Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980) Trailers & TV Spots

Requested by Bailey Davis.

Collection of all the promotional material I managed to find for what could be called one of the greatest sequels of all time. While I still prefer the original movie over this one (potential hot take, I don't know), I can't deny that this movie does everything a great sequel does right: advances the story in a natural way, doesn't feel like a retread, and tops it all off with one of cinema's biggest plot twists and you've got yourself an excellent time.

And some people misremembering that famous Darth Vader line and doing mental gymnastics to unironically justify that they ended up in a parallel dimension. Apparently. That's still weird to me.

This video is meant for archival purposes only.

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The Star Wars saga continues.

After the Rebels are overpowered by the Empire, Luke Skywalker begins his Jedi training with Yoda, while his friends are pursued across the galaxy by Darth Vader and bounty hunter Boba Fett.

Directed by: Irvin Kershner

Written by: Leigh Bracke & Lawrence Kasdan

Music by: John Williams

Cinematography by: Peter Suschitzky

Runtime: 124 minutes

Genre: Action/Adventure/Fantasy

Release date: May 21st, 1980

Starring: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams, Anthony Daniels, David Prowse, Peter Mayhew, Kenny Baker, Frank Oz, Alec Guinness, Jeremy Bulloch, John Hollis, Jack Purvis, Des Webb, Marjorie Eaton, Clive Revill, Kenneth Colley, Julian Glover, James Earl Jones & John Ratzenberger.