The Empire Strikes Back
The Adventure Continues...
The Adventure Continues...
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
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1980
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The epic saga continues as Luke Skywalker, in hopes of defeating the evil Galactic Empire, learns the ways of the Jedi from aging master Yoda. But Darth Vader is more determined than ever to capture Luke. Meanwhile, rebel leader Princess Leia, cocky Han Solo, Chewbacca, and droids C-3PO and R2-D2 are thrown into various stages of capture, betrayal and despair.
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Rated:
PG
Runtime:
124 min
Release date:
20 May 1980
Country:
US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$18,000,000
Revenue:
$538,400,000
Awards:
Won 2 Oscars. 25 wins & 20 nominations total
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
The Empire Strikes Back is a worthy sequel to Star Wars, equal in both technical mastery and characterization, suffering only from the familiarity with the effects generated in the original and imitated too much by others.
– James Harwood,
Variety,
4 Mar 2008
rotten:
Irvin Kershner directed the actors this time around, and without the benefit of Lucas's personal affection they seem stiffer, more clenched.
– Dave Kehr,
Chicago Reader,
30 May 2007
fresh:
The total effect is fast and attractive and occasionally amusing. Like a good hot dog, that's something of an achievement in a field where unpalatable junk is the rule.
– Judith Martin,
Washington Post,
22 Jan 2002
fresh:
It is a visual extravaganza from beginning to end, one of the most visionary and inventive of all films.
– Roger Ebert,
Chicago Sun-Times,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
The Empire Strikes Back is a technological triumph, a cornucopia of intergalactic tchotchkes.
– David Ansen,
Newsweek,
1 Jan 2000