TOP "I Am Your Father" MORE Reactions! Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (1980) Movie Reaction

[@colormedubious4747]

"Father? But he cut off Luke's hand!" -- Ladies, he didn't say he was a GOOD father.

[@airtiger4577]

Yeah. Just because darth vader is luke's dad doesn't mean that he won't try to harm him.

[@Doggieworld3Show]

Bless their innocent hearts

[@drunkwolf2477]

lol the reaction to the hand coming off is way more than the i am your father, even after he tells Luke they are still like...but his hand!!

[@brantfrans8595]

One of the most iconic scenes in movie history.

[@elikahnapace8668]

the most iconic plot twist, most iconic line from the most iconic movie villain how can anything top this...pretty sure my jaw dropped after this revelation in the theater not sure but i sat there stunned in my seat

[@MrTruckman1971]

I remember my father's face back in 1978, smiling at me after watching my 7 years old face, with my eyes wide open. I love you dad.

[@Quigon-93]

1978? You Mean 1980.

[@MrTruckman1971]

@Quigon-93 You are right, I was mixing my memories from the 1st movie

[@MundusTransit]

James Earl Jones was the man. Requiescat in pace.

[@scottb3034]

He was a force in this scene, no pun.

[@Cau_No]

Actually David Prowse was the man, but he was the voice everyone remembers.

[@scottb3034]

@@Cau_No Prowse was not "the man". He spilled spoilers, was rarely on set for the sequels and even on set he was constantly replaced by others in order to get the shot done and sabotaged other shots.

[@777Dawgs]

100%

[@MichaelHolt-g1d]

Imagine being 9-10 yrs. Old, and seeing this in the theater, and either choke on your popcorn or spit your drink when this line is delivered, was an absolute shock to young fans

[@robertschlemmer6032]

I was 7. And it wasn't in a theater, I was watching a pirated VHS tape.

[@simonschischewski6769]

​@@robertschlemmer6032me too I stole Dad's old VHS recorder & watched all the good stuff including SW😂❤

[@belm7448]

I was there and yes I spit my pop on the person in front of me.

[@rdspam]

It was just as good at 15.

[@genghisgalahad8465]

Hopefully, no Heimlich was needed because that would have absolutely sucked.

[@raybernal6829]

I love the story Mark Hamill tells of being told this epic surprise and keeping it secret until it premiere. When Harrison Ford saw it for the first time he looked at MH and said "Hey kid you didnt tell me that?" 😂😂

[@Phatooine]

I'm old because I saw this in theaters in 1980 as a young child. The theater audience freaked out and gasped when Luke lost his hand. Then grasped again when Vader revealed to Luke he was his father. Someone in the audience yelled, "Bullshit!!!" For the next 3 years, it was an actual debate whether or not Vader was lying to Luke. Imagine if we had an archive of social media posts from 1980-1983. Because that would have given young people a good idea of how this plot twist was debated.

[@baron7755]

how did you make a youtube account?

[@Phatooine]

@@baron7755 How did you find KZbin?

[@baron7755]

@@Phatooine I'm not old, your comment made me think you are one of the oldest users here, like maybe your grandkids set up your account for you

[@Phatooine]

@@baron7755 I've been using the internet for 30 years. Being old doesn't mean you don't have experience. In fact, it's likely you do.

[@Floymin]

@@baron7755 Trust us when we say that being in your 50s is old, even to someone in their 20s.

[@andrewsowik6075]

People surprised he lost vader was toying with him up to this point then got serious.

[@motorcycleboy9000]

Most impressive.

[@PapaEli-pz8ff]

My favorite Star Wars film. I saw it the movie theater with my children when it was first released. I still enjoy the suspense and reactions by first time viewers, Way to go, newcomers

[@libertyresearch-iu4fy]

For those asking, evidently the light saber is a hot light that can instantly cauterise (heal) wounds.

