ORIGINAL Escape from Cloud City (1980) - ESB 16mm Film Preservation

[@SeanAnglerfish]

That shot of Boba Fett silhouetted against the sunset as Han is placed in the cargo hold is pure villainy in the best way. What a masterpiece.

[@actuary33]

Wait! Turn around u woolie hahaa

[@sexobscura]

"Put Captain Solo in the passenger seat ..."

[@tomasbenedictomaza]

La vi dos veces en 1980 con 14 años para mi es sin duda la mejor de la primera trilogía la mas tenebrosa y espectacular hoy dia tengo las 11 películas en 4K además de de todas las series incluidas las animadas en la máxima calidad 1920 por 1080p y 4K

[@Lelan-B-Keeton]

​@@sexobscura"Cargo hold"

[@gonzostrangelove6107]

@1:58, you can see the silhouette of Lando slumping in defeat, knowing that they got there just too late to save Han. Great little detail.

[@ssundayy]

Nice catch!....very unnoticeable by many of us!!

[@soopahsoopah]

Wow - never noticed that before!

[@logicaldude3611]

One of John Williams' greatest scores starts at 2:12. Utterly amazing. It peaks when R2 opens the door to save everybody and they get to the Falcon. It becomes truly beautiful after R2 sets up the smoke screen and comes popping out the other side. Just... wow.

[@bronson1392]

Well the peak affects a certain % of privileged ppl susceptible to goose bumps. There was a science paper on it, regarding the above average intellect of those affected by such rushes aka tingling sensation caused by certain pieces of music.

[@davidcolantuono3622]

You know, if they hadn't wasted time with Chewbacca choking Lando in that scene, they might have been able to rescue Han before they took him away.

[@IntergalacticDustBunny]

I'm pretty sure Boba Fett would've killed them all.

[@kungpao-wp2sq]

I can’t imagine growing up seeing this movie in the 70s, must have been awesome in the theater at the time.

[@bronson1392]

it was - I saw this as a double bill with Starwars on it's premiere - I had never seen anything like it at that time. Pure escapism but bleak at the same time.

[@Arnold_Rimmer]

@@bronson1392 I was there to see Star Wars in 1978 during its re-release. We missed it in 1977. Waiting for each sequel was a test in extreme patience.

[@Elemental_Entity]

80's

[@lindaoneil5085]

This film was released in 1980. Star Wars: A New Hope was released in 1977. Return of the Jedi was released in 1983. Of all of them, The Empire Strikes Back is my favorite. It was a cliffhanger! I remember lines so long they wound around the outside of the theater. When the Millennium Falcon made the jump into hyperspace, the audience was screaming, whistling, cheering and applauding so loudly I'm amazed it didn't knock the roof off! Great memories! ❤❤❤❤

[@bryanpayne9853]

It was.

[@bobbyjones3351]

Hooray for Boba Fetts proper voice

[@adriankaiser8602]

Yeah true maybe but they didn't know that at the time, try to remember Leia saw Luke arrive and cried out to him, "It's trap go back, its a trap" Like Calamari Admiral said at Death Star II space assault "It's A Trap" ! Was understandable neither Leia or Chewie would trust Lando.

[@whatareyoulookingat908]

The part that got to me in retrospect was Leia's look of such emotional sadness when Boba Fett's ship leaves and she knows Han is there and now might be lost forever. This crushed her and you can see the normally resolute princess is stunned for several moments.

[@shanon3781]

Yeah, you're right, that's a great moment in the film. It really hits home that moment; the way Leia watches helplessly as Fett's ship roars away. The look of anguish on her face--married with the sound, action and music of the scene, lays into you an emotional wallop. It adds another weight on top of the stakes that were playing out. In 1980, you didn't know what the future held-- and as bleak as things looked, the whole Cloud City/act of the movie is done so beautifully, that it stirred eagerness, hope, and a strong connection to our heroes.

[@itsMrNoble]

It’s the only real moment of acting in this whole film

[@karlk5801]

At 1:56

[@luck9081]

And afterwards, you can see how done with the empire she is, as she starts to relentlessly shoot every stormtrooper in their way to the point she wouldn't get onboard the Falcon just to get a few more of them out. Because they are the reason Han was taken from her. You can see how hard Lando pulls her out of danger in more than once, because he knows how important she is to Han, and he wouldn't forgive himself if something happened to her. So much emotion and acting in just a single scene. And John Williams describes her desperation throughout all of it with a masterfully crafted piece of music. How wonderful this film is, I can't begin to tell.

