LEGO Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out

"Get your lightsabers and LEGO bricks ready."

2012 0h 22m EN

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6.5

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★6.5TMDB · 114

FamilyAnimationScience Fiction

Synopsis

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Luke Skywalker embarks on a mission to destroy an Imperial base, but is relentlessly chased by a group of fanatic girls who think of him as a celebrity. Meanwhile, Darth Vader engages a rivalry with Darth Maul, in order to prove that he's the best Sith Lord.

“Get your lightsabers and LEGO bricks ready.”

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Cast

Anthony Daniels
C-3PO (voice)
Kenneth Colley
Admiral Piett (voice)
Brian Blessed
Boss Nass (voice)
Julian Glover
General Veers (voice)
Lloyd Floyd
Luke Skywalker (voice)
Matt Sloan
Darth Vader (voice)
Ahmed Best
Jar Jar Binks (voice)
Lisa Fuson
Princess Leia Organa (voice)

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Guy Vasilovich
Writers: Michael Price, Frank Forte
Languages: English, Italian
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 22-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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Released 14 years ago.

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WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Italian.

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4 / 8

CAST

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Part of the "LEGO Star Wars Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Michael D. Black shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Anthony Daniels and Kenneth Colley and Brian Blessed carry the top of the cast.

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FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Get your lightsabers and LEGO bricks ready.".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt2402600 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Guy Vasilovich directs. Michael D. Black cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English, Italian.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 22-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
2Released 14 years ago.
3Dialogue crosses 2 languages: English, Italian.
4Part of the "LEGO Star Wars Collection" — so the characters or world continue elsewhere.
5Editor Michael D. Black shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Anthony Daniels and Kenneth Colley and Brian Blessed carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Get your lightsabers and LEGO bricks ready.".
8IMDB entry: tt2402600 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Editing: Michael D. Black
Sound: David Acord
Runtime: 22 min · 0h 22m
Status: Released
Original language: EN
Certification (US): G
IMDB: LEGO Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Out (2012)

Part of

LEGO Star Wars Collection

A set of animated LEGO movies based on the Star Wars universe.

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Guy Vasilovich

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What people are saying

r96sk2021-02-07
★ 5/10
Narrowly better than <em>'LEGO Star Wars: The Padawan Menace'</em>, if still pretty lame. I will say the humour, whilst not good, is actually kinda decent, at least compared to what I was expecting. The story is meh, as is the entire look of this short film. A lower run time could've helped.

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