[@user-lb9xw4xf2q]

More like cauterise. Although, to do a nerdy nitpick, the lightsaber output can be adjusted - thus why the hilt has all those switches. So, they can cut and seal a wound like Luke’s stump of a wrist, but also can be altered leave the wound open like when Han used it on the tauntaun’s belly.

[@stevenhilton6502]

​@@user-lb9xw4xf2q that's literally what he said dipshit.

[@reddevil3387]

I was about to write the same thing, then I read yours.

[@dallasduncan6797]

@@Karaokuma if im not mistaken i saw something about their species blood doesnt cauterise. but I could be wrong

[@tamerofhorses2200]

Cauterise doesnt mean heal tbh

[@harvestercommander3250]

Their reactions to Luke’s hand getting cut off is quite entertaining.

[@MosestheDark]

Luke gets his hand cut off "The director of this film is too sadistic" Yeah, wait till you see what the director does to Anakin

[@1krani]

And Dooku, and Grievous, and all them younglings.

[@kansairobot2015]

I laughed so hard at that

[@kennethcastelino3033]

Two different directors for these movies. Empire was Irvin Kershner, Revenge was Lucas.

[@1krani]

@@kennethcastelino3033 Yup. But Lucas was the original hand-chopper, so Kershner was just copying his study notes.

[@winstondeocampo699]

Hated this movie as a child (10 y/o) and realized as I got older that it was actually the best one of them all.

[@stethespaniard2]

It’s kinda funny people know the twist so much losing the hand is more of a shock

[@Meepie_Playz]

I’ve never seen a Star Wars movie but this line is so iconic

[@kerry-j4m]

WHAT. You haven't ??? HOPE you do one day,amigo,you're in for a treat.

[@peterzerfass4609]

It's funny how such reactions would have been impossible a few decades ago as this is one of the most well known moments in cinema history. Only now that a generation has grown up that didn't watch this can we have the kind of surprise reactions again that people had when it was first shown in theaters.

[@riudeguise4106]

The first reactor lady was born in 84’, to me it’s inconceivable that she had not seen this or was aware of this plot twist.

[@Cau_No]

​@@riudeguise4106the movies are for an expected age range from 10-15 years old. (I don't care how young people were when they were allowed to watch this.) That puts her time at the dawn of the millennium, but with no interest in SF, and ample other possibilities to do instead. So, to use another famous quote : The word you are using, I don't think it means what you think it means.

[@riudeguise4106]

Well it’s a fantasy movie for one, not science fiction, one that is firmly entrenched in western culture, it’s like being born in the US and being unaware that the NY Yankees are a baseball team.

[@Cau_No]

@@riudeguise4106 This genre is "Science Fantasy", right in the middle between Hard SF and High Fantasy. There are starships, you noticed? And people who don't give a rat's ass about baseball should also exist in NY. (I also guarantee you to find lots of people outside the U.S. who never even heard of them...) I think you should diversify your peer groups to learn there are people who don't know anything about your world but talk about things you never noticed.

[@baron7755]

@@riudeguise4106 how do you know her bday? also, no way she is 40

[@davisphillips993]

After Luke fell, Vader was like, “Seriously?! SERIOUSLY?!?! I go to all that trouble to get some quality time with my boy, and he just drops away! Well, so much for that.”

[@BKPrice]

Back in the day, this was the M. Night Shayamalan level twist.

[@emaloney2211]

‘I’m so confused’, ‘how is that possible?’- well when a man and a woman love each other very much…….. Why are reactors so shocked when Luke has his hand cut off? Do they think because certain people are on the good side that they are invincible, don’t get hurt, feel pain like the villains. Luke seeing his aunt and uncle burnt to a crisp is more shocking than this. I do wish more younger reactors would be more open minded to what is going on, what happened to Vader rather than ‘ he’s got to be lying, no I don’t accept that’. Star Wars showed that family life is complicated, even in a galaxy far far away.

