Empire Strikes BackOn this page you will find:
Bits of information on Empire Strikes Back;
Cast list for Empire Strikes Back;
Credits list for Empire Strikes Back;
Information on the award that Empire has won;
Quotes from The Empire Strikes Back
Bits of Information on Empire Strikes Back
•Lighting for SFX was so strong that several models melted.
•The AT-AT's were based on ship loading structure in an Oakland, California shipyard. Walking patterns of elephants were studied to make the movements seem as realistic as possible.
•Before this film was made, Mark Hamill (Luke) was driving his BMW along a highway. Realizing was missing his turn, he swung sharply, but ended up rolling his car and suffering facial scarring. Despite the efforts of plastic surgeons, his appearance was noticeably different. For this reason, the scene where Luke receives facial scars from a Wampa was written.
•Further scenes with the Wampa Ice Creatures were shot, and later cut. R2-D2 encountered one within the Rebel base, where it was killed by troopers. Later, the beasts were lured into a prison within the complex. In the completed film, a medical droid is seen examining the wounds of a Tauntaun killed by a Wampa, and Princess Leia mentions the ``creatures'' while discussing the Imperial Probe Droid. A scene filmed but cut had Han, Leia and C-3PO running through a corridor. Han went to take a short-cut through a door with a sign on it, but Leia warned him ``that's where those creatures are kept''. They run off, but not before C-3PO rips off the sign, hoping that the stormtroopers will enter the room.
•The blasters used by the stormtroopers were constructed from Sterling submachine guns.
•In the asteroid field scene a sneaker "flys" by.
•There is a rumor that one of the asteroids is actually a potato.
•Security surrounding this movie was so intense that George Lucas had regular reports about ``leaks'' from actors. Lucas was so determined that the ending be kept secret that he had actor David Prowse (Darth Vader) say ``Obi Wan Kenobi is your father'', and dubbed it later to be ``I am your father''.
•The designers at ILM wanted a radical design for Boba Fett's ship. They ended up using the end of a lamp post from the street outside the ILM building.
•This is Carrie Fisher's favorite movie of the trilogy. Despite this, there were claims that she was heavily into drugs at the time. The scene where Han Solo (Harrison Ford) was to be carbon frozen was a long a complex scene which required many takes. Eventually, Leia says ``I love you'' to Han Solo. Ford had heard this line so many times that he changed the scripted ``I love you too'' to ``I know''. Lucas didn't want to film the scene again, and thought it read much better that way, so it remained.
•The dialogue mentioned above is actually used in an earlier movie. In The Godfather(1972) Kaye(Diane Keaton) says "I love you" to Micheal Corleone(Al Pacion) on the phone. Which he replies: " I know".
The Cast List For Empire Strikes Back
This is the full cast list from Empire Strikes Back
Performer Character
Mark Hamill - Luke Skywalker
Harrison Ford - Han Solo
Carrie Fisher - Princess Leia
Billy Dee Williams - Lando Calrissian
Anthony Daniels - C-3PO
David Prowse - Darth Vader
Peter Mayhew - Chewbacca
Kenny Baker - R2-D2
Frank Oz - Yoda
Alec Guinness - Ben Kenobi
Jeremy Bulloch - Boba Fett
John Hollis - Lando's Aide
Jack Purvis - Chief Ugnaught
Des Webb - Snow Creature
Kenneth Colley - Admiral Piett
Julian Glover - General Veers
Michael Sheard - Admiral Ozzel
Michael Culver - Capt. Needa
John Dicks, Milton Johns, Mark Jones, Oliver Maguire, Robin Scoby - Officers
Bruce Boa - General Rieekan
Christopher Malcolm - Zev
Denis Lawson - Wedge
Richard Oldfield - Hobbie
John Morton - Dak
Ian Liston - Janson
John Ratzenberger - Major Derlin
Jack McKenzie - Deck Lieutenant
Jerry Harte - Head Controller
Norman Chancer, Norwich Duff, Ray Hassett, Brigitte Kahn, Burnell Tucker - Officers
Clive Revill - Voice of Emperor
James Earl Jones - Voice of Darth Vader
Credits List For Empire Strikes Back
Producer - Gary Kurtz
Director - Irvin Kershner
Screenwriter - Leigh Brackett, Lawrence Kasdan based on a story by George Lucas
Editor - Paul Hirsch
Cinematographer - Peter Suschitzky
Composer - John Williams
Production designer - Norman Reynolds
Art design - Leslie Dilley, Harry Lange, Alan Tomkins
Set designer - Michael Ford
Special effects - Brian Johnson, Richard Edlund, Dennis Muren, Bruce Nicholson
Visual effects - Joe Johnston
Costumes - John Mollo
The Awards that The Empire Strikes Back Won
Nominated for Art Direction 1980: Norman Reynolds - Art Direction, Leslie Dilley - Art Direction, Harry Lange - Art Direction, Alan Tomkins - Art Direction, Michael Ford - Set Decoration
Nominated for Music - Original Score 1980: John Williams
Sound 1980: Bill Varney, Steve Maslow, Gregg Landaker, Peter Sutton
Special Achievement 1980: Brian Johnson - Visual Effects, Richard Edlund - Visual Effects, Dennis Muren - Visual Effects, Bruce Nicholson - Visual Effects
Quotes from The Empire Strikes Back
Here are a list of some of my favorite quotes from The Empire Strikes Back
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Yoda: You must unlearn what you have learned.
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Luke Skywalker: I can't. It's too big.
Yoda: Size matters not. Look at me. Judge me by my size, do you? Hmm? Hmm. And well you should not. For my ally is the Force, and a powerful ally it is. Life creates it, makes it grow. Its energy surrounds us and binds us. Luminous beings are we, not this crude matter. You must feel the Force around you; between you, me, the tree, the rock, everywhere. Yes, even between the land and the ship.
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Yoda: I am wondering, why are you here?
Luke Skywalker: I'm looking for someone.
Yoda: Looking? Found someone, you have, I would say, hmmm?
Luke Skywalker: Right...
Yoda: Help you I can. Yes, mmmm.
Luke Skywalker: I don't think so. I'm looking for a great warrior.
Yoda: Ohhh! Great warrior! [laughs and shakes his head] Wars not make one great!
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Luke Skywalker: Alright, I'll give it a try.
Yoda: No! Try not. Do... or do not. There is no try.
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[Using the Force, Yoda effortlessly frees the X-Wing from the bog.]
Luke Skywalker: I don't believe it.
Yoda: That is why you fail.
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Darth Vader: There is no escape. Don't make me destroy you. [pauses] 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 Skywalker: 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 Skywalker: He told me enough! He told me *you* killed him.
Darth Vader: No. *I* am your father.
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Darth Vader: Your destiny lies with me Skywalker. Obi-Wan knew this to be true.
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Darth Vader: Calrissian! Take the princess and the Wookie to my ship.
Lando Calrissian: You said they'd be left at the city under my supervision.
Darth Vader: I am altering the deal. Pray I don't alter it any further.
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