Motion Picture Product Digest Vol. 7, No. 25 (May 28, 1980)
Vol. 7, No. 25 of Quigley Publications' bi-weekly movie newsletter leads off with critic, reporter and editor Richard Gertner's review of The Empire Strikes Back from May 28, 1980. Though the featured photograph of Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker is mistakenly derived from the original Star Wars, Gertner remained a fan, appreciating Empire's continued embrace of the "primitive excitement of the old-time Saturday afternoon movie serials" with its "15-minute chapters," noting that a "'serious' motif is introduced but has been handled so simply and expeditiously that it doesn't jar the mood."
Description by: Steve Danley
Photo: Steve Danley
From the collection of: Steve Danley
Country:United States
Film:Empire Strikes Back
Licensee:Quigley Publications
Year:1980
Category:Magazines


  


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