Much hay has been made about the “Greedo Shot First” scandal. In a notorious scene, Han Solo (Harrison Ford) has a chat in a seedy alien dive bar with a dangerous criminal named Greedo (Larry Ward). The pair sit at a table in the corner where Greedo threatens Han. Han reaches under the table and puts his finger around the trigger of his gun. Before Greedo can shoot, Han fires under the table, slaying the mugwump-looking alien. 

In the 1990s, Lucas famously recut the scene and added some special effects to make it look like Greedo squeezed off a shot first, missing Han. Han, then, killed Greedo in self-defense. One can only speculate as to why Lucas felt this change was necessary. But that wasn’t the end of it, as the scene kept getting recut, with some featuring Greedo shooting first, but Han ducking out of the way … an effect achieved through clunky CGI trickery.

Speaking of clunky, a further cut of the scene featured Greedo shouting an alien expletive that sounded like “McClunky!” On Twitter, Garrett McDowell, the host of the “Star Wars” podcast “Scum and Villainy,” put the four known versions of the scene next to each other. The arbitrary re-edits are infuriating. The fourth version is the version currently on Disney+. According to an article on The Verge, the “McClunky” line was added by George Lucas prior to Disney’s acquisition of Lucasfilm. 

/Film has written about the various “Star Wars” edits multiple times in the past, including the reincorporation of the famous 20th Century Fox fanfare. More than alternate cuts, though, keen-eyed Starwoids will likely note the subtle alterations in the film’s visual texture.