‘The Empire Strikes Back’ at 46: How It Changed Movies

from Hollywood Outbreak · host Ari Coine

The Empire Strikes Back opened on May 21, 1980, and people were wrapped around theaters in lines so long you genuinely needed a Tauntaun just to stay warm. Honestly, though, nobody was ready for what came next. This was not part of some carefully charted nine-film road map. There was no cinematic universe and no […] The post ‘The Empire Strikes Back’ at 46: How It Changed Movies appeared first on Hollywood Outbreak.

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