( played by Anthony Daniels ) and R2-D2 ( played by Kenny Baker ) are the only characters portrayed by the same actor in all six films.

There, C-3PO and R2-D2 are captured by Jawas and taken to be sold.

After successfully escaping Vader's flagship Executor, C-3PO is fully repaired by R2-D2.

In the midst of the battle, C-3PO is attacked by Salacious Crumb, who pulls out his right photoreceptor before being driven off by R2-D2.

When he, Han Solo, Luke Skywalker, Chewbacca, and R2-D2 are captured by the Ewoks, C-3PO is perceived to be a god by the latter.

* prop-inanimate performer or even artificial actor in show, TV and movie production ( as the fictitious first toy robots, see above ); as technology advances, some advanced robots can, often helped with other special effects, to make them seem what cannot ( yet ), even be significantly more than a cast extra, such as the Starwars ' droids ' R2-D2 and C-3P0 in the Star Wars double trilogy ( 1977-2005 ) which have proved rather popular from the start.

R2-D2 delivers the plans to the Rebel Alliance, and becomes Luke's astromech droid during the attack on the station.

Both the original props of R2-D2 and C-3PO used in filming are used as audio-animatronics in the queue area of Disneyland's Star Tours ride.

Both it and the audio-animatronic R2-D2 are the original props used in filming.

Unknown to Vader, the young senator has hidden the plans inside the Astromech droid R2-D2 and has sent it to find Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi on the nearby planet of Tatooine.

Leia is sent to Alderaan with R2-D2 and C-3PO and her adoptive parents, Bail and Breha Organa, where the Jedi believe she will be safe from the newly-declared Galactic Empire.

In The Phantom Menace, C-3PO meets his future partner, R2-D2, Jedi Master Qui-Gon Jinn, Queen Padmé Amidala of Naboo, and Jar Jar Binks ; C-3PO and R2-D2 co-operate to perfect Anakin's podracer for the race " Boonta Eve Classic ".

After Anakin and R2-D2 return from Anakin's massacre of the Jedi, C-3PO and R2-D2 conclude that the latter was the result of emotional pressure on Anakin.

Due to his function as a protocol droid, he most often stays with Leia Organa-Solo on Coruscant, assisting her political duties, while R2-D2 often stays with Luke Skywalker at the Jedi Academy.

* John Stears ( 1934-1999 ), Oscar-winning creator of James Bond's Aston Martin DB5, Star Wars robots R2-D2 and C-3PO, and the Jedi Knights ' lightsabers, among other special effects ), was born in Uxbridge.

A rescue operation conducted by Jedi Knights Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin Skywalker and their droid R2-D2 results in the death of Count Dooku at the hands of Skywalker, effectively transferring command over the Separatist Council to Grievous.

John Stears ( August 25, 1934-June 28, 1999 ) known as ' the Dean of Special Effects ' and ' The Real Q ' was an Academy Award winning special effects expert, who created James Bond's lethal Aston Martin DB5, Luke Skywalker's Landspeeder, the Jedi Knights ' lightsabers, the endearing robots R2-D2 and C-3PO as well as a host of other movie gadgets and special effects.

He calls for them to come over, and to pass the time, Luke plays a holorecording that R2-D2 took when Anakin Skywalker, now Darth Vader, had carried out Order 66 in the Jedi Temple.