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The Empire Strikes Back: A Facsimile of the Complete Script with Special Edition Scenes
A SPECTACULAR SLICE OF MOVIE HISTORY--NOW YOURS TO OWN!
For the first time ever, Star Wars fans can own true to life facsimiles of the complete scripts from the Star Wars trilogy--extraordinary reproductions of the very tool used by cast and crew for the legendary movie saga.
Complete with new photographs and Special Edition scenes and dialogue, this classic keepsake is a must for every Star Wars lover's collection.
The official Star Wars Web site
www.starwars.com
For the first time ever, Star Wars fans can own true to life facsimiles of the complete scripts from the Star Wars trilogy--extraordinary reproductions of the very tool used by cast and crew for the legendary movie saga.
Complete with new photographs and Special Edition scenes and dialogue, this classic keepsake is a must for every Star Wars lover's collection.
The official Star Wars Web site
www.starwars.com
117 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1997
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George Lucas
266 books604 followersGeorge Walton Lucas Jr. is an American filmmaker and philanthropist. He created the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises and founded Lucasfilm, LucasArts, Industrial Light & Magic and THX. He served as chairman of Lucasfilm before selling it to The Walt Disney Company in 2012. Nominated for four Academy Awards, he is considered to be one of the most significant figures of the 20th-century New Hollywood movement, and a pioneer of the modern blockbuster. Despite this, he has remained an independent filmmaker away from Hollywood for most of his career.
After graduating from the University of Southern California in 1967, Lucas moved to San Francisco and co-founded American Zoetrope with filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola. He wrote and directed THX 1138 (1971), based on his student short Electronic Labyrinth: THX 1138 4EB, which was a critical success but a financial failure. His next work as a writer-director was American Graffiti (1973), inspired by his youth in early 1960s Modesto, California, and produced through the newly founded Lucasfilm. The film was critically and commercially successful and received five Academy Award nominations, including Best Director and Best Picture. Lucas's next film, the epic space opera Star Wars (1977), later retitled A New Hope, had a troubled production but was a surprise hit, becoming the highest-grossing film at the time, winning six Academy Awards and sparking a cultural phenomenon. Lucas produced and co-wrote the sequels The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Return of the Jedi (1983). With director Steven Spielberg, he created, produced, and co-wrote Indiana Jones films Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), The Temple of Doom (1984), The Last Crusade (1989) and The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008), and served as an executive producer, with a cursory involvement in pre and post-production, on The Dial of Destiny (2023).
In 1997, Lucas re-released the original Star Wars trilogy as part of a Special Edition featuring several modifications; home media versions with further changes were released in 2004 and 2011. He returned to directing with a Star Wars prequel trilogy comprising The Phantom Menace (1999), Attack of the Clones (2002) and Revenge of the Sith (2005). He last collaborated on the CGI-animated movie and television series of the same name, Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008–2014, 2020), the war film Red Tails (2012) and the CGI film Strange Magic (2015). Lucas is also known for his collaboration with composer John Williams, who was recommended to him by Spielberg, and with whom he has worked for all the films in both of these franchises. He also produced and wrote a variety of films and television series through Lucasfilm between the 1970s and the 2010s.
Lucas is one of history's most financially successful filmmakers. He directed or wrote the story for ten of the 100 highest-grossing movies at the North American box office, adjusted for ticket-price inflation. Through his companies Industrial Light and Magic and Skywalker Sound, Lucas was involved in the production of, and financially benefited from, almost every big-budget film released in the U.S. from the late 1980s until the 2012 Disney sale. In addition to his career as a filmmaker, Lucas has founded and supported multiple philanthropic organizations and campaigns dedicated to education and the arts, including the George Lucas Educational Foundation, which has been noted as a key supporter in the creation of the federal E-Rate program to provide broadband funding to schools and libraries, and the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, a forthcoming art museum in Los Angeles developed with his wife, Mellody Hobson.
