1. Blue — Harvest
The "Blue Harvest" moniker was a clever, "horror beyond imagination" prank that allowed one of the biggest film franchises in history to shoot under the radar.
When production began for Return of the Jedi (initially titled Revenge of the Jedi ), the team adopted the fake working title . To make the ruse effective, they created a fake tagline: "Horror Beyond Imagination". 1. Blue Harvest
In the early 1980s, the world was gripped by Star Wars fever. Following the massive success of A New Hope (1977) and The Empire Strikes Back (1980), anticipation for the final installment of the original trilogy, Return of the Jedi , was astronomical. To prevent paparazzi leaks, script theft, and inflated costs from suppliers who often hiked prices when they knew a major production was involved, George Lucas and his team at Lucasfilm needed a secret weapon. That weapon was "Blue Harvest". "Horror Beyond Imagination" The "Blue Harvest" moniker was a clever, "horror