Return of the Jedi Special Edition, VHS, Rental tape, Big box, 20th Century Fox video UK, 1997

The then-new Star Wars Special Editions were issued worldwide on home video in 1997, both for sale and rental.

The UK rental editions presented the films in cropped "fullscreen", with original English Hi-Fi audio.

These rental versions come in the bigger "Big Box" clamshell cases typically used for rental tapes in the UK. At first glance they appear identical to the smaller sell-through versions, as they are just about identical apart from the size difference. In an online auction it can be difficult to catch these without something to compare them to.

Tape Front
Tape top

Assorted screenshots:

Tape duplication date
Copyright info
20th. Century Fox Home Ent. intro
Hologram sticker info
Closed Captioning info
THX intro
Fox fanfare
A long time ago...
Title card
Opening crawl
Star destroyer
Jedi rocks
Jabba subtitles
Shuttle landing
Emperor's slug
Duel
Praxis effect
Coruscant celebration (no Jedi temple)
End credits
Copyright info (reprise)