Title: Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
Original Title: Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
Year: 1980
Info
- Saga: Star Wars
- Country: USA
- Length: 124 Minutes (2 hours 4 min)
- Budget: $18,000,000
- Genre: Science fiction Adventure
- Studios: 20th Century Studios Lucasfilm
- Distributor: 20th Century Studios
- Age rating: PG (Parental guidance)
Release Dates
- UK: May 21 1980
- United States: June 20 1980
Plot
The fifth episode of the Star Wars saga, which came to theaters three years after revolutionary film 'A New Hope', continues the adventure of the Jedi apprentice, Luke Skywalker, the princess leader of the rebel movement, Leia and the smuggler, Han Solo; in a film that, didn't managed to surpass his predecessor as far as the box office is concerned, but got very flattering reviews.
Our heroes began this new adventure in 'The Empire Strikes Back' seeking refuge after the successful attack on the Death Star, because the imperial troops were chasing the rebels who finally managed to hide in the ice planet of Hoth. Luke (Mark Hamill), eager to learn the secrets of the Force and defeat the evil Darth Vader, travels to Dagobah accompanied by R2-D2 with the intention of finding the master Yoda. While Han Solo (Harrison Ford), Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher), Chewbacca and C-3PO manage to avoid the Imperial forces and asks the former owner of the Millennium Falcon, Lando Calrissian (Billy Dee Williams), for help in the mining world of Bespin where a trap hatched by Vader awaits.
Irvin Kershner directed this film based on the story of George Lucas.
Awards
- 1981 Academy Awards (Oscars): 3 1
- 1981 Golden Globes: 1 1
- 1981 BAFTA Awards: 3 1
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Trivia
George Lucas decided to shoot a battle scene on the ice planet of Hoth because he felt that it was easier to hide the errors of the visual effects in space. He thought that with a white background the effects crews would have to work harder and the effects would be much more impressive.
George Lucas spent thousands of dollars to promote Frank Oz so that this actor, who voiced Yoda, could win the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor. Oz finally didn't win because the Academy considered that a puppeteer wasn't an actor.
The scene in which Darth Vader ironically invites Han Solo to dinner, is the only one in which the villain speaks directly to Solo.
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