After graduating from the University of Southern California in 1967, Lucas moved to San Francisco and co-founded American Zoetrope with filmmaker Francis Ford Coppola. He wrote and directed THX 1138 (1971), based on his student short Electronic Labyrinth: THX 1138 4EB, which was a critical success but a financial failure. His next work as a writer-director was American Graffiti (1973), inspired by his youth in early 1960s Modesto, California, and produced through the newly founded Lucasfilm. The film was critically and commercially successful and received five Academy Award nominations, including Best Director and Best Picture. Lucas's next film, the epic space opera Star Wars (1977), later retitled A New Hope, had a troubled production but was a surprise hit, becoming the highest-grossing film at the time, winning six Academy Awards and sparking a cultural phenomenon. Lucas produced and co-wrote the sequels The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Return of the Jedi (1983). With director Steven Spielberg, he created, produced, and co-wrote Indiana Jones films Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), The Temple of Doom (1984), The Last Crusade (1989) and The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008), and served as an executive producer, with a cursory involvement in pre and post-production, on The Dial of Destiny (2023).
In 1997, Lucas re-released the original Star Wars trilogy as part of a Special Edition featuring several modifications; home media versions with further changes were released in 2004 and 2011. He returned to directing with a Star Wars prequel trilogy comprising The Phantom Menace (1999), Attack of the Clones (2002) and Revenge of the Sith (2005). He last collaborated on the CGI-animated movie and television series of the same name, Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2008–2014, 2020), the war film Red Tails (2012) and the CGI film Strange Magic (2015). Lucas is also known for his collaboration with composer John Williams, who was recommended to him by Spielberg, and with whom he has worked for all the films in both of these franchises. He also produced and wrote a variety of films and television series through Lucasfilm between the 1970s and the 2010s.
Lucas is one of history's most financially successful filmmakers. He directed or wrote the story for ten of the 100 highest-grossing movies at the North American box office, adjusted for ticket-price inflation. Through his companies Industrial Light and Magic and Skywalker Sound, Lucas was involved in the production of, and financially benefited from, almost every big-budget film released in the U.S. from the late 1980s until the 2012 Disney sale. In addition to his career as a filmmaker, Lucas has founded and supported multiple philanthropic organizations and campaigns dedicated to education and the arts, including the George Lucas Educational Foundation, which has been noted as a key supporter in the creation of the federal E-Rate program to provide broadband funding to schools and libraries, and the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art, a forthcoming art museum in Los Angeles developed with his wife, Mellody Hobson.
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January 7, 2016
So a few years ago I discovered that Leigh Brackett wrote the original Empire script, though it was always dismissed as very different to the final version and it seemed like George credited her was a courtesy rather than because she actually did write it. But I just finished reading it and it was nearly all there! Han didn't get frozen in carbonite and Luke wasn't Vader's son. But Hoth, Dagoba, Cloud City, the asteroids, it was all here. The characters didn't really sound like themselves, but I'm guessing she was writing based on the original script and only having seen the film once. It was quite a wonderful glimpse and a lovely pulpy version. The Cloud people sounded great, and Lando was a clone! Luke was still in love with Leia (though there was hints about their relationship) and Vader luring Luke to Cloud City, cause he knew he loved Leia made that make much more sense. There was also a LOT more kissing in the asteroid field which I really liked. I'm really glad I found a copy of this. I think it's a shame that Leigh died before being able to revise it. But it's really nice to be able to have read the first draft.
Those who are interested the full script can find it here http://scyfilove.com/wp-content/uploa...
Those who are interested the full script can find it here http://scyfilove.com/wp-content/uploa...
February 21, 2021
A substantial improvement on the original "Star Wars" script, "Empire" is a thrilling story. It has everything you want from a good adventure — suspense, action, screwball comedy, romance — and is paced excellently.
July 2, 2019
The illustrations were a nice addition.
September 22, 2021
Nice to read the screenplay of the great story
Very enjoyable even though not weird to see the words verbatim
Very enjoyable even though not weird to see the words verbatim
July 12, 2016
There is not much to say about this book, as it is the exact script of the film with illustrations along side. If I reviewed the story I would more or less be reviewing the film which I have watched so many times, and love. However I must say that in almost every scene I could see the scene in the film exactly.
As a Star Wars fan it is a must read, although a bit odd when they refer to light sabers as swords and don't use some other Star Wars specific terms. Yet as it was the second movie in the franchise it is expected.
As a Star Wars fan it is a must read, although a bit odd when they refer to light sabers as swords and don't use some other Star Wars specific terms. Yet as it was the second movie in the franchise it is expected.
January 10, 2010
Yay... there's "I love you"-"I know" dialogue which is missing from the novel!!!
January 4, 2016
"I love you, I know", classic.
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