The rebels hiding on the ice planet Hoth are forced off by an Imperial attack. Luke, following a vision of Obi-Wan goes to Dagobah, a swamp planet to be trained by a jedi known as Yoda. Han and Leia, along with C-3PO escape from the Empire, only to find the Millenium Falcon's hyperdrive engines are shot. They head to a mining facility called Bespin to get help from an old friend of Han's named Lando Calrissian. When Luke has a vision of his friends in pain, he leaves his training to go to Bespin and learn some extremely disturbing facts.
Availability:
VHS: THX -- NLA.
Special Edition -- Widescreen and Pan and Scan
Laserdisc: Sp. Ed. -- Available.
Cast/Crew: (See Star Wars for detailed information)
George Lucas
Executive Producer
Mark Hamill
Luke Skywalker
Harrison Ford
Han Solo
Carrie Fisher
Princess Leia
Billy Dee Williams
Lando Calrissian
Mahogany
Batman
Miscellaneous:
The scenes of Cloud City were altered
for the Special Edition. Instead of walls, there are now windows,
looking out on the architecture of the city.
Followed by Return
of the Jedi
MPAA Rating:
PG
My Rating:
This is a good movie, but it is
dark. George Lucas has explained the reason why. It is the
middle act of a three act play, and usually, it is this middle act in which
everything goes wrong for the antagonist. Still, it is good, and
an important part of the triolgy.
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