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The Making Of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back by J. W. Rinzler

The Making Of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back by J. W. Rinzler

Right now I feel like I could take on the whole Empire myself! - Dak

Impressive. Most Impressive. - Darth Vader

A copy of the epic new book The Making Of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back by J. W. Rinzler with a foreword by Ridley Scott just arrived on my doorstep. So instead of telling you why this massive 372 page in-depth account and tribute to the production of one of the greatest movies ever made is so cool, I'm going to go off and disappear for awhile to pour through its pages packed with previously unpublished interviews, photos, artwork, and production mementos and let the well written press release and video below speak for itself. May the Force be with You!

Official Description

In this lavish thirtieth-anniversary tribute to the blockbuster film StarWars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back, New York Times bestselling author J. W. Rinzler draws back the curtain to reveal the intense drama and magnificent wizardry behind the hit movie - without doubt the fan favorite of the Star Wars saga.

Following his The Making of Star Wars, the author has once again made use of his unlimited access to the Lucasfilm Archives and its hidden treasures of previously unpublished interviews, photos, artwork, and production mementos. The result is a comprehensive behind-the-scenes, up-close-and-personal look at the trials and triumphs, risks and close calls, inspiration, perspiration, and imagination that went into every facet of this cinematic masterpiece. Here's the inside scoop on:

  • The evolution of the script, from story conference and treatment to fifth draft, as conceived, written, and rewritten by George Lucas, famed science-fiction author Leigh Brackett, and screenwriter Lawrence Kasdan
  • The development of new key characters, including roguish hero Lando Calrissian, sinister bounty hunter Boba Fett, and iconic Jedi Master Yoda
  • The challenges of shooting the epic ice planet battle in the frozen reaches of Norway and of conjuring up convincing creatures and craft—from tauntauns and snowspeeders to Imperial walkers
  • The construction of a life-sized Millennium Falcon and the swamp planet Dagobah inside a specially built soundstage in Elstree Studios
  • The technique behind master Muppeteer Frank Oz's breathing life into the breakthrough character Yoda
  • The creation of the new, improved Industrial Light & Magic visual effects facility and the founding of the now legendary Skywalker Ranch

In addition, of course, are rare on-the-scene interviews with all the major players: actors Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew, and David Prowse; director Irvin Kershner; producer Gary Kurtz; effects specialists Richard Edlund, DennisMuren, Ken Ralston, and Phil Tippett; composer John Williams; and many others. Punctuating the epic account is a bounty of drawings, storyboards, and paintings by Ralph McQuarrie, Joe Johnston, and Ivor Beddoes, along with classic and rare production photos. An added bonus is a Foreword by acclaimed director Ridley Scott.

The Making of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back is a fittingly glorious celebration of an undisputed space-fantasy movie milestone. Search your feelings, you know it to be true.

J. W. RINZLER, executive editor at Lucasfilm Ltd., is the author of the New York Times bestseller The Making of Star Wars, as well as the London Times bestseller The Complete Making of Indiana Jones. Rinzler lives in Petaluma, California.

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