The story is presented in a series of vignettes focused on the four main characters, Han Solo (Harrison Ford), Opie-Wan Kenobi, (Ronny Howard), Lando Calrissian (John Milner), and Richard Dreyfuss (played by himself). The four meet in the Dex's Diner spaceport at sunset as a radio tunes into a rock and roll station. Opie-Wan and Dreyfuss are preparing to leave the planet to attend college on the other side of the galaxy, and this is the last night they will spend with their friends. Despite receiving a scholarship by the local Jedi Academy, Dreyfuss is reluctant to head off for the unknown, but Opie-Wan is eager to get out. His girlfriend Leia (Carrie Fisher) is unsure of his leaving, to which he suggests they see other people while he is away to "strengthen" their relationship.