Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones (2002)

Ten years later, Anakin Skywalker shares a forbidden romance with Padmé, while Obi-Wan investigates an assassination attempt on the Princess and discovers a secret clone army crafted for the Jedi.

Director:

George Lucas

Writers:

George Lucas (story), George Lucas (screenplay),

Stars:

Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Hayden Christensen

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 11 wins & 41 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Ewan McGregor	...	Obi-Wan Kenobi
Natalie Portman	...	Padmé
Hayden Christensen	...	Anakin Skywalker
Christopher Lee	...	Count Dooku / Darth Tyranus
Samuel L. Jackson	...	Mace Windu
Frank Oz	...	Yoda (voice)
Ian McDiarmid	...	Supreme Chancellor Palpatine
Pernilla August	...	Shmi Skywalker
Temuera Morrison	...	Jango Fett
Daniel Logan	...	Boba Fett
Jimmy Smits	...	Senator Bail Organa
Jack Thompson	...	Cliegg Lars
Leeanna Walsman	...	Zam Wesell
Ahmed Best	...	Jar Jar Binks / Achk Med-Beq (voice)
Rose Byrne	...	Dormé

Storyline

Ten years after the 'Phantom Menace' threatened the planet Naboo, Padmé Amidala is now a Senator representing her homeworld. A faction of political separatists, led by Count Dooku, attempts to assassinate her. There are not enough Jedi to defend the Republic against the threat, so Chancellor Palpatine enlists the aid of Jango Fett, who promises that his army of clones will handle the situation. Meanwhile, Obi-Wan Kenobi continues to train the young Jedi Anakin Skywalker, who fears that the Jedi code will forbid his growing romance with Amidala.

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Plot Keywords:

assassination attempt | clone | army | senator | jedi knight | 

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Taglines:

Size matters not. Except on an IMAX Screen. (IMAX release tagline)

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Fantasy | Sci-Fi

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated PG for sustained sequences of sci-fi action/violence

Details

Official Sites:

Official Facebook Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 May 2002 (USA)

Also Known As:

Attack of the Clones

Filming Locations:

Chott el Djerid, Nefta, Tunisia

Box Office

Budget:

$115,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$997,673 (Japan) (9 August 2002)

Gross:

$310,675,583 (USA) (25 April 2003)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Lucasfilm

Technical Specs

Runtime:

142 min 120 min (IMAX Version)

Sound Mix:

DTS-ES Dolby Digital EX SDDS

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The librarian at the Jedi Archives says "If an item doesn't appear in our records, it does not exist!" This is a variation of the slogan of the Pacific Bell Yellow Pages.

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Goofs

When Obi-Wan, Anakin and Padme are chasing after Count Dooku on Geonosis, Dooku's escorts shoot at them. Padme falls from the ship holding her gun, but in the wide shot, there is no gun to be seen.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Naboo lieutenant: Senator, we're making our final approach into Coruscant.
CordÈ: Very good, Lieutenant.

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Crazy Credits

Actors Jerome Blake, Hassani Shapi, Gin Clarke, Khan Bonfils, Michaela Cottrell and Dipika O'Neill Joti are credited for playing the same Jedi Council members as in Episode I, although they did not film any new footage for Episode II. Instead the Jedi Council scene uses recycled footage from Episode I. Many of those parts were re-cast (or in some cases renamed) for Episode II, during the Battle of Geonosis, using Australian actors, but they are not credited.

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Connections

Featured in From Puppets to Pixels: Digital Characters in 'Episode II' (2002)

User Reviews

Looking back this episode is much better

This episode of the Star wars saga was criticized by some when it came out for having wooden dialogue and too much digital landscaping to be any good. I wasn't overly impressed with it myself, but having seen all 6 films now, AOTC is actually a very important and well done section of the overall series.

Lucas has said time and again that this movies are meant to be seen as one long film, not to be taken as 6 individual movies. This particular installment features so much that affects every other episode. The discovery of the clones, the immaturity and arrogance of Annakin, the beginning of the clone wars. All of these events happen in this one movie, which is actually a lot more than what happens in some of the other films. I don't consider this to be the best of all 6 by any means, but it is certainly not nearly as bad as some people make it out to be.