After the Empire overpowers the Rebel Alliance, Luke Skywalker begins his Jedi training with Yoda. At the same time, Darth Vader and bounty hunter Boba Fett pursue his friends across the gal... Read allAfter the Empire overpowers the Rebel Alliance, Luke Skywalker begins his Jedi training with Yoda. At the same time, Darth Vader and bounty hunter Boba Fett pursue his friends across the galaxy.After the Empire overpowers the Rebel Alliance, Luke Skywalker begins his Jedi training with Yoda. At the same time, Darth Vader and bounty hunter Boba Fett pursue his friends across the galaxy.
- 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 $30 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)
Featured review
So, "The Empire Strikes Back" is a sequel to the previous part. After the release of the first episode, the budget, the fans appeared, and, accordingly, the quality improved!
The fifth episode is the darkest and even the best in the original trilogy (in my personal opinion), and for many in the entire franchise.
Here we will hear the famous Imperial March for the first time, learn all the greatness of the Empire under the leadership of Vader, as well as the formation of Luke as a Jedi.
New characters have added color to the franchise, some have already become iconic and famous among many (the same Boba Fett).
This fascinating story will feature plot twists (for sure many people understood what I was talking about) and a very addictive atmosphere of horror.
As a result, this is what the fans needed - a successful sequel. And, of course, you need to look at it, it's a classic after all.
My Rating : 10/10 (one of the best films)
The fifth episode is the darkest and even the best in the original trilogy (in my personal opinion), and for many in the entire franchise.
Here we will hear the famous Imperial March for the first time, learn all the greatness of the Empire under the leadership of Vader, as well as the formation of Luke as a Jedi.
New characters have added color to the franchise, some have already become iconic and famous among many (the same Boba Fett).
This fascinating story will feature plot twists (for sure many people understood what I was talking about) and a very addictive atmosphere of horror.
As a result, this is what the fans needed - a successful sequel. And, of course, you need to look at it, it's a classic after all.
My Rating : 10/10 (one of the best films)
- saveliydalmatov
- Dec 29, 2023
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- Release date
- Country of origin
- Official sites
- Language
- Also known as
- Star Wars : Episodio V - El imperio contraataca
- Filming locations
- Hardangerjøkulen Glacier, Finse, Norway(exterior Hoth scenes)
- Production company
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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
- $550,016,086
- Runtime2 hours 4 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1
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