[@Cau_No]

Two reasons: The movie is still marked as family-friendly. And no one expects such a thing to happen to the main hero, short to the end of the film. It's not so much a "what happened" but a "wait, that happened to him?" Shock. I remember having the same reaction seeing the movie for the first time end of the '80s.

[@raybernal6829]

As humans we all react differently to different scenarios.. thinking there is only one way to react is a bit much...

[@doshi066]

its more shocking these people never knew this twist and at there age, i have young family members at age 5 that havnt seen the movie and know the twist, i always feel reactions to this are fake to just get views

[@motorcycleboy9000]

Everyone in the world knows the spoiler. They're just not prepared for how screwed Luke was when he heard it. And props to the best Jedi ever. Luke chooses almost certain death over the power of the Dark Side twice in the Trilogy. I'm so glad they never made more Star Wars movies. 😂

[@miguelsilva3867]

What I like about these reactions is that none of these reactors watched Episodes 1 through 3 so the surprise is genuine.

[@jacksonconley5117]

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[@michaelwayne1977]

They nailed it by having James Earl Jones in this movie delivering that line.

[@Starwarsfight49]

James Earl Jones will be missed in all of Star Wars.

[@BrandoNoCaps]

It’s like half of these people have never heard that line on a show

[@brwstrmchl38]

James early jones is in great voice

[@Stogie2112]

2:24 "I'm sure you have questions....." 😆

[@georgeduncan421]

I was 15 when this hit the theaters. That line sent gasps and looks of disbelief throughout the crowd. It was an intense reveal. Looking back, the theater should have paused the film (I know they can't, just sayin') so that we could gather ourselves and process what was just said, lol!!!

[@dianabratt3110]

I remember the entire full theater erupting with screams, crying, and dismay, when this scene finally played out. I had never experienced anything like it before or since.

[@NicholasWeaver-e3b]

I remember watching this when I was 4 years old, 14 years later, this scene still gives me chills…

[@MrTech226]

Everyone "Secret" as it is famous line in Star Wars. George Lucas and others on production had Mark Hamill and David Prowse (Darth's body) with James Earl Jones dubbed that famous line, "I Am Your Father". Then all 3 had to signed NDA's or Non-Disclosure Agreements meaning they can't mention the "secret" until premiere of Empire Strikes Back. During the premiere, after movie, Harrison Ford aka Han asked Mark, "Hey Kid!" "Why didn't you tell me?!" But Mark would have gotten sued by LucasFilm because he leaked the famous line

[@sterlingdennett]

Imagine if Vader said "Yes. I killed your father - and he died like a little b*tch!" Maybe if Samuel L. Jackson had portrayed Vader all those years ago...

[@GarrettJayChristian]

Funny; in a press junket for Ep. III, Jackson was talking about how cool his death scene is and decided to throw in, "and Kit Fisto goes out like a bitch!" 😂

[@juliadungan8354]

Worked at the theater in Seattle with my future husband that showed this film. He was an usher, and I sold the tickets. We are still together, and he can still quote this movie word for word. The BEST SW movie!

[@tombaran1256]

I was in 4th grade when this came out. Huge fan, I'm one of the few who saw the original Star Wars in a Drive In. Good times back then. I remember for the 2nd movie, the novel came out before the movie did, and I read it quickly. I was sitting outside in a lawn chair when I found out. So I knew early on Vader was daddy. Was just as shocking in the book, I had same reaction as most of these people lol.

[@michaelpapp5518]

6:07 “is he gonna bleed out?” Fair question. Luke’s been mutilated. For anyone unfamiliar with the answer, a lightsaber cauterizes wounds. It burns hot enough to sear flesh. Which, conveniently, stops bleeding. If a species has different blood and flesh, that might not happen. Some people and creatures in Star Wars can handle heat exceptionally well. Humans though? Our meat cooks on lightsabers.

[@baron7755]

you know this isnt their channel, they arent going to see your comment

[@joshs4594]

For those wondering why there was no blood after Luke lost his hand, the reason is that it would've changed the film's rating from PG to R and that wasn't what George Lucas wanted.

