10 Hilarious Working Titles of Your Favorite Movies

Star Wars: Return of the Jedi

Working title: Blue Harvest

By the time the third installment of the original Star Wars trilogy began production, the hype was high. George Lucas wanted to be able to work on the film without attracting swarms of curious fans or reporters who might spread spoilers. So he gave Episode VI an unexceptional working title: Blue Harvest. He even came up with a tagline for his fake movie to really throw people off: “Horror beyond imagination.” And there’s even a behind-the-scenes set photo of an Ewok holding a clapperboard labeled “Blue Harvest.” Secrecy at its finest.

Bonus: Blue Harvest actually wasn’t Return of the Jedi‘s only working title. The film was originally going to be called Revenge of the Jedi, until George Lucas decided that the concept of revenge didn’t suit the peaceful Jedi way. We bet you didn’t know these mind-blowing facts about Star Wars either.

The post 10 Hilarious Working Titles of Your Favorite Movies appeared first on Reader's Digest.