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

Yoda is one of the most cherished extraterrestrial characters in movie history, and part of that has to do with the peculiar ...

At the 45th anniversary screening of THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK during the TCM Film Festival, George Lucas discussed why Yoda speaks backwards. “Because if you speak regular English, people won’t listen ...

Lucas fielded this query at the 2025 TCM Classic Film Festival, where Empire was getting an anniversary screening. His answer, basically, is that audiences, and especially children, are too dumb to ...

Yoda’s appearance can be deceiving in many ways, but the truth is that the legendary Jedi Master can take on the most strongest of beings with ease.

Emma McIntyre/Getty; Lucasfilm, Ltd. George Lucas is sharing an insight ... Star Wars creator Lucas, 80, explained why Yoda, one of the franchise’s most beloved characters, speaks out of order.

Solved a mystery, George Lucas has. The 80-year-old “Star Wars ... TCM Classic Film Festival on Thursday and explained why Yoda talks backwards in the films. “Because if you speak regular ...

George Lucas has finally revealed the answer to a ... Lucas finally revealed the mystery behind Yoda's backward speech. 'Because if you speak regular English, people won't listen that much ...

“Yoda had a very distinctive way of talking, and it was done purposely because if you were speaking regular English, people don't listen that much," Lucas shared at the event. “But if you have ...

There are many questions that Star Wars fans have about the George Lucas produced and co-written ... minted a lifetime gross of $550M: Why does Yoda talk backwards? TCM host Ben Mankiewicz tried ...