MPAA Rating: PG
Director: Irvin Kershner
Genres: Science Fiction
Released Date: May 21, 1980

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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. Hal Erickson, Rovi

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