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Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
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Ratings: 8.8/10 from 385,765 users
Metascore:
78/100
Reviews: 705 user | 154 critic | 15 from Metacritic.com As Luke trains with Master Yoda to become a Jedi, his friends evade the Imperial fleet under the command of Darth Vader who is obsessed with turning Skywalker to the Dark Side. Director:Irvin Kershner |
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| Harrison Ford | ... | ||
| Carrie Fisher | ... | ||
| Billy Dee Williams | ... | ||
| Anthony Daniels | ... | ||
| David Prowse | ... | ||
| Peter Mayhew | ... | ||
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Kenny Baker | ... | |
| Frank Oz | ... |
Yoda
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| Alec Guinness | ... | ||
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Jeremy Bulloch | ... | |
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John Hollis | ... | |
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Jack Purvis | ... | |
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Des Webb | ... | |
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Clive Revill | ... |
Emperor
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Storyline
Fleeing the evil Galactic Empire, the Rebels abandon their new base on Hoth. Princess Leia, Han Solo and the droid C-3PO escape in the damaged Millennium Falcon, but are later captured by Darth Vader on Bespin. Meanwhile, Luke Skywalker and the droid R2-D2 follows Obi-Wan Kenobi's posthumous command and receives Jedi training by Yoda on Dagobah. Will Skywalker manage to rescue his friends from the Dark Lord? Written by James Pearce <james.pearce@cs.man.ac.uk>
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Budget:
$18,000,000 (estimated)Opening Weekend:
$6,415,804 (USA) (26 May 1980) (126 Screens)Gross:
$538,375,067 (Worldwide) (1997)Company Credits
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Luke: Echo Three to Echo Seven. Han, old buddy, do you read me?
Han Solo: Loud and clear, kid. What's up?
Luke: Well, I finished my circle. I don't pick up any life readings.
Han Solo: There isn't enough life on this ice cube to fill a space cruiser. Sensors are placed. I'm going back.
Luke: Right. I'll see you shortly. There's a meteorite that hit the ground near here. I want to check it out. It won't take long.
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by Clive Revill, despite his performance being replaced by Ian McDiarmid. See more »
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Trivia
The incident where R2-D2 accidentally electrocutes himself by mistaking a power outlet for a computer terminal was taken from the novelization for Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope. See more »Goofs
Revealing mistakes: When Luke is doing a handstand, lifting cases and Artoo, the wires holding his feet up are visible. See more »Quotes
[first lines]Luke: Echo Three to Echo Seven. Han, old buddy, do you read me?
Han Solo: Loud and clear, kid. What's up?
Luke: Well, I finished my circle. I don't pick up any life readings.
Han Solo: There isn't enough life on this ice cube to fill a space cruiser. Sensors are placed. I'm going back.
Luke: Right. I'll see you shortly. There's a meteorite that hit the ground near here. I want to check it out. It won't take long.
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Crazy Credits
In the alternate DVD version, the Emperor is still credited as being voicedby Clive Revill, despite his performance being replaced by Ian McDiarmid. See more »
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