The Empire Strikes Back
Movie • 1980 • Action
ReportThe epic saga continues as Luke Skywalker, in hopes of defeating the evil Galactic Empire, learns the ways of the Jedi from aging master Yoda. But Darth Vader is more determined than ever to capture Luke. Meanwhile, rebel leader Princess Leia, cocky Han Solo, Chewbacca, and droids C-3PO and R2-D2 are thrown into various stages of capture, betrayal and despair.
This movie contains 25 potentially triggering events.
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Were animals harmed in the making?
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jdpamv
From what we know animals weren't harmed in the making per say but real animal innards were used for the Tauntaun guts.
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Is there domestic violence?
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Animal
Does a horse die?
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jdpamv
Two alien horses die but they have little resemblance to real ones.
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Anonymous
A Tauntaun is eaten by a Yeti. Another freezes to death and is turned into an impromptou sleeping bag.
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Are animals abused?
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Corellon
A character is warned that if he attempts a rescue mission, his "space horse" will die, but he goes anyway. When the creature dies from exhaustion, he cuts it open for warmth.
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Are there snakes?
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TARDIS91011
There are several snakes featured quite prominently in the background of some scenes.
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Assault
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MitchRastaff
One character kisses another after the first repeatedly asks the other to back off. However, the second character kises the first back and the scene is portrayed as romantic.
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Bodily Harm
Is there shaving/cutting?
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ajmiller03
Luke's hand is cut off at the end. Also at the beginning Han slices open the belly of a taun-taun for warmth. And Luke cuts off the arm of a snow monster on Hoth.
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Does someone struggle to breathe?
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FourHundredBillionStars
Several characters are killed by being choked to death in the opening scenes of the movie.
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Is someone buried alive?
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MamaMegz318
Han is frozen alive and incased.
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Is there amputation?
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Jello
A robot is turned into pieces for some time and later reassembled. Luke's hand is cut off.
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Does a head get squashed?
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21burnssa
A head doesn’t get squashed but there is a scene where someone’s head gets cut off but it’s not gory.
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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Anonymous
Luke's hand is chopped off in a swordfight.
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Is someone tortured?
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Anonymous
Han is tortured to lure Luke to Cloud City.
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Does someone fall to their death?
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Aliena
A character ALMOST does near the end and it is very unsure if he will make it
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Family
Is someone kidnapped?
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Jello
Several people are held hostage.
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Fear
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nolanfrancisco
Vader pops out around a corner when Luke is looking around a quiet hallway
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Are there ghosts?
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Anonymous
Obi-wan begins to haunt Luke, although there's nothing malicious or frightening about it.
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Is there audio gore?
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Jello
A character screams in the background while being tortured. The beginning of it is shown on screen.
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Medical
Is electro-therapy used?
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Anonymous
A character is zapped with electricity, but it isn't electro-therapy.
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Are needles/syringes used?
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Luke's bionic hand is stung with a needle to test if he can feel with it.
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Is there a hospital scene?
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Anonymous
Luke is fitted for a prosthetic hand in the final scene.
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Does someone attempt suicide?
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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Are there anxiety attacks?
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GojiraNeko
C3PO stresses out numerous times about the Imperials and asteroids. so it could be droid anxiety... from a certain point of view
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Is there a claustrophobic scene?
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Aliena
Han is frozen and encased in metal. People are somewhat trapped in their spaceships and in their hideouts because if they leave the Empire will get them. A character is unthawed by waking up underwater in a small aquarium-like thing. People use air-masks at one point
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Does someone die by suicide?
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Noxious
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Corellon
Characters who don't know they're siblings kiss several times.
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Social
Is someone homeless?
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Corellon
Two prominent scenes where hundreds of characters are forced to flee their homes.
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Vehicular
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Does a plane crash?
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Harlbior
Luke crash lands a snow speeder and a spaceship but survives unharmed.
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Violence
Is there a nuclear explosion?
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Aliena
There are explosions. No mushroom clouds specifically or radiation effects but bombs and spaceships being blown up
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Is there blood/gore?
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Seccers
Loss of limbs. Gutting of an animal.
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Does someone drown?
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Aliena
A character is woken up from freezing by being in a human-sized circular aquarium (doesn’t actually drown)
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Is there gun violence?
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Jello
Laser guns are used a lot.
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