Product details: - Product group: Video
- Edition: VHS Tape
- Publisher: 20th Century Fox
- Publication Date: 1986-10
- Format: Closed-captioned, Color, NTSC
- Release Date: 1997-08-26
- Starring: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams, Anthony Daniels
- Audience rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
- Run Time: 124 minutes
- Studio: 20th Century Fox
- Manufacturer: 20th Century Fox
- Package Dimensions: 7.32 x 4.19 x 1.12 inches
The middle film in George Lucas's enormously popular Star Wars science fiction trilogy is a darker, more somber entry, considered by many fans as the best in the series. Gone is the jaunty swashbuckling of the first film; the rebellion led by Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher) suffers before the superior forces of the Empire, young hero Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) faces his first defeats as he attempts to harness the Force under the tutelage of Jedi master Yoda (voiced by Frank Oz), and cocky Han Solo (Harrison Ford) is betrayed by former ally Lando Calrissian (Billy Dee Williams). In the tradition of the great serials, this film is left with a hefty cliffhanger. The leap in special effects technology in the three years since Star Wars results in an amazing array of effects, including a breathtaking chase through an asteroid field and a dazzling, utopian Cloud City, where Luke faces the black-clad villain Darth Vader (David Prowse, voice of James Earl Jones) in a futuristic sword fight and learns the secret of his Jedi father. Veteran director Irvin Kershner (The Eyes of Laura Mars, Never Say Never Again) took the directorial reins from creator and producer Lucas and invested the light-speed adventure with deeper characters and a more emphatic sense of danger. The special edition expands Luke's encounter with the Abominable Snowman-esque wampa and establishes the creature as a tangibly more terrifying beast, in addition to refining many of the existing effects. The trilogy is concluded in The Return of the Jedi.--Sean AxmakerCustomer reviews:  Greatest Movie Ever Made, 2008-11-20
This is by far the best of all the Star Wars movies.
It's darker and full of excitment. I would recommend this to
all sci/fi fans.
Wow,, 2008-10-17
Just wow. This is one of the best films ever, better than the first, and that's saying a mouthfull. Customers who bought this item also bought:
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