After the Rebel Alliance are overpowered by the Empire, Luke Skywalker begins his Jedi training with Yoda, while his friends are pursued across the galaxy by Darth Vader and bounty hunter Bo... Read allAfter the Rebel Alliance are overpowered by the Empire, Luke Skywalker begins his Jedi training with Yoda, while his friends are pursued across the galaxy by Darth Vader and bounty hunter Boba Fett.After the Rebel Alliance are overpowered by the Empire, Luke Skywalker begins his Jedi training with Yoda, while his friends are pursued across the galaxy by Darth Vader and bounty hunter Boba Fett.
- Won 1 Oscar
- 27 wins & 20 nominations total
Clive Revill
- Emperor
- (voice)
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- TriviaIn order to avoid sharing creative rights, George Lucas decided to avoid using a major studio to finance this movie. Instead, he bankrolled the $18 million production himself, using a combination of his profits from Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977) and a bank loan. Although the move was risky, it paid off several times over. Lucas recovered his investment within three months of the movie's release. He then showed gratitude far beyond the Hollywood norm by sharing the profits with his employees (nearly $5 million in bonuses).
- GoofsVader kills Captain Needa for losing the Millenium Falcon. When two Imperial soldiers pick up his body to carry away, the corpse steps itself up.
- Crazy creditsIn the alternate DVD version, the Emperor is still credited as being voiced by Clive Revill, despite his performance being replaced by Ian McDiarmid.
- Alternate versionsThe 1995 THX remastered Pan and Scan VHS release of the 1980 theatrical version has one difference from all other pan and scan releases and the 1992 and 1995 widescreen releases of the same. At the end of the film, the scene simply cuts away to the end credits. All other versions use a wipe to cut away to the end credits.
- ConnectionsEdited into SP FX: Special Effects - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
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I enjoy this one more than A New Hope
So much amazing action and beautiful cinematography makes for such an enlightening experience! In The Empire Strikes Back you know who everyone is which is great plus Yoda is introduced! I love this movie the music is soothing, there's romance, more of Darth Vader, and introduces Emperor Palpatine what more can you ask for? A lot to relish and get excited about; it's such a classic gem.
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official sites
- Language
- Also known as
- Star Wars V: The Empire Strikes Back
- Filming locations
- Hardangerjøkulen Glacier, Finse, Norway(exterior Hoth scenes)
- Production companies
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Box office
- Budget
- $18,000,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $292,753,960
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $4,910,483
- May 25, 1980
- Gross worldwide
- $538,375,067
- Runtime2 hours 4 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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