<P> "Han shot first" is a phrase referring to a controversial change made to a scene in the science fiction film Star Wars (1977), in which Han Solo (Harrison Ford) is confronted by the bounty hunter Greedo (Paul Blake) in the Mos Eisley Cantina . The change was made for the 1997 Special Edition re-release of Star Wars, and has since been altered twice more . The phrase "Han shot first" is meant to express that "Han was the only one who shot", and is a colloquial retort to series creator George Lucas's decision to alter the scene . </P> <P> Han Solo and Greedo both independently work for Jabba the Hutt, a crime lord based on the planet Tatooine . Before the events of the film, Solo, a smuggler for Jabba, jettisons cargo to avoid capture by an Imperial search party . As a result, Jabba offers a bounty on Solo . In the Mos Eisley cantina, Greedo corners Solo and forces him at gunpoint to sit down in a booth . Solo tells Greedo that he has the money to compensate Jabba, but Greedo demands the money for himself . Solo says he does not have the money at the moment, quietly readying his own blaster under the table . Greedo tells him that Jabba has run out of patience with Solo and that Greedo has been "waiting for a long time for this", referring to Solo's capture . Solo replies, "Yes, I'll bet you have ." The scene's conclusion varies depending on the version of the film . </P>

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