Episode 387 - The 70mm EMPIRE STRIKES BACK Experience

This week we're unleashing something that we have been obsessed
with lately, the original EMPIRE STRIKES BACK 70mm version! Sure we
all know how this version opened in May 1980 and Lucas had ILM
change the ending adding new effects for the 35mm version that came
out 3 weeks later ... but what ELSE changed? And what do people
think was in the 70mm version that actually wasn't? Join us as we
listen to and examine over 80 examples of Empire madness! What
surprised us and what changed scene made us reexamine our lives?
It's a super sized Empire extravaganza episode so celebrate the
love and listen today! Forum Discussion on the various changes
https://originaltrilogy.com/topic/Empire-Strikes-Back-Two-1980-Theatrical-Cuts/id/79148
Star Wars.com article on Empire 70mm
https://www.starwars.com/news/empire-at-40-star-wars-the-empire-strikes-back-ending-changes
Digital Bits article on Empire 70mm
https://thedigitalbits.com/columns/history-legacy-showmanship/empire-at-40-remembering-the-early-70mm-cut
Version of the 70mm Empire ending
https://youtu.be/cmbl8tLOfFE?si=ZfzWsEfyB_Z9UtUy JOIN THE BLAST
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