How the Jabba the Hutt Costume Was Brought to Life

Posit Pixel explained through clever pixelated animation how it took a team of puppeteers to make the Jabba the Hutt costume come to life as a Star Wars character. It took the work of six people to operate the costume – two to work the torso, one to control the tail, one to operate a bellow that caused Jabba’s chest to rise and fall, one to operate the radio-controlled animatronic eyes, and finally one to spread the slime between takes.

How did the Jabba the Hutt costume work?

Another Animated Explanation of Jabba the Hutt

Jabba the Hutt in ‘Star Wars: Return of the Jedi’