[@AltereggoLol1]

She was probably thinking "maybe we should have spent less time choking Lando... Nah"

[@itsMrNoble]

I just noticed that throughout the majority of this scene Lando doesn’t have a blaster, only Chewie and Leia do, but when they’re just about to escape onto the Falcon he suddenly has one and is firing back at the stormtroopers. Also, when the group is ambushed at the beginning and Lando’s people free Chewie and Leia the officer walking at the front is actually Jeremy Bulloch, the actor that plays Boba Fett

[@jamesturner9651]

If I'm not mistaken, Lando gets Chewie's blaster.

[@joecal2360]

Man, it's viscerally satisfying, ain't it?

[@AlonsoC1017]

Those mate paintings look better than all the cgi added in 1997.

[@Eykoviski]

1:12 "Put captain solo in the cargo hold"

[@wonderfulwookiee6443]

One of my favorite parts of the movie! C-3PO is so funny on Chewie's back! In my opinion, I'd say Empire is the funniest out of the three. SW has some really funny stuff, and so does Jedi(even though Jedi's humor is more on the silly side, there are a lot of things that get good laughs out of me) the interaction between characters and delivery of lines is so perfect in this film I find it the funniest.

[@Joshua0810]

The part when Chewie wants to enter the Falcon and bumps 3PO's head over and over again, with 3PO's comments always makes me laugh. 😂

[@tron_the7the9]

That coupled with yoda makes this the funniest of the ot for sure

[@hothmandon]

I haven't seen the original unenhansed escape since 1990 something. Thanks for taking me back.

[@mandalorian23]

The way we saw it as kids in the theater and actually the best way to view it as well.

[@rohanmarkjay]

This is how I remember watching it in the cinema in the early 1980s. Although I saw it in May 1983, a good three years after it was released in north america and the west in may 1980, because the country I was living in at the time had a about a 2 and half year delay of any blockbusters released in the west. Due to the small number of English language cinemas. You had to wait some time before the turn of Empire Strikes Back was shown in the cinemas where I was residing at the time. Also it was 70mm not 16mm as shown here but other than that the picture quality is exactly like here. My 9 year old self had the best movie experience ever. Then saw it again in the cinema with the special edition in 1997 as a 23 year old this time in another country in the west so I saw the sp edition as it came out. However the the 1997 version was cleaned up and extra late 1990s computer effects cgi features added to cloud city. The only place to see star wars movies is in the cinema and nowhere else.

[@MHMajid-yi8iu]

Yeah! It's all true my friend, my country is in Southeast Asia. SW come out at theatre in the US in 77 and we here watching it in 79 in our cinema ...ha..ha..ha..

[@hiroprotagonist525]

One of my favorite scene from ALL the Star Wars; the mise-en-scene, the editing and of course the music, all come together perfectly, and then Lucas went and mucked it all up with his special editions... this is gold!

[@sandal_thong]

Empire Strikes Back Special Edition wasn't bad. But we did need a scene of Vader making Lando "an offer he can't refuse" to quote _The Godfather, Part One,_ either in the Radio Drama adaptation or at the end of _Solo: A Star Wars Story._ Having the Emperor we know is better, but the dialog still doesn't fit, or the prequel doesn't fit the what's going on here.

[@tjjones753]

Original versions are the best!

[@pierpaoloparisi2049]

Intense, basal, gripping elements of being human: * friendship (Lando listening to his conscience and converting, all going to retrieve Han, even the droids joy in reuniting); * loyalty (Chewie's outrage at his friend's betrayal, again all going to save their friend); * responsibility (in the heat of the battle Lando calls his people to flee); * love (all of the above, and Leia's look as Fett departs as well as needing to be told to leave - let go, momentarily at least); * courage (doing all of the above despite risk to life)

[@mtklaric]

all everlasting values and why the star wars story is so universal

[@shanon3781]

Wow! Very nice observations. Spot on! I love the whole Bespin/Cloud City sequence. It's where this movie turns to a masterpiece for me. You're wrapped up in the fantasy/fantastic of the film, but it's these humanistic qualities that you so astutely laid out about our heroes that make for a great emotional connection, and investment, to them and the events taking place. In 1980, you longed, worried, yet were reinforced through these qualities on display, ultimately hopeful and eager of what will happen next? ---even though the blow was dealt.

