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Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back [1980]
Country of Origin: USA
Year of Production: 1980
Running Times: 119 124 125 127 [special edition] mins
Format: DeLuxe Panavision [anamorphic] 35mm
Ratio: 2.35:1
Sound: Dolby Digital / DTS / SDDS [Special Edition]
Dolby
CREDITS
PRODUCTION
Production Company: Lucasfilm Ltd
Executive Producer: George Lucas
Producer: Gary Kurtz
Special Edition Producer: Rick McCallum
Associate Producers: James Bloom, Robert Watts
Production Co-Ordinator: Miki Herman
SCRIPT
Script: Leigh Brackett, Lawrence Kasdan
Story: George Lucas
DIRECTION
Director: Irvin Kershner
2nd Unit Studio Directors: Harley Cokliss, John Barry
2nd Unit Location Director: Peter Macdonald
PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Peter Suschitzky
Camera Operators: David Garfath, Kelvin Pike
Assistant Camera: Maurice Arnold, Paul Kenward [uncredited], Chris Tanner
2nd Assistant Camera: Madelyn Most, Peter Robinson
Aerial Camera Operator: Ron Goodman
Assistant Aerial Camera Operator: Margaret Herron
2nd Unit Studio Directory Of Photography: Chris Menges
2nd Unit Location Director Of Photography: Geoff Glover
2nd Unit Location Assistant Cameraman: Mike Brewster, John Campbell
2nd Unit Location Operating Cameraman: Bob Smith
2nd Unit Location 2nd Assistant Cameramen: Greg Dupre, John Keen
Dolly Grips: Brian Osborn, Dennis Lewis
2nd Unit Location Dolly Grip: Frank Batt
Gaffer: Laurie
Shane
Head Rigger: Red Lawrence
Rigging Gaffer: John Clark
Camera And Movement Designer: Jim Beaumonte
Colour Timer: Ed Lemke
Colour Timer [Special Edition]: Robert Raring
Laboratory Technicians: Duncan Meyers, Ed Jones, Tim Geideman
Lab Assistant: Roberto Mcgraith
Staff Photographer: George Whitear
Stills: Terry Chostner
High Speed Camera Movements: Mitchell Camera Corp
Ultra High Speed Camera: Bruce Hill Productions
Grip and Lighting Packages: Lee Lighting Ltd
Prints Laboratory: DeLuxe, USA
Laboratory: Rank Film Laboratories, Denham, UK
EDITING
Editors: Paul Hirsch, George Lucas [uncredited], Marcia Lucas [uncredited]
Special Edition Editor: T.M. Christopher
Post-Production Executive [Special Edition]: Ted Gagliano
1st Assistant Editor [Special Edition]: Robert Marty
Assistant Editor [Special Edition]: Samuel H. Hinckley
Assistant Film Editors: Barbara Ellis, Duwayne Dunham, Paul Tomlinson,
Phil Sanderson, Steve Starkey
Apprentice Editor: Jon Thaler
Assistant AVID Editors [Special Edition]: Mike Jackson, Robin Lee
Negative Cutters: Darrell Hixson, Robert Hart
MUSIC
Music: John Williams
Orchestrator: Herbert W. Spencer
Conductor: John Williams
Music Producers: George Lucas [uncredited], John Williams [uncredited]
SOUND
Sound: Bill Varney, Steve Maslow, Gregg Landaker, Peter Sutton
Recording Technicians: Gary Summers, Howie, Kevin O'Connell
MAKE UP AND COSTUMES
Make Up: Stuart Freeborn
Costume Designer: John Mollo
Wardrobe Supervisor: Tiny Nicholls
Wardrobe Mistress: Eileen Sullivan
SPECIAL MAKE UP EFFECTS
