Episode 522 · Film year 1980
The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
- Special Guests
- Peter Suschitzky, Paul Hirsch, Jim Bloom, Rebecca Harrison, J.W. Rinzler
- Guest Co-Hosts
- Jamie Benning, Chris Bricklemyer
Show notes
Chris Bricklemyer (Outside the Cinema (opens in a new tab)) and Jamie Benning (The Filmumentaries Podcast (opens in a new tab)) join Mike to discuss Irvin Kershner's first and only foray into the Star Wars universe.
Interviews include cinematographer Peter Suschitzky (opens in a new tab), editor Paul Hirsch, associate producer Jim Bloom, author Rebecca Harrison (opens in a new tab), and author J.W. Rinzler (opens in a new tab).
Labels: Carrie Fisher Chris Bricklemyer George Lucas Harrison Ford Irving Kershner J.W. Rinzler Jamie Benning Jim Bloom Lawrence Kasdan Leigh Brackett Mark Hamill Paul Hirsch Peter Suschitzky Rebecca Harrison
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Music credits
- "Luke's First Crash" - John Williams
- "Empire Strikes Back (Medley) Darth VaderYoda's Theme" - Meco
- "Seagulls! (Stop It Now)" - Bad Lip Reading
Links & resources
- Become a supporter of The Projection Booth (opens in a new tab)
- Buy The Empire Strikes Back on Blu-ray (opens in a new tab)
- Buy A Long Time Ago in a Cutting Room Far, Far Away: My Fifty Years Editing Hollywood Hits—Star Wars, Carrie, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Mission: Impossible, and More by Paul Hirsch (opens in a new tab)
- Buy The Empire Strikes Back (BFI Film Classics) by Rebecca Harrison (opens in a new tab)
- Buy The Making of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back by J.W. Rinzler (opens in a new tab)
- Buy The Empire Strikes Back Unauthorized Timeline 1975-2020 by Justin Berger (opens in a new tab)
- Visit 365 Star Wars (opens in a new tab)
- Visit the OriginalTrilogy.com website (opens in a new tab)
- Visit the official Star Wars website (opens in a new tab)
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Comments (3)
Ryan Gettig Great Upload-Screened the 40th anniv. last September when RegalCinemas was still open-such sizzle!:)If you watch it in French with French sub-titles it almost plays like a gangster picture:)Rob St. Mary & Mike White,thoughts on an Indy 5 shooting next week in UK?ALways Be Well:)subvrt Had to comment on you guys talking toys: I had the Hoth version of Han Solo. Somehow one of the legs had broken off so when I played with my Star Wars figures, everyone was always teaming up to rescue Han after loosing his leg. Really appreciate your in depth podcasts!Anonymous After watching Empire then Jedi again its almost baffling to see how polar opposite they are. To go from dark intensity to teddy bears in the forest really seems wonky, all of that heavy emotion from Empire leading to the idea that Luke will kill his father or together they both die ala "Excalibur" totally evaporates. I thought Empire much more sci-fi space oriented and Jedi more fantasy leaning, I wonder if the popularity of "Conan" was a factor. Jedi seems to push this redemption theme and a much more family friendly happy conclusion but I'm not sure why, to have continued in the tone of Empire would have made for a much stronger film. I don't think any of the subsequent films have really leaned into the dark side as much as Empire did, they seem very much Jedi in spirit. It's unfortunate you never see that badass Vader again till that scene in Rogue One, in Jedi he's so damn melodramatic and un-scary it's sad. Empire still #1. Listening to the podcast sure makes me wish I had that 12" doll/action figure of Luke Skywalker I had in 1980.