[@doshi066]

which is odd cause we saw blood in a new hope when obi wan uses the lightsaber for the first time

[@joshs4594]

@@doshi066 - There was no blood when Obi Wan battled Darth Vader in " New Hope."

[@doshi066]

@@joshs4594 in the cantina scene when obi wan helps Luke, he cuts off that alien arm and you see blood

[@joshs4594]

@@doshi066 - Ah, yes, you're right. However, that was a 2-second still shot while Luke's injury would've been bleeding profusely for several minutes getting blood everywhere and making it very gory scene which was not suitable for a PG-rated film.

[@LuisOrtiz-xo5kc]

4:21 "He's come to take his hand" LOL Hella is the best!

[@brianbach8704]

Light sabers are focused plasma which instantly cauterizes wounds.

[@scottcaruso635]

Seeing this scene more focused the acting for Luke’s part was amazing with his reactions and facial reactions.

[@Nappylox71]

ESB came out in 1980. I have watched it, oh, dozens of times. This scene, even with me knowing what’s coming, still gives me chills. Still the best movie out of the entire series. It really set the the whole saga in motion.

[@bigkiwimike]

How can these people be the age they are and are only finding this news out now? Surely everyone higher than 10 years old knows this.

[@jeremydrew1227]

If you watch the video most of them actually knew. They were more shocked by Luke getting his hand lopped off.

[@bard6184]

"No, that's too bad, that's sucking"

[@JediPhoenix1976]

Don't know why, but I always find the reactions to Luke getting his hand cut off a little more authentic than the reactions to The Line. Just a little.

[@philgraves4998]

"Yes Luke, which makes C3PO your brother!"

[@AmenJunglist1973]

I must have seen it 20 times, still gives me goosebumps 👍

[@shawnstephens1251]

It's a light saber. It cauterizes when it cuts. That's why there is no blood.

[@DocMicrowave]

Back when a strike from a Light Saber meant loss of a limb, or absolute death.

[@raybernal6829]

Well it depends on the species .. which SW has many different ones.. humans survive diseases that other life forms might not (ie War of The Worlds).

[@DocMicrowave]

@raybernal6829 I hear you. Allow me to clarify. Up till the more recent Star Wars iterations, there were hardly any species that I could remember that could survive a strike by a Saber unscathed. But then we get Sabine, who seems pretty close to human, take a Saber through the gut. Not only survives, but is up and about not long after...

[@maylapaty]

"He is come to take his hand" hahahahahahhaahahahahahahahahaha

[@TheZachattack200]

Vader pretty much pulled a Dooku on his son's hand. Vader was like, "That's it! I'm gonna pull from Dooku's book!" But regardless.. the whole fight sequence and this scene is very iconic and will always be one of the most iconic plot twists in movie history.

[@FrankOdonnell-ej3hd]

Well there were some drunken nights when I couldn’t believe my father was actually my father either haha⚛️❤

[@sciencegremlin8307]

The way Like manages to land right in that huge pipe, they shoulda called him Lando.

[@Prkwon]

Wish i had amnesia so i could watch this movie in theatres...

[@MrDavidswayze]

Darth “Anakin Skywalker” did the exact same thing to Count Dooku in Revenge Of The Sith.

[@armondsmith1927]

I keep hearing people say oh he cut his hand off, but he didn’t cut his head off. Vader could’ve killed him, but he wanted his son.

[@9HighFlyer9]

A father's love, am I right?

[@brandanwakefield8754]

Coby. Your laugh. Never ceases to slay me. It’s so great. Look I’m not weird (debatable). And I’m not hitting on you. Did you really not know that Luke was Vader’s son? It’s been almost 45 years. The secret is out.

[@Fercur69]

Anxiety attacks incoming!!

[@Kojak024]

Hard to believe in 2024 this is a surprise to anyone

[@maylapaty]

Hard is not impossible. 😝

[@Phatooine]

Depends on where in the world they are from. Star Wars isn't as huge in other countries than it is in America.