[@shanon3781]

@@mtklaric Hear, Hear!

[@empirestate8791]

Love this! The music, the action, and the humor were all great.

[@oliviersauret3177]

Amazing ! Like in 1980 ! Thank you 🙏 ♥️

[@SG10FilmArchive]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@danielbirdhead1239]

The trumpet crescendo at 3:51 was the number one sound moment (as far as the score was concerned) for me in the whole movie when I was a boy. Something about it resembled the ultimate grandness of the unknowing nature of the future. As if it became the very soundtrack to my life; an opening of the door to the adventure that was yet to come. In a way, it made me feel that anything was possible. I was a terribly abused child. Mentally, physically. Sexually. Psychologically. It was hell. But, many years later, I became professional artist, much to my surprise. Are these things related? Who knows....and the great mystery goes on...

[@Coffeepanda294]

Lando having to drag Leia away from the stormtroopers she was shooting is iconic

[@gonzostrangelove6107]

THAT'S the version I still have on original VHS, and will preserve for all my days.

[@ricosuave9060]

Wow. Nice print!

[@camcordernonsense5264]

I have watched this, not just this video, close to 50 x. the music build, the people reacting build, the Williams music build, the danger build. man! I get emotional still! holds up!

[@FADE_FROM_VIEW]

This was the version I saw as a kid, that grainy warmth of celluloid takes me back to a time when going to the movies was magical experience.

[@matthewlittle6911]

Such a gripping and exciting version to watch. Would love to see the whole film like this. And the bible verse at the end is excellent 😁

[@christinelee4780]

This is the true Star Wars, not the clapped out crap that Disney is churning out

[@sandal_thong]

I liked Luke turning up to take Grogu, but thought it was bad writing to return him to the Mandalorian without completing his training.

[@TI4438]

It's truly amazing what Disney has done with Star Wars! Twelve years later they have yet to make a profit!

[@monmothma3358]

They haven't made a profit?? Best thing I ever heard 😂

[@sandal_thong]

I think they needed to make 2 billion on all 5 movies to pay for buying Lucasfilm, which they overpayed for, since nothing was in the works, like for their other studio purchases of Marvel and Pixar. _Solo: A Star Wars Story_ was a flop. Dial of Destiny was a flop. They needed to make 2.5x the budget to break even and didn't. Not sure how much money they made with merchandizing and Star Wars theme park attractions. Since Marvel's been doing multiverse stories, maybe they can do one where the character going to another universe watches an excellent Star Wars or Indiana Jones sequel, where we see a 3-minute trailer?

[@laylarodriguez1710]

i think something like this could be a new Genre . love it :)

[@oceanpacific886]

This is amazing! Is like a whole new movie!

[@goldenboy06]

Wonderful wonderful film.

[@DeadAbeVigoda]

The originals had a warm, organic quality to them that's completely gone in the cold, sterile, computer generated effects of today.

[@thesmilingman7576]

In my opinion they added windows made it loom warm and organic the original version without the windows might as well be a freezer

[@TheAwesomeDarkNinja]

@@thesmilingman7576 There's definitely a lot to love about the updated changes. Honestly, there wouldn't be too much of an uproar if the original was readily available.

[@user11xman]

ur so corny

[@AckzaTV]

well never know, at least i got to watch it on vhs from tv

[@kungpao-wp2sq]

True they made the movies very sterile looking I prefer the original ones by far

[@FinalCritiC]

Princess Leia face conveyed hopelessness and sadness after Boba flew away with Han. Great scene and acting.

[@paulm.newitt3246]

Escaping crew member with actual ice cream maker @2:56

[@monmothma3358]

So he was there from the start then 😂😂

[@mikelindellspillow2609]

This is the way I remember it.

[@lindaoneil5085]

Me, too. I prefer the original to the dubbed in scenes I didn't see in the theater. Why does Hollywood always have to fix stuff that was never broken in the first place?

[@kevvo26]

The absolute best film of all time .

