Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi is a 1983 science fiction film It was the third film to be released in the Star Wars saga, and the sixth and final in terms of chronology. In the epic conclusion to the saga, Luke Skywalker and friends travel to Tatooine to rescue their friend Han Solo from the vile Jabba the Hutt. The Empire prepares to crush the Rebellion with a more powerful Death Star, while the Rebel fleet mounts a massive attack on the space station. Luke Skywalker confronts his father, Darth Vader, in a final climactic duel before the evil Emperor.