This page: Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, and Harrison Ford on location in Finse, Norway ® Copyright © 2010 by Lucasfilm Ltd. & or ™ where indicated. All Rights Reserved. Used Under Authorization. Published in the United States by Del Rey, an imprint of The Random House Publishing Group, a division of Random House, Inc., New York. DEL REY is a registered trademark and the Del Rey colophon is a trademark of Random House, Inc. eISBN: 978-0-345-54336-3 www.starwars.com www.delreybooks.com Photo Credits: Richard Blanshard, Terry Chostner, Murray Close, Dougie Dawson, Lynn Goldsmith, Irvin Kershner, Gary Kurtz, Nancy Moran, Roger Ressmeyer, Mark Sennet, David Steen, Howard Stein, Knut Vadreth And very special thanks to unit photographer George Whitear v3.1 TO GENEVIÉVE AND IN MEMORY OF JIM HENSON ACKNOWLEDGMENTS At Lucasfilm present: The invaluable help of those in Lucasfilm’s several depositories have once again helped make this book possible. So, in the Lucasfilm Archives, many thanks to Laela French, Joanee Honour, and Anna Bies, who tirelessly scanned hundreds of concept artworks and storyboards; in the Skywalker Ranch Research Library, to Jo Donaldson, Robyn Stanley, and Carol Moen Wing, for once more identifying those Raiders’-like boxes filled with production material, and to Cindy Young Russell, for the endless and flawless transcriptions; in the Film Archives, to Sterling Hedgpeth, for unearthing the first cut; and, as usual, much gratitude to the Image Archives, the backbone of the book—to the ever-on-it Tina Mills, Matthew Azeveda, Shahana Alam, and Stacey Leong—the latter of whom kept track of every last image and dug up negatives of long-forgotten filed-away pictures of principal photography at Elstree Studios. Also thanks to, in the Chairman’s Office, Jane Bay—for lending us great photographs of life at Park House—and Anne Merrifield; at Lucas Licensing, for oversight and permissions, to Howard Roffman and Carol Roeder; to Troy Alders, for the cover and his help expertly honing the layout and design; and to Sue Rostoni, Leland Chee, and Nancy Frisch; and a big thanks to the readers in several departments, Frank Parisi (who also edited), Pete Vilmur, and Tony Rowe, for making corrections and suggestions to the very long manuscript; in the legal department, to David Anderman, Chris Holm, and Sarah Garcia; and in the marketing and PR department, to Steve Sansweet and Lynne Hale for a couple of important contacts; at Industrial Light & Magic, to Dennis Muren, whose help, patience, and guidance was one of the highlights of the project; for technical assistance, to John Knoll; at Skywalker Sound, thanks to Howie Hammerman, who has been here from the beginning and remembers very funny parts of that; and to the entire Lucasfilm operation, which continues to provide the framework for everyone’s efforts. And thanks to Rick McCallum. At Lucasfilm past: To Don Bies, for rescuing the original interview tapes for The Empire Strikes Back—and mentioning that fact in a chance conversation; to Ralph McQuarrie, for his great heart, art, and memories; to Jon Berg, for helping to identify many people in the ILM photos and for his reminiscences; to Ben Burtt, for showing me the old Lucasfilm haunts sprinkled around downtown San Anselmo; to Robert Watts, who was an inspiration throughout; to Tom Smith, for providing the original ILM faxes with the changes to the end of Empire; to Patricia Carr, for identifying many of the old guard of fantastic professionals and craftspeople from Elstree Studios; to Harrison Ellenshaw, who generously provided detailed information concerning his department’s magnificent matte paintings; for taking the time to help, to Jim Bloom, Selwyn Eddy III, Carrie Fisher (and assistant Garret Edington), Paul Huston, Lawrence Kasdan, Gary Kurtz, and Irvin Kershner; for key email exchanges, thanks to Patricia Blau, Ken Ralston, and Phil Tippett. Do-gooders at large: Thanks to Marilou Hamill; for his foreword, many thanks for taking time from a busy schedule to Ridley Scott (and assistant Amal Baggar); and many thanks to Alan Ladd (and assistant Natasha Klibansky); thanks to Arnaud Grunberg; and finally a big thank you to Brandon Alinger for acting as go-between with many of the original English production crew. At Ballantine: For starting the gig, to Keith Clayton, and for making the whole experience the best ever, to Erich Schoeneweiss; and ongoing thanks to Scott Shannon, Dave Stevenson, Nancy Delia, and David Moensch; and thanks to Chris Reiff and Foltz Design. And, finally, thanks to George Lucas for putting up with this racket. CONTENTS Cover Title Page Copyright Dedication Acknowledgments List of Enhancements Foreword by Ridley Scott Introduction Interview Chronology Chapter One: The Summer of Star Wars (May to December 1977) Chapter II—The Empire Strikes Back Story Conference, November 28 to December 2, 1977—Transcript Summary. The Empire Strikes Back Treatment by George Lucas, November 28, 1977 —Summary. Chapter Two: The Gathering Force (December 1977 to July 1978) Star Wars Sequel, screenplay by Leigh Brackett, from the Adventures of Luke Skywalker by George Lucas, February 17, 1978—First-Draft Summary Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back by George Lucas, April 1, 1978—Second-Draft Summary McQuarrie’s Method Chapter Three: The Art of Doing (July 1978 to February 1979) Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back by Lawrence Kasdan, August 1978—Third-Draft Summary Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back by Lawrence Kasdan, October 24, 1978—Fourth-Draft Summary Chapter Four: Luke of the Tundra (February to March 1979) Star Wars: Episode V The Empire Strikes Back by Lawrence Kasdan, February 20, 1979—Fifth-Draft Summary Chapter Five: Studio Clouds (March to May 1979) March ILM: Hilarity and Innovation Second Snow Unit April ILM: Stop-and-Go Chapter Six: Shadows in the Light (May to June 1979) May ILM: Nights and Jets Continuity Dialogue June ILM: On the Taun Chapter Seven: Fall from Space (June to August 1979) July ILM: Animatics Chapter Eight: Yoda Lives (August to September 1979) August ILM: Trash Trawlers Chapter Nine: Film Dance (September to December 1979) Chapter Ten: Wonderland Empire (December 1979 to May 1980) Chapter Eleven: Voyage to Victory (May to December 1980)