[@maylapaty]

@@Phatooine And you see. The majority of people that didn't know ARE NOT from USA.

[@Meepie_Playz]

I’ve never seen a Star Wars movie but this line is so iconic

[@MrDavidswayze]

Imagine the guy who has to clean up the area below and Luke’s hand falls down to him and screaming WTF WHO’S HAND IS THIS!!!!

[@namechamps]

"Luke I am your father" ironically that is not a quote from any movie although many people are convinced it is due to various memes and spoofs.

[@terratrodder]

Not gonna lie, it would be pretty tempting to get rid of the Emperor and rule as father and son. Once in a lifetime opportunity! 😉

[@scottb3034]

He tries it twice and both times he gets denied. Guess Luke has more of his mother in him.

[@michaelodonovan6162]

All audiences in the theater had the same reaction.... and for months discussed whether Vader was lying. So in return of the Jedi, Yoda had to confirm it. Now it is canon, then, it was confusion and debate.

[@MorgothsBalrog]

I find it very hard to believe that people don't know Vader is Luke's father. You have to have been living under a rock or born yesterday.

[@Periodik]

Even though we’re living in the information-age, people are living more and more in their own little bubbles. Your comment would be true 20 years ago. Nowadays I can see a large amount of people under 25 that have no idea about the original Star Wars films.

[@Phatooine]

Some people live in counties where Star Wars isn't that big.

[@YnotNomis]

This scene was so epic that it crashed the internet back in 1980 when it first came out and the internet wouldn't be invented for another 15 years.

[@correctlyrics]

It's a shame this compilation doesn't have Ash & Hannah. They have the most epic reaction to this scene.

[@firsttimewatching7861]

I have added Ash and Hannah's early compilation of the 'I Am Your Father' video and this video contains more reactors

[@correctlyrics]

@firsttimewatching7861 ah, ok ..thanks

[@malachimiranda]

Getting cut from a light saber cut off blood circulation so there’s an answer. Why there’s no blood would have been an actual blade you would’ve seen, but since it was a light saber, the heat from the saber would burn the blood from coming out.

[@SPEEDPAINTER1]

Back in 1980, we all thought Vader was lying. No one believed it. It wasn't until Return of the Jedi, three years later, that we learned the truth. That was a bitch of a wait.

[@DavidTumarkin]

Imagine going into the sequel to "Star Wars" expecting another fun romp and walking out having watched a Greek tragedy.

[@CoffeeMatt10]

I think the biggest shame of it being such an iconic line, is that people who haven’t seen any Star Wars movies still know it. Similar to how most people know the iconic lines from The Terminator (“Come with me if you want to live” and “I’ll be back”).

[@rbv2819]

Before the Mandela effect, it was “Luke, I am your father!”

[@doshi066]

i dont know how anyone can be a grown adult and not know vader is luke's father? its the biggest well known movie twist ever and part of pop culture, like its reference in so many other media like even homer simpsons spoiled it in early seasons, i always feel people shock to learn are faking it

[@KamranPasha72]

Many of these reviewers already knew the big secret, The few that didn't were the ones that were interesting reactions.

[@romanukevgeni5771]

Hey man! Thank you very much for your reaction mashups and all work. Please, make next reaction on first time watching Episode I, when Obi and his teacher meats Darh Mol!!!

[@GopherBaroque61]

It seems to me that in many of these reactions they already knew Darth Vader was Luke's father (it's hard to keep spoilers for decades. They're more shocked when Vader cuts off Luke's hand.

[@ronaldnelson6692]

Originally, when they filmed this scene, the actor in the Vader suit, said that Obi Wan killed Luke's father. Lucas later decided to change the line but only he, the director, James Earle Jones and Mark Hamill knew of the change. Hamill even talks about it in some of his interviews.

[@libertyresearch-iu4fy]

I am willing to bet money that Lucas planned it just the way it happened, but he did what you said to keep it as secret as possible for as long as possible.

