Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy

Original title: Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy

Video
2004
PG
2h 31m

IMDb RATING

8.2/10

5.4K

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George Lucas and Mark Hamill in Empire of Dreams: The Story of the Star Wars Trilogy (2004)

US Home Video Trailer from 20th Century Fox

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An in-depth making of documentary about the original Star Wars trilogy, covering the productions of the three films and their impact on popular culture.An in-depth making of documentary about the original Star Wars trilogy, covering the productions of the three films and their impact on popular culture.An in-depth making of documentary about the original Star Wars trilogy, covering the productions of the three films and their impact on popular culture.

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IMDb RATING

8.2/10

5.4K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
- 1 win & 1 nomination total

Trivia
David Prowse, who portrayed Darth Vader physically in most scenes of the original Star Wars trilogy, was not interviewed for this documentary, and is only briefly featured through archive footage. This was due to his strained relationship with Lucasfilm and George Lucas in particular (due to an incident for which the actor was unfairly blamed as a result of a miscommunication), which also led to Prowse subsequently being banned from attending official Star Wars fan conventions.

Goofs
During a segment on merchandising for the original Star Wars, pictures of Princess Leia dolls wearing 'space fashions' are shown. However, this clothing line never made it into production.

Quotes
Harrison Ford: I think George likes people, I think George is a warm-hearted person, but... he's a little impatient with the process of acting, of finding something. He thinks that something's there. "It's right there, I wrote it down. Do that". You know, sometimes you can't just "do that" and make it work.

Crazy credits
After the credits there is a final outake of General Dodonna (Alex McCrindle) saying "and may the force go with you".

Alternate versions
The Disney+ version updated shots of the Obi-Wan vs. Darth Vader duel to reflect the improvements made to the 4K version released in 2019.

Connections
Featured in Revenge of the Sith Review (2010)

Soundtracks
Cantina Band
(uncredited)
Composed by John Williams

User reviews19

Featured review

8/10

Sweet dreams are made of this...

I had the chance to sit down and watch the 2004 documentary "Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy" now for the first time in 2020. In fact, I wasn't even aware of its existence before now. Shame on me, especially with my love for the "Star Wars" franchise.

Well, initially I must admit that I didn't really have much of any high hopes for this documentary, as the previous many "Star Wars" based documentaries I've seen have been halfhearted ones that didn't really offer much of new insight or information. But hey, it is a "Star Wars" documentary, so of course I had to sit down and watch it.

Turned out that "Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy" is actually the best and most insightful of documentaries that I have seen about the "Star Wars" franchise. And I was definitely amazed with the amount of information and behind the scenes information they managed to cram into the limited playtime.

"Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy" is a MUST watch for fans of the franchise, especially people around my age, whom were children during the first three movie, the original trilogy.

My rating of "Empire of Dreams: The Story of the 'Star Wars' Trilogy" is a sure eight out of ten stars. This is one documentary that you have to sit down and watch, provided you get the chance. Well worth the time and effort.