Star Wars 5: The Empire Strikes Back

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Star Wars 5: The Empire Strikes Back was the first sequel to Star Wars 4: A New Hope, which was quickly rushed out by Lucasarts to capitalize on the success of that movie. It was directed by Paul Verhoeven.

Contents 1 Reception 1.1 Critics 1.2 Public 1.3 George Lucas 2 See Also

[edit] Reception

[edit] Critics

The Empire Strikes Back is generally considered the least successful of the Star Wars films. Critics agreed that the film was rushed out, and was little more than an excuse to bring back characters from the first movie.

[edit] Public

The Empire Strikes Back was a box office failure, taking in less than $30 million worldwide on an estimated $90 million budget.

[edit] George Lucas

George Lucas has publicly disowned the film, noting that he was forced to make it under constant studio interference. He famously once claimed "if I had the time and a sledgehammer, I would track down every bootlegged copy of that program and smash it."

[edit] See Also

• Star Wars 1: The Phantom Menace
• Star Wars 2: Attack of the Clones
• Star Wars 3: Return of the Sith
• Star Wars
• Star Wars 5: The Empire Strikes Back
• Star Wars 6: Revenge of the Jedi