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.
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Is there incarceration?
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GlennRose
Han, Leia, Chewbacca, and C3-PO are not allowed to leave Cloud City, or even their room within the city.
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Abuse
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Is there domestic violence?
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Does the abused become the abuser?
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Addiction
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Animal
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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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 alligators/crocodiles??
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pedanther
There is some kind of large reptilian predator lurking in a swamp. It's never seen clearly, and what we see of it doesn't resemble an alligator or crocodile.
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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
Does a woman get slapped?
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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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Is someone's mouth covered?
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Corellon
Han does this when he gets annoyed at C-3P0 for talking too much.
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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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Are any hands damaged?
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GlennRose
One hand is completely removed by a laser sword.
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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 there decapitation?
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Corellon
C-3P0, but he's a droid, so it's not fatal. There's also a part played for laughs where his head gets reattached backward.
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Is someone choked?
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pedanther
Darth Vader kills multiple people by strangulation. Another character is strangled for a quite lengthy period, and struggles to breathe and talk his way out of the situation.
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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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Mychael
Luke's hand is cut off at the climax of the movie and at the beginning, Luke cuts off a Yeti's arm. It's not too graphic but might make a few feel a little queasy
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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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Children
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Creepy Crawly
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Death
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Does a major character die?
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pedanther
No, although a major character is left in a hazardous situation that's only resolved in the following movie.
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Does someone die?
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pedanther
There are battle scenes with casualties, including characters with names and dialog.
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Disability
Is someone disabled played by able-bodied?
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pedanther
A character who loses a hand and subsequently uses a realistic-looking prosthetic is played by an able-bodied actor who has both his hands. There are hints that Darth Vader has disabilities (the full extent of which are not revealed until a subsequent movie) and that his suit is an assistive technology; Darth Vader is played by an able-bodied actor.
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Is someone kidnapped?
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Jello
Several people are held hostage.
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Fear
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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Are there jump scares?
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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 natural bodies of water?
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pedanther
Several scenes in a swamp. A character falls into the water, and another wades through it.
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Is someone eaten?
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pedanther
Not as such. There is a sequence where a group of characters enter what they think is a cave, and only realize as they leave that they were inside a giant creature's mouth.
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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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Anonymous
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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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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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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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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Is there screaming?
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Corellon
The scene mentioned in the torture section ends with loud screaming that is overheard by other characters.
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Paranoia
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Race
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Corellon
Characters who don't know they're siblings kiss several times.
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Social
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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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Spoiler
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Does it have a sad ending?
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GlennRose
It is resolved happily in the next movie.
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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
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 blood/gore?
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Seccers
Loss of limbs. Gutting of an animal.
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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 gun violence?
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Jello
Laser guns are used a lot.
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