"The battle continues..."
Directed by Irvin Kershner
Produced by Gary Kurtz
Screenplay by Leigh Brackett, Lawrence Kasdan
Story by George Lucas
Starring: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams, Anthony Daniels, David Prowse, Kenny Baker, Peter Mayhew, Frank Oz
Music by John Williams
Cinematography: Peter Suschitzky
Edited by Paul Hirsch
Production company: Lucasfilm Ltd
Distributed by 20th Century Fox1
Release date: 21 May 1980 (United States)
Running time: 124 minutes
Country: United States
Budget: $18–33 million
Box office: $534.1–538.4 million
"Star Wars. Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back" is an action adventure fantasy film directed by Irvin Kershner and written by Leigh Brackett and Lawrence Kasdan and George Lucas. It's the second installment of the "Star Wars" original trilogy which tells the story of Luke Skywalker who takes advanced Jedi training with Master Yoda, while his friends are pursued by Darth Vader as part of his plan to capture Luke.
Cast
- Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker
- Harrison Ford as Han Solo
- Carrie Fisher as Princess Leia Organa
- Billy Dee Williams as Lando Calrissian
- Anthony Daniels as C-3PO
- David Prowse as Darth Vader (voiced by James Earl Jones)
- Kenny Baker as R2-D2
- Peter Mayhew as Chewbacca
- Frank Oz performing Yoda
As I have to try thinking without bias, I must admit: "The Empire Strikes Back" is the fairly best part of the whole film series, in my opinion. The plot, special effects and acting - all these causes compel attention till the end. If you don't agree, I strongly recommend you to rewatch (or watch?) this film. Right now. Go!
Advantages
- Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker
- Harrison Ford as Han Solo
- Carrie Fisher as Princess Leia Organa
- Music
- The story
Disadvantages
- Acting is a little bit overacted
"Strangenesses"
- Some funny special effects
Clue Moments
- Hoth
- Finding Luke
- A wampa
- Master Yoda
- The Imperial Fleet
- The asteroid field
- Han Solo and Leia's kiss
- Luke's trainings
- Cloud City
- Lando Calrissian's betrayal
- Frozen Han
- "Luke, I'm your father"
Opening Crawl
"It is a dark time for the Rebellion. Although the Death Star has been destroyed, Imperial troops have driven the Rebel forces from their hidden base and pursued them across the galaxy.
Evading the dreaded Imperial Starfleet, a group of freedom fighters led by Luke Skywalker has established a new secret base on the remote ice world of Hoth.
The evil lord Darth Vader, obsessed with finding young Skywalker, has dispatched thousands of remote probes into the far reaches of space...."
Soundtracks
- John Williams - Twentieth Century Fox Theme
- John Williams - Main Title / The Imperial Probe (Extended Version)
- John Williams - Luke's Escape
- John Williams - Luke's Rescue
- John Williams - The Imperial March (Darth Vader's Theme)
- John Williams - The Battle In The Snow
- John Williams - Luke's First Crash
- John Williams - The Rebels Escape Again
- John Williams - The Asteroid Field
- John Williams - Yoda's Theme
- John Williams - Han Solo And The Princess
- John Williams - The Training Of A Jedi Knight
- John Williams - The Magic Tree
- John Williams - Yoda And The Force
- John Williams - City In The Clouds
- John Williams - Lando's Palace
- John Williams - The Duel
- John Williams - Hyperspace
- John Williams - Finale / End Credits
Quotations
* * *
Han Solo: [as Chewie tries to fight off the imperials and free Han] No! Stop, Chewie, stop! Chewie! Chewie this won't help me! Hey! Save your strength. There'll be another time. The Princess. You have to take care of her. You hear me? Huh?[Leia and Han share a passionate kiss before Han is dragged towards the freezing chamber by the imperials]
Princess Leia: I love you.
Han Solo: I know.
* * *
Princess Leia: Why, you stuck up, half-witted, scruffy-looking Nerf herder.Han Solo: Who's scruffy-looking?
* * *
Yoda: Ready are you? What know you of ready? For eight hundred years have I trained Jedi. My own counsel will I keep on who is to be trained. A Jedi must have the deepest commitment, the most serious mind. This one a long time have I watched. All his life has he looked away... to the future, to the horizon. Never his mind on where he was. Hmm? What he was doing. Hmph! Adventure. Heh! Excitement. Heh! A Jedi craves not these things. You are reckless!
