40 years ago, NPR had to apologize for airing 'Return of the Jedi' spoilers

Decades after its release, Return of the Jedi still draws a crowd. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Forty years ago this week, the third hugely anticipated Star Wars movie, Return of the Jedi, hit the big screen.

Back then, in 1983, All Things Considered host Susan Stamberg asked a young boy to give us a sneak preview of the movie. And be warned, you are about to read some spoilers for a 40-year-old movie that, let's be honest, you should have seen by now.