Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back (1980)

Summary: Movie Stats Directed By: Irvin Kershner Produced By: Gary Kurtz Written By: Leigh Brackett and Lawrence Kasdan Starring: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams, Anthony Daniels, David Prowse, Kenny Baker, Peter Mayhew, and Frank Oz Studio: Lucasfilm Rating: PG Release Date: May 21, 1980 Run Time: 129 Minutes Budget: $32 Million Box Office: $538,375,067 Plot: Fleeing the evil Galactic Empire, the Rebels abandon their new base in an assault with the Imperial AT-AT walkers on the ice world of Hoth. Princess Leia, Han Solo, Chewbacca and the droid C-3PO escape in the Millennium Falcon, but are later captured by Darth Vader on Bespin. Meanwhile, Luke Skywalker and the droid R2-D2 follows Obi-Wan Kenobi's posthumous command, and receives Jedi training from Master Yoda on the swamp world of Dagobah. Will Skywalker manage to rescue his friends from the Dark Lord? The description and information in this episode is taken from IMDB.com and Wikipedia.org. What’s in the Episode? Episode Summary: Eye Open Podcast reviews Irvin Kershner's "Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back" (1980) starring Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams, Anthony Daniels, David Prowse, Kenny Baker, Peter Mayhew, and Frank Oz. Does this movie follow the trend of not being as good as the original? Or is this the greatest film of all time for some of our hosts. Is this movie too perfect to review? Tune in to find out. Popcorn Rating The Sock: Bucket / Husky: Bucket / Red: Bucket / Vito: Bucket Episode: S4E33 Episode Run Time: 71 Minutes DISCUSS THIS EPISODE IN THE FORUM HERE