George Lucas appeared at the TCM Classic Film Festival at a screening of 'The Empire Strikes Back,' revealing why Yoda talked backwards.

“Star Wars” mastermind George Lucas commented on this particular aspect of Yoda’s character at an anniversary screening of 1980’s “Empire Strikes Back” this week, where he explained ...

George Lucas Solves A 'Star Wars' Mystery: Why Yoda’s Speech Is So Strange ZUMAPRESS.com / MEGA “Because if you speak regular English, people won't listen that much," Lucas revealed, per Variety .

Cryptically jumbling up sentences like he threw them in a swamp and dragged them back out again, now Star Wars creator George Lucas has given a clear explanation as to why Yoda speaks the way that ...

George Lucas Reveals Why Yoda Talks Backwards at 'Empire Strikes Back' Anniversary Screening. Yoda is the little green dude with the idiosyncratic syntax that has inspired many an impression over ...

George Lucas is sharing an insight into Star Wars lore. Appearing at a 45th anniversary screening of The Empire Strikes Back on the opening night of the 2025 TCM Classic Film Festival on April 24 ...

George Lucas broke down the origins of Yoda’s “very distinctive way of talking” at a 45th anniversary screening of The Empire Strikes Back at the 2025 TCM Classic Film Festival last week.

While Lucas was looking out for his prime audience, it’s safe to say that the Star Wars films have resonated with those beyond just that age demographic. The story behind Yoda Small in size ...

George Lucas says Yoda talks like that so "12-year-olds" will pay attention "If you speak regular English, people won’t listen that much." ...