Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back [Includes Digital Copy] [4K Ultra HD Blu-ray/Blu-ray]

Director: Irvin Kershner, George Lucas Irvin Kershner

Overview

The second entry in George Lucas' Star Wars trilogy finds Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill), the green-as-grass hero from the first film, now a seasoned space warrior. Luke's Star Wars cohorts Han Solo (Harrison Ford) and Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher) are likewise more experienced in the ways and means of battling the insidious Empire, as represented by the brooding Darth Vader (body of David Prowse, voice of James Earl Jones). And, of course, "The Force," personified by the ghost of Luke's mentor Ben Kenobi (Alec Guinness), is with them all. Retreating from Vader's minions, Luke ends up, at first, on the Ice Planet Hoth, and then the tropical Dagobah. Here he makes the acquaintance of the gnomish Yoda (voice of Frank Oz), whose all-encompassing wisdom comes in handy during the serial-like perils of the rest of the film. Before the film's open-ended climax, we are introduced to the apparently duplicitous Lando Calrissian (Billy Dee Williams) and are let in on a secret that profoundly affects both Luke and his arch-enemy, Vader. Many viewers consider this award-winning film the best of the Star Wars movies, and its special-effects bonanza was pure gold at the box office.

Product Details

Release Date:	03/31/2020
UPC:	0786936869439
Original Release:	1980
Source:	Walt Disney Video
Language:	English
Format:	Blu-ray
Sales rank:	683

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Mark Hamill	Luke Skywalker
Harrison Ford	Han Solo
Carrie Fisher	Princess Leia Organa
Alec Guinness	Ben `Obi-Wan' Kenobi
David Prowse	Darth Vader
Billy Dee Williams	Lando Calrissian,Composer
Peter Mayhew	Chewbacca
Kenny Baker	R2-D2
James Earl Jones	Darth Vader,Other Imperial Officer
Frank Oz	Yoda
Jack Purvis	Chief Ugnaught
Anthony Daniels	C-3PO
Des Webb	Wampa Snow Creature
Jeremy Bulloch	Boba Fett
Kathryn Mullen	Performing Asst. for Yoda
John Hollis	Lobot, Lando's Aide
Kenneth Colley	Admiral Piett
Julian Glover	General Veers
Michael Sheard	Admiral Ozzel
Michael Culver	Captain Needa
John Dicks	Imperial Officer
Milton Johns	Imperial Officer
Oliver Maguire	Imperial Officer
Bruce Boa	Rebel Force General Rieekan
Christopher Malcolm	Rebel Force Zev - Rogue 2
Denis Lawson	Rebel Force Wedge - Rogue 3
Richard Oldfield	Rebel Force Hobbie - Rogue 4
John Morton	Rebel Force Dak - Luke's Gunner
Ian Liston	Rebel Force Janson - Wedge's Gunner
John Ratzenberger	Rebel Force Major Derlin
Jack McKenzie	Rebel Force Deck Lieutenant
Jerry Harte	Rebel Force Head Controller
Norman Chancer	Other Rebel Officer
Norwich Duff	Other Rebel Officer
Ray Hassett	Other Rebel Officer
Brigitte Kahn	Other Rebel Officer
Burnell Tucker	Other Rebel Officer
Richard Bonehill	Stormtrooper/Snowtrooper/Rebel Soldier/Tauntaun Handler
Clive Revill	Emperor
Robin Scobey	Actor
Irene Lamb	Actor
Ralph McQuarrie	General McQuarrie

Technical Credits

Leigh Brackett

Lawrence Kasdan

Irvin Kershner	Director
Leigh Brackett	Screenwriter
Lawrence Kasdan	Screenwriter
Richard Edlund	Special Effects
Brian Johnson	Special Effects
Gary Kurtz	Producer
George Lucas	Executive Producer,Director
Dennis Muren	Special Effects
Bruce Nicholson	Special Effects
Ben Burtt	Sound/Sound Designer,Sound Effects
Bill Varney	Sound/Sound Designer
Steve Maslow	Sound/Sound Designer
Gregg Landaker	Sound/Sound Designer
Nick Allder	Special Effects
Bob Anderson	Stunts
John Benson	Sound Effects
Jim Bloom	Producer
Rick McCallum	Producer
Howard G. Kazanjian	Producer
Richard Burrow	Sound Effects
Joanne D'Antonio	Sound Effects
Irene Lamb	Casting
Joe Johnston	Special Effects
Terry Liebling	Casting
Peter Sutton	Sound/Sound Designer

Scene Index

Introduction ix

My Half: Kind Candor xvi

Part I The Emotional Ingredients 1

Gratitude 3

Self-Awareness 11

Accountability 17

Optimism 23

Empathy 27

Kindness 33

Tenacity 39

Curiosity 45

Patience 51

Conviction 55

Humility 59

Ambition 65

Part II Real-Life Scenarios 69

Part III Exercises 175

Conclusion 191

The inspiration Behind This Book 195

Acknowledgments 197

Notes 199

Editorial Reviews

Proof that a sequel can be as good as (or better than) its predecessor, The Empire Strikes Back is frequently considered the best of the original Star Wars trilogy. The 1980 film, which picks up a few years after the original movie, contains perhaps the most substantial plot developments of the three films, interweaving spiritual and romantic development and serving up a genuinely shocking cliffhanger. It also features more of the special effects that endeared Star Wars to many an audience member, further catering to its audience's growing appetite for bigger, better effects. Dark and downbeat, Empire is at its core the most human of the trilogy, allowing its characters -- generally two-dimensional in Star Wars -- to flesh out to more convincing proportions. Part of this change may be due to Irvin Kershner's directing the film; where George Lucas was a master with technology, he was not really an actor's director, and the actors here seem noticeably more at ease. The film's enormous success was proof that audiences were more than eager to see the Star Wars storyline continued in the years to come, something that still held true when the special edition of The Empire Strikes Back was released 17 years after the original version. Exhilarating and timeless, it remains one of the most compelling adventures ever brought to the screen.

07/29/2019

Arnold’s debut is a lyrical but long-winded portrayal of a woman reckoning with the disappointments of her life. Ash passes her days swimming at a deserted lake with her seven-year-old daughter, Charlie. When she senses Charlie grow distant as she gets older, Ash commits an unforgivable act while trying to reconnect. This sets in motion the crumbling of Ash’s emotional world, revealing memories of an affair with her yoga instructor, a capricious bisexual woman, and a complicated relationship with her father. Ash slips into a depression that confines her to bed, forcing her husband into the arms of a family friend who comes by to care for Charlie. The narrator’s idiosyncratic, troubled personality is expressed through her obsessive interest in sounds and words. During her first date with her husband, she tells him that she collects words, stating that “finding the right word is like finding a pebble on a whole beach of pebbles.” Arnold uses language like a set of dominoes, connecting endings of sentences to beginnings with sounds and phrases to create an artful tumble of prose. However, the novel’s high style comes at the price of momentum, and it becomes opaque to the point of being inaccessible. With very little plot, Arnold’s novel asks questions of profound moral consequence that get lost in the fogginess of its narrator. (July)

Publishers Weekly

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