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The rancor is a large creature in the fictional Star Wars
Star Wars

Star Wars is an epic film space opera Media franchise initially conceived by George Lucas. The first film in the franchise was simply titled Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, but later had the subtitle Episode IV: A New Hope added to distinguish it from its sequels and prequels....
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The rancor is a large creature in the fictional Star Wars
Star Wars

Star Wars is an epic film space opera Media franchise initially conceived by George Lucas. The first film in the franchise was simply titled Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, but later had the subtitle Episode IV: A New Hope added to distinguish it from its sequels and prequels....
 universe.

Concept and creation

Initial attempts to film the rancor as a costume proved unusable; ultimately, Industrial Light & Magic used stop-motion animation to create the rancor.

Depiction

The rancor first appears in Return of the Jedi
Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi

Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi is a 1983 in film space opera film directed by Richard Marquand and written by George Lucas and Lawrence Kasdan....
 (1983) in crime lord Jabba the Hutt
Jabba the Hutt

Jabba the Hutt is a fictional character in George Lucas's space opera saga Star Wars. He made his first appearance during the first film, Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope, where he was introduced as an evil gangster seeking money from Han Solo after he helped him hide some illegal cargo....
's palace. The Star Wars Expanded Universe
Star Wars Expanded Universe

The Star Wars Expanded Universe encompasses all of the officially licensed, fictional background of the Star Wars universe, outside of the Star Wars#Feature films produced by George Lucas....
 includes several other rancor appearances.

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