In celebration of The Empire Strikes Back‘s 30th anniversary on May 21, 2010, here is a look at some of the Star Wars-themed images on TechRepublic.
This is one of the original posters for the film.
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What would Star Wars be without the Storm Troopers?
Photo courtesy of Rigues.
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A large collection of Star Wars toys from all of the movies. Several of the models are specific to Episode V.
Photo courtesy of Thais M.
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Here’s one of the Walkers tripped up by Luke and the other Rebels. This AT-AT has fallen, and it can’t get up!
Photo courtesy of Thais M.
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Boba Fett, the bounty hunter, made his first appearance in Episode V.
Photo courtesy of Thais M.
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Imperial Shuttles were the VIP transportation in Episodes V and VI. Vader and Emperor Palpatane both used them.
Photo courtesy of Thais M.
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This is Princess Leia’s costume during her stay on Hoth in Episode V.
Photo courtesy of Rigues.
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Storyboards are a common starting point for translating a script into a movie. This is a storyboard for The Empire Strikes Back.
Photo courtesy of Rigues.
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The story continues…
Photo courtesy of Rigues.
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Seen all throughout the original trilogy, the Star Destroyer was Vader’s main form of transport.
Photo courtesy of Rigues.
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A fan-made costume of the Emperor’s Royal Guard.
Photo courtesy of Michael Lynch and Jerry Ashcroft from TechWareLabs.com.
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Perhaps a family photo of Jango and Boba Fett?
Photo courtesy of Michael Lynch and Jerry Ashcroft from TechWareLabs.com.
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Perhaps the leader in the space parody genre is the film Spaceballs, which features themes from Star Wars, Star Trek, and other sci-fi/fantasy classics.
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In honor of the release of Episode I: The Phantom Menace, pranksters at MIT decorated a domed building to resemble R2-D2.
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The first and only (known) of its kind: a Darth Vader hot air balloon. The creator of the balloon actually received permission from Lucasfilm to use Vader’s image.
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When Episode IV: A New Hope celebrated its 30th anniversary, the US Postal Service created a series of stamps, both for collection and actual postage. This is a poster of all of those stamps.
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In addition to the stamps, the USPS also decorated mailboxes to look like R2-D2.
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