10 Things You Didn't Know About EmpireStrikesBack

Amazing Star Wars music at the start of the video by Aayla Cruise

[catjudo]

My grandfather was never a big science fiction fan, but he really liked Star Wars. I asked him why one day, and he replied that it was a western in space. There was the young idealistic kid, the headstrong woman whose livelihood was threatened, the villain who sought to control everything and grind the protagonists under foot, and the myriad of other characters who rounded out the story, which itself was relatively linear and moralistic in tone. He said that Star Wars was like a Louis L'Amour story where the setting was changed from Arizona to galactic space. Years later I still think that is one of the most amazing observations I've heard.

[Jman]

Rest in peace Carrie Fisher. My favorite Star Wars movie

[HiRevzMedia]

Little clarification, Boba Fett was originally all white, because his suit was supposed to be for some kind of elite stormtrooper. They planned to make a hundred of them, but didn't have the budget to make more. So instead they used the one custom suit and made him into the bounty hunter, Boba Fett.

[aliensoup]

"Roboears" is Lobot. For some reason I liked this character even though he had little screen time or involvement. He was just cool, efficient, and got things done. Apparently he had more involvement in the script but was left out of the cut. I wanted to see more of him as he seemed like an interesting character with some mystery.

[scottbubb]

I was 11 when this was released. I remember begging my mom and dad to take me. Because it was a limited release, we had to drive three hours to a theater that was showing it. I think I had every scene memorized. This was basically my whole life at that time. The first three Star Wars films were so important to me that they are a big part of who I am today.

[wstine]

I remember seeing the props and costumes at the STAR WARS exhibit at the Smithsonian in 1998. The Hoth miniature set was awesome to see.

[scottbarber]

As much credit as Ben Burtt and John Williams are given, I still think their contribution to Star Wars is underrated. I put about 1/3 of the success of these films on the sound effects and music.

[robfinlay]

The Empire Strikes Back is the reason the Star Wars franchise still exists today.

[grapeshot]

I remember that Simpsons episode when it showed Homer and Marge coming out of the theater and Homer was like who would ever thought that Darth Vader was Luke's father. And everybody standing in line to go see the movie was like real nice jackazz. Nice way to spoil the movie.

[ianbyron]

I remember seeing this with my family in the theater, and had lots of fun afterwards playing with my Star Wars action figures on snowy days in my yard. Very good memories.

[Eastsid]

The great thing about ESB is that it's a "has to get bad before things get better". Leia's captured, Han may be dead, Luke takes a heavy lose after a bad revelation, the rebels are on the ropes. You're wondering how they are gonna pull out of this! It's a great executed downward arch.

I had no idea there were so many troubles during shooting and filming. I'm glad the OG cast came back for additional appearances. Also lol at Ice cream man.

[Cafeman_D]

I saw Empire first at the theater, as a kid about 6th grade. Instant Star Wars fan. Had lots of action figures, home made my own ships out of old toys and cardboard, paint and glue. Listened to the soundtrack every night on cassette tape deck. Thanks Minty!

[VoiceUnder]

Me: "I already know everything about Star Wars"

Minty: "Hold my blue milk"

[ferox]

When Star Wars movies didn't look like video games.

[ba]

My mom took me and my siblings to watch Star Wars AND The Empire Strikes Back as part of a double header in San Angelo, TX in 1980. I was 10. I was already collecting SW figures from 1978-1979, as well as the bubble gum trading cards, but had never actually seen SW until that point. And my goodness, did it change my life forever. I had never seen such amazing things and brilliant stories. Darth Vader's Super Star Destroyer was the most badass thing I'd ever seen.

[jessicashannon]

My dad was both a Star Trek and Star Wars fan. My dad loves Star Trek so much that he could site the opening of Star Trek word for word and before he passed away two years ago I asked him if you could live in any universe would it be Star Trek or Star Wars and he got me completely by surprise by saying Star Wars and I asked him why Star Wars and he basically said because of the light sabers which caused me to burst out laughing. Why that surprised me was because I figured my dad was more of a star tracks and Star Wars but I was absolutely happy when he said Star Wars I am such a Star Wars fan I just cannot get enough of it

[grapeshot]

The I am your father reveal. I remember sitting in the movie theater watching this when I was a little kid and there were people literally standing up in the movie theater shouting Luke don't believe him he's trying to psych you out.

[EddiePedalo]

Watching Empire at the cinema is one of my best childhood memories. I was too young to have seen or even heard of Star Wars. My dad wanted to see it, despite not having seen Star Wars either, because he was curious, as he had been working at Elstree dismantling the film's sets.

[Tk]

The movie that shows how the empire really was. Threatening, serious, good looking and of course very very very cool in every aspect☺

[PhantomJM]

Empire is the first movie I can remember watching in the theater with my dad. I was only four years old at the time, yet it still stands out prominently in my memory to this day.