[@scottb3034]

THere's more to the story. David Prowse used to blab spoilers all the time and he even told a crowd in 1978 before Empire was written that Vader was Luke's father. It displeased Lucas quite a bit and was the start of the end of their relationship. Prowse's role as vader was reduced more as time went on until he only did one scene in ROTJ.

[@grahamdalrymple8483]

I love once Luke wounds Vader he stops playing and ends the fight there and then with the hand removal. Vader could have killed him at any point

[@grahamcorr7644]

Lose a hand, gain a Sith Lord and the 2nd most evil man in the Galaxy as a dad. A reasonable swop, I'd say. Especially as I'd get a cool robot hand as a replacement.

[@TheDissident77]

It's such a weird world to think there are people that don't know that Vader is Lukes father.

[@philiplombardo4332]

This young generation is seeing Star Wars gor the first time.

[@TheMerryPup]

Vader: “Luke. I am your baby-daddy!” Luke: 😳

[@Michael-ns1ey]

Black Star Wars, Episode V.

[@everythingloveurlife4904]

Ain’t no way all these ppl haven’t seen this movie . I refuse to believe it 😂😂

[@Ghost8386]

RIP James Earl Jones.

[@jamesfountain6183]

It's funny how many people have still never been the greatest trilogy of movies ever made

[@12chapin]

This is why in many MCU movies someone looses an arm

[@harven23]

You all are lucky.. I wish I could erase my Star Wars memories and re-watch it all over again. (except bs rey saga).. lol

[@ThunderPants13]

Vader: "I am your father." Luke: "Well I'll be a son of a bitch."

[@Vinterfrid]

Bad attempt of a joke.

[@ThunderPants13]

Nope, it was pretty good.

[@Sky_Land27]

Don't listen to this guy, ThunderPants. It was funny.😁

[@DistantRainbow]

Vader: "You are grounded, young man. How dare you insult your mother like that."

[@williambeckett6336]

As someone who saw this as a boy in the original theatrical run I can assure you most of us young kids were far more horrified Luke lost his lightsaber than his hand. Best weapon we'd ever seen on film up to that point. Screw the hand, the lightsaber was the loss for us.

[@SimonGraves-vb2dz]

When light sabers were lethal and not rave glowsticks

[@gamercrowdincorporated3463]

Why is no one talking about bro in the upper right corner stealth reacting to everything?

[@DavidMartin-sw3wx]

Show me the receipts. Where is the Birth Certificate..Hilarious lol

[@liotc4166]

Ça fait bizarre, drôle de voir des gens découvrir ça 😮😢😅

[@jonathanrouquette9652]

No blood because it’s a laser sword it cauterizes the wound so no blood. Luke controlled his descent with the force so that he wouldn’t fall to his death.

[@johnord684]

I take it you all didn't start with the Phantom Menace lol

[@JaimeBurciaga]

This video should be titled "Vader cuts off Luke's hand Reaction".

[@christianstein4521]

Sorry, it's been over 40 years by now. Noone can convince me that these are authentic reactions. Everybody knows that DV is LS father. Even those beings who never watched the entire trilogy. The "I am your father" reference is way to popular to support the idea that there are people who have no clue about that.

[@steerablechimp9194]

"This is unacceptable" :P

[@ideologybot4592]

It's shocking that people don't know this given the popularity of the franchise. I know the last 6 or 7 films have been mid to bad, but how do you not realize that the whole thing works because the first two were extremely good films?

[@omargomezsanchez7115]

Miren como Disney mata el legado de esta saga antes se les decia nerds a la gente que hizo grande esto ahora se les dice boomers....

[@SethBarbrick]

That is like Hitler telling you he is your father

[@S.M.Jean-Mahmoud_Ier]

Where's the "Luke sees Anakin's Force Ghost on Endor" reactions compilation ?

[@baron7755]

I dont believe some of them didnt know