* * *
Luke: I won't fail you. I'm not afraid.Yoda: You will be. You... will... be.
* * *
Yoda: Yes, run! Yes, a Jedi's strength flows from the Force. But beware of the dark side. Anger, fear, aggression; the dark side of the Force are they. Easily they flow, quick to join you in a fight. If once you start down the dark path, forever will it dominate your destiny, consume you it will, as it did Obi-Wan's apprentice.Luke: Vader... Is the dark side stronger?
Yoda: No, no, no. Quicker, easier, more seductive.
Luke: But how am I to know the good side from the bad?
Yoda: You will know... when you are calm, at peace, passive. A Jedi uses the Force for knowledge and defense, NEVER for attack.
Luke: But tell my why I can't...
Yoda: No, no! There is no "why".
* * *
Han Solo: Hey, Your Worship, I'm only trying to help.Princess Leia: Would you please stop calling me that?
Han Solo: Sure, Leia.
Princess Leia: You make it so difficult sometimes.
Han Solo: I do, I really do. You could be a little nicer, though. Come on, admit it. Sometimes you think I'm all right.
Princess Leia: Occasionally, maybe... when you aren't acting like a scoundrel.
Han Solo: Scoundrel? Scoundrel? I like the sound of that.
[Han starts to massage Leia's hand]
Princess Leia: Stop that.
Han Solo: Stop what?
Princess Leia: [timidly] Stop that. My hands are dirty.
Han Solo: My hands are dirty, too. What are you afraid of?
Princess Leia: Afraid?
Han Solo: You're trembling.
Princess Leia: I'm not trembling.
[Han moves in closer]
Han Solo: You like me because I'm a scoundrel. There aren't enough scoundrels in your life.
Princess Leia: I happen to like nice men.
Han Solo: I'm nice men.
Princess Leia: No, you're not. You're...
[they kiss]
* * *
[after choking Captain Needa to death]Darth Vader: Apology accepted, Captain Needa.
* * *
Han Solo: Well Princess, it looks like you managed to keep me here a while longer.Princess Leia: I had nothing to do with it. General Rieekan thinks it's dangerous for anyone to leave the system until they've activated the energy shield.
Han Solo: That's a good story. I think you just can't bear to let a gorgeous guy like me out of your sight.
Princess Leia: I don't know where you get your delusions, laser brain.
[Chewbacca laughs]
Han Solo: Laugh it up, fuzzball.
* * *
Darth Vader: Impressive. Most impressive. Obi-Wan has taught you well. You have controlled your fear. Now, release your anger. Only your hatred can destroy me.
* * *
Han Solo: You said you wanted to be around when I made a mistake, well, this could be it, sweetheart.Princess Leia: I take it back.
* * *
Darth Vader: There will be a substantial reward for the one who finds the Millennium Falcon. You are free to use any methods necessary, but I want them alive. No disintegrations.Boba Fett: As you wish.
* * *
Princess Leia: The cave is collapsing.Han Solo: This is no cave.
* * *
[the Millennium Falcon, under siege, won't start]Princess Leia: [sarcastic] Would it help if I got out and pushed?
Han Solo: [also sarcastic] It might!
* * *
Lando: I had no choice. They arrived right before you did. I'm sorry.Han Solo: I'm sorry too.
* * *
Princess Leia: Some day you're gonna be wrong, I just hope I'm there to see it.
* * *
Princess Leia: Han, we need you.Han Solo: We need?
Princess Leia: Yes.
Han Solo: Well, what about YOU need?
Princess Leia: I need? I don't know what you are talking about.
Han Solo: You probably don't.
Princess Leia: And what precisely am I supposed to know?
Han Solo: Come on you want me to stay because of the way you feel about me.
Princess Leia: Yes, you're great help to us you're a natural leader.
Han Solo: No! That's not it. Come on.
[a rebel worker goes inbetween them]
Han Solo: A-ha! Come on!
Princess Leia: You're imagining things.
Han Solo: Am I? Then why are you following me afraid I was gonna leave without giving you a goodbye kiss?
Princess Leia: I'd just as soon kiss a wookiee.
Han Solo: I could arrange that!
[Han walks away]
Han Solo: You could use a good kiss!
