--- description: 480 fans contributed scenes to the movie title: Star Wars Fans Remade The Empire Strikes Back image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd035920c8a1a46b2/6987602a2dce01fe559dadbf/451214114.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [movies](/tag/movies/) ## movies Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Watch This Amazing Fan-Made Remake of _Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back_ by [Sam Frizell](/author/sam-frizell/) ## Sam Frizell Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 11, 2014 3:01 PM CUT  Darth Vader attends for 'Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back' photocall at Edinburgh Castle during the Edinburgh International Film Festival on June 25, 2014 in Edinburgh, Scotland. Darth Vader attends for 'Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back' photocall at Edinburgh Castle during the Edinburgh International Film Festival on June 25, 2014 in Edinburgh, Scotland.Roberto Ricciuti—Getty Images by [Sam Frizell](/author/sam-frizell/) ## Sam Frizell Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 11, 2014 3:01 PM CUT _Star Wars_ devotees are about as dedicated as aficionados can be, probably somewhere between preteen One Direction obsessives and oenophiles. But except for some dreamy [sketches](http://www.tumblr.com/tagged/one-direction-fan-art "undefined") and [Edward Hopper still lifes](http://www.christies.com/lotfinder/paintings/edward-hopper-still-life-with-wine-bottle-5737613-details.aspx "undefined"), One Direction and wine haven’t produced the kind of adoring fan art that _Star Wars: Episode V — The Empire Strikes Back_ has yielded in this two-hour version of the movie. More than 480 fans sent out 1,500 submissions contributed sections to this shot-for-shot recreation of the film. It’s unbelievably varied and really fun to watch, if you’re a Star Wars person. It’s “a testament to the talent, imagination, and dedication of Star Wars fans,” says Star Wars’ official description of the film. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3494246/star-wars-empire-strikes-back/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3494246/star-wars-empire-strikes-back/"},"headline":"Watch This Amazing Fan-Made Remake of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back","datePublished":"2014-10-11T15:01:54.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T10:43:58.436Z","description":"480 fans contributed scenes to the movie","url":"https://time.com/3494246/star-wars-empire-strikes-back/","keywords":["movies"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd035920c8a1a46b2/6987602a2dce01fe559dadbf/451214114.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Sam Frizell","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/sam-frizell/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd035920c8a1a46b2/6987602a2dce01fe559dadbf/451214114.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Edinburgh International Film Festival","caption":"Edinburgh International Film Festival","creditText":"Roberto Ricciuti—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/movies/","name":"movies"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3494246/star-wars-empire-strikes-back/","name":"Watch This Amazing Fan-Made Remake of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back"}}]}] ```