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== References == {{Reflist|refs= <ref name="1997Ebert">{{cite web |first=Roger |last=Ebert |author-link=Roger Ebert |title=''The Empire Strikes Back'' |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-empire-strikes-back-1997 |date=February 21, 1997 |website=[[RogerEbert.com]] |access-date=August 31, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210830221929/https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-empire-strikes-back-1997 |archive-date=August 30, 2021 |url-status=live }}</ref> <ref name="1997SFGate">{{cite web |first=Peter |last=Stack |title=Saga's second 'strike' is its swiftest |url=https://www.sfgate.com/movies/article/Saga-s-Second-Strike-Is-Its-Swiftest-2829500.php |date=August 29, 1997 |website=[[San Francisco Chronicle]] |access-date=August 31, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171208175035/https://www.sfgate.com/movies/article/Saga-s-Second-Strike-Is-Its-Swiftest-2829500.php |archive-date=December 8, 2017 |url-status=live |url-access=limited}}</ref> <ref name="1997EW">{{cite web |first=Lisa |last=Schwarzbaum |title=''The Empire Strikes Back'' |url=https://ew.com/article/1997/03/07/empire-strikes-back-2/ |date=March 7, 1997 |website=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |access-date=August 31, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210830221929/https://ew.com/article/1997/03/07/empire-strikes-back-2/ |archive-date=August 30, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref> <ref name="ABCSpecial">{{cite web |first=Daniel |last=Miller |title=Restoring ''Star Wars'' |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-12-14/restoring-star-wars/6994818?nw=0&r=HtmlFragment |date=December 13, 2015 |website=[[Australian Broadcasting Corporation]] |access-date=December 20, 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20211220235110/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-12-14/restoring-star-wars/6994818?nw=0&r=HtmlFragment |archive-date=December 20, 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref> <ref name="ARNnet">{{cite web |first=Jason |last=Wilson |title=''Star Wars'' video games: a visual history |url=https://www.arnnet.com.au/slideshow/349067/star-wars-video-games-visual-history/ |website=[[International Data Group]] |access-date=August 29, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210519144844/https://www.arnnet.com.au/slideshow/349067/star-wars-video-games-visual-history/ |archive-date=May 19, 2021 |url-status=live }}</ref> <ref name="AVClubComicBook">{{cite web |first=Tegan |last=O'Neil |title=A really long time ago, Marvel played fast and loose with ''Star Wars'' |url=https://www.avclub.com/a-really-long-time-ago-marvel-played-fast-and-loose-wi-1798286716 |website=[[The A.V. Club]] |date=November 21, 2015 |access-date=August 29, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108164657/https://aux.avclub.com/a-really-long-time-ago-marvel-played-fast-and-loose-wi-1798286716 |archive-date=November 8, 2020 |url-status=live }}</ref> <ref name="AVClubCulture">{{cite web |first=Annie |last=Zaleski |title=The story of Freddie Mercury getting a piggyback ride from Darth Vader |url=https://www.avclub.com/the-story-of-freddie-mercury-getting-a-piggyback-ride-f-1798284060 |website=[[The A.V. 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Alan |last=Orange |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/empire-strikes-back-voted-greatest-movie-ever-2014-6?IR=T |title=250,000 movies fans voted ''The Empire Strikes Back'' the greatest movie of all time |website=[[Business Insider]] |date=June 2, 2014 |access-date=May 26, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210201165205/https://www.businessinsider.com/empire-strikes-back-voted-greatest-movie-ever-2014-6?IR=T |archive-date=February 1, 2021 |url-status=live }}</ref> <ref name="LandonPalmer">{{cite web |first=Landon |last=Palmer |title=''Star Wars'' didn't change the business Of Hollywood; ''Empire'' did |url=https://filmschoolrejects.com/star-wars-didn-t-change-the-business-of-hollywood-empire-did-df5db01d6230/ |website=[[Film School Rejects]] |date=May 1, 2014 |access-date=September 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210905224827/https://filmschoolrejects.com/star-wars-didn-t-change-the-business-of-hollywood-empire-did-df5db01d6230/ |archive-date=September 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