Lam & Shane Talk The Empire Strikes Back | This & Rogue One Wouldn't Be Possible without a New Hope

*** SPOILER TALK *** Check out our YouTube Channel for this Podcast! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaO7onafU0xGWnT1Qdx01jQ The Empire Strikes Back (also known as Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire  Strikes Back) is a 1980 American epic space opera film directed by  Irvin Kershner from a screenplay by Leigh Brackett and Lawrence Kasdan,  based on a story by George Lucas. The sequel to Star Wars (1977),[b] it  is the second film in the Star Wars film series and the fifth  chronological chapter of the "Skywalker Saga". Set three years after the  events of Star Wars, the film recounts the battle between the  malevolent Galactic Empire, led by the Emperor, and the Rebel Alliance,  led by Princess Leia. Luke Skywalker trains to master the Force so he  can confront the powerful Sith lord, Darth Vader. The ensemble cast  includes Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Billy Dee Williams,  Anthony Daniels, David Prowse, Kenny Baker, Peter Mayhew, and Frank Oz.