Scored entertainment-first on WhatSphere's content-balance model 4
Its producer stated on the record that "it's an overall story and as it happens in the second act, things get dark" 1. Its producer stated on the record that "i was telling a story, I wasn't just making an action movie" 2. Its director stated on the record that "they're not science fiction, they're fairy tales, They deal with things that are deep, deep inside us, They're not topical, they're interior films, They're abo…" 3. Taken together, the content-balance model places it entertainment-first at 15 of 100 4. Relative to the expected cast make-up for its production origin, on-screen representation registers above the baseline for White and below it for Hispanic and Black 5.
- 1Creator statementproducer: "It's an overall story and as it happens in the second act, things get dark."Empire Magazine exclusive interview, 2014 source ↗
- 2Creator statementproducer: "I was telling a story, I wasn't just making an action movie."Empire Magazine exclusive interview, 2014 source ↗
- 3Creator statementdirector: "They're not science fiction, they're fairy tales. They deal with things that are deep, deep inside us. They're not topical, they're interior films. They're about what goes on inside us and what you'r…"Lucasfilm Fan Club Magazine #11, 1990, interview by Dan Madsen source ↗
- 4Content balanceAdvocacy 15 of 100, tier entertainment-first.WhatSphere content-balance model, score_version 1
- 5RepresentationRepresentation vs production-origin baseline: White 93, Hispanic 28, Black 29.WhatSphere representation model, score_version 1
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Synopsis
The epic saga continues as Luke Skywalker, in hopes of defeating the evil Galactic Empire, learns the ways of the Jedi from aging master Yoda. But Darth Vader is more determined than ever to capture Luke. Meanwhile, rebel leader Princess Leia, cocky Han Solo, Chewbacca, and droids C-3PO and R2-D2 are thrown into various stages of capture, betrayal and despair.
Age: 26 — strongly youth-oriented
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Advocacy Over Time in Adventure
The average advocacy score of Adventure titles by release year, with this title marked. Higher is more advocacy-driven.
| Year | Average advocacy | Titles |
|---|---|---|
| 1952 | 0 | 2 |
| 1959 | 4 | 2 |
| 1960 | 0 | 2 |
| 1963 | 1 | 3 |
| 1966 | 0 | 3 |
| 1968 | 3 | 2 |
| 1972 | 1 | 4 |
| 1973 | 1 | 2 |
| 1975 | 1 | 5 |
| 1978 | 0 | 2 |
| 1979 | 0 | 2 |
| 1981 | 0 | 2 |
| 1982 | 0 | 4 |
| 1983 | 1 | 3 |
| 1984 | 1 | 8 |
| 1985 | 0 | 2 |
| 1986 | 0 | 3 |
| 1987 | 0 | 4 |
| 1988 | 0 | 2 |
| 1989 | 1 | 5 |
| 1990 | 0 | 3 |
| 1991 | 2 | 2 |
| 1992 | 0 | 2 |
| 1993 | 0 | 3 |
| 1994 | 1 | 4 |
| 1995 | 2 | 4 |
| 1996 | 0 | 3 |
| 1997 | 1 | 9 |
| 1998 | 0 | 4 |
| 1999 | 0 | 9 |
| 2000 | 1 | 9 |
| 2001 | 3 | 8 |
| 2002 | 1 | 10 |
| 2003 | 3 | 8 |
| 2004 | 3 | 11 |
| 2005 | 1 | 11 |
| 2006 | 1 | 11 |
| 2007 | 1 | 12 |
| 2008 | 1 | 7 |
| 2009 | 3 | 8 |
| 2010 | 4 | 10 |
| 2011 | 2 | 10 |
| 2012 | 6 | 6 |
| 2013 | 3 | 12 |
| 2014 | 4 | 11 |
| 2015 | 6 | 12 |
| 2016 | 6 | 12 |
| 2017 | 6 | 13 |
| 2018 | 5 | 23 |
| 2019 | 10 | 27 |
| 2020 | 7 | 19 |
| 2021 | 8 | 33 |
| 2022 | 11 | 27 |
| 2023 | 11 | 31 |
| 2024 | 7 | 35 |
| 2025 | 1 | 23 |
| 2026 | 9 | 12 |
| This title (1980) | 15 | 1 |
● This title (1980): advocacy 15 · explore Adventure →
Cast & Crew
John Barry (director) · Peter MacDonald (director)