* * *
Darth Vader: You have learned much, young one.Luke: You'll find I'm full of surprises.
* * *
[Han reveals his clever plan of escape]Princess Leia: You have your moments. Not many of them, but you do have them.
* * *
[Luke has seen a vision of Han, Leia and Chewie being tortured in Cloud City]Luke: I saw - I saw a city in the clouds.
Yoda: [nods] Friends you have there.
Luke: They were in pain...
Yoda: It is the future you see.
Luke: The future?
[pause]
Luke: Will they die?
Yoda: [closes his eyes for a moment] Difficult to see. Always in motion is the future.
Luke: I've got to go to them.
Yoda: Decide you must, how to serve them best. If you leave now, help them you could; but you would destroy all for which they have fought, and suffered.
* * *
Dak: Right now I feel like I could take on the whole Empire myself.
* * *
Princess Leia: [to Han] Well, I guess you don't know everything about women yet.[Leia gives Luke a kiss in front of Han]
* * *
[heading into a cave on a large asteroid]Princess Leia: I hope you know what you're doing.
Han Solo: Yeah, me too.
* * *
[Amid the violence of colliding asteroids]Princess Leia: [to Han Solo] You don't have to do this to impress me.
* * *
Darth Vader: You may take Captain Solo to Jabba the Hutt after I have Skywalker.Boba Fett: He's no good to me dead.
Darth Vader: He will not be permanently damaged.
* * *
Han Solo: No time to discuss this as a committee.Princess Leia: I am not a committee!
* * *
[C-3PO is broken almost beyond repair]Lando: Having trouble with your droid?
Han Solo: No, no problem. Why?
* * *
Lando: Lord Vader, we only use this facility for carbon freezing. If you put him in there it might kill him.Darth Vader: I do not want the Emperor's prize damaged. We will test it on Captain Solo.
* * *
Han Solo: What's going on... Buddy?Lando: You're being put into carbon-freeze.
* * *
Wedge Antilles: Detach cable!Rebel Force Janson: Cable detached!
* * *
Darth Vader: Your destiny lies with me Skywalker. Obi-Wan knew this to be true.Luke: No...
* * *
Leia: I thought you knew this person.Chewbacca: [Chewie barks something to Han]
Han Solo: Well, that was a long time ago, I'm sure he's forgotten about that.
* * *
C-3PO: I'm terribly sorry about all this. After all, he's only a Wookiee.
* * *
Han Solo: It's not my fault.
* * *
Lando: What are you doing here?Han Solo: Ah, repairs. I was hoping you could help me out.
Lando: What have you done to my ship?
Han Solo: YOUR ship? Hey, remember you lost her to me, fair and square.
* * *
[trying to fix the hyperdrive]Han Solo: Horizontal boosters. Alluvial dampers? Ow! That's not it, bring me the Hydrospanner. I don't know how we're going to get out of this one.
[the ship is hit, causing the tool box to fall on Han]
Han Solo: OW! Chewie!
* * *
Lando: [to Leia] You look absolutely beautiful. You truly belong here with us among the clouds.Princess Leia: [cooly] Thank you.
* * *
General Rieekan: I don't think we can protect two transports at a time.Princess Leia: It's risky but we can't hold out much longer. We have no choice.
General Rieekan: Launch patrols.
Princess Leia: Evacuate remaining ground staff.
* * *
Lando: [to Han] You know, seeing you sure brings back a few things. Yeah, I'm responsible now, the price you pay for being successful.
* * *
Darth Vader: There is no escape. Don't make me destroy you.[pauses]
Darth Vader: Luke, you do not yet realize your importance. You have only begun to discover your power. Join me, and I will complete your training. With our combined strength, we can end this destructive conflict and bring order to the galaxy.
Luke: I'll never join you!
Darth Vader: If you only knew the power of the Dark Side. Obi-Wan never told you what happened to your father.
Luke: He told me enough! He told me *you* killed him!
Darth Vader: No. *I* am your father.
Luke: No. No. That's not true. That's impossible!
Darth Vader: Search your feelings, you *know* it to be true!
Luke: [anguished] No! No!
* * *
You may see the trailer here.
Plot: 7/10
Entertainment: 7/10
Acting: 8/10
Originality: 7/10
Music and Sound: 8/10
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