[@ytuser_3122]

I love the quality of this, I much prefer watching classic movies with the grains and muffled audio over a 4K picture quality and crystal clear audio

[@scottjulie27]

Me too.

[@AFellowCyberman]

Nah a 4k scan of a grainy film with clear audio is the way.

[@Manue878]

3:44 This moment is so cool

[@ligmaboo]

Shot goes so perfectly with the score, made me so happy

[@timmyhexham9603]

Loved it, thank you

[@elithornton5641]

I LOVE THIS

[@CorekBleedingHollow]

There’s Darth Vader’s chokehold then there is a Wookiee’s chokehold.

[@theeditorrestrial]

Just the best. My parents would by me the soundtracks to these films when released..was the only way to relive the greatness before VCRs.

[@sandal_thong]

I asked for the soundtrack, because I was obsessed with the film, but didn't realize it was an expensive double-album. So all I got was 1 track of disco _The Empire Strikes Back_ by SECO, with "Funkytown" on the other side of the album and nothing else I wanted to listen to on the record.

[@apphappy3796]

As C-3PO would say "WONDERFUL WONDERFUL" I enjoyed every minute of it. this video brought back memories of my favorite SW original trilogy episode so MAY THE 4the BE WITH guy. YOU. :))

[@BiteMarkBrick]

Thanks for the verse

[@alanwest6139]

Great quality thank you 💖

[@seanmoore398]

An absolute masterpiece

[@TheMonkeygoneape]

always love how Chewie turns around like "hey bro good seeing you lets go!"

[@12classics39]

Notice that Leia is shooting stormtroopers so ferociously that Lando has to remind her to keep going twice. I didn’t consider it before, but now I realize Leia is taking all her rage about Han out on those troopers.

[@DavyDredd14]

Hopefully, we'll see the release of TN1 'The Empire Strikes Back' Project 4K80 in 2022..

[@SG10FilmArchive]

As an update, they’ve finished all reels except reel 2 which they’re 60% done with. I think they’re aiming for a Christmas release…

[@alexanderpytko5394]

C-3PO: I thought that hairy beast would be the end of me. R2-D2:(beeping) C-3PO: Of course I've looked better! Always laugh at that.

[@rnt__]

Star Wars will never be this good again. Let's enjoy while we can.

[@lindaoneil5085]

Agreed. The original trilogy is the best.

[@sandal_thong]

@@lindaoneil5085 Well, the first two movies are anyway. I used to like the first part where they rescue Han, before people mock how elaborate the rescue is. I'm not sure why Leia left her Y-Wing fighter in the desert; the fleet could have used another ship. Then destroying the second Death Star just makes episodes V + VI a repeat of IV: someone's captured, then rescued, a jedi master dies, then they blow up the Death Star. Not sure how _Return of the Jedi_ should have gone instead. Not making Leia Luke's sister would have been better, so a new character could be introduced while the others are fooling around with Jabba the Hutt.

[@Buskeeeeeeee]

“Put captain solo in the cargo hold”🔥🔥🔥

[@leeh6317]

…only real Star Wars fans tear up to this scene…

[@armaogeddon]

I literally just scrolled down to say this made me cry.

[@AgentsofRush]

When the music cuts in and R2 sprays the smoke.

[@christienbunting2040]

Always

[@toddnonnenberg2949]

Disney need to make 4k scans of these available on plus. Williams score is a masterpiece set to the original. The inserts of the remastered versions add nothing and throw off the score. I know the movie by heart and it drives me nuts every time I watch…

[@Hawthorne-Studios]

Bobba was a Han respecter at heart, even using his rank as his form was loaded on board his ship.

[@markbrazis5444]

Wonderful! The cinematography looks so much darker on this original version and the spaces more claustrophobic- exactly the intent. Lucas corrupted the SE version it looks brighter with more open space exactly the opposite of what was happening in the story. Irvin Kershner and Peter Suschitzky knew what they were doing George Lucas did not!

[@sandal_thong]

I think Kershner would have filmed some of the scenes with blue screens or matte paintings if he could have done economically, like he did for Luke's arrival.

[@ayem4425]

I’ve always said, R2 literally saved everyone from getting shot in the back with his fire extinguisher cloud.

[@albertomolina3868]

The original is still so so much better. Why change something that is already great. This classic clip brings back beautiful memories of watching Star Wars as a child. I so miss those days.