Special Creature Designer: Stuart Freeborn
SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects: Industrial Light and Magic
Visual Effects: Brian Johnson, Richard Edlund, Dennis Muren, Bruce Nicholson
Effects Director Of Photography: Dennis Muren
Effects Unit Camera Operators: Bill Neil, Don Dow
Effects Cameramen: Jim Veilleux, Ken Ralston
Effects Unit Assistant Cameramen: Paul Huston, Michael McAlister, Chris
Anderson, Clint Palmer, Jody Westheimer, Richard Fish, Rick Fichter,
Selwyn Eddy
Animators: Chris Casady, Diana Wilson, Gary Waller, Kim Knowlton, Nina
Saxon, Rick Taylor, Samuel Comstock, John Van Vliet
Electrical Engineer: John Hatt
Assistant Effects Editor: Arthur F. Repola
Effects Assistants: Alan Poole, Digby Milner, Robert McLaren
Effects Engineer: Roger Nicholls
Effects Engineering: Steve Lloyd
Effects Secretary: Gill Case
Effects Technicians: Barry Whitrod, Brian Eke, Dennis Lowe, Guy Hudson,
Martin Gant, Phil Knowles
Effects Unit Location Unit Supervisor: Allan Bryce
Effects Unit Robot Fabrication: Andrew Kelly
Electrical Consultant: Rob Dickinson
Electronic Engineers: Gary Leo, Lhary Meyer, Mike MacKenzie
Electronic Systems Designer: Jerry Jeffress
Equipment Engineering Supervisor: Gene Whiteman
Mechanical Effects Supervisor: Nick Allder
Robot Fabrication And Supervisor: Ron Hone
Senior Effects Technicians: Neil Swan, Dave Watkins
Stop Motion Animators: Jon Berg, Phil Tippett
Stop Motion Technicians: Doug Beswick, Tom St Amand
System Programming: Kris Brown
Yoda Fabrication: Wendy Midener
Additional Opticals: Lookout Mountain Films, Modern Film Effects, Ray
Mercer and Company, Van der Veer Photo Effects, Westheimer Company
Optical Printer Component Engineering: Fries Engineering
Optical Printer Components Made By: George Randle Co
Special Optical Fabrication: J.L. Wood Optical Systems
DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Production Designer: Norman Reynolds
Art Director: Alan Tomkins
Set Construction: Peter Mann [uncredited]
Chief Buyer: Edward Rodrigo
Design Engineer: Mike Bolles
Head Plasterer: Bert Rodwell
MISCELLANEOUS
Continuity: Kay Rawlings, Pamela Mann
Negative Continuity [Special Edition]: Ray Sabo
Film Restoration Supervisor [Special Edition]: Pete Comandini
Film Restoration Consultant [Special Edition]: Leon Briggs
Archivist [Special Edition]: Tim Fox
Production Accountants: Ray Scalice, Ron Phipps
Location Accountant: Ron Cook
Assistant Accountants: Glenn Phillips, Laura Crockett, Michael Larkins,
Pam Traas
Set Cost Controller: Ken Gordon
Unit Publicist: Alan Arnold
Assistant Publicist: Kristen Wing
Assistant To Executive Producer: Jane Bay
Assistant To Producer: Bunny Alsup
Assistant To Director: Debbie Shaw
Helicopter Pilot: Mark Wolfe
Machine Room Operator [Special Edition]: Fred Clemons [uncredited]
Machinists: Greg Beaumonte, Udo Pampel
Marketing Consultant: Craig Miller [uncredited]
Production Administration: Dick Gallegly
Production Assistants: Barbara Harley, Jenny Oznowicz, Nick Laws, Charles
Wessler
Production Associate: Thomas Brown
Production Controller [Special Edition]: Kathryn Farrar
Production Maintenance: Ron Butcher
Production Secretary: Patricia Blau
Special Project Co-Ordinator: Stuart Ziff
Special Projects: Gary Platek
Stage Technicians: Dick Dova, Ed Breed, Edward Hirsh, Leo Loverro, William
Beck, Bobby Finley
Supervising Stage Technician: T.E. Moehnke
Transportation: Robert Martin
LOCATIONS
Locations: Alcatraz Island, San Francisco Bay, California, USA; Banks,
Oregon, USA; Forest Grove, Oregon, USA; Hardangerjøkulen Glacier, Finse,
Norway; Hillsboro, Oregon, USA; Marin County, California, USA
Location Manager: Philip Kohler
CAST
Mark Hamill [Luke Skywalker]
Harrison Ford [Han Solo]
Carrie Fisher [Princess Leia Organa]
Billy Dee Williams [Lando Calrissian]
Anthony Daniels [C-3PO]
David Prowse [Darth Vader]
Peter Mayhew [Chewbacca]
Kenny Baker [R2-D2]
Frank Oz [voice of Yoda]
Alec Guinness [Ben Obi-Wan Kenobi]
Jeremy Bulloch [Boba Fett / Lieutenant Sheckil]
John Hollis [Lobot]
Jack Purvis [Ugloste (Chief Ugnaught)]
Des Webb [wampa snow creature]
Kathryn Mullen [Yoda puppeteer]
Clive Revill [voice of Emperor Palpatine]
Kenneth Colley [Admiral Piett]
Julian Glover [General Maximillian Veers]
Michael Sheard [Admiral Crane Ozzel]
Michael Culver [Captain Lorth Needa]
Milton Johns [Captain Bewil]
John Dicks, Mark Jones, Oliver Maguire, Robin Scobey [Imperial officer]
Bruce Boa [General Carlist Rieekan]
Christopher Malcolm [Zev Senesca [Rogue 2]]
Denis Lawson [Wedge Antilles [Rogue 3]]
Richard Oldfield [Derek 'Hobbie' Klivian [Rogue 4]]
John Morton [Dack Ralter]
Ian Liston [Wes Janson / AT-AT driver]
John Ratzenberger [Major Bren Derlin]
Jack McKenzie [Cal Alder]
Jerry Harte [Romas 'Lock' Navander]
Norman Chancer [Tamizander Rey]
Norwich Duff [Trey Callum]
Ray Hassett [Tigran Jamiro]
Brigitte Kahn [Toryn Farr]
Burnell Tucker [Wyron Serper]
Morris Bush [Dengar - uncredited]
Mark Capri [Officer M'kae - uncredited]
Michael A. Frandy [Imperial shuttle mechanic [Special Edition] - uncredited]
James Earl Jones [voice of Darth Vader - uncredited]
Paul Klein [IG-88 - uncredited]
Ralph McQuarrie [General McQuarrie - uncredited]
Catherine Munro [Zuckuss / E-3PO - uncredited]
C. Andrew Nelson [Darth Vader [Special Edition] - uncredited]
Chris Parsons [4-Lom / various droids - uncredited]
Harold Weed [wampa snow creature [Special Edition] - uncredited]
Treat Williams [Cloud City trooper / Echo Base trooper - uncredited]
Jason Wingreen [voice of Boba Fett - uncredited]
Stand-In For Bossk / Jerrol Blendin / C-3PO: Alan Harris [uncredited]
SUMMARY
After being routed by the Empire on their new base, the Rebellion scatters
- Luke Sywalker and R2-D2 go to the planet Dagobah where he meets and
is trained by ageing Jedi master Yoda, while Han Solo, Princess Leia
and the others head for Cloud City where Solo hopes to win the support
of an old friend. But they are walking into a trap which, when sprung,
will have far-reaching consequences for all of them.
CAPSULE REVIEW
Grimmer, more complex and just plain better than the first film, Empire
suffers from being a film that's all middle and no beginning
or end, but there's still much to enjoy here. The characters are better
developed this time around, the twists and turns of the plot more satisfying
and the look is darker and more atmospheric. Still far from perfect,
but by far and away the best thing with the words Star Wars attached
to them. [Full
Review]
AVAILABILITY
Argentina
Theatrical Distributor: Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
Video Distributor: Gativideo
France
Theatrical Distributor: UGC-Fox Distribution
Germany
Theatrical Distributor: Twentieth Century Fox of Germany
UK
Video Distributor: CBS-Fox
USA
Theatrical Distributor: Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation
Video Distributor: Fox Video
CENSORSHIP HISTORY
Argentina
Rating: Atp
Australia
Rating: PG
Finland
Rating: K-12; K-10 [special edition]
Germany
Rating: 12; 6 [special edition]
Netherlands
Rating: AL
Norway
Rating: 11; 12
Portugal
Rating: M/12
Spain
Rating: T [special edition]
Sweden
Rating: 11 [special edition]; 15
UK
Rating: U
USA
Rating: PG [for sci-fi action violence]
AWARDS
Academy Awards
Best Sound
Special Award, Best Visual Effects
TIMELINE
1980
May
21: USA - theatrical release
June
28: Japan - theatrical release
August
10: Norway - theatrical release
15: Finland - theatrical release
15: Sweden - theatrical release
20: France - theatrical release
December
11: West Germany - theatrical release
1981
July
31: USA - theatrical re-release
1982
November
19: USA - theatrical re-release
1997
February
21: USA - Special Edition theatrical release
April
4: Norway - Special Edition theatrical release
7: Yugoslavia - Special Edition theatrical release
9: France - Special Edition theatrical release
10: Australia, Germany, Hungary, New Zealand - Special Edition theatrical
release
11: Brazil, Finland, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, Portugal,
Sweden, Switzerland [German speaking region], UK - Special Edition theatrical
release
17: Argentina - Special Edition theatrical release
18: Denmark - Special Edition theatrical release
26: South Korea - Special Edition theatrical release
June
12: Singapore - Special Edition theatrical release
13: Estonia - Special Edition theatrical release
July
5: Japan - Special Edition theatrical release
POSTER TAGS
The Adventure Continues...
The Star Wars saga continues
ALTERNATIVE TITLES
The Empire Strikes Back
Das Imperium schlägt zurnck - German title
L'Impero colpisce ancora - Italian title
LINKS
SEQUEL TO
Star Wars [1977]
PREQUELS
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom
Menace [1999]
Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the
Clones [2002]
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the
Sith [2005]
SEQUELS
Star Wars Episode
VI: Return of the Jedi [1983]
SEE ALSO
Army of Darkness
[1993]
Austin
Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me [1999]
The Avengers [1998]
Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure [1989]
The Cable Guy [1996]
Deep Rising [1998]
Droids [1985]
The Empire Strikes Back [1985] [video game]
Galaxy Quest [1999]
George Lucas in Love [1999]
Gumby: The Movie [1995]
Hot Shots! Part Deux [1993]
Kung Fu Kenobi [1997]
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps [2000]
Scary Movie 2 [2001]
Spaceballs [1987]
Santa vs the Snowman [1997]
Star Tours [1987]
Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire [1996) [video game]
Strange Brew [1983]
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles [1990]
Thumb Wars: The Phantom Cuticle [1999]
THX 1138 [1970]
Toy Story 2 [1999]
Troops [1998]
Wild Wild West [1999]
FOOTAGE INCLUDED IN
Wow! [1990]
Special Effects: Anything Can Happen [1996]
REFERENCES
MAGAZINES
Empire May 1997 p.42 [UK]
review [by Angie Errigo]
Film Review May 1997 p.17 [UK]
review [by James E. Brooks]
Screen International 7 July 1979 p.12
[UK]
review
Starburst no.49 [September 1982] pp.26-27
[UK]
illustrated review [by Phil Edwards]
Total Film no.2 [March 1997] p.13 [UK]
illustrated preview
Total Film May 1997 p.90 [UK]
review [by Gary Whitta]
Video Today December 1984 p.21 [UK]
review
NEWSPAPERS
Diario de Noticias, Programas 11 April
1997
review [by Jose De Matos-Cruz]
Diario de Noticias 13 April 1997
review [by Eurico De Barros]
Expresso, Cartaz 12 April 1997
review [by Manuel Cintra Ferreira]
BOOKS
Elliot's Guide to Films on Video p.258
review, credits, UK video data
KEYWORDS
space travel; space wars; spaceships; asteroids; robots; aliens; monsters;
underground; psychics; empires; politics
Last Updated:
6 March, 2007
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