“Once you start down the dark path, forever will it dominate your destiny.” —Yoda, The Empire Strikes Back
Useless Factoid - Gary Kurtz, the original producer of Return of the Jedi, said that in the early story outline, Han Solo dies and the Rebel forces are left in tatters, with Luke disappearing into the wilderness. But George Lucas thought killing off main characters would hurt toy sales, so he changed the ending to a big Ewok party.