[@Arnold_Rimmer]

They accidentally put two right hands in the collection of Threepio parts. There is a second right hand tucked behind Threepio's shoulder when Lando frees them, but it's later replaced with the correct left hand by the time Artoo is successfully opening the door to the landing platform.

[@butchentertainment931]

I just love it.

[@fluffdegoss]

Although i've grown accustomed to the special editions, it's nice to see the original cut that I grew up with. Watching it now, it doesn't feel wrong that the special scenes are missing. Normally if I watch the special edition of any movie I would never be able to watch the original again. Not so with OG Star Wars.

[@justinezafra]

'Only Imperial stormtroopers are so precise.'

[@_Dovar_]

It's like digging up an ancient artifact...

[@quigonkenny]

I love the subtlety of Artoo still smoking from the earlier access failure when he tries to open the second door. Disney Star Wars would either do it in a much more ham-fisted way in an attempt at cheap comedy, or wouldn't put in such a continuity detail.

[@Mr12Relic]

It's literally footage from the same shot. If you skip from 2:41 to 3:09, they just cropped around R2 to replace the background. It likely wasn't intentional continuity as much as an editor saying "eh, good enough".

[@fernandomoreno6004]

They are the most beautiful movies ever made

[@oscarramos5681]

What happened to the original versions of these films?

[@edwardkennedy8494]

Chewie (choking Lando): oh, no you don’t, Lando! (0:36) Lando: I had no choice! Chewie: (while 3PO speaks) oh, is that right? (0:39) Leia: oh, we understand, don’t we, Chewie? Chewie: yeah! (0:42) Leia: he had no choice! Chewie: (while Lando speaks) Why, Lando! (0:45) Leia: we don’t need any of your help! Chewie: yeah! (0:47) Lando: Han! Chewie: say what?! (0:49) (while Lando speaks) Why, Lando?! (0:51) Lando: there’s still a chance to save Han Chewie: Where?! (0:59) Lando: at the East… Chewie: go on! (1:01) Lando: …platform! Chewie: okay! (1:03) Leia: Chewie! Chewie: let’s move! (1:04)

[@InvaderWeezle]

2:33 What is that arm Artoo tries to use on the power socket? If he mistook it for a computer terminal, why wasn't he trying to use the arm he normally uses for those? That always confused me about this scene

[@poppashots994]

0:22 Billy beez saying you're not going to take me down like that

[@gpwerner]

Not to further dogpile on the special edition of this, but Leia's "trust you?!" to Lando is almost completely drowned out by Chewie's overmixed roar. Here, in the original, you can hear every word she's saying, like you're supposed to.

[@soopahsoopah]

I'll take this over the special editions any day

[@alexanderpytko5394]

Chewie and Leia should realize that Lando isn't entirely to blame for what happened to Han. Han did bring this on himself. If he had paid off Jabba when he had the chance, this wouldn't have happened. Han may have been helping the rebellion against the empire but he knows that to Jabba, that's no excuse. The rebellion against the empire means nothing to guys like Jabba.

[@sandal_thong]

Without Jabba in _Star Wars: A New Hope Special Edition_ giving him another chance, he may have been done with Solo as Greedo claimed, so no payment would have been accepted if he had gone to him immediately after Yavin. What would be interesting is if Luke didn't show up. Lando wouldn't have given Vader the idea to put Han in carbon freeze. Would Vader still have given Han to Boba Fett? "You may take Captain Solo to Jabba the Hutt after I have Skywalker." Vader probably would have taken them all to his ship and Lando probably would have looked out for himself and not attempted to free them. Maybe Vader said Skywalker was Han's enemy and Lando wouldn't know better if he didn't show.

[@RidgePatrick-er3yi]

Betrayal over Bespin. (Classic)

[@Iggywiggywoo]

C3PO and R2D2 have not been seen together since they were on Hoth and after that they’re not seen together again for most of the movie, but they’re finally reunited in this scene.

[@ArmandoDy]

I saw that dude running by with an ice cream maker. 🍧🍦🍨😋👍

[@c.moriarty1178]

This has to be the only "Disney" film where someone gets choked on camera for 30 seconds straight. Lando's a trooper

[@homowood]

very wholesome outro. After some classic star wars footage, the video ended with a nice bible verse and Minecraft music on top.

[@NJTDover]

Joshua 1:9 along with John 3:16 are both my favourite verses in the Bible. Well done!!

[@MB-pc4cs]

I always loved that image of Chewbacca off to the side, blasting at Slave 1. It's secondary because you're looking at Leia. On a side note, I don't like what Lucasfilm does with Wookies since. Chewie should be the template of what a Wookie is. What they look like. Now, they have evolved to look like Harry from Harry and the Hendersons. Cone Heads. He is not a sasquatch, but what else could we expect when you have people who are completely clueless about Star Wars, making Star Wars. Even prequel Wookies were too thick imo

[@ligmaboo]

the music here was the best

[@stephenkissane4268]

I think I can hear George lucas jumping up and down with anger

[@Сайтамен]

Why?

[@doctorfate6414]

Yeah, why?

[@disconnected22]

@@doctorfate6414because this doesn’t have any of his 90’s additions.

[@heintz256]

I personally prefer the Special Edition of Could City, it doesn't just feel like an endless series of tunnels.

[@nickd7568]

When Boba Fett departs in silence as Leia looks on is great. No need for music. That’s how it should have been. It was perfect!

[@scottjulie27]

The original untampered versions are WAY better. These first time reactors on KZbin to the original trilogy still have not truly seen Star Wars if they haven’t seen the theatrical originals. Speaking of which, I really hope that someday they will be released. Thank you so much for providing this.

[@RokerRoar]

Perfection

[@ivaneames4354]

It always annoyed me that Leia and Chewie got so mad at Lando after he freed them. As he said, he really didn't have any choice. If he had defied Vader then the Empire would simply have blown Cloud City out of the sky in retaliation and murdered the several hundreds of innocent people there. Did the rebels believe they were more important than those people, the very people they're fighting to save from tyranny? As soon as he had an opening, Lando rescued them. He never wanted to betray them, he just had to weigh up the lives of two human, one Wookie and two droids against the lives of everyone else he was responsible for as Clod City's administrator and, imo, he made the only choice his conscience would let him. Five lives, two of them mechanical, against hundreds. What other choice could he have made?

[@generalgrevious2005]

i would love to see this version will they re upload it again ?

[@andysummers485]

Looks light-years better than that rubbish 4k disc bluray com format disc. bring on the grain structure and grain dislikers Sod off go and play with rubbish 4k discs. Film is the original medium having done projection at UCI and Warner Bros in the late of the last century when real cinemas existed not these rubbish 4k 8k cinemas that are soulless.

[@kringerman396]

Although I love the way technology has evolved, I do still wish that movie theaters nowadays could use film prints.

[@mrb.5610]

Modern cinemas with 'digital' projectors simply don't have the contrast ratio of film - it looks dull and lifeless.

[@tacocatvlogs]

Unfortunately the original video was taken down again. On the bright side, I downloaded all three movie files back in December so it's not completely lost media.

[@joshuadesautels]

"We're not interested in the hyperdrive on the Millennium Falcon, it's fixed!" ("That's what I'm trying to tell you! According to THIS, it's NOT fixed!")

[@BlueLshorts]

1:12 nostalgic just nostalgic

[@adriankaiser8602]

ESCAPE TO FREEDOM FROM TYRANNY ! ...

[@marioaguileraiii8181]

What is “The Puggo Strikes back”??

[@sandal_thong]

I didn't realize it at the time, but if the security code hadn't been changed, they probably would have left onLando's ship since there is only one door to the platform with the Millenium Falcon.

[@sandal_thong]

I didn't realize I said that 2 years ago!

[@whitleypedia]

the special editions changes for Empire are not terrible

[@cecilrhodes7744]

In the 2011 edition of empire, they put a window 🪟 right by where Leia, Chewie, 3PO, and R2 were at. The 1:41 mark. In the '96 edition, I don't think they put a window there. Kind of interesting how before there's no window, and in the 2011 edition, there's a window.

[@konstantinkoverchenko9587]

I wish Pryor and Nolte played Lando and Han.

[@maximusprime3459]

*"RAAAAAAUGHHH!!"* ~ Chewie

[@drawingdrawsman4069]

So what happened to the link, and the film itself?

[@SG10FilmArchive]

Just fixed it. Looks like the